Month: September 2020

Read More<p>States become pandemic hotspots as debates over masks rage on&nbsp;</p><p>States become pandemic hotspots as debates over masks rage on&nbsp;</p>

Read More<p>Attorney representing Breonna Taylor’s family confirms settle has been reached in wrongful death lawsuit</p><p>Attorney representing Breonna Taylor’s family confirms settle has been reached in wrongful death lawsuit</p>

Read More BERLIN and KUALA LUMPUR, Sep 15 (IPS) – In recent decades, many contemporary macroeconomic and financial problems have been blamed on ‘soft budget constraints’ (SBCs), with the term becoming quite popular in the economics lexicon, financial media and political discourse. Read the full story, “Myths of Soft Budget Constraints”, on globalissues.org → BERLIN…

Read More YOKOSUKA CITY, Japan, Sep 15 (IPS) – Maritime security in Asia Pacific is often viewed through a traditional security lens, where the main responsibility falls on maritime law enforcement agencies to protect maritime borders and territorial sovereignty. Read the full story, “Maritime Security in Asia-Pacific Region Under Threat”, on globalissues.org → YOKOSUKA CITY,…

Read More If you pick up the newspaper these days, it’s hard not to be overwhelmed by the headlines: historic wildfires, a deadly pandemic and an impending U.S. election unlike any in recent memory. When you take a step back, it seems a bit like the fabric of society is fraying. Climate change isn’t entirely…

Read More ‘Humanity at a crossroads’ after a decade in which all of the 2010 Aichi goals to protect wildlife and ecosystems have been missed The world has failed to meet a single target to stem the destruction of wildlife and life-sustaining ecosystems in the last decade, according to a devastating new report from the…

Read More Around 400 people to be housed in Kent as UK deals with record levels of arrivals crossing Channel Migrants who have crossed the Channel in small boats are to be housed in former military barracks while their asylum claims are processed, it has emerged. Around 400 people including families are to be housed…

Read MoreMr. Trump will welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to the White House.Mr. Trump will welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the foreign ministers of Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to the White House.

Read MoreAs the opposition leader recovers from a nerve agent attack, and his spokeswoman says there’s no reason to think he won’t return to Russia.As the opposition leader recovers from a nerve agent attack, and his spokeswoman says there’s no reason to think he won’t return to Russia.

Read More U.N.-backed investigators pointed Tuesday to signs that Syria’s government continues to perpetrate rape, torture and murder as the country’s nine-year conflict grinds on, while citing possible war crimes by a Turkey-backed coalition of rebel groups and calling on Ankara to do more to help prevent them. The report from the Commission of Inquiry…

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Read More Since July, multiple reports of attacks on sailboats by marauding pods of orca whales have been reported off Spain and Portugal’s shores, with injuries and significant damage reported, and the assaults showing no signs of abating. Spain’s maritime rescue service uploaded video of fresh attacks Monday, sharing haunting footage of the killer whales…

Read More Combining Klein’s analysis with a focus on the necropolitical dimensions of digital capitalism shows how the digital-capitalist logic relies on the exploitation of human bodies.Combining Klein’s analysis with a focus on the necropolitical dimensions of digital capitalism shows how the digital-capitalist logic relies on the exploitation of human bodies.

Read More<p>Police had to hike through mountains for 10 hours to reach the grave in remote Panama.</p><p>Police had to hike through mountains for 10 hours to reach the grave in remote Panama.</p>

Read More Donald Trump, the US president, warned Tehran it would face severe military retaliation if reports that it is planning to assassinate a US diplomat prove to be true. “Any attack by Iran, in any form, against the United States will be met with an attack on Iran that will be 1,000 times greater…

Read More Tehran has said the United States may make a “strategic mistake” after President Donald Trump threatened Iran over reports it planned to avenge the killing of its top general, Qasem Soleimani. “We hope that they do not make a new strategic mistake. Certainly in the case of any strategic mistake, they will witness…

Read MoreThe U.S. Marines have confirmed that a man served in the Corps with the same name given by Venezuela’s chief prosecutor.The U.S. Marines have confirmed that a man served in the Corps with the same name given by Venezuela’s chief prosecutor.

Read MoreThe government has confirmed only 109 coronavirus deaths, but a mortuary official says it’s killing that many people daily in Damascus alone.The government has confirmed only 109 coronavirus deaths, but a mortuary official says it’s killing that many people daily in Damascus alone.

Read MoreThe Russian opposition figure also posted on Instagram from his Berlin hospital for the first time.The Russian opposition figure also posted on Instagram from his Berlin hospital for the first time.

Read More UK updates travel advice and US urges citizens to ‘reconsider travel’ to Hong Kong The US and the UK have warned of a risk of arbitrary arrest in China and Hong Kong in updates to their travel advice for citizens. The US advice urged citizens to “reconsider travel” to Hong Kong, citing an…

Read More Biden calls Trump a ‘climate arsonist’ as president denies science on wildfire tour West coast wildfires continue to destroy property, kill and damage air quality Tropical Storm Sally is forecast to hit the Louisiana and Mississippi coastline 447 new coronavirus deaths and 36,836 new Covid-19 cases Israel, UAE and Bahrain to sign peace…

Read More News updates: lowest number of Covid deaths in last 25 weeks, ONS says; government adviser warns speed of second wave has been underestimated Two families of four chatting in street ‘would break English Covid laws’ PM was warned over Covid ‘moonshot’ testing plan UK redundancies rise at fastest rate since 2009 UK map:…

Read More Critics say advice should have been sought from lawyers without views on EU debate The government is facing increasing scrutiny over its decision to use “committed Brexiteer” lawyers to provide advice on the legality of breaching the EU withdrawal agreement. On Saturday, the attorney general, Suella Braverman QC, who chaired the annual general…

Read More if allegations of his campaign finance misdeeds are correct, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy deserves Justice Department action. if allegations of his campaign finance misdeeds are correct, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy deserves Justice Department action.

Read More Leaders call for removal of ad depicting worshippers as ‘thugs’ Video pairs Biden at prayer with scenes of street violence Black American church leaders have accused Donald Trump of inciting “white terrorism” against people of colour and depicting churchgoers as “thugs” in a presidential election campaign ad. They are calling for the advertisement’s…

Read More Lebanon’s club scene was perhaps the most vibrant in the Middle East, but the explosion that rocked its capital last month has silenced it. We spoke to promoters and DJs picking up the pieces Beirut’s people are broken. The catastrophic blast that tore through the port and surrounding areas on 4 August obliterated…

Read MoreLiang Xingyang faced early opposition from Chinese government officials, and even death threats online, but he was determined to “focus on doing the right thing.”Liang Xingyang faced early opposition from Chinese government officials, and even death threats online, but he was determined to “focus on doing the right thing.”

Read More A large fire broke out inside a lavish Beirut department store, designed by world-famous architect Zaha Hadid. Fire crews were dispatched on site and managed to put out the blaze before it could spread further. Videos from the scene show bright flames and thick plumes of black smoke coming from the futuristic building…

Read More (BEIJING) — The U.S. on Tuesday issued a sweeping new advisory warning against travel to mainland China and Hong Kong, citing the risk of “arbitrary detention” and “arbitrary enforcement of local laws.” The advisory is likely to heighten tensions between the sides that have spiked since Beijing’s imposition on Hong Kong of a…

Read More (BEIJING) — The U.S. on Tuesday issued a sweeping new advisory warning against travel to mainland China and Hong Kong, citing the risk of “arbitrary detention” and “arbitrary enforcement of local laws.” The advisory is likely to heighten tensions between the sides that have spiked since Beijing’s imposition on Hong Kong of a…

Read More The University will be better equipped to handle cases of caste-discrimination in future when we teach caste as a category to understand marginalisation.The University will be better equipped to handle cases of caste-discrimination in future when we teach caste as a category to understand marginalisation.

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Read More Almost 700,000 people have left company payrolls since March, many young workers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The number of redundancies in Britain has accelerated at the fastest pace since the financial crisis as the hit to the economy during the coronavirus pandemic triggers rising levels of unemployment. Against…

Read More The US president is urged to recognise the changing climate and what it means to forests, during a briefing on the wildfires in California on Monday. Trump interrupts an official, Wade Crowfoot, the secretary of California’s Natural Resources Agency, to argue the climate ‘will start getting cooler, you just watch’. Crowfoot responds: ‘I…

Read More“The atmosphere in this region has warmed by approximately 3°C since 1980 and record-breaking temperatures have been observed in 2019 and 2020,” says researcher Dr. Jenny Turton.”The atmosphere in this region has warmed by approximately 3°C since 1980 and record-breaking temperatures have been observed in 2019 and 2020,” says researcher Dr. Jenny Turton.