Month: October 2020

Read More France, Italy, Austria and Greece report record increases in Covid-19 cases; Melbourne cluster grows. Follow the latest updates live US coronavirus cases surge in final days before election How Australia is tracking where Covid cases come from Coronavirus vaccine final-stage testing to restart in US Which countries have the most coronavirus cases and…

Read MoreHugh Schofield looks for the truth behind Rumer Godden’s The Greengage Summer in northern France.Hugh Schofield looks for the truth behind Rumer Godden’s The Greengage Summer in northern France.

Read MoreNintendo reveals a mixed-reality version of its top-selling game, but is it more than a gimmick?Nintendo reveals a mixed-reality version of its top-selling game, but is it more than a gimmick?

Read MoreThe Middle East’s version of Sesame street ‘Ahlam Simsim’ hopes Muppets will help calm children’s fears about coronavirus.The Middle East’s version of Sesame street ‘Ahlam Simsim’ hopes Muppets will help calm children’s fears about coronavirus.

Read More Review finds testing flaws meant support went to many workers who lost no income but not to others who had Rishi Sunak’s flagship scheme to help the self-employed through the pandemic has handed £1.3bn to workers who saw no loss of income while giving nothing to 500,000 people left without work, new analysis…

Read MoreThe US president’s frenetic schedule sees him visiting three key states in one day after voting in Florida.The US president’s frenetic schedule sees him visiting three key states in one day after voting in Florida.

Read MoreKhabib Nurmagomedov chokes Justin Gaethje unconscious to retain title, announces retirement following father’s death.Khabib Nurmagomedov chokes Justin Gaethje unconscious to retain title, announces retirement following father’s death.

Read MoreLeopoldo Lopez’s party says the opposition leader left Venezuela on Saturday and will work from abroad.Leopoldo Lopez’s party says the opposition leader left Venezuela on Saturday and will work from abroad.

Read More Paramedics say woman in her 20s fell into ‘components of the ride’s machinery’ A woman is in a critical condition after falling from an amusement ride in far-north Queensland. Emergency services were called to the Cairns showgrounds about 5.30pm on Saturday and took the woman, who is in her 20s, to Cairns hospital…

Read More President Trump’s relationship with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has had its ups and downs. NPR discusses what might happen to the U.S.-Turkey relationship if Joe Biden wins the election. President Trump’s relationship with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has had its ups and downs. NPR discusses what might happen to the U.S.-Turkey…

Read More The shooting of unarmed protesters earlier this week sparked the worst street violence seen in two decades. The shooting of unarmed protesters earlier this week sparked the worst street violence seen in two decades.

Read MoreThe shooting of unarmed protesters earlier this week sparked the worst street violence seen in two decades.The shooting of unarmed protesters earlier this week sparked the worst street violence seen in two decades.

Read MoreThe state’s supreme court has temporarily stayed a ruling that blocked the governor’s limit of one drop box per county.The state’s supreme court has temporarily stayed a ruling that blocked the governor’s limit of one drop box per county.

Read More Attackers armed with guns and machetes killed at least eight children Saturday in a raid on a school in southwestern Cameroon, the United Nations said. Attackers armed with guns and machetes killed at least eight children Saturday in a raid on a school in southwestern Cameroon, the United Nations said.

Read More The lack of gear and preparation for her expedition has led one local search and rescue team member to question how the woman survived the ordeal. The lack of gear and preparation for her expedition has led one local search and rescue team member to question how the woman survived the ordeal.

Read MoreAt least 18 were killed and 57 wounded in a separate suicide attack in Kabul on Saturday.At least 18 were killed and 57 wounded in a separate suicide attack in Kabul on Saturday.

Read More Nest near Canadian border contained an estimated 100 to 200 invasive insects, which crews vacuumed into canisters Heavily protected crews worked in Washington state on Saturday to destroy the first nest of so-called murder hornets discovered in the United States. Related: First US murder hornet nest located in Washington state Continue reading…Nest near…

Read More A second French mayor has apparently been threatened with “beheading” just days after the gruesome murder of a schoolteacher over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. The ominous threat was sprayed on the walls of a school in Lyon. “The mayor of the 8th, we’ll behead your head [sic],” the graffiti read, referring to…

Read More Singer-songwriter Tio Massing writes songs from a sprawling banyan tree, and says ‘I have to do something for this earth, and the next generation’ Vanuatu singer-songwriter Tio Bang Massing writes from a place that few still remember. He tries to live there too, with an almost Buddha-like simplicity, in a makeshift home tucked…

Read More A year after protests that paralyzed the nation, Chileans vote Sunday on replacing their constitution approved under dictator Augusto Pinochet. A year after protests that paralyzed the nation, Chileans vote Sunday on replacing their constitution approved under dictator Augusto Pinochet.

Read More College towns have seen a surge of the coronavirus, especially in Texas, but they’re doubling down on in-person classes and football. College towns have seen a surge of the coronavirus, especially in Texas, but they’re doubling down on in-person classes and football.

Read MoreFrance is recalling its envoy to Turkey after Erdogan said his French counterpart needed ‘mental checks’.France is recalling its envoy to Turkey after Erdogan said his French counterpart needed ‘mental checks’.

Read MoreMore than two weeks ago, tens of thousands of Nigerians began demanding the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a controversial police unit known as SARS.More than two weeks ago, tens of thousands of Nigerians began demanding the disbanding of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a controversial police unit known as SARS.

Read More France recalled its ambassador to Turkey for consultations after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said President Emmanuel Macron needed mental health treatment and made other comments that the French government described as unacceptably rude. Erdogan questioned his French counterpart’s mental condition while criticizing Macron’s attitude toward Islam and Muslims. “What is the problem…

Read MoreThe nest of Asian giant hornets, an invasive species, was the first-ever found in the United States.The nest of Asian giant hornets, an invasive species, was the first-ever found in the United States.

Read More Officials have blamed Anglophone secessionists for the attack on a private school in a restive region. Officials have blamed Anglophone secessionists for the attack on a private school in a restive region.

Read MoreOfficials have blamed Anglophone secessionists for the attack on a private school in a restive region.Officials have blamed Anglophone secessionists for the attack on a private school in a restive region.

Read More innovationXchange, a creativity initiative launched in 2015, has been scrubbed from the department’s organisational chat and rebranded It was one of Julie Bishop’s pet projects as foreign affairs minister: an innovation hub she described as a “gorgeous little funky, hipster, Googly, Facebooky-type place”. But the “innovationXchange” – established in 2015 to devise new…

Read MoreLeopoldo López, who took shelter in the Spanish embassy in Caracas, is going to Spain, his father says.Leopoldo López, who took shelter in the Spanish embassy in Caracas, is going to Spain, his father says.

Read More Record infections and rising death toll deal a blow to Donald Trump’s hopes of keeping the White House Kushner and Ivanka threaten to sue Lincoln Project The US is surging towards record numbers of new coronavirus infections above 100,000 a day, health experts have warned, just as a presidential campaign with the pandemic…

Read MoreOfficials say an elderly couple was found dead as the largest blazes in the US state’s history continue to spread.Officials say an elderly couple was found dead as the largest blazes in the US state’s history continue to spread.

Read More Rules which come into force in December quietly published on Thursday by Home Office The government has quietly reduced the £35,800 minimum salary for migrants to settle in the UK by almost 30%, it has emerged. Migrants on salaries of £20,480 but with enough points under Boris Johnson’s new Australian-style immigration system to…

Read More Afghanistan’s interior ministry said at least 57 others were wounded in the bombing outside of an education center in a heavily Shiite neighborhood in Kabul. (Image credit: Mariam Zuhaib/AP) Afghanistan’s interior ministry said at least 57 others were wounded in the bombing outside of an education center in a heavily Shiite neighborhood in…

Read More Its PM condemns “aggressions” after Donald Trump says Egypt might destroy a controversial Nile dam. Its PM condemns “aggressions” after Donald Trump says Egypt might destroy a controversial Nile dam.

Read MoreIts PM condemns “aggressions” after Donald Trump says Egypt might destroy a controversial Nile dam.Its PM condemns “aggressions” after Donald Trump says Egypt might destroy a controversial Nile dam.