Month: October 2020

Read MoreDespite angering China, hawks in Indian PM Modi’s government are keen to forge closer trade ties with Taiwan: BloombergDespite angering China, hawks in Indian PM Modi’s government are keen to forge closer trade ties with Taiwan: Bloomberg

Read More Four years after Donald Trump’s election reframed how many nations interacted with the United States, the way that the world’s foremost superpower moves forward after its presidential election stands to impact many geopolitical pressure points — whether the victor turns out to be Trump or his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden.…

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Read More Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says laxity could lead to a new surge in infections, as authorities reported 54,044 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, taking the overall tally past 7.6 million. The Health Ministry on Wednesday also reported 717 additional deaths for a total of 115,914. Indian Prime Minister Narendra…

Read More Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett served for nearly three years on the board of private Christian schools that effectively barred admission to children of same-sex parents and made it plain that openly gay and lesbian teachers weren’t welcome in the classroom. The policies that discriminated against LGBTQ people and their children were…

Read More WASHINGTON (AP) — “Where’s the war?” That’s how President Donald Trump defends his North Korea policy at campaign rallies even though he’s joined the list of U.S. presidents unable to stop the ever-growing nuclear threat from Kim Jong Un. Despite Trump’s three meetings with Kim, the North Korean leader is expanding his arsenal.…

Read More President Donald Trump is hopping from one must-win stop on the electoral map to the next in the leadup to a final presidential debate that may be his last, best chance to alter the trajectory of the 2020 campaign. Democrat Joe Biden has been taking the opposite approach, holing up for debate prep…

Read More On the morning of October 19, the four-day UNDP Hydrogen Industry Conference 2020 opened in Foshan, China. This conference is under the guidance of the United Nations Development Program and the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China, co-sponsored by UNDP China and China Automotive Technology and Research Center…

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Read MoreAdvocates are on the ground in Central America looking for the “unreachable” parents of 545 children who could be eligible for court-mandated reunifications.Advocates are on the ground in Central America looking for the “unreachable” parents of 545 children who could be eligible for court-mandated reunifications.

Read More (WASHINGTON) — Washington negotiations on a huge COVID-19 relief bill took a modest step forward on Tuesday, though time is running out and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, President Donald Trump’s most powerful Senate ally, is pressing the White House against going forward. McConnell on Tuesday told fellow Republicans that he has warned…

Read More Russia’s foreign minister called for collective efforts Tuesday to prevent a large-scale war in the Persian Gulf and got strong support from all Security Council members except the United States, which called Iran the major culprit and urged that it be held accountable for supporting terrorists and destabilizing the region. Sergey Lavrov told…

Read More He “fell in love” with Kim Jong Un, praises Vladimir Putin and calls Recep Tayyip Erdogan “a friend”: President Donald Trump’s flattery of autocrats has confounded US allies and raised questions about his regard for democratic norms. He “fell in love” with Kim Jong Un, praises Vladimir Putin and calls Recep Tayyip Erdogan “a friend”:…

Read More (LOUISVILLE, Ky.) — A grand juror who won a court fight to speak publicly about the Breonna Taylor investigation took issue Tuesday with statements by Kentucky’s attorney general and said the jury was not given the option to consider charges connected to Taylor’s shooting death by police. The anonymous grand juror had filed…

Read MoreVoice TV has broadcast anti-government protests live on social media and was one of four outlets under investigation.Voice TV has broadcast anti-government protests live on social media and was one of four outlets under investigation.

Read MoreCDC analysis shows excess deaths were highest among Hispanic and Black people, and those aged between 25 and 44.CDC analysis shows excess deaths were highest among Hispanic and Black people, and those aged between 25 and 44.

Read More Anonymous juror challenges statements made by the Kentucky attorney general after clearing way to speak publicly A grand juror in the Breonna Taylor case has spoken out, challenging statements made by the Kentucky attorney general and saying that the jury was not offered homicide charges to consider against officers involved in Taylor’s killing.…

Read MoreSpeaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has set a Tuesday deadline for a deal to be reached before the election.Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has set a Tuesday deadline for a deal to be reached before the election.

Read More Hostilities between Boris Johnson and Andy Burnham over coronavirus curbs on the northern city occupy the front pages Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage England’s widening north-south political divide dominates the papers after Boris Johnson’s government imposed tier 3 restrictions on Manchester despite fierce resistance from the city’s mayor, Andy…

Read More<p>Further 14 cases from within same group ‘under investigation’</p><p>Further 14 cases from within same group ‘under investigation’</p>

Read More Spacecraft ‘kissed the surface’ in brief landing on asteroid 200m miles away from Earth in US-first mission A Nasa spacecraft has successfully landed on an asteroid, dodging boulders the size of buildings, in order to collect a handful of cosmic rubble for analysis back on Earth. The space agency team behind the Osiris-Rex…

Read More Finding means Covid-19 death toll might be “underascertained”, says CDC; Boris Johnson imposes toughest restrictions on Manchester; US congress moves closer to agreement new coronavirus relief package. Follow the latest updates Global report: record Covid cases and new lockdowns across Europe Spain poised to become first European country with over 1m cases Lombardy…

Read MoreYoung activists explain the challenges they have faced in demonstrating during a global pandemic.Young activists explain the challenges they have faced in demonstrating during a global pandemic.

Read More Emails tendered during extraordinary hearing appear to contradict the Victorian chief health officer’s earlier testimony. Follow live Follow our global live blog Full Australian Covid stats; Covid restrictions state by state NSW cases map; Vic cases map NSW hotspots list; Vic hotspots list Sign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email 12.19am BST The…

Read MoreAs the world surpasses 40 million confirmed coronavirus cases, there is now a call for volunteers in the U.K. willing to be infected with the virus in the first-ever COVID-19 “challenge” trial. Elizabeth Palmer reports.As the world surpasses 40 million confirmed coronavirus cases, there is now a call for volunteers in the U.K. willing…

Read More The U.S. has experienced about 300,000 ‘excess deaths’ since the coronavirus came to America, and two-thirds of them can be attributed to COVID-19, the CDC says. The U.S. has experienced about 300,000 ‘excess deaths’ since the coronavirus came to America, and two-thirds of them can be attributed to COVID-19, the CDC says.

Read MoreFemicide Observatory records 86 killings of women and girls in September, the highest monthly total since 2017.Femicide Observatory records 86 killings of women and girls in September, the highest monthly total since 2017.

Read MoreA witness tells the BBC he counted about 20 dead bodies after soldiers opened fire in Lagos.A witness tells the BBC he counted about 20 dead bodies after soldiers opened fire in Lagos.

Read MoreActivists say poultry workers put at unnecessary risk during pandemic.Activists say poultry workers put at unnecessary risk during pandemic.

Read More Name a major political story this year and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn has probably been at the center of it. Many Democrats believe the South Carolina Congressman’s endorsement of Joe Biden before his state’s February primary sealed the former vice president’s successful march to the presidential nomination. He has spent the last…

Read More “He’ll explode and the whole thing will get derailed, because he has this weird affinity for Putin,” a former national security officer said. “He’ll explode and the whole thing will get derailed, because he has this weird affinity for Putin,” a former national security officer said.

Read More Casualty figures and who opened fire in Lagos are not yet known, as anti-police anger spreads. Casualty figures and who opened fire in Lagos are not yet known, as anti-police anger spreads.

Read More On Oct. 20, researchers at the Imperial College of London announced plans for the first human challenge study of COVID-19, which involves deliberately infecting volunteers with the virus that causes the disease, in order to test the effectiveness of vaccines. The strategy is controversial, as researchers have to weigh the risks of infection…

Read More When Yiqi Liu and her mother, Qi Wu, became U.S. citizens last year, they took an oath to support and defend the U.S. Constitution. But, they say, they received little information about one of the biggest benefits that the Constitution would now allow them: the ability to vote. “When I became a citizen,…

Read More (LOUISVILLE, Ky) — A judge has cleared the way for grand jurors to speak about the proceedings in the case against the police officers who shot Breonna Taylor. An anonymous grand juror who sat on the panel last month had sued to speak publicly. None of the officers were charged directly in Taylor’s…