Month: September 2020

Read More The decision to return a Turkish oil and gas exploration ship to port illustrates Ankara’s willingness to negotiate with Athens to resolve mutual claims over the Eastern Mediterranean, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed. The Oruc Reis seismic survey vessel returned to port last week. Although Ankara claimed that the ship needed routine…

Read More<p>The report defends the internment camps as ‘vocational training centres’</p><p>The report defends the internment camps as ‘vocational training centres’</p>

Read More Khalifa Haftar said on Friday his forces would lift an eight-month blockade in Libya and let oil production resume as their rivals in Tripoli want a committee to be formed to ensure fair distribution of revenues. The blockade by eastern forces has cost Libya $9 billion in lost revenue so far this year,…

Read More<p>City opens up four weather relief centres in reaction to toxic smoke</p><p>City opens up four weather relief centres in reaction to toxic smoke</p>

Read More Followers believe that Donald Trump is waging secret war against ritual child abusers A conspiracy theory that Donald Trump is waging a secret war against an elite who engage in ritual child abuse is growing across UK social media, Guardian analysis has found. The QAnon conspiracy theory is propelled by an unlikely coalition…

Read MoreThe president and Democratic challenger will both campaign on the same day in the state where George Floyd was killed.The president and Democratic challenger will both campaign on the same day in the state where George Floyd was killed.

Read More A majority of President Donald Trump’s supporters plan to cast their ballot on Election Day, while about half of Joe Biden’s backers plan to vote by mail, a sign of a growing partisan divide over how best to conduct elections in the United States. Overall, 39% of registered voters say they will vote…

Read More<p>Highly-infectious zoonotic disease usually caused by contact with livestock</p><p>Highly-infectious zoonotic disease usually caused by contact with livestock</p>

Read MoreThe facility could start filling vials with a vaccine as early as November, maybe even before a vaccine has been approved.The facility could start filling vials with a vaccine as early as November, maybe even before a vaccine has been approved.

Read MoreThe ban will take effect in two days unless President Trump intervenes.The ban will take effect in two days unless President Trump intervenes.

Read More President Donald Trump attempted to cut a deal with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, offering the wanted journalist a pardon in exchange for the source of the 2016 DNC emails. Assange refused to betray the source. DETAILS TO FOLLOW President Donald Trump attempted to cut a deal with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, offering the…

Read More Countering right-wing extremism within the armed forces requires a broad strategy which takes into account the rise of right-wing extremism in all aspects of German life.Countering right-wing extremism within the armed forces requires a broad strategy which takes into account the rise of right-wing extremism in all aspects of German life.

Read More People in the United States will be barred from downloading TikTok, a video sharing app, and WeChat, a popular messenger, starting on September 20, the commerce department said in a press release. People in the United States will be barred from downloading TikTok, a video sharing app, and WeChat, a popular messenger, starting…

Read More Seoul city will seek $4 million in damages against the Sarang Jeil Church, after accusing it of disrupting the country’s tracing and testing efforts. The church’s members attended a large protest in downtown Seoul in mid-August. Authorities say that a fresh wave of infections erupted after the event, becoming the country’s largest cluster…

Read MoreUN envoy says he hopes meeting in Switzerland to result in swift release of detainees.UN envoy says he hopes meeting in Switzerland to result in swift release of detainees.

Read MoreTikTok will be banned in the US from Sunday.TikTok will be banned in the US from Sunday.

Read More<p>The ‘Medicane’ is expected to hit the mainland later&nbsp;</p><p>The ‘Medicane’ is expected to hit the mainland later&nbsp;</p>

Read More FBI chief warns of Russian interference in US elections Amy Dorris praised for coming forward with Trump assault allegation Joe Biden: trust scientists, not Trump, on realities of coronavirus 849 new Covid deaths and 45,391 new cases reported yesterday Critics condemn Trump’s rewrite of America’s legacy of racism Sign up for our First…

Read More Larch Maxey and Eli Rose’s Extinction Rebellion protest enters its third week Sixteen days ago, two HS2 campaigners climbed the trees in Parliament Square to protest against the controversial high-speed rail project, and their feet haven’t touched the ground since. Larch Maxey, 48 and Eli Rose, 26, sleep, eat and wash 50ft up…

Read More Health secretary Matt Hancock refuses to rule out second national lockdown as ‘last line of defence’ ‘Circuit break’ plans for England to prevent new lockdown UK test and trace ‘barely functional’ as 11 million face lockdown NHS worker attacked on London bus in Covid mask row, say police Global coronavirus updates – live…

Read More Poland’s ruling PiS party says the coalition may split, triggering an election, after its allies refused to support an animal rights bill. The legislation would ban fur farming and production of kosher and halal meat for export. The bill passed in a late-night vote with support from opposition lawmakers. The governing PiS party…

Read MoreWorld Food Programme chief warns famine possible in up to three dozen countries, decries situation in Yemen and DRC.World Food Programme chief warns famine possible in up to three dozen countries, decries situation in Yemen and DRC.

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Read More Canadian NGOs demand the cabinet stop the thriving weapon exports to Riyadh, Ottawa’s second-largest non-US arms buyer and a major actor in the Yemen war. The UN has already taken Canada to task for the shipments. A total of 39 human-rights, arms-control, and labor organizations, among them Canadian branches of Amnesty International and…

Read MoreOne month on since Navalny fell ill, the Kremlin critic is out of a coma amid a growing rift between Europe and Russia.One month on since Navalny fell ill, the Kremlin critic is out of a coma amid a growing rift between Europe and Russia.

Read MorePresident appoints newcomer Mohamed Hussein Roble to replace former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire.President appoints newcomer Mohamed Hussein Roble to replace former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire.

Read More<p>Authorities try to top huge quanitites of cans, bottles and food packaging dumped at 800 sq mile site</p><p>Authorities try to top huge quanitites of cans, bottles and food packaging dumped at 800 sq mile site</p>

Read More A woman in need of urgent care died after a Dusseldorf hospital’s computer systems were hacked, preventing the patient from receiving the treatment she needed, and marking a rare case in which ransomware has led to death. The ransomware attack that exploited a vulnerability in a “widely used commercial add-on software” caused Duesseldorf…

Read More<p>The new legislation comes 65 years after Till’s murder propelled the civil rights movement</p><p>The new legislation comes 65 years after Till’s murder propelled the civil rights movement</p>

Read More North Korea is preparing for a massive military parade in its capital to mark the 75th anniversary of its ruling party next month, satellite images indicated Friday, even as the country strengthens its anti-coronavirus measures. On Monday, the North’s Korean Central News Agency said the country is intensifying its emergency anti-coronavirus efforts. North…

Read MoreThe military drills near the Taiwan Strait comes as China accuses the US and Taiwan of “collusion”.The military drills near the Taiwan Strait comes as China accuses the US and Taiwan of “collusion”.

Read More Joe Biden has accused Donald Trump of ‘close to criminal’ behaviour by intentionally misleading the public over the scale of the threat posed by coronavirus. ‘He knew it, and did nothing,’ the former vice president said at a CNN town hall event in Pennsylvania. Biden said he did not trust Trump’s statements on…

Read More President Trump announced a commission to promote “patriotic” education. Latino voters in Florida face election misinformation. And, Germany tries to save the development of a gas pipeline. President Trump announced a commission to promote “patriotic” education. Latino voters in Florida face election misinformation. And, Germany tries to save the development of a gas…

Read More Germany reportedly offered to build $1 billion worth of infrastructure to import American gas if the U.S. lifts sanctions on a controversial pipeline that would carry Russian gas to Germany. Germany reportedly offered to build $1 billion worth of infrastructure to import American gas if the U.S. lifts sanctions on a controversial pipeline…

Read More Former staff allege Weta Digital’s workplace culture included bullying, sexism and sharing of pornography Weta Digital, the special effects company behind the orcs, dragons and battle scenes of the Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy, has launched an independent investigation into allegations of a toxic work culture including sexism, bullying and pornography being…