Month: September 2020

Read More With its cynical disabling of the body politic, the Trump administration has contaminated the well of US independence Once upon a time, at the start of the last century, PG Wodehouse declared, with the fervour of the convert, that to live in America was “like being in heaven … without the bother and…

Read More From Tibet to Taiwan, China’s leader is intent on wielding absolute power. Instead he is fanning the flames of dissent It’s often said that power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely – but does it also induce leaders to act in foolhardy, headstrong and ultimately self-destructive ways? History, especially Chinese history, is full…

Read More Multiple people have been stabbed in Birmingham city centre, with police declaring a major incident. West Midlands police have declared a major incident in Birmingham city centre after a series of stabbings. Police said there were a number of victims, but the severity of their injuries was not immediately known. It urged people…

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Read More A month after Beirut’s devastating explosion, Ghassan Toubaji still sits under a gaping hole in his ceiling — he can look up through the dangling plaster, wires and metal struts and the broken brick roof and see a bit of sky. Between that and Lebanon’s crumbled economy, he can’t go back to work.…

Read More After a botched response to the pandemic, No 10 is now poised to sever EU trading ties and split the union Covid-19 has pushed the economy into the worst recession on record. GDP fell by a fifth in the three months to June, the biggest quarterly drop of any G7 nation. This is…

Read More The former White House press secretary also has political ambitions of her own, back home in Arkansas Trump told Sanders to ‘take one for the team’ after Kim wink Toward the end of Speaking for Myself, Sarah Huckabee Sanders recalls a conversation with Donald Trump in which she advises him her book will…

Read More Josef Koeberl spent more than 2 hours and 30 minutes in a custom-made box filled with 200kg of ice cubes An Austrian man beat his own record for the longest full-body contact with ice cubes on Saturday. Josef Koeberl managed to stay 2 hours, 30 minutes and 57 seconds inside a custom-made glass…

Read MoreAn opposition activist says she was forced to leave the country as dozens of protesters are detained.An opposition activist says she was forced to leave the country as dozens of protesters are detained.

Read More Five men found injured – one seriously – after police respond to reports of a stabbing attack in south-east London Five men have been injured – one seriously – after reports of stabbing attack in south-east London. Officers were called to reports of a stabbing in The Broadway, Bexleyheath, at about 9.30pm on…

Read MoreThe rate of new Covid-19 cases has not dropped enough for restrictions to be eased, officials say.The rate of new Covid-19 cases has not dropped enough for restrictions to be eased, officials say.

Read More At least 12 people have been arrested and 2 police officers injured in sporadic clashes in Jerusalem during a weekly anti-government protest over PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s alleged corruption and botched Covid-19 pandemic response. Thousands have hit the streets of Jerusalem on Saturday night, as the protests against Netanyahu continue for the 11th consecutive…

Read More White House dismisses as ‘fan fiction’ the tell-all memoir of convicted former fixer who claims Trump is guilty of the same crimes as him Michael Cohen’s tell-all memoir makes the case that president Donald Trump is “guilty of the same crimes” that landed his former fixer in federal prison, offering a blow-by-blow account…

Read MoreProtests, now in their 11th week, come as Israel is coping with coronavirus infections and a death toll hitting 1,000.Protests, now in their 11th week, come as Israel is coping with coronavirus infections and a death toll hitting 1,000.

Read MoreSuper Typhoon Haishen is coming on the heels of several other storms in the area.Super Typhoon Haishen is coming on the heels of several other storms in the area.

Read More Victoria premier Daniel Andrews says existing restrictions with only minor changes will remain in place until 28 September Coronavirus Australia map Melbourne stage 4 restrictions explained Regional Victoria stage 3 restrictions explained Stage four restrictions in Melbourne will be extended for two weeks to 28 September with the Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, declaring…

Read More Militias and armed protesters marched peacefully around Churchill Downs for Breonna Taylor, insisting “No justice, no Derby” Militias and armed protesters marched peacefully around Churchill Downs for Breonna Taylor, insisting “No justice, no Derby”

Read More Jennifer Westacott also says such firms should ‘exercise some very careful judgment’ about paying dividends Companies receiving jobkeeper wage subsidies should not give executive bonuses and should think twice before paying dividends, the head of the Business Council of Australia has said. Jennifer Westacott made the comments in a wide-ranging interview on ABC’s…

Read MoreReports say people had to be rescued from the water, but no-one has been injured.Reports say people had to be rescued from the water, but no-one has been injured.

Read More Terminally ill French man is told his plan was blocked because it could promote self-harm Facebook has blocked a terminally ill French campaigner for assisted dying from livestreaming his own death. Alain Cocq, who has been suffering for 34 years from a rare and incurable degenerative disease, has stopped taking food, drink or…

Read More Wellington’s plan to boost urban density has set off a predictable cycle of conflict and outrage – but there is a way out It’s like a slow-moving nightmare, in which the same battle is fought over and over again, without resolution. The city council in Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, has announced plans to…

Read More Michael Cohen claims in his new book that Donald Trump repeatedly insulted minorities during his 2016 campaign and dismissed them as “not my people,” according to an excerpt of Cohen’s book published by The Washington Post late Saturday. Cohen’s Disloyal: A Memoir describes how Trump also said he’d “never get the Hispanic vote” because…

Read More Michael Cohen’s tell-all memoir makes the case that President Donald Trump is “guilty of the same crimes” that landed his former fixer in federal prison, offering a blow-by-blow account of Trump’s alleged role in a hush money scandal that once overshadowed his presidency. Of all the crises Cohen confronted working for Trump, none…

Read More Victorian premier Daniel Andrews to detail pathway out of lockdown; thousands attend protests against coronavirus measures in Croatia and Italy. Follow the latest updates Why Australia’s Covid jobs crisis could last years Covid-19 ‘could be endemic in deprived parts of England’ Kamala Harris says she wouldn’t trust Trump on safety of Covid vaccine…

Read More Anger continues to build over prime minister’s handling of coronavirus crisis and corruption allegations Thousands of Israelis protested outside the official residence of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night, pressing ahead with a months-long campaign demanding he resign. Demonstrators have been protesting against Netanyahu’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, which has led…

Read MoreCountry’s health ministry reports 16 new deaths and 1,700 new cases, with most linked to popular holiday locales.Country’s health ministry reports 16 new deaths and 1,700 new cases, with most linked to popular holiday locales.

Read More The storm expected to bring heavy rainfall and high-speed winds on Sunday. Authorities are urging residents of islands of Kyushu and Okinawa to exercise caution. (Image credit: AP) The storm expected to bring heavy rainfall and high-speed winds on Sunday. Authorities are urging residents of islands of Kyushu and Okinawa to exercise caution.

Read MoreThe jury will decide whether to bring charges against officers who used a hood to restrain Daniel Prude.The jury will decide whether to bring charges against officers who used a hood to restrain Daniel Prude.

Read More The coronavirus is eroding decades of slow but steady progress in building up Mexico’s middle class. Economists say the damage will be long-lasting. The coronavirus is eroding decades of slow but steady progress in building up Mexico’s middle class. Economists say the damage will be long-lasting.

Read More Sentenced to death in China, American Mark Swidan hopes for a permanent reprieve but his fate may hinge on an easing of diplomatic tensions When Chinese police raided the Guangzhou hotel room of Mark Swidan and arrested him on 13 November 2012, he was on the phone to his mother, Katherine. Swidan had…

Read More New York attorney general says the grand jury will be part of ‘exhaustive investigation’ of Prude’s death New York’s attorney general has moved to form a grand jury to investigate the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died after being hooded and held down by Rochester police earlier this year. “The…

Read More Research released as Victoria premier Daniel Andrews prepares to announce roadmap out of lockdown Melbourne could remain under stage-four restrictions until mid-October, according to modelling from Melbourne and New England universities, which suggests if restrictions are lifted before the 14-day average drops below 25 new cases a day there would be a third…

Read More David Frost says the country is fully ready for Australia-style agreement with the EU The UK’s chief negotiator has said the government is not scared of walking away from talks with the European Union without a deal and vowed not to blink in the final phase. David Frost is due to hold another…

Read More<p>In new book, Lord Kim Darroch suggests PM inspired by American counterpart</p><p>In new book, Lord Kim Darroch suggests PM inspired by American counterpart</p>

Read MoreA convent in southern France secretly gave sanctuary to 83 Jewish children during World War Two.A convent in southern France secretly gave sanctuary to 83 Jewish children during World War Two.