Month: September 2020

Read More With the passing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday, the United States lost a champion in the fight for equal rights between the sexes and a distinguished jurist. But for the current and former Supreme Court Justices who served beside her, Ginsburg’s death also means the loss of a…

Read More Owners of major retail businesses and airports urge Treasury to think again Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage UK retailers, hoteliers and airport chiefs have warned the chancellor that scrapping tax-free shopping for international tourists has put 70,000 jobs in jeopardy. Earlier this month the Treasury said that the retail…

Read More Two people have fallen ill during the trials of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine in the UK, the company’s internal papers revealed, and a source said they had both suffered from the same serious neurological disorder.  The company published details of the trials on Saturday, after facing criticism over the lack of transparency surrounding the…

Read MoreCBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from London on the overseas impact of the coronavirus.CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from London on the overseas impact of the coronavirus.

Read More Tropical Storm Beta on Sunday was making a slow crawl toward the shores of Texas and Louisiana, stirring worries about heavy rain, flooding and storm surge across the Gulf Coast. Beta was one of three named storms whirling in the Atlantic basin during an exceptionally busy hurricane season. If the system makes landfall…

Read More A judge in San Francisco said Trump’s order targeting the popular Chinese-owned app has a “modest” basis in national security and represents a free speech violation for U.S. users of the app. (Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AP) A judge in San Francisco said Trump’s order targeting the popular Chinese-owned app has a “modest” basis…

Read More<p>THC, marijuana’s other compound, is what makes plant unlawful in some countries</p><p>THC, marijuana’s other compound, is what makes plant unlawful in some countries</p>

Read More While the old Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union was sustained by ideology, the conflict between the US and China will be maintained by economic nationalism.While the old Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union was sustained by ideology, the conflict between the US and China will be…

Read MoreThe following is a transcript of an interview with New Jersey Senator Cory Booker that aired Sunday, September 30, 2020, on “Face the Nation.”The following is a transcript of an interview with New Jersey Senator Cory Booker that aired Sunday, September 30, 2020, on “Face the Nation.”

Read More Donald Trump gave his blessing to Oracle Corp.’s bid for the American operations of TikTok, putting the popular video-sharing app on course to escape a U.S. ban imposed as part of his pressure campaign against China. “I approved the deal in concept,” Trump told reporters Saturday as he left the White House for…

Read More Protesters call for regional president who blamed ‘way of life of immigrants’ for rise to resign Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage By midday on Sunday, the chants of “Unity!” and “Healthcare!” that echoed around a busy crossroads in north-east Madrid had given rise to a more specific demand: “Ayuso…

Read More Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has expressed confidence that Washington’s bid to unilaterally reimpose UN sanctions on his country will fail, noting that even US allies oppose the decision. “America is approaching a certain defeat in its sanctions move … It faced defeat and negative response from the international community. We will never yield…

Read More<p>Jane Goodall and nearly 100 other experts call on IMF and other financial giants to halt lending hundreds of billions of pounds to industrial agriculture businesses</p><p>Jane Goodall and nearly 100 other experts call on IMF and other financial giants to halt lending hundreds of billions of pounds to industrial agriculture businesses</p>

Read MoreOpposition seeking president’s exit after disputed election calls for protests a day after hundreds of women were held.Opposition seeking president’s exit after disputed election calls for protests a day after hundreds of women were held.

Read More Brazil’s Alter do Chao, a sleepy village that blends rainforest and beaches, bet on tourism and scored big. Problems rife throughout the Amazon region — land grabbing, illegal deforestation and unsanctioned construction — are plaguing this ecotourism hot spot. One month later, President Jair Bolsonaro, who has pledged to promote development of the…

Read More Warning issued as it emerges more than a third of Covid intensive care patients are BAME Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A third of coronavirus patients in intensive care are from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, prompting the head of the British Medical Association to warn that government…

Read MoreThe rare “medicane” storm flooded buildings, toppled trees and triggered landslides in central areas.The rare “medicane” storm flooded buildings, toppled trees and triggered landslides in central areas.

Read More A senior Twitter engineer has expressed contrition after a viral thread accused the platform’s photo-cropping algorithm of preferring white faces over black ones, in the latest example of ‘the woke’ eating their own. The social media crusade began after a Twitter user observed that the site consistently left out Barack Obama’s face when…

Read MoreSound science “will be the sole basis” for safe and effective therapies to be adopted, the WHO says.Sound science “will be the sole basis” for safe and effective therapies to be adopted, the WHO says.

Read More Sound science “will be the sole basis” for safe and effective therapies to be adopted, the WHO says. Sound science “will be the sole basis” for safe and effective therapies to be adopted, the WHO says.

Read More<p>Thousands call for reforms to curb king’s powers</p><p>Thousands call for reforms to curb king’s powers</p>

Read More Trump promises to nominate woman within a week ‘I will fight!’: mourners’ vow at supreme court vigil Robert Reich: For McConnell, power trumps principle Obituary: ‘Formidably clever with a superhuman capacity for work’ Sign up for our First Thing newsletter 1.24pm BST The internet duly lit up on Saturday after Donald Trump, speaking…

Read More Days after dozens of officers were suspended for sharing Nazi-related content online, the German interior minister stubbornly refuses to investigate racism in the police ranks, saying the entire society needs to be examined. “A study that deals exclusively with the police and accusations of structural racism within the police will not be carried…

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Read More The US military has sent half a dozen armored vehicles on a 90-day mission to reinforce its troops in eastern Syria, less than a month after four US soldiers were injured during an altercation with Russian troops in the area. The military said fewer than 100 soldiers would accompany the vehicles. There are…

Read More Imagine Massachusetts on fire, literally the entire state engulfed in flames. That is how much land has already been ravaged—at least 5 million acres—in the wildfires of California, Washington and Oregon. Put another way, in just a few weeks these fires have burned as much land as was destroyed by a decade of…

Read More (Miss this week’s The Leadership Brief? This interview below was delivered to the inbox of Leadership Brief subscribers on Sunday morning, Sept. 20; to receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) “Washington Man Designs Lego Basilica Replica.” This is not an Onion headline. The global…

Read More When Argentina went into strict lockdown in March, Celeste Alonso was isolated in her home in Buenos Aires. She has been asserting what control she can over daily life, one Polaroid at a time. (Image credit: Celeste Alonso) When Argentina went into strict lockdown in March, Celeste Alonso was isolated in her home…

Read MoreRules to apply to those testing positive or notified by health workers they were in contact with someone infectious.Rules to apply to those testing positive or notified by health workers they were in contact with someone infectious.

Read More<p>Tiktok and WeChat are banned in the US from Sunday, here’s everything you need to know</p><p>Tiktok and WeChat are banned in the US from Sunday, here’s everything you need to know</p>

Read More An overnight blaze leaves a distinctive building at one of Africa’s oldest universities a shell. An overnight blaze leaves a distinctive building at one of Africa’s oldest universities a shell.

Read MoreNasrin Sotoudeh was on hunger strike for over 40 days, seeking freeing of political prisoners, better jail conditions.Nasrin Sotoudeh was on hunger strike for over 40 days, seeking freeing of political prisoners, better jail conditions.

Read More Exclusive: social media hashtag #thinkingforyourself bolsters residents refusing to follow rules Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid scepticism in Bolton has led to it having the highest infection rate of coronavirus in the country, a local MP has said, as a #thinkingforyourself social media trend gains traction. With 169…

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Read MoreStrong winds stoked a wildfire in mountains northeast of Los Angeles, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders Saturday for desert communities that lost some homes a day earlierStrong winds stoked a wildfire in mountains northeast of Los Angeles, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders Saturday for desert communities that lost some homes a day…