Month: September 2020

Read More Children packed in like sardines, few face masks … an English secondary teacher records pupils’ return I wake at 4am, two hours before my alarm is due to go off, with sneezing fits and stomach cramps – cramps are one of my symptoms of anxiety. Continue reading…Children packed in like sardines, few face…

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Read MoreFire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka’s coast has been contained, navy says as the tanker was pushed away from the coast.Fire on oil tanker off Sri Lanka’s coast has been contained, navy says as the tanker was pushed away from the coast.

Read More Iran on Saturday opened the new school year after nearly seven months of closure. In a video conference, President Hassan Rouhani said the education of 15 million students is as important as the health system. “Education will not be closed in our country even under the worst situation,” he said, urging authorities to…

Read More This year’s report sees Oxford moving up from third to first for the first time in a decade The main table How Oxford leapfrogged its rivals Oxford University has vaulted into top place in the Guardian’s annual universities guide for the first time in a decade, thanks to new employment data showing that…

Read MoreTrump says US must look ‘very seriously’ into Russian politician’s illness, but Washington had not yet seen any proof.Trump says US must look ‘very seriously’ into Russian politician’s illness, but Washington had not yet seen any proof.

Read More State newspaper reports leaders will punish ‘irresponsible’ city and provincial officials for failing to protect residents North Korea has pledged harsh punishment for local officials it says failed to protect residents from a typhoon which caused a “serious incident” with dozens of casualties, the ruling party’s newspaper reported. Typhoon Maysak brought heavy downpours…

Read More U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that there is a risk of famine and widespread food insecurity in four countries affected by conflict — Congo, Yemen, northeast Nigeria and South Sudan — and the lives of millions of people are in danger. In a note to Security Council members obtained by The Associated Press…

Read More After nearly two months of being sedated and connected to IV lines in a hospital’s intensive care unit, Francisco Espana took a moment to fill his ailing lungs with fresh air at a Barcelona beachfront. Lying on a hospital bed at the beach promenade and surrounded by a doctor and three nurses who…

Read More Calls for Australian government to regard him as a foreign agent and explain how he can possibly work on a post-Brexit trade deal The controversial appointment of Australian former prime minister Tony Abbott as an official trade adviser for the UK has sparked questions as to how he will manage conflicts of interest.…

Read More Trump claims accusations, confirmed by two former DHS officials, are ‘totally false’ as Biden criticizes president Trump says he will not cut funding to Stars and Stripes paper Current and former members of the military, elected officials and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden reacted with outrage and sadness on Friday, as ex-Trump administration…

Read More By Justin Franz, Kaiser Health NewsWhen Tamarack Dispensary opened in the northwestern Montana city of Kalispell in 2009, medical marijuana was legal but still operating on the fringes of the conservative community.Times have changed. Owner Erin Bolster no longer receives surprised or puzzled looks when she tells people what she does. Now, her…

Read More This story was produced by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting, a nonprofit news organization. Get their investigations emailed to you directly by signing up at revealnews.org/newsletter.A crusading anti-corruption prosecutor, both U.S. presidential candidates, forged passports, the relocation of an embassy to Jerusalem and accusations of collaboration with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s regime.…

Read More The tensions coursing through the United States over racism and policing are likely targets for adversaries seeking to influence the November election, lawmakers and experts warn — and there are signs that Russia is again seeking to exploit the divide. Earlier this year, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pulled down dozens of accounts with…

Read MoreThe president says any training sessions for government staff on “white privilege” are propaganda.The president says any training sessions for government staff on “white privilege” are propaganda.

Read More New South Wales announces five more Covid-19 cases while Queensland reports one more infection Daniel Andrews says Victoria’s roadmap out of coronavirus lockdown has “not been finalised” as government and health experts meet before the unveiling of the plan on Sunday. At his press conference on Saturday, the Victorian premier announced 76 new…

Read More On the campaign trail with President Donald Trump, the pandemic is largely over, the economy is roaring back, and murderous mobs are infiltrating America’s suburbs. With Democrat Joe Biden, the pandemic is raging, the economy isn’t lifting the working class, and systemic racism threatens Black lives across America. On the campaign trail with…

Read More More than half of yakuza are now over 50 – and 10% are over 70 – as a result of an ageing population and police crackdowns A double-whammy of skewed demographics and legal crackdowns has forced Japan’s yakuza crime syndicates to call on middle-aged men to do their dirtiest work, as they struggle…

Read More Joey Gibson, founder of group with 45,000 followers accuses Facebook of double standard Facebook has taken down the pages of US right-wing group Patriot Prayer and its founder Joey Gibson, a company spokesman said, as part of efforts to remove “violent social militias” from the platform. Patriot Prayer has hosted dozens of pro-gun,…

Read MoreJoe Biden declares Donald Trump ‘unfit’ for presidency as uproar grows over claims he disparaged fallen US soldiers.Joe Biden declares Donald Trump ‘unfit’ for presidency as uproar grows over claims he disparaged fallen US soldiers.

Read MoreJessica Krug admitted in a blog post that she was a white Jewish woman from Kansas City.Jessica Krug admitted in a blog post that she was a white Jewish woman from Kansas City.

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Read More Memo directs officials to identify spending related to training on ‘critical race theory’ and ‘white privilege’ Donald Trump has directed the Office of Management and Budget to crack down on federal agencies’ antiracism training sessions, calling them “divisive, anti-American propaganda”. The OMB director, Russell Vought, in a letter Friday to executive branch agencies,…

Read More Forty crew members are still missing but rescue efforts are being hampered by approach of Typhoon Haishen Authorities have suspended their search for 40 missing crew members from a cargo ship that capsized off south-west Japan as Typhoon Haishen bears down on the region. The typhoon, the second in a week, is barrelling…

Read MoreAt least 660 migrant children have been held in hotels during the pandemic as U.S. officials arranged for them to be expelled without an asylum interview.At least 660 migrant children have been held in hotels during the pandemic as U.S. officials arranged for them to be expelled without an asylum interview.

Read More Dozens of arrests have been reported amid a heated anti-lockdown protest in Melbourne, Australia, where hundreds gathered to demand an end to Covid-19 measures, meeting a heavy police presence and at times clashing with officers. A sizable crowd descended on Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance on Saturday morning for the ‘Freedom Day’ rally, calling…

Read MoreIHME model predicts global deaths will peak in December, with fatalities expected to reach as high as 30,000 a day.IHME model predicts global deaths will peak in December, with fatalities expected to reach as high as 30,000 a day.

Read More US president says media should be asking about China rather than Russia despite global condemnation of attack President Donald Trump said the United States must look “very seriously” into the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, but that his administration had not yet seen any proof. “I think we have to look…

Read More President Donald Trump has directed the Office of Management and Budget to crack down on federal agencies’ anti-racism training sessions, calling them “divisive, anti-American propaganda.” OMB director Russell Vought, in a letter Friday to executive branch agencies, directed them to identify spending related to any training on “critical race theory,” “white privilege” or…

Read MoreTehran has continued to enrich uranium in breach of a nuclear deal, the UN nuclear watchdog warns.Tehran has continued to enrich uranium in breach of a nuclear deal, the UN nuclear watchdog warns.

Read More Joseph Williams, who practised as a GP in Auckland, is praised as a ‘pioneer’ who will be greatly missed in both countries Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A former prime minister of the Cook Islands, Joseph Williams, has died of coronavirus in Auckland, New Zealand’s health ministry said on…

Read More Satellite imagery of a North Korean shipyard on Friday shows activity suggestive of preparations for a test of a medium-range submarine-launched ballistic missile, a US think tank reported on Friday. The Center for Strategic and International Studies said the images it published on its website of North Korea’s Sinpo shipyard showed several vessels…

Read More The forecast comes from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. But here’s why some other disease specialists are highly skeptical. (Image credit: Sean McMinn/NPR) The forecast comes from the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. But here’s why some other disease specialists are highly skeptical.

Read More Baghdad says hospitals may ‘lose control’ after spike in unsafe gatherings; police in Victoria warn protesters not to attend anti-lockdown rallies Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage 1.15am BST Mexico’s health ministry on Friday reported 6,196 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 infections and 522 additional fatalities, bringing the total in…

Read More His pardons of war criminals, desire to deploy active-duty troops to quell civil unrest and unwillingness to confront Vladimir Putin on bounties are all factors. His pardons of war criminals, desire to deploy active-duty troops to quell civil unrest and unwillingness to confront Vladimir Putin on bounties are all factors.