Month: September 2020

Read More Jason Ravnsborg involved in fatal collision on Saturday night Body of Joseph Boever, 55, not found until Sunday morning South Dakota attorney general Jason Ravnsborg reported hitting a deer with his car on Saturday night but actually killed a pedestrian whose body was not found until the next day, state investigators said Monday.…

Read MoreTrump goes to California to meet with wildfire responders, as Biden derides ‘climate denial’.Trump goes to California to meet with wildfire responders, as Biden derides ‘climate denial’.

Read MoreLocal elections held as opposition leader recovers from suspected poisoning.Local elections held as opposition leader recovers from suspected poisoning.

Read More The criticism mounting over Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan highlights the increasingly challenging choices that Western companies navigate to do business with China. The criticism mounting over Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan highlights the increasingly challenging choices that Western companies navigate to do business with China.

Read More Russian President Vladimir Putin offered a limited lifeline to Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko, who’s faced more than a month of protests after accusations of a rigged election victory. Russian President Vladimir Putin offered a limited lifeline to Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko, who’s faced more than a month of protests after accusations of a…

Read More Peace between Bahrain and Israel might start off slowly. But some in this small Arab country have doubts, and neighboring Saudi Arabia is still holding off normalizing ties with Israel. Peace between Bahrain and Israel might start off slowly. But some in this small Arab country have doubts, and neighboring Saudi Arabia is…

Read MoreGovernors say the president is in denial about climate change’s role in the massive wildfires there.Governors say the president is in denial about climate change’s role in the massive wildfires there.

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Read More Paul Rusesabagina declined to enter any pleas in court but his lawyers denied the charges against him. Paul Rusesabagina declined to enter any pleas in court but his lawyers denied the charges against him.

Read More Federal authorities are investigating the death of a Black man during what Louisiana State Police described as a struggle to take him into custody following a rural police chase last year, officials told The Associated Press. The death of 49-year-old Ronald Greene remains shrouded in secrecy because State Police have declined to release…

Read More“We are by no means out of the woods,” WHO chief says.”We are by no means out of the woods,” WHO chief says.

Read More Chinese President Xi Jinping (top L), European Council President Charles Michel (top R), European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (bottom R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (bottom L) are seen in split screen on a monitor during a video conference with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and…

Read More LAGOS, Nigeria, Sep 14 (IPS) – “I need help, right now I cannot walk properly,” trafficking victim Nkiru Obasi pleaded from her hospital bed in a video she posted online. The young Nigerian woman had been injured in the Aug. 4 Beirut blast, which ripped through the Lebanese capital, killing 190 people injuring…

Read More“Worrying” coronavirus increases in the southern French city and in Bordeaux spark new restrictions.”Worrying” coronavirus increases in the southern French city and in Bordeaux spark new restrictions.

Read More Scientists estimate carcass is up to 39,500 years old and hail find as ‘groundbreaking’ Reindeer herders in a Russian Arctic archipelago have found an immaculately preserved carcass of an ice Age cave bear, researchers announced on Monday. The bear, revealed by the melting permafrost, was discovered on the Lyakhovsky Islands with its teeth…

Read More<p>Storm to make landfall near southeast Louisiana and coastal Mississippi</p><p>Storm to make landfall near southeast Louisiana and coastal Mississippi</p>

Read MoreAccording to a GoFundMe page set up to cover funeral expenses, the 24-year-old passed away in her sleep on 12 September.According to a GoFundMe page set up to cover funeral expenses, the 24-year-old passed away in her sleep on 12 September.

Read MoreNigerian Tobiloba Jolaosho was detained for recording at his country’s revered Osun-Osogbo grove.Nigerian Tobiloba Jolaosho was detained for recording at his country’s revered Osun-Osogbo grove.

Read More The pope is being “constantly monitored” for signs of the coronavirus, according to a top Vatican official, after the pontiff met with Philippine cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle who has since tested positive. Tagle, who had a private audience with 83-year-old Pope Francis on August 29, tested positive for Covid-19 on his return to…

Read More Indian lawmakers were required to get tested for the coronavirus within 72 hours before entering parliament — which met on Monday for the first time since March. (Image credit: Sanjeev Verma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) Indian lawmakers were required to get tested for the coronavirus within 72 hours before entering parliament — which…

Read More KATHMANDU, Sep 14 (IPS) – A new report out this week warns that hundreds of glacial lakes in the Himalaya are in danger of bursting because global heating is melting the ice on the world’s highest mountains. However, on only two of them have there been mitigation measures to reduce water levels. Read…

Read More The UN and other organizations need to redefine gender mainstreaming to reflect current knowledge and avoid the creation of more injustices or inequities.The UN and other organizations need to redefine gender mainstreaming to reflect current knowledge and avoid the creation of more injustices or inequities.

Read More He was stopped trying to enter parliament, but it is not clear what he was doing there. He was stopped trying to enter parliament, but it is not clear what he was doing there.

Read MoreHe was stopped trying to enter parliament, but it is not clear what he was doing there.He was stopped trying to enter parliament, but it is not clear what he was doing there.

Read More An agreement would not only enable Iran to avoid sanctions, but also to pose a serious challenge to US presence in the Middle East.An agreement would not only enable Iran to avoid sanctions, but also to pose a serious challenge to US presence in the Middle East.

Read MoreThe shutdown will be implemented hours before the start of the Jewish New Year and the High Holidays.The shutdown will be implemented hours before the start of the Jewish New Year and the High Holidays.

Read More India’s parliament met on Monday for the first time in six months, as local media report seventeen members of the lower house and eight from the upper house have tested positive for coronavirus, having taken mandatory tests. Members of parliament, including PM Narendra Modi, wore masks and their seats were separated by poly-carbon…

Read More Democrat to stress climate change and pitch green investment Trump to speak at event for California national guard US politics – live coverage Record-setting wildfires in the western US forced their way into the presidential campaign on Monday, with Donald Trump and Joe Biden scheduled to make competing remarks. Related: Social media disinformation…

Read More<p>Country records 4,000 new daily cases</p><p>Country records 4,000 new daily cases</p>

Read MoreHuge global trial was halted after a single participant showed a possible adverse reaction, but the U.K.’s independent safety regulator cleared it to resume.Huge global trial was halted after a single participant showed a possible adverse reaction, but the U.K.’s independent safety regulator cleared it to resume.

Read MoreRussian leader agrees $1.5bn loan with Minsk and says Belarus crisis should be resolved without foreign interference.Russian leader agrees $1.5bn loan with Minsk and says Belarus crisis should be resolved without foreign interference.

Read MoreThe Russian opposition figure is off ventilation and continues to improve, his Berlin hospital says.The Russian opposition figure is off ventilation and continues to improve, his Berlin hospital says.

Read More<p>Democratic officials on West Coast demand urgent response to climate crisis</p><p>Democratic officials on West Coast demand urgent response to climate crisis</p>

Read MoreWhy the mayor of Colombia’s capital is calling for reconciliation with protesters.Why the mayor of Colombia’s capital is calling for reconciliation with protesters.

Read More KAMPALA, Uganda, Sep 14 (IPS) – Francis Ogwal, Natural Resources Manager (Biodiversity and Rangelands), National Environment Management Authority, Uganda; Tom Okurut is Executive Director, National Environment Management Authority, Uganda; and Carlos Manuel Rodriguez is Minister of Environment and Energy, Costa RicaThe year 2020 was considered a “Super Year” for biodiversity. A string of…