Month: October 2020

Read More<p>Third ‘surge’ underway as nation surpasses 9 million confirmed infections</p><p>Third ‘surge’ underway as nation surpasses 9 million confirmed infections</p>

Read More President Donald Trump is making a late reelection pitch to voters Saturday in Michigan and Wisconsin, states in the Upper Midwest that were instrumental to his 2016 victory but may now be slipping from his grasp. The Trump campaign has largely retreated from the TV advertising in the Midwest, shifting much of its…

Read More The International Criminal Court accuses ousted President Omar al-Bashir of genocide and war crimes. The International Criminal Court accuses ousted President Omar al-Bashir of genocide and war crimes.

Read More French teacher Samuel Paty, who was brutally murdered near Paris on Friday, had his private details exposed on social media last week, after a parent complained he’d shown “naked man” cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed in class. The original complaint was reportedly lodged by the father of a 13-year-old girl who studied at…

Read More WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pushed back Saturday at Sen. Ben Sasse on Twitter, calling the Nebraska senator “a liability to the Republican Party, and an embarrassment” to the state. The president’s Twitter attack came after Sasse told constituents in a telephone town hall Wednesday that Trump has “flirted with white supremacists,” mocks…

Read More<p>Wolverine Watchmen planned to ‘try’ Gretchen Whitmer for lockdown measures</p><p>Wolverine Watchmen planned to ‘try’ Gretchen Whitmer for lockdown measures</p>

Read More The United States is in the midst of a crushing economic recession, COVID-19 infection rates are spiking, and thousands of schools and childcare facilities have yet to reopen in-person classrooms. The group bearing the brunt of this torrent of bad news? Women. Between August and September, 865,000 women dropped out of the labor…

Read More TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced Saturday that its death toll from the coronavirus has passed the milestone of 30,000, in what has been the Mideast region’s worst outbreak. Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari announced that the total death toll from the outbreak had reached at least 30,123. She said that 4,721 virus…

Read More<p>Antonio Guterres says pandemic marks ‘double crisis’ for poorest people in the world &nbsp;</p><p>Antonio Guterres says pandemic marks ‘double crisis’ for poorest people in the world &nbsp;</p>

Read More PARIS — A suspect shot dead by police after the gruesome beheading of a history teacher in an attack near Paris was an 18-year-old Moscow-born Chechen refugee, officials said Saturday. France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said authorities investigating the killing of Samuel Paty in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine on Friday also arrested nine suspects, including the teen’s…

Read More<p>Charges concern alleged illegal financing of his successful 2007 election campaign&nbsp;</p><p>Charges concern alleged illegal financing of his successful 2007 election campaign&nbsp;</p>

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Read More“Grandma Wong” says she was detained by mainland police and forced to renounce her activism.”Grandma Wong” says she was detained by mainland police and forced to renounce her activism.

Read MoreSome of the rarest creatures on the planet have been captured by some of the world’s greatest photographers. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards were just handed out in London, announced by the Dutchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton, through Britain’s National History Museum. Roxanna Saberi reports.Some of the rarest creatures on the planet…

Read More Germany President Frank-Walter Steinmeier entered quarantine after one of his bodyguards tested positive for the coronavirus. The result of the president’s own test is still unknown. Steinmeier went into quarantine after one of his entourage who was considered a “close contact” caught the disease, a presidential spokeswoman confirmed to German media. There have…

Read MoreSomali native Hawa Hassan grew up here in the United States, but it was her homeland and reconnection with her family that sparked her passion: a love of East African cuisine. To bring the flavors of home here, she started a line of sauces and just released a cookbook, “In Bibi’s Kitchen.” Hassan speaks…

Read More The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which was targeted by Islamists for publishing cartoons of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed, has called for a public rally in the wake of what is seen as a copycat killing of a schoolteacher. The publication, known for its no-holds-barred approach to satirical cartoons, has called on the French…

Read More New Zealanders give Labour more votes than at any other election in past five decades Follow the results live Jacinda Ardern will govern New Zealand for a second term after the Labour party secured a historic landslide victory in the general election, attracting so many votes it could become the first party in…

Read More Also on rt.com 4 arrested in police raid on suspect’s house after ‘terrorist beheading’ of French teacher DETAILS TO FOLLOW Read Full Article at RT.com

Read More As prime minister, Ardern inspired love and trust; now she has to do something with it And the winner is … New Zealand. It was the happiness election – Covid fizzled out, lockdown was released, and a sense of gratitude and sheer joy buoyed Jacinda Ardern through a long campaign to Saturday’s landslide…

Read More<p>Bones are from duck-billed Hadrosaur which roamed area 69 million years ago</p><p>Bones are from duck-billed Hadrosaur which roamed area 69 million years ago</p>

Read More U.S. defence company FLIR Systems announced on 16 October that it has been awarded a $26 million contract modification in support of the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Reconnaissance Vehicle Sensor Suite Upgrade (NBCRV SSU) program for the U.S. Army.  The Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement was awarded through the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological,…

Read More Natalia Aravena rushed down a small side street to escape, she recalls. Chile’s police force, the carabineros, were dispersing a protest near Santiago’s presidential palace on Oct. 28 2019, one of hundreds that broke out over inequality and the cost of living in the South American country late last year. As Aravena, a…

Read More Natalia Aravena rushed down a small side street to escape, she recalls. Chile’s police force, the carabineros, were dispersing a protest near Santiago’s presidential palace on Oct. 28 2019, one of hundreds that broke out over inequality and the cost of living in the South American country late last year. As Aravena, a…

Read More Terrifying footage has emerged of the crash landing of a Mexican Navy Mi-17 helicopter on Saturday. Video of a Mi-17 MTV-1 Mexican Navy that was severely damaged during landing at Villahermosa-Capitan Carlos Perez Airport, Tabasco surfaced on Youtube Saturday morning. The details were given in a 17 October media release by the Mexican…

Read More The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor is arriving Saturday in Sudan to discuss cooperation with local authorities over bringing to trial those internationally wanted for war crimes and genocide in the country’s Darfur conflict, the Sudanese government said. Prime Minister Abdallla Hamdok’s office said in a statement that ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and other…

Read MoreHundreds of Hashd demonstrators swept past a security detail and stormed the offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.Hundreds of Hashd demonstrators swept past a security detail and stormed the offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party.

Read More Trump to hold Wisconsin rally despite Covid warnings Can Biden overcome racist legacy of crime bill he backed? Sign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 1.13pm BST … and welcome to another day of coverage of electoral politics and Covid crisis in America. The election is two weeks…

Read More Joe Anderson announces death day after urging people to follow rules to prevent spread Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, has announced the death of his brother in hospital after contracting Covid-19. On Friday, Anderson urged people to follow the rules to prevent the…

Read MoreArmenia rejects claims it was behind the attack that prompted Azerbaijan president to vow ‘revenge’.Armenia rejects claims it was behind the attack that prompted Azerbaijan president to vow ‘revenge’.

Read More<p>Vincenzo De Luca announces coronavirus measures amid spike in regional cases</p><p>Vincenzo De Luca announces coronavirus measures amid spike in regional cases</p>

Read MoreKenya’s Peres Jepchirchir breaks her own world record for a women-only half marathon in Gdynia, Poland.Kenya’s Peres Jepchirchir breaks her own world record for a women-only half marathon in Gdynia, Poland.

Read MoreHer popularity soared earlier this year after she led a successful effort to stamp out the coronavirus.Her popularity soared earlier this year after she led a successful effort to stamp out the coronavirus.

Read More For the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is argued that Josep Borrell pay attention to discursive and social factors in the EU’s long-standing foreign policy commitment.For the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is argued that Josep Borrell pay attention to discursive and social factors in the EU’s long-standing foreign policy commitment.

Read More Finnish defense contractor Patria has announced that it signed with Finland and Latvia agreement on developing common armoured vehicle system. The purpose of the product development agreement is to develop, in line with the common requirements of the countries, the prototype Patria 6×6 vehicle manufactured by Patria Land Oy to a common armoured vehicle platform,…