Month: September 2020

Read More LOS ANGELES — Authorities searched Sunday for a gunman who shot and critically wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who were sitting in their squad car — an apparent ambush that drew a reward for information and an angry response from the president. The 31-year-old female deputy and 24-year-old male deputy underwent…

Read MoreRoderick Walker was a passenger in a car pulled over for a broken rear light in Atlanta, Georgia.Roderick Walker was a passenger in a car pulled over for a broken rear light in Atlanta, Georgia.

Read More It’ll be deja vu all over again as Britain’s parliament on Monday renews battle over Brexit, with influential MPs up in arms over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to blow up an EU treaty. It’ll be deja vu all over again as Britain’s parliament on Monday renews battle over Brexit, with influential MPs up…

Read MoreIndia records over 94,000 cases in just one day; Europe reporting a resurgence as Greece prepares to reopen schools.India records over 94,000 cases in just one day; Europe reporting a resurgence as Greece prepares to reopen schools.

Read MoreA clause in the UAE-Bahrain accords with Israel leaves ‘door wide open’ to Jewish prayer at holy site, analysts say.A clause in the UAE-Bahrain accords with Israel leaves ‘door wide open’ to Jewish prayer at holy site, analysts say.

Read More KYIV, Ukraine — More than 100,000 demonstrators calling for the authoritarian president of Belarus to resign marched through the capital of Minsk on Sunday as the daily protests that have gripped the nation entered their sixth week. Many in the crowd, which the human rights group Viasna estimated as numbering more than 150,000,…

Read More KYIV, Ukraine — More than 100,000 demonstrators calling for the authoritarian president of Belarus to resign marched through the capital of Minsk on Sunday as the daily protests that have gripped the nation entered their sixth week. Many in the crowd, which the human rights group Viasna estimated as numbering more than 150,000,…

Read MoreA big chunk of ice breaks away from the Arctic’s largest remaining ice shelf – 79N, or Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden.A big chunk of ice breaks away from the Arctic’s largest remaining ice shelf – 79N, or Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden.

Read MoreTrump issued an executive order​ in August that ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, must sell off its U.S. arm or cease operations in the country within 90 days, citing national security issues.Trump issued an executive order​ in August that ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, must sell off its U.S. arm or cease operations in…

Read MoreThe 27-year-old from Austria became the first man in 71 years to win the U.S. Open after dropping the first two sets of the final.The 27-year-old from Austria became the first man in 71 years to win the U.S. Open after dropping the first two sets of the final.

Read More WHO records more than 307,000 cases in 24 hours to Sunday; Victoria, Australia sees lowest case rise in nearly 3 months; Cases hit daily record in Czech Republic. Follow the latest updates Israel becomes first country to reimpose national lockdown Oxford University resumes Covid-19 vaccine trials Trump ally who tried to change Covid…

Read MoreThe largest increases in new infections were reported in India, the US and Brazil, the agency said.The largest increases in new infections were reported in India, the US and Brazil, the agency said.

Read MoreThe Cambridge-based company’s technology helps power most smartphones among many other gadgets.The Cambridge-based company’s technology helps power most smartphones among many other gadgets.

Read More Hottest weather will be in the south but most of the country will see warmer days The UK is set to bask in temperatures of more than 30C this week, as summer heat returns. The mercury will be highest in southern parts of the UK, but most of the country will see a…

Read More President Trump — who heads to California Monday for a briefing on wildfires — claimed, as he has each year, that bad forest management, not climate change, is to blame. President Trump — who heads to California Monday for a briefing on wildfires — claimed, as he has each year, that bad forest…

Read MoreIn generations past, Antiguans would gather around a coal-pot not only to cook but also to socialise.In generations past, Antiguans would gather around a coal-pot not only to cook but also to socialise.

Read More Campaigners fight to overturn customs and a caste system that discriminates against some Igbo people. Campaigners fight to overturn customs and a caste system that discriminates against some Igbo people.

Read MoreVideo of the incident shows a figure approach their vehicle, before opening fire and running away.Video of the incident shows a figure approach their vehicle, before opening fire and running away.

Read More Scott Morrison has been accused of politicising a family funeral to attack Annastacia Palaszczuk’s policy. Follow all today’s news Queensland man’s daughter writes open letter PM Follow our global coronavirus live blog Will newly unemployed workers be left to languish? Latest NSW Covid-19 hotspots Latest Queensland hotspots 11.29pm BST Labor’s Julie Collins has…

Read More President targets Latino voters in tight Florida race with Biden Bloomberg will spend $100m to beat Trump in Florida Attacking Joe Biden and seeking to exploit reports that his rival is struggling with Latino voters, Donald Trump boasted on Sunday of receiving “the highly honoured Bay of Pigs Award” from Cuban Americans in…

Read MoreThe editor of a respected science magazine has strongly condemned the president, as it emerged he had intentionally played down the threat posed by the coronavirus.The editor of a respected science magazine has strongly condemned the president, as it emerged he had intentionally played down the threat posed by the coronavirus.

Read More Protesters in Minsk took to the streets in large numbers Sunday for the fifth weekend in a row, demanding that authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko step down. (Image credit: TUT.BY/AFP via Getty Images) Protesters in Minsk took to the streets in large numbers Sunday for the fifth weekend in a row, demanding that authoritarian…

Read MoreThe National Weather Service issues a ‘red flag warning’ amid conditions that could stoke the blazes in some areas.The National Weather Service issues a ‘red flag warning’ amid conditions that could stoke the blazes in some areas.

Read More<p>Researchers believe ‘bradykin storm’ may be responsible for deadly symptoms caused by Covid-19</p><p>Researchers believe ‘bradykin storm’ may be responsible for deadly symptoms caused by Covid-19</p>

Read MoreAt least 400 people are arrested, as the latest of several weeks of mass rallies takes place.At least 400 people are arrested, as the latest of several weeks of mass rallies takes place.

Read More<p>‘I think they know that humans are somehow related to the scarcity of food,’ expert says of orcas in 2018</p><p>‘I think they know that humans are somehow related to the scarcity of food,’ expert says of orcas in 2018</p>

Read MoreTens of thousands of people have been marching in the capital Minsk and other cities.Tens of thousands of people have been marching in the capital Minsk and other cities.

Read More<p>No details released about the order</p><p>No details released about the order</p>

Read More<p>President to visit California on Monday</p><p>President to visit California on Monday</p>

Read More Criticism grows of plan to break international law as EU calls for bill to be dropped Downing Street is facing a showdown with Conservative backbench rebels as criticism over its plans to break international law with a new controversial bill that could override parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement grew louder on Sunday.…

Read More The formation of the European Community after the Second World War represents a clear break with past forms of state systems of Europe.The formation of the European Community after the Second World War represents a clear break with past forms of state systems of Europe.

Read More Peter Strzok was removed from Russia investigation and fired by the FBI over text messages that were critical of Trump Donald Trump is “compromised by the Russians”, a former member of Robert Mueller’s investigation insisted on Sunday, contending that the president is “incapable of placing the national interest ahead of his own”. Related:…

Read More Three-week lockdown will make Israel the first country to reimpose restrictions on a national scale Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Israel’s government has decided to impose a lockdown lasting three weeks, the first country to reimpose such severe restrictions on a national scale, after a dramatic resurgence in coronavirus…

Read MoreThe deputies were sitting in their patrol car when a person approached and opened fire through the passenger window.The deputies were sitting in their patrol car when a person approached and opened fire through the passenger window.

Read MoreGusts of up to 40 mph could lead to a further spread of fires in Oregon and northern California.Gusts of up to 40 mph could lead to a further spread of fires in Oregon and northern California.