Month: October 2020

Read MoreNew studies show an association between severe pollution and a spike in Covid-19 cases and deaths.New studies show an association between severe pollution and a spike in Covid-19 cases and deaths.

Read MoreThe indictment was unsealed in federal court Monday.The indictment was unsealed in federal court Monday.

Read More Oromos have complained of marginalisation but they are now increasingly assertive in their identity. Oromos have complained of marginalisation but they are now increasingly assertive in their identity.

Read MoreOromos have complained of marginalisation but they are now increasingly assertive in their identity.Oromos have complained of marginalisation but they are now increasingly assertive in their identity.

Read MoreFederal prosecutors have charged six Russian military officers with cyberattacks on targets around the world designed to, in part, interfere with international elections. Jeff Pegues has more details.Federal prosecutors have charged six Russian military officers with cyberattacks on targets around the world designed to, in part, interfere with international elections. Jeff Pegues has more…

Read MoreSources say the president quietly sent senior officials to Damascus in a bid to get kidnapped journalist Austin Tice home before the election, but they couldn’t make a deal.Sources say the president quietly sent senior officials to Damascus in a bid to get kidnapped journalist Austin Tice home before the election, but they couldn’t…

Read MoreUS House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin talked for 53 minutes in the latest stimulus saga.US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin talked for 53 minutes in the latest stimulus saga.

Read More<p>‘I am asking everyone to take this threat seriously,’ says Micheal Martin</p><p>‘I am asking everyone to take this threat seriously,’ says Micheal Martin</p>

Read More Budget estimates continue with Australia’s coronavirus response on the agenda. Victoria’s hotel quarantine inquiry will reconvene for an extraordinary session while in NSW testing rates drop below 7,000. Follow all the latest updates Follow our global live blog Full Australian Covid stats; Covid restrictions state by state NSW cases map; Vic cases map…

Read MoreA carbon-rich asteroid named Bennu could contain new information about life on Earth – and elsewhere. A carbon-rich asteroid named Bennu could contain new information about life on Earth – and elsewhere. 

Read More United Nations Security Council members called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to respect a new ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh during a meeting on the disputed region Monday. United Nations Security Council members called on Armenia and Azerbaijan to respect a new ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh during a meeting on the disputed region Monday.

Read More Government says it will impose tier 3 restrictions on the region if no agreement reached Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The strictest Covid restrictions will be imposed on nearly 3 million people across Greater Manchester if no deal is reached by midday on Tuesday, the government has said in…

Read More Dublin has decided to impose a national lockdown for six weeks that has been described by the Irish government itself as the harshest in Europe – all to curb the spread of Covid-19 that has been topping record levels for days. Under the newly announced measures that are scheduled to come into force…

Read MoreThe world’s largest digital currency rose as much as 3.4 percent on Monday to about $11,835.The world’s largest digital currency rose as much as 3.4 percent on Monday to about $11,835.

Read More Timesha Beauchamp, 20, died in hospital in Detroit Staff at funeral home had found her breathing A 20-year-old suburban Detroit woman who was declared dead only to be found alive at a funeral home in August has died, the attorney representing her family said on Monday. Timesha Beauchamp died on Sunday at Children’s…

Read MoreSecurity camera footage shows the woman throwing her young kids off a bridge in an act of revenge against her husband.Security camera footage shows the woman throwing her young kids off a bridge in an act of revenge against her husband.

Read More This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. You’d be forgiven for sensing a disconnect between perceived reality and the political rhetoric coming out of Joe Biden’s high command this weekend. It’s not an accident.…

Read More The coronavirus is having its way with the United Kingdom—a fact that is told starkly by the numbers. The 21st most populous country in the world, the U.K. is 11th in total number of COVID-19 infections—and climbing fast. Its daily infection rate is doubling every seven to eight days in some regions, more…

Read More CHITWAN, Nepal, Oct 19 (IPS) – Nepal’s population of one-horned rhinoceros that survived hunting, a shrinking habitat and wildlife trafficking are now faced with a new threat: changes in their living environment due to a rapidly-warming atmosphere. Read the full story, “Climate Change: New Threat to Nepal’s Rhinos”, on globalissues.org → CHITWAN, Nepal, Oct 19 (IPS)…

Read More New fibre-optic cables to Pacific islands have been cautiously welcomed amid warnings over harassment and violence linked to online platforms From the narrow bay of Sydney’s Tamarama Beach, a cable twice as thick as garden hose, carrying optic fibre thinner than human hair, stretches along the ocean floor linking Australia to Papua New…

Read More Investigation alleges Lactalis breached environmental regulations at several plants and released milk derivatives that killed fish France’s largest dairy company has repeatedly polluted the country’s rivers over the past decade, according to a new report by French media organisation Disclose. During a year-long investigation into dairy giant Lactalis, Disclose found that 38 of…

Read More<p>‘I apologise to my wife, family, friends and co-workers’</p><p>‘I apologise to my wife, family, friends and co-workers’</p>

Read MoreRival concedes as Evo Morales’s party celebrates big comeback that could further polarise the nation.Rival concedes as Evo Morales’s party celebrates big comeback that could further polarise the nation.

Read More The fear of hidden Trump voters and a Biden flub is almost an existential dread. The fear of hidden Trump voters and a Biden flub is almost an existential dread.

Read More With the government in Warsaw imposing strict lockdown measures on almost 70 percent of Poland’s population, a gym in Krakow has found a way to operate, albeit in a severely limited capacity – by declaring itself a church. “Since fitness classes cannot function, starting today our club will start hosting religious gatherings of…

Read MoreThe US president says transitional government in Khartoum agreed to pay $335m to ‘US terror victims and families’.The US president says transitional government in Khartoum agreed to pay $335m to ‘US terror victims and families’.

Read MoreCounter-terror investigators are building a profile of the 18-year-old Chechen ​who carried out the brutal attack on teacher Samuel Pety.Counter-terror investigators are building a profile of the 18-year-old Chechen ​who carried out the brutal attack on teacher Samuel Pety.

Read More Prosecutors linked the men with a globe-hopping campaign of sabotage, espionage and election interference. They work for the same spy agency that targeted the U.S. in 2016. (Image credit: Jim Watson/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) Prosecutors linked the men with a globe-hopping campaign of sabotage, espionage and election interference. They work for the same…

Read More Husam Zomlot says he never had curtains fitted for the house that was his residence for a year and a half in Washington D.C. So convinced was the head of the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s mission to the U.S. that his family’s stay would be temporary that much of their luggage remained in boxes…

Read MoreBritish officials say Russian intelligence took aim at the 2020 Olympics before their postponement.British officials say Russian intelligence took aim at the 2020 Olympics before their postponement.

Read MoreThe IMF expects Lebanon’s economy to shrink 25 percent this year, one of the worst in MENA.The IMF expects Lebanon’s economy to shrink 25 percent this year, one of the worst in MENA.

Read MoreProtesters at the offices of the central bank are wounded after being attacked, rights group says.Protesters at the offices of the central bank are wounded after being attacked, rights group says.

Read More Swedish authorities appear to be reconsidering their notoriously lax approach to COVID-19 containment, which has contributed to one of the world’s higher coronavirus death rates. Starting Oct. 19, regional health authorities may direct citizens to avoid high-risk areas such as gyms, concerts, public transportation and shopping centers, the Telegraph reports. They may also…

Read More Treating any infectious disease is a high wire act—doctors must balance the risks and benefits of therapies with the risks of the disease. And those stakes are even higher for a new disease that doesn’t yet have a playbook for physicians to follow. This summer, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration gave the…

Read More<p>The curfew was pushed back despite the PM claiming the situation was worse now than at the beginning of the pandemic</p><p>The curfew was pushed back despite the PM claiming the situation was worse now than at the beginning of the pandemic</p>