Month: October 2020

Read More Victorian premier says he does not know location of the group and has written to Scott Morrison to express disappointment Victorian premier says he received ‘no warning’ before New Zealanders arrived. Follow live The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, has condemned failures that allowed a mystery group of 17 New Zealanders to fly into…

Read More Minnesota authorities tackling rally-based ‘outbreak’; calls to ease restrictions in Australian state of Victoria; UK accuses Russia of trying to disrupt vaccine research Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage 2.14am BST Chief medical officer Dr Brett Sutton says that Victoria is still not ready to relax restrictions to the same…

Read MoreThe teacher killed in a Paris suburb reportedly showed his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.The teacher killed in a Paris suburb reportedly showed his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

Read More<p>Case is connected to Robert Brockman, the CEO of a private equity firm, who is also facing tax fraud charges</p><p>Case is connected to Robert Brockman, the CEO of a private equity firm, who is also facing tax fraud charges</p>

Read More In November 2017, the House Intelligence Committee released fake advertisements found on Facebook in the walk up to the 2016 election. As politicians on each side argued over whether the ads changed the election results, the heart of the revelation was way more disturbing. The Russian ads targeted the American public to deepen…

Read More Prime minister says Canada will ‘stand up loudly’ for human rights after China’s ambassador against welcoming Hong Kong pro-democracy activists Canada will continue to defend human rights in China, prime minister Justin Trudeau has pledged, after a top Chinese diplomat warned Ottawa against welcoming Hong Kong pro-democracy activists. China’s ambassador to Ottawa, Cong…

Read MoreThe trip from October 17-20 seeks to bolster recent US-brokered normalisation deals between the three countries.The trip from October 17-20 seeks to bolster recent US-brokered normalisation deals between the three countries.

Read More French police have detained four people, including a minor, in connection with brutal slaying of a schoolteacher in Conflans-Saint-Honorine near Paris that was described by President Emmanuel Macron as Islamist terrorism. The perpetrator, who attacked the teacher on Friday afternoon while allegedly shouting “Allahu Akbar,” or “God is Great,” was later confronted and killed…

Read More United Nations experts issued a mandate expressing “serious concern” regarding heightened racist and xenophobic attacks against Asian Americans during the coronavirus pandemic. In the document made public this week, experts appointed by the Human Rights Council wrote that violence and attacks against people of Asian descent have reached an “alarming level” since the…

Read MoreChris Christie says he was “wrong” to shun masks after battling Covid-19 in intensive care for days.Chris Christie says he was “wrong” to shun masks after battling Covid-19 in intensive care for days.

Read MoreTrump reversed his administration’s previous denial of relief aid to California, which has been badly damaged by fires.Trump reversed his administration’s previous denial of relief aid to California, which has been badly damaged by fires.

Read MoreLuis Arce leads in the polls, but the MAS candidate may not be able to avoid a risky, second-round runoff.Luis Arce leads in the polls, but the MAS candidate may not be able to avoid a risky, second-round runoff.

Read MoreFrench restaurants and bars faced a busy evening before a month-long curfew started in nine cities.French restaurants and bars faced a busy evening before a month-long curfew started in nine cities.

Read MoreS&P Global Ratings took Oman down to a B+ as lower crude revenue and the coronavirus pandemic hit country’s finances.S&P Global Ratings took Oman down to a B+ as lower crude revenue and the coronavirus pandemic hit country’s finances.

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Read More Hagiography is a dirty word in the documentary-filmmaking world. But it’s hard to know how anyone could make a documentary featuring Bruce Springsteen that doesn’t present him in burnished, reverent tones. His legend as a man who sings Songs of the People has already been fully shellacked—there’s not much we can do about…

Read More President Donald Trump’s campaign is ramping up the pace of the President’s travel, preparing to hold three rallies a day next week. But Republican strategists warn that more Trump isn’t what the campaign needs right now. What he needs, they say, is to stick to the script — something the President is not…

Read More Former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda, who has been arrested in Los Angeles, is now facing five charges in the US related to drug trafficking, Mexico’s foreign minister has said. The arrested general is expected to be transferred to New York shortly, a senior diplomat, Marcelo Ebrard, said on Twitter, citing the…

Read More Ali Riza Polat, believed to be an accomplice of the terrorists who carried out deadly attacks in Paris in early 2015, has threatened a police witness as she was testifying in a French court. The 35-year-old suspect delivered an angry outburst on Friday while a policewoman from an anti-terror unit gave her account…

Read More<p>French presidents visits scene of what he described as an ‘Islamist terrorist attack’</p><p>French presidents visits scene of what he described as an ‘Islamist terrorist attack’</p>

Read More French President Emmanuel Macron has said the teacher murdered in a Parisian suburb on Friday was “assassinated because he taught his students freedom of expression.” The killing is being investigated by anti-terrorism police. “One of our fellow citizens was assassinated because he taught his students freedom of expression,” Macron said after he arrived…

Read More<p>Protesters call for reform of country’s constitution and resignation of prime minister</p><p>Protesters call for reform of country’s constitution and resignation of prime minister</p>

Read More Russia and the United States on Friday were at a new impasse over the last major nuclear arms reduction accord, with the United States calling President Vladimir Putin’s proposal for an unconditional one-year extension a non-starter. Russia and the United States on Friday were at a new impasse over the last major nuclear…

Read More An anti-terrorism invstigation is underway in a Parisian suburb after a middle school teacher was fatally stabbed by a man who reportedly cried “Allahu Akbar” while assaulting him. The incident occurred in Conflans Saint-Honorine at around 5pm local time on Friday. The suspected attacker was shot dead by police. According to local reports, the teacher…

Read More Election Day 2020 will be unprecedented in any number of ways, but it won’t be the first time the U.S. has held elections during a global pandemic—or the first time a public-health crisis has changed the way campaigning and voting take place. As the midterm elections of 1918 approached, World War I was…

Read More In 1979, Howardena Pindell quit her job in the curatorial department of The Museum of Modern Art to start teaching at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Months into her new profession, she was a passenger in a car accident that left her with a hip injury and a dent…

Read MoreThe victim is said to have shown his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in class.The victim is said to have shown his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in class.

Read MoreSeveral US states had record increases in new COVID-19 cases this month, as the country reports over 218,000 deaths.Several US states had record increases in new COVID-19 cases this month, as the country reports over 218,000 deaths.

Read MoreEx-defence chief Salvador Cienfuegos is accused of taking bribes to protect a drug cartel, according to US indictment.Ex-defence chief Salvador Cienfuegos is accused of taking bribes to protect a drug cartel, according to US indictment.

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Oct 16 (IPS) – On World Food Day IPS speaks to Emile Frison, an expert on conservation and agricultural biodiversity and a member of International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems. Despite the World Food Programme (WFP) being awarded the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its work in addressing global…

Read More RIJSWIJK, the Netherlands, Oct 16 (IPS) – Frank Mechielsen is Sustainable Food program manager at HivosFood is high on the political agenda. The need to make food systems more resilient to external shocks like climate change and Covid-19 is now well acknowledged among states and other actors. Green, healthy, and inclusive food systems…

Read More JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Oct 16 (IPS) – Marianna Belalba Barreto is the Civic Space Research Lead at CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation & Aarti Narsee is a Civic Space Research Officer at CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen ParticipationMore than half a year after the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a…

Read More Oct 16 (IPS) – Nine months into the pandemic, Europe remains one of the regions worst affected by COVID-19. Ten of the 20 countries with the highest death count per million people are European. The other ten are in the Americas. This includes the US, which has the highest number of confirmed cases…

Read More Israeli plans to advance the building of thousands of settlement units in the occupied West Bank drew European condemnation on Friday as approvals for constructions hit a record high in 2020. The European countries warned the building perpetuates the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and further threatens the viability of a two-state solution. The warning came…

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