Month: September 2020

Read More<p>Alabama judge denies Sean Worsley’s motion over his past criminal record&nbsp;</p><p>Alabama judge denies Sean Worsley’s motion over his past criminal record&nbsp;</p>

Read More Palestinian factions, from the PLO to Hamas and Islamic Jihad, have condemned Bahrain’s decision to join the UAE in recognizing Israel, calling it a betrayal of the Palestinian cause. US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Bahrain will join the Emirates in signing a declaration of peace with Israel next week. The…

Read More Children who caught the coronavirus at day cares and a day camp spread it to their relatives, according to a new report that underscores that kids can bring the germ home and infect others. Scientists already know children can spread the virus. The findings don’t mean that schools and child-care programs need to…

Read MoreNations and stakeholders in Israeli-Palestine conflict react to Bahrain and Israel normalising diplomatic relations.Nations and stakeholders in Israeli-Palestine conflict react to Bahrain and Israel normalising diplomatic relations.

Read More When Naomi Osaka took the court in the first round of the U.S. Open on Aug. 31, she wore a face mask with Breonna Taylor’s name printed on it. And, she revealed, she’d brought a different such mask for each round of the tournament, each bearing the name of a Black person whose…

Read MoreDeal comes after a similar agreement between Israel and the UAE was announced last month.Deal comes after a similar agreement between Israel and the UAE was announced last month.

Read More MEXICO CITY, Sep 11 (IPS) – The national occupation and employment survey prepared by INEGI, with figures updated to July 2020, shows an improvement that has occurred in the last two months. However, the employment situation, compared with the data existing before the pandemic still shows serious problems: Read the full story, “The…

Read More It’s September 2017, and an unnamed middle-aged writer attends a lecture at a college. Her ex-boyfriend, an author, is speaking about the bleak future of humankind. He presents the growing threats to civilization—cyber-terrorism, climate change, global jihadism—and offers no sense of hope. “It was too late, we had dithered too long,” he says.…

Read More<p>‘It’s like he’s got four extra hands’</p><p>‘It’s like he’s got four extra hands’</p>

Read More It is not, by any stretch of the imagination, an easy time to have fun in the United States right now. COVID-19 has killed nearly 200,000 Americans, and will likely claim many more before the outbreak finally wanes. Wildfires in California and elsewhere in the west are burning out of control, destroying entire…

Read More HYDERABAD, India, Sep 11 (IPS) – Investing in sustainable land management and land restoration will help build economies post-COVID-19 and help poor people increase their incomes as the destruction of global food chains by the pandemic provides a chance for ensuring diversity in production through ensuring the inclusion of local producers. Read the…

Read More My ninth birthday fell on a school day, a bright and clear-skied Tuesday in September. I expected my mom to bring cupcakes to school during lunch, a tradition I loved because for one day each year, I knew I wouldn’t have to feel like the weird bookworm, the Iranian American, the outsider who…

Read MoreBoth Joe Biden and Donald Trump will visit the Shanksville, PA, memorial site, on the 19th anniversary of the attacks.Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump will visit the Shanksville, PA, memorial site, on the 19th anniversary of the attacks.

Read More Revelations in Rage lead global health specialists to charge that Trump is “scapegoating” the World Health Organization. (Image credit: Frabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images; Doug Mills/The New York Times via Getty Images) Revelations in Rage lead global health specialists to charge that Trump is “scapegoating” the World Health Organization.

Read More A massive explosion ripped through a battery store in Nasimshahr, a city in Iran’s Tehran province, killing at least one person and damaging 30 surrounding buildings as well as nearby cars. The explosion happened on Friday evening local time, in the city some 15 kilometers southwest of Tehran. Videos from the area show…

Read More“I will continue to fight for the human rights of female athletes, both on and off the track, until we can all run free the way we were born,” she said.”I will continue to fight for the human rights of female athletes, both on and off the track, until we can all run free…

Read More<p>Planned tribute branded as ‘tone deaf’, ‘insensitive’, and ‘verging on completely tasteless’</p><p>Planned tribute branded as ‘tone deaf’, ‘insensitive’, and ‘verging on completely tasteless’</p>

Read MoreUS President Donald Trump announces Bahrain “has made peace with Israel” in a series of tweets.US President Donald Trump announces Bahrain “has made peace with Israel” in a series of tweets.

Read More The kingdom of Bahrain will join the United Arab Emirates in signing a peace treaty with Israel next week, US President Donald Trump has announced, becoming the second Gulf Arab nation to do so after US mediation. “Another HISTORIC breakthrough today!” Trump tweeted on Friday, making the long-rumored Bahrain deal official. He also…

Read More An inspection of Beirut port has uncovered tons of ammonium nitrate, the same highly explosive chemical substance that sparked the massive blast which ravaged the Lebanese capital in early August. Following a meeting with top military officials in charge of work at the ill-fated port, Lebanese President Michel Aoun announced that yet another…

Read More Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has spent the last month in damage control-mode. Once it became clear in August that his ambitious cost-cutting agenda had slowed mail delivery, spurred a national backlash, and fueled allegations that he was using his perch to aid President Donald Trump’s reelection, he announced he was suspending some of…

Read More Hundreds of thousands forced to evacuate homes in Oregon Ten people killed in California as searchers look for missing Opinion: these explosive fires are our climate wakeup call 4.16pm BST An alarming report from the Associated Press, which says “a northern California wildfire that destroyed a foothill hamlet has become the state’s deadliest…

Read More Exclusive: Public health experts say is it ‘incomprehensible’ NSC not consulted on £100bn rapid mass testing project Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government’s health screening advisers have not been involved in Boris Johnson’s “moonshot” project to test the entire population for Covid-19, an omission public health experts have…

Read More A suspected assassin has reportedly been detained in connection with an attack against a Russian exile. Musa Lomaev says he survived what appears to be the latest in a string of brazen attacks, two of them fatal, against dissidents in Europe who have railed against the brutal Kremlin-backed ruler Ramzan Kadyrov.Kadyrov, a ruthless…

Read More ANTWERP, Belgium / BOGOTA, Colombia, Sep 11 (IPS) – “It’s a major paradox, no?” asks Hugo Ñopo, a researcher at the Peruvian think tank Group for the Analysis of Development (GRADE). Since the beginning of the pandemic, Peru has presented itself as an example for the region: it quickly implemented drastic prevention measures,…

Read More Beijing has introduced reciprocal restrictions on American diplomats and other staff at the US embassy and consulates in China, including Hong Kong, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced. A diplomatic note announcing tit-for-tat restrictions had been recently sent to Washington, the ministry said on its website. These measures are China’s legitimate and necessary response…

Read More At least 20 people dead in California, Oregon and Washington Washington governor: ‘We have to think of it as a climate fire’ Deadly wildfires in heavily-populated north-west Oregon continued to grow on Friday, turning the sky blood orange red and forcing hundreds of thousands of people to flee encroaching flames while residents to…

Read More Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko, who is facing the largest protests of his rule, will discuss plans to further integrate their countries on Monday, the Kremlin said. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko, who is facing the largest protests of his rule, will discuss plans to…

Read More The fire that destroyed Europe’s largest refugee camp has left thousands without provisions, shelter or medical help The forecourts of petrol stations and the local Lidl supermarket car park have become temporary homes for some of the thousands of people who fled Moria camp three nights ago. Many others are still sleeping on…

Read More<p>Billionaire founder of think tank that advocates leaving single market obtains right to work anywhere in Europe</p><p>Billionaire founder of think tank that advocates leaving single market obtains right to work anywhere in Europe</p>

Read More Platforms will target unverified claims of election rigging and premature results declarations Premature claims of victory will be blocked from Twitter and Google in the run-up to November’s US presidential election, as both companies follow Facebook in trying to fight the prospect of a stolen vote. Under its new rules, Twitter will treat…

Read More Guidance that people cannot socialise outside of their households will be made law Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A series of tougher measures have been imposed in Birmingham after a surge in Covid-19 cases. The move follows two days of discussions between the government and regional health and local…

Read More<p>Search to identify four more suspects involved in assault ongoing</p><p>Search to identify four more suspects involved in assault ongoing</p>

Read MoreThe cultural importance of Juukan Gorge was confirmed a year after Rio Tinto obtained approval to blast in the area.The cultural importance of Juukan Gorge was confirmed a year after Rio Tinto obtained approval to blast in the area.

Read MoreChaos and confusion plague thousands of people made shelterless after a fire struck Europe’s largest refugee camp.Chaos and confusion plague thousands of people made shelterless after a fire struck Europe’s largest refugee camp.