Month: September 2020

Read More Britain on Friday announced its first major post-Brexit trade agreement — a deal with Japan — as its negotiations with the European Union become increasingly fractious. Britain on Friday announced its first major post-Brexit trade agreement — a deal with Japan — as its negotiations with the European Union become increasingly fractious.

Read More Contact tracing app set to launch 24 September; stricter rules across UK come as a study finds Covid causing social divides NHS Covid app to launch in England and Wales this month Boris Johnson facing rebellions on Covid rules and Brexit Covid lockdown rules more divisive than Brexit, survey finds ‘Rule of six’:…

Read MoreMicrosoft says Russian military intelligence outfit tried to hack into the computer systems of more than 200 groups.Microsoft says Russian military intelligence outfit tried to hack into the computer systems of more than 200 groups.

Read More Trump, Pence, Biden and Harris to take part in 9/11 memorial ceremonies Oregon fires force 500,000 to evacuate as blazes kill 15 across west Police officers charged in death of George Floyd will appear in court 914 Covid-19 deaths and 37,786 new cases reported yesterday Biden branded Trump handling of coronavirus as “almost…

Read More Charity has made ‘significant steps’ to improve safeguarding and can now apply for government funds two years on from withdrawal The charity Save the Children can resume bids for government funding after it withdrew from the process two years ago over a sexual misconduct scandal. The charity, one of the largest British recipients…

Read MoreGermany says 10 European countries will take unaccompanied minors from the fire-ravaged camp in Greece.Germany says 10 European countries will take unaccompanied minors from the fire-ravaged camp in Greece.

Read More The course of renowned Jordanian cartoonist Emad Hajjaj’s decades-long career has not always run smoothly. Becoming the first local satirist to portray Jordan’s King Abdullah II in cartoon form in 2000 cost him his staff job at a government-owned newspaper. His persistent satirizing of Al Qaeda and ISIS brought death threats. And Amman’s…

Read More The course of renowned Jordanian cartoonist Emad Hajjaj’s decades-long career has not always run smoothly. Becoming the first local satirist to portray Jordan’s King Abdullah II in cartoon form in 2000 cost him his staff job at a government-owned newspaper. His persistent satirizing of Al Qaeda and ISIS brought death threats. And Amman’s…

Read More Delphine Boël, whose mother had affair with ex-king Albert II, also wants to take her father’s surname A woman who successfully fought a seven-year legal battle to prove she was the daughter of the former king of Belgium, Albert II, will learn next month whether, against the wishes of her father, she will…

Read MoreA 29-year-old man went on hunger strike and organised a protest, forcing gov’t to agree to boost anti-COVID-19 measures.A 29-year-old man went on hunger strike and organised a protest, forcing gov’t to agree to boost anti-COVID-19 measures.

Read MoreAuthorities say the explosions occurred at a military warehouse where ”unuseable’ mortar bombs were being dismantled.Authorities say the explosions occurred at a military warehouse where ”unuseable’ mortar bombs were being dismantled.

Read MoreAn earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck near the coast of Northern Chile, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck near the coast of Northern Chile, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.

Read More<p>Some US states have ‘weaker marriage&nbsp;laws than&nbsp;Afghanistan, Honduras and Malawi’, writes Lucy Anna Gray</p><p>Some US states have ‘weaker marriage&nbsp;laws than&nbsp;Afghanistan, Honduras and Malawi’, writes Lucy Anna Gray</p>

Read More Donald Trump continued his attacks on Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, calling him ‘the worst presidential candidate in the history of presidential politics’. Speaking from a rally in Freeland, Michigan, two months ahead of the election, the president said ‘If Biden wins, China wins. If Biden wins, the mob wins. If Biden wins,…

Read More Three people were reportedly injured in a large gas explosion outside a hotel in China’s tourist hotspot of Zhuhai. Chinese media shared videos of the exact moment of the blast. The incident reportedly occurred at a small local restaurant on Friday morning. A fire broke out at the establishment, which apparently caused the…

Read More China says allowing ABC’s Bill Birtles and AFR’s Michael Smith to stay in Australian diplomatic compounds went ‘beyond the scope of consular protection’ The Chinese foreign ministry has accused Australian consular officials of having “wantonly obstructed and disrupted the normal law enforcement activities” of Chinese authorities when they sheltered journalists Bill Birtles and…

Read More Family incomes plummet at cooperative that helped empower women as lucrative trade with China is suspended Female crab farmers in Bangladesh are struggling to feed their families after exports to China collapsed due to Covid-19, a charity has warned. Despite the crab harvesting season being in full swing in Mongla, southern Bangladesh, continued…

Read More During his visit this month, French President Emmanuel Macron gave Lebanon’s politicians a road map for policy changes and reform, set deadlines for them to take action and told them he’d be back in December to check on progress. It was a hands-on approach that angered some in Lebanon and was welcomed by…

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Read More The agency announced it is buying lunar soil from a commercial provider as part of a technology development program Nasa has announced it is looking for private companies to go to the moon and collect dust and rocks from the surface and bring them back to Earth. The American space agency would then…

Read More The story of a young Jewish boy’s odyssey through occupied Poland during the second world war is filled with almost unimaginable horror Czech film-maker Václav Marhoul has created a monochrome epic of anguish set in wartime Poland: a gruelling odyssey of almost unimaginable horror, featuring – but not limited to – violence, disfigurement,…

Read More Donald Trump barely mentioned Tim Kaine when he was the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2016. Trump said this week that “nobody likes” Harris, feeding into a standard of likability that is applied to women in leadership far more often than men. Trump is focusing on Harris as he has sometimes struggled to…

Read More This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian’s Sam Levine about why election night might turn into election week … or month This week the question might seem a simple one, but it isn’t. Jonathan asks Sam Levine in New York about how the Covid-19 pandemic will affect the US election on 3…

Read More Deepening dispute between Nato allies has dragged in neighbours and is in danger of spiralling out of control An increasingly fractious standoff over access to gas reserves has transformed a dispute between Turkey and Greece that was once primarily over Cyprus into one that now ensnares Libya, Israel, Egypt and the United Arab…

Read More Even Labour’s tax policy cant’t spark fury. The only numbers people are concerned about are coronavirus-related Parents will be only too familiar with this scenario. It’s family holiday time. The car is packed with everything but the kitchen sink. Each child is strapped in with their own screen and headphones. You slip the…

Read More NAIROBI, Sep 10 (IPS) – Forced to flee wars and disasters, sometimes without family, and struggling to survive in the worst of circumstances, children on the move have long led very precarious lives. Be they refugees, internally displaced or asylum seekers, vulnerable and marginalised, they lose years of childhood. They are exposed to…

Read MoreAt least one of the deadly infernos in the western US state is being treated as possible arson.At least one of the deadly infernos in the western US state is being treated as possible arson.

Read MoreTensions had spiked over gunfire at a disputed border and kidnapping accusations.Tensions had spiked over gunfire at a disputed border and kidnapping accusations.

Read More MBABANE, Sep 10 (IPS) – Young people have added their voice in calling on world leaders to allocate at least 20 percent of the COVID-19 stimulus package to the marginalised children and youth. Read the full story, “Save 70 million Lives Through #FairShare of COVID-19 Response Fund, Youth Urge Governments”, on globalissues.org →…

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Read More<p>Experts will examine Holmes for 14 hours over two days</p><p>Experts will examine Holmes for 14 hours over two days</p>

Read More Like the winds that race down the mountainsides near Los Angeles each fall, gaining heat and fanning the flames as they go, the gales that struck Oregon over the weekend have turned small fires into infernos. Like the winds that race down the mountainsides near Los Angeles each fall, gaining heat and fanning…

Read More (GRIDLEY, Calif.) — Authorities said Thursday that at least 10 people have died in a massive Northern California wildfire and 16 people remain missing. Butte County sheriff’s deputies and detectives found seven bodies on Thursday, a day after three other victims were discovered. Among those unaccounted for are grandparents who told their son…

Read More Rio Tinto boss Jean-Sébastien Jacques bows to investor pressure over Juukan Gorge debacle and will quit, along with two other senior executives. Follow live Follow today’s international coronavirus live blog Impact of Covid slowdown on CO2 in the atmosphere ‘not even a blip’, Australian scientist says A day in the life of Victoria’s…

Read More Dr Fauci warns US to ‘hunker down’ this winter; France records nearly 10,000 new cases; UN calls for ‘quantum leap’ in vaccine funding. Follow latest update Bob Woodward rejects criticism he sat on Trump ‘deadly’ virus remarks US: teacher, 28, dies of Covid-19 as schools prepare for return Central Europe faces worse second…