Month: October 2020

Read More Getting a COVID-19 vaccine—and fast—has been a main focus in the fight against the coronavirus. But when a vaccine is ultimately made available to the American public, California Governor Gavin Newsom said at a press conference last week, another factor will come into play: what he called the “speed of trust.” “You have…

Read More Donald Trump has attacked the doctors who have been treating coronavirus patients on the frontline of the pandemic. Speaking during a campaign rally in Waterford Township, Michigan, the US president said: ‘Our doctors get more money if someone dies from Covid. You know that, right? I mean, our doctors are very smart people.’…

Read More A French-language Instagram account of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was temporarily blocked after posting a critical message to young people about controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, Iran’s FARS news agency reported. The page became inaccessible on Friday, two days after Khamenei’s missive to “young French people” was posted on social media. In his…

Read More (WAUKEGAN, Ill.) — An Illinois judge on Friday ordered the extradition of a 17-year-old accused in the fatal shooting of two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The ruling in Kyle Rittenhouse’s case came after a hearing at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Illinois. Defense lawyers sought to persuade Judge Paul Novak to block…

Read More Nothing divides like politics, because nothing divides like fear. But what exactly, in the context of our current election, are we afraid of? The answer is the same for everyone at the macro level: we fear loss. We are afraid of losing control, safety, power, opportunity, status, rights, freedom. White people fear what…

Read MoreJournalist Glenn Greenwald resigned over The Intercept’s handling of his story about the controversy this week.Journalist Glenn Greenwald resigned over The Intercept’s handling of his story about the controversy this week.

Read MoreFar-right leaders accused the Italian government of ‘moral responsibility’ for the knife attack in France.Far-right leaders accused the Italian government of ‘moral responsibility’ for the knife attack in France.

Read More The United States is hitting records in daily coronavirus cases. But China, the country first afflicted with the scourge, is having a different experience.Unlike the Trump administration, which has said it is prioritizing opening the economy while essentially giving up on controlling the pandemic, China moved aggressively to stop the virus. The result:…

Read More Coronavirus didn’t kill the culture wars, it only sent them into a momentary recess When Covid-19 hit, I’d been wondering for a long time what glued together the disparate positions of the religious right in Australia: for deregulation yet also massive taxpayer subsidy; for free enterprise yet also against the free movement of…

Read MoreRallies come after a court ruled that law allowing abortion of damaged foetuses was incompatible with the constitution.Rallies come after a court ruled that law allowing abortion of damaged foetuses was incompatible with the constitution.

Read More Species ‘will be shot and killed because Donald Trump is desperate to gin up his voters in the Midwest’ Species ‘will be shot and killed because Donald Trump is desperate to gin up his voters in the Midwest’

Read More ‘She wasn’t even charged with a crime,’ Rickia Young’s representation says ‘She wasn’t even charged with a crime,’ Rickia Young’s representation says

Read More This week’s terror attack in Nice took place against a backdrop of diplomatic tensions, reports Kim Sengupta This week’s terror attack in Nice took place against a backdrop of diplomatic tensions, reports Kim Sengupta

Read MoreThe markets endured the fastest bear market on record, a spectacular rebound, and are now limping to the end of October.The markets endured the fastest bear market on record, a spectacular rebound, and are now limping to the end of October.

Read More Demonstrations held in Pakistan, Lebanon, Palestinian territories and Afghanistan Tens of thousands of Muslims in Pakistan, Lebanon, the Palestinian territories and elsewhere joined protests on Friday over the French president Emmanuel Macron’s vow to protect the right to caricature the prophet Muhammad. Demonstrations in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, turned violent as 2,000 people who…

Read More India is now far more closely aligned with the US since Trump took power India is now far more closely aligned with the US since Trump took power

Read More Country approaches world-topping 9m cases as experts warn death rates could more than double by mid-January The US has shattered the daily coronavirus record, with almost 90,000 new infections reported on Thursday and close to 1,000 deaths, as the US approached a world-topping 9m cases and experts warned of death rates more than…

Read More People across the continent are embracing a range of pursuits in an effort to keep healthy and sane Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage For Alice Weiss there is no alternative to what the Germans call Flucht nach vorne, or knuckling down, to cope with the challenge of surviving winter…

Read More Shooting interests in England will need licence to release non-native birds near nature reserves Pheasants and partridges are to be classified alongside Japanese knotweed and grey squirrels as species that imperil native wildlife, the government has announced. People with shooting interests in England will have to apply for a licence to release the…

Read More As more and more people are diagnosed with COVID-19, the question of how long immunity to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the illness, lasts, is increasingly important. Understanding that would help patients know whether they can get re-infected, and potentially even help doctors to better understand what type of protection we can expect…

Read More NEW YORK, Oct 30 (IPS) – Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury was Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the UN (2002-2007); former Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to UN (1996-2001); and globally acclaimed as the initiator of the precursor decision leading to the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 as President of the UN Security Council…

Read MoreA knife-wielding attacker killed three people in the French Riviera city in the country’s third major attack in weeks.A knife-wielding attacker killed three people in the French Riviera city in the country’s third major attack in weeks.

Read MoreClive Myrie has visited the Navajo Nation in Arizona where the death rate is the highest in the US.Clive Myrie has visited the Navajo Nation in Arizona where the death rate is the highest in the US.

Read More Scientists find several living specimens of Voeltzkow’s chameleon during expedition Scientists say they have found an elusive chameleon species that was last spotted in Madagascar 100 years ago. Researchers from Madagascar and Germany said on Friday that they had discovered several living specimens of Voeltzkow’s chameleon during an expedition to the north-west of…

Read More Rudy Giuliani gets some comeuppance, Hugh Grant banks another hit, plus weird ways of wearing masks I’ve always felt sorry for the victims of Sacha Baron Cohen, no matter how much they seem to deserve it. He plays on their vanity and eggs them on to say terrible things, but he also hoodwinks…

Read More Startling footage shows teenager running from bedroom mid-stream as tremors begin Startling footage shows teenager running from bedroom mid-stream as tremors begin

Read More The wall and part of the roof of an Orthodox church on the Greek island of Samos caved in during Friday’s deadly earthquake, which also triggered a ‘mini-tsunami’ that led to localized flooding in coastal areas. At least four people were killed and 120 injured in the earthquake, which struck off the Turkish…

Read MoreTurkey reports at least four people were killed, and a Greek seismologist said a tsunami was possible.Turkey reports at least four people were killed, and a Greek seismologist said a tsunami was possible.

Read MoreThe ordeal in the Bronx left the man “afraid of rats going inside his mouth”, his brother says.The ordeal in the Bronx left the man “afraid of rats going inside his mouth”, his brother says.

Read MoreFind out how to stay in touch with live election results on TV, radio, online, and on social media.Find out how to stay in touch with live election results on TV, radio, online, and on social media.

Read MoreThousands of Muslims in Pakistan are joining anti-France protests, as the French president’s vow to protect the right to caricature the Prophet Muhammad continues to roil the Muslim worldThousands of Muslims in Pakistan are joining anti-France protests, as the French president’s vow to protect the right to caricature the Prophet Muhammad continues to roil…

Read More With admissions rising, the photojournalist Jonny Weeks returns to University hospital in Coventry to see how it is coping with the start of the second wave During the typical evening bustle of the critical care unit at University hospital, Coventry, two construction workers are hoisting temporary polythene walls into position, dividing the ward…

Read More There are 30 countries across the world that allows same-sex marriages There are 30 countries across the world that allows same-sex marriages

Read More The number of reported coronavirus cases has gone over 3 million in the Middle East, an Associated Press count showed Friday, with the true number likely even higher. Across the Mideast, there have been over 75,000 deaths attributed to the virus by health authorities, the AP count relying on reported figures by individual…

Read More The Tunisian suspect in the attack that left three people dead in the French southern city of Nice on Thursday was arrested for violence and using a knife back in 2016, a Tunisian judiciary official has said. The Nice attack suspect, identified as a 21-year-old migrant from Tunisia who arrived in France a…