Month: September 2020

Read More Alejandro Giammettei says he is showing typical symptoms of high fever and body aches, “resting and isolating myself from all public activity.” Alejandro Giammettei says he is showing typical symptoms of high fever and body aches, “resting and isolating myself from all public activity.”

Read More When the world first meets Nurse Ratched, the cruel asylum nurse in Ken Kesey’s 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, she’s characterized in terrifying terms. She’s too comfortable unlocking doors, her movements sudden and unsettling. Cold air seems to follow her, and even the color of her fingernails sparks fear. “Funny…

Read More<p>The president claims he posted it to show how CNN ‘regularly takes him out of context’</p><p>The president claims he posted it to show how CNN ‘regularly takes him out of context’</p>

Read MoreThe CDC caused controversy in August by saying that anyone without symptoms should not be tested.The CDC caused controversy in August by saying that anyone without symptoms should not be tested.

Read MoreThe forest fires have had a devastating impact on the wildlife of the world’s largest wetland.The forest fires have had a devastating impact on the wildlife of the world’s largest wetland.

Read MoreThe drug, given through an IV, tamps down a protein that is often found in excess in COVID-19 patients.The drug, given through an IV, tamps down a protein that is often found in excess in COVID-19 patients.

Read More Holocaust education will soon reach a pivotal moment. Not too long from now, we will no longer be able to depend on first-hand accounts of the atrocities Holocaust survivors suffered at the hands of the Nazis while many collaborated and others stood witness. Now is the moment to reflect upon the horrors they…

Read More France’s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire has tested positive for the coronavirus and is isolating at home. Meanwhile, France recorded its worst day for new cases of Covid-19 since the pandemic began. Le Maire announced his diagnosis via Twitter on Friday, noting that he has no symptoms of the virus, but saying he…

Read More Yemen’s warring sides on Friday began long-awaited U.N.-brokered peace consultations in Switzerland on the exchange of prisoners, part of a deal aimed at ending a conflict that has killed thousands and set off the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Delegates from Yemen’s internationally recognized government, supported by a Saudi-led military coalition, sat down in…

Read MoreNew restrictions in the Spanish capital come as Europe braces itself for a second wave of infections.New restrictions in the Spanish capital come as Europe braces itself for a second wave of infections.

Read MoreDonald Trump said the US “essentially” has the coronavirus vaccine and would soon announce distribution plans for 100 million doses by end of the year.Donald Trump said the US “essentially” has the coronavirus vaccine and would soon announce distribution plans for 100 million doses by end of the year.

Read More Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s attempt to tinker with the Brexit withdrawal agreement could endanger peace in Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s attempt to tinker with the Brexit withdrawal agreement could endanger peace in Northern Ireland.

Read More After securing a several major court victories on Thursday, Democrats who have been worried about whether the United States Postal Service (USPS) is capable of efficiently and securely delivering ballots before Election Day, breathed a—temporary—sigh of relief. “We are fortunate to have a system where an attorney general could walk into a courtroom…

Read More<p>‘I never really thought that it would happen to someone that I know’, step-sister of wildfire victim tells Gino Spocchia</p><p>‘I never really thought that it would happen to someone that I know’, step-sister of wildfire victim tells Gino Spocchia</p>

Read MoreThey are making unprecedented demands for reform of the monarchy and for the political power of the king to be removed.They are making unprecedented demands for reform of the monarchy and for the political power of the king to be removed.

Read More Dozens of people made a perilous jump from the Proactiva Open Arms in an attempt to reach Sicily, in the largest known incident of its kind this year. The Spanish NGO said 124 of the 273 people on the boat jumped into the water between Thursday and Friday in an attempt to swim…

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Read More The grainy video clip began trending on Arabic-language Twitter on Sept 16. It showed a famous speech by Saudi Arabia’s late King Faisal, who in 1973 embargoed the Kingdom’s oil exports in a bid to punish the U.S. and other nations who had supported Israel in the Yom Kippur War. “If all Arabs…

Read More The grainy video clip began trending on Arabic-language Twitter on Sept 16. It showed a famous speech by Saudi Arabia’s late King Faisal, who in 1973 embargoed the Kingdom’s oil exports in a bid to punish the U.S. and other nations who had supported Israel in the Yom Kippur War. “If all Arabs…

Read More PM set to impose measures across country as experts say death toll could be as high as in first spike unless behaviour changes Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain is entering a second wave of coronavirus, Boris Johnson has said as scientists expressed fears the death toll could be…

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Sep 18 (IPS) – When the United Nations was dominated by men, holding some of the highest positions in the staff hierarchy, women staffers were overwhelmingly administrative secretaries seen pounding on their Remington typewriters seated outside their bosses’ enclosed offices. Read the full story, “After 75 Years, UN Claims 50:50 Gender…

Read More Lawyer raises concern over removal of previous judge who has refused to keep other defendants in custody A senior judge has refused to step down from a case involving custody time limits after she replaced another judge who criticised the government over delays in delivering justice. Mrs Justice Whipple, a high court judge,…

Read More Europe’s largest security organization said Friday that it has drastically scaled back plans to send as many as 500 observers to the U.S. to monitor the Nov. 3 presidential election and now will deploy just 30 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe — better known for…

Read More For years, Pete Souza, the former chief official White House photographer of President Barack Obama, stayed behind the camera. But in The Way I See It, a new documentary from filmmaker Dawn Porter, the lens is trained squarely on him. The film, in select theaters on Sept. 18 and premiering on MSNBC on…

Read More Even if we didn’t live in a country where a shockingly large fraction of people think Confederate monuments are A-O.K., Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz’s Antebellum would resonate like the boom of a Union Army cannon. If you’ve seen the trailer, you already know the twist: Janelle Monáe plays a slave named Eden…

Read More63% do not know 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust, according to a study.63% do not know 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust, according to a study.

Read MoreVoters begin to cast ballots in Minnesota, Virginia, South Dakota and Wyoming.Voters begin to cast ballots in Minnesota, Virginia, South Dakota and Wyoming.

Read More Tory ex-attorney general is an odd bedfellow for communist playwright Robert Bolt. Yet both believe in the value of the law It is fascinating to find Sir Geoffrey Cox, the former attorney general, posting on Twitter a scene from Robert Bolt’s A Man for All Seasons to affirm his belief in the sanctity…

Read More<p>Victim was robbed of $200 before dying of natural causes</p><p>Victim was robbed of $200 before dying of natural causes</p>

Read More A proposal allowing police to preemptively lock up those they believe “might” violate coronavirus lockdown measures has gone before the Victoria state parliament, with many fearing it opens the door to unprecedented abuses. If passed, the law would allow police to indefinitely detain any Victoria resident who either tests positive for Covid-19 or…

Read More As cases rise sharply, the regional government has floundered. From Monday, the worst-affected areas face new restrictions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage People in the queue to be tested for Covid-19 at the Buenos Aires health centre in south Madrid on Friday morning were met with a bleak but…

Read MoreThe human rights lawyer says she is “dismayed” by the UK being prepared to break international law.The human rights lawyer says she is “dismayed” by the UK being prepared to break international law.

Read MoreThe U.N.’s annual meeting of world leaders will be almost fully virtual.The U.N.’s annual meeting of world leaders will be almost fully virtual.

Read MoreThe “irreplaceable” works, including a first edition by Galileo, were taken in a dramatic London heist.The “irreplaceable” works, including a first edition by Galileo, were taken in a dramatic London heist.

Read MoreIntense wind and rain flood streets and fell trees on islands in western Greece.Intense wind and rain flood streets and fell trees on islands in western Greece.