Month: October 2020

Read More Soldiers have reportedly opened fire at people protesting against police brutality in Lagos, Nigeria, shortly after a 24-hour curfew was imposed in the city over the escalating demonstrations. Gunfire and sirens were heard in the Lekki district of Nigeria’s financial capital, witnesses told Reuters. Though there have been no official reports of fatalities…

Read More (TULSA, Okla.) — Excavation work began Monday at two locations in a Tulsa cemetery for victims of a race massacre nearly 100 years ago that left hundreds dead and decimated an area that was once a cultural and economic mecca for African Americans. Researchers took a core soil sample at one location to…

Read More The sole remaining US-Russia nuclear arms control deal may get a last-moment extension after all, but everything now depends on what the US State Department means when it says warhead caps need to be “verifiable.” New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) is scheduled to expire in February 2021. While Russia has offered a…

Read More<p>‘Lucky she doesn’t have to worry about rent or food,’ says one Twitter user</p><p>‘Lucky she doesn’t have to worry about rent or food,’ says one Twitter user</p>

Read MoreSergeant Harold Preston, a 41-year veteran of the Houston police force, died from wounds suffered during the shooting.Sergeant Harold Preston, a 41-year veteran of the Houston police force, died from wounds suffered during the shooting.

Read MoreMorales remains president of Arce’s party, but Bolivian president-elect says influence will be limited to that position.Morales remains president of Arce’s party, but Bolivian president-elect says influence will be limited to that position.

Read More You don’t have to revere Alfred Hitchcock’s trimly tailored 1940 gothic romance Rebecca to dislike, or even just be confused by, Ben Wheatley’s self-consciously kooky 2020 version, a movie whose “Look at me!” style takes the story’s inherent, tasteful steaminess and pastes googly eyes on it. Both spring from the same source material,…

Read More Board of Supervisors have signed on to legislation that will give people the right to sue callers in court for racist emergency calls Fed up with white people calling 911 about people of color selling water bottles, barbecuing or otherwise going about their lives, San Francisco leaders are set to approve hate crime…

Read More<p>The family of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of personally ordering Khashoggi’s brutal execution in order to silence the high-profile government critic</p><p>The family of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of…

Read MoreThe firm agreed to pay $4.14m to settle allegations that a Turkish subsidiary sold cutting tools to be resold in Iran.The firm agreed to pay $4.14m to settle allegations that a Turkish subsidiary sold cutting tools to be resold in Iran.

Read MoreFootage posted online showed several hundred people out demonstrating, in defiance of a curfew imposed hours earlier.Footage posted online showed several hundred people out demonstrating, in defiance of a curfew imposed hours earlier.

Read More WASHINGTON DC, Oct 20 (IPS) – The IMF says poor are getting poorer with close to 90 million people expected to fall into extreme deprivation this year   Gita Gopinath is the Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread with…

Read More Wednesday: Asio chief Mike Burgess says federal politicians are ‘attractive targets’ for foreign agents. Plus: Victoria backflips on horse race decision Good morning, this is Tamara Howie bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Wednesday 21 October. Continue reading…Wednesday: Asio chief Mike Burgess says federal politicians are ‘attractive targets’ for foreign agents.…

Read More Regeneron — the pharmaceutical company developing COVID-19 treatments — has just received FDA approval for the first drug aimed at another infectious disease that’s been in the headlines. (Image credit: John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images) Regeneron — the pharmaceutical company developing COVID-19 treatments — has just received FDA approval for the first drug…

Read More The former mining town has watched its name transform from an asset in the late 1800s to a liability in recent decades. (Image credit: Eric Thomas/AFP via Getty Images) The former mining town has watched its name transform from an asset in the late 1800s to a liability in recent decades.

Read MoreAmid Donald Trump’s polling and fundraising struggles, there is one positive sign for Republicans ahead of US elections.Amid Donald Trump’s polling and fundraising struggles, there is one positive sign for Republicans ahead of US elections.

Read MoreSARS’s abuse reflects the moral bankruptcy of the system the corrupt Nigerian ruling elite has put in place.SARS’s abuse reflects the moral bankruptcy of the system the corrupt Nigerian ruling elite has put in place.

Read More First lady said last week she had recovered from coronavirus She was to travel with the president to Erie, Pennsylvania US politics – live coverage Melania Trump withdrew from a scheduled return to the campaign trail on Tuesday, two weeks out from election day, due to a “lingering cough”. Related: Trump urges Barr…

Read MoreIndian prime minister tells citizens not to ‘let guard down’ amid recent trend of declining coronavirus cases.Indian prime minister tells citizens not to ‘let guard down’ amid recent trend of declining coronavirus cases.

Read More Unnamed cyclist in Najafabad detained for breaking Islamic law on veils for women A young woman has been arrested in central Iran for “insulting the Islamic hijab”, state media said on Tuesday, after a video appeared to show her cycling without a veil. “A person who had recently violated norms and insulted the…

Read More Airport shut as city governor condemns ‘anarchy’ and violence surrounding Sars police brutality protests The government of Lagos has imposed an immediate 24-hour curfew, shutting down protests against police brutality that have erupted across Nigeria and paralysed large areas of the state that includes Africa’s largest city. The protests have been against the…

Read MoreAnnouncement comes despite opposition leader claiming irregularities and declaring himself winner of first round.Announcement comes despite opposition leader claiming irregularities and declaring himself winner of first round.

Read More BRATISLAVA, Oct 20 (IPS) – When hundreds of elephants died in the space of a few months in Botswana earlier this year, conservationists were shocked. Wildlife experts said it was one of the largest elephant mortality events in history. Read the full story, “Questions remain over Botswana’s Mass Elephant Deaths”, on globalissues.org →…

Read MoreWomen’s summit participants must use their platform to speak up for jailed female Saudi rights champions: Rights group.Women’s summit participants must use their platform to speak up for jailed female Saudi rights champions: Rights group.

Read More In its latest approach to the pandemic, Sweden plans to ease coronavirus restrictions for elderly citizens. The country’s state epidemiologist says the situation is less “dramatic” than in the rest of Europe. With the exception of those over 70, Swedish citizens have faced few restrictions during the pandemic. Now, the government’s “priority” is…

Read More When COVID-19 hit the Southwest Georgia Regional Medical Center in Cuthbert, a small rural town in Randolph County, in late March, the facility—which includes a 25-bed hospital, an adjacent nursing home and a family-medicine clinic, was quickly overwhelmed. In just a matter of days, 45 of the 62 nursing home residents tested positive.…

Read MoreThe demise of the treaty would lift all remaining restraints on deployments of strategic nuclear warheads.The demise of the treaty would lift all remaining restraints on deployments of strategic nuclear warheads.

Read More Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has said he takes responsibility for the thousands of killings by police in his anti-drug crackdown, claiming he was ready to go to jail if it served his country. In a televised speech on Monday night, Duterte, whose government has been heavily criticized by international organizations for nearly 6,000…

Read More CARACAS, Oct 20 (IPS) – Andrés Cañizález is a Venezuelan journalist and Ph.D. in Political ScienceIn mid-September, the United Nations Human Rights Council approved the renewal, for another two years, of the mandate of the Fact-Finding Mission to determine and document the existence of crimes against humanity in Venezuela, under the government of…

Read MoreTrump sets aggressive schedule, while Biden, who remains ahead in the polls, is laying low until Thursday’s debate.Trump sets aggressive schedule, while Biden, who remains ahead in the polls, is laying low until Thursday’s debate.

Read More PARIS, Oct 20 (IPS) – School reopening doesn’t mean that education is back on course. For a start, schools remain closed in over 50 countries, affecting more than 800 million students. The poorest ones may never make it back to school, driven by poverty into child labour or early marriage. Distance learning has…

Read More By combining magnetic fields and hydrogels, a team of researchers has produced artificial cartilage using a non-invasive method which could spark a revolution in regenerative medicine. Scientists from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated a new possible way to reconstruct complex bodily tissues that could greatly reduce…

Read More I’ve interviewed those seeking safe passage to the UK: their plight was obvious, their stories shocking Last night the government voted against attempts to protect the right of unaccompanied child asylum seekers to join family in the UK. Only six Conservative MPs rebelled to support the amendment, put forward by former child refugee…

Read MoreThe US Justice Department accuses Google of disadvantaging its rivals in search and advertising.The US Justice Department accuses Google of disadvantaging its rivals in search and advertising.

Read More KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 20 (IPS) – Limited liability protection for shareholders in joint stock companies was introduced to encourage investments in them. However, it has encouraged irresponsibility, causing much harm while generating profits without responsibility. Read the full story, “Limited Liability: Profit Without Responsibility”, on globalissues.org → KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct 20…