Month: October 2020

Read More Hopes grow that a gigantic weapon stolen after the invasion of Algiers in 1830 may soon be returned. Hopes grow that a gigantic weapon stolen after the invasion of Algiers in 1830 may soon be returned.

Read More<p>‘Great news organisations … should introduce fact to disperse doubt’</p><p>‘Great news organisations … should introduce fact to disperse doubt’</p>

Read MoreWhat unites a concert pianist, an IT technician and a crypto billionaire? The 2020 White House race.What unites a concert pianist, an IT technician and a crypto billionaire? The 2020 White House race.

Read MoreAs cases in India continue to rise, here’s a look at how the country has responded to the pandemic.As cases in India continue to rise, here’s a look at how the country has responded to the pandemic.

Read MoreTwo Republicans with very different views of the president discuss their recovery from Covid-19.Two Republicans with very different views of the president discuss their recovery from Covid-19.

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Read More The hostilities raging in Nagorno-Karabakh lies at the heart of a decades-long fight that began during the chaotic breakup of the Soviet Union. The hostilities raging in Nagorno-Karabakh lies at the heart of a decades-long fight that began during the chaotic breakup of the Soviet Union.

Read More Trump stops TV and radio ads in Ohio, Iowa and New Hampshire as Biden expands into Texas and Georgia. Trump stops TV and radio ads in Ohio, Iowa and New Hampshire as Biden expands into Texas and Georgia.

Read More Bag dispensers at 150 parks throughout the city have been left empty, but manufacturers say local supplies are available Brisbane dog owners are kicking up a stink over a shortage of dog poo bags that the city council has blamed on Sydney’s Port Botany wharf industrial dispute. Bag dispensers at the council’s 150…

Read MorePresident Trump’s reelection bid received a vote of support Friday from an entity most in his party would reject: the Taliban.President Trump’s reelection bid received a vote of support Friday from an entity most in his party would reject: the Taliban.

Read MoreAlvaro Uribe was placed under house arrest in August as part of an investigation into alleged witness tampering.Alvaro Uribe was placed under house arrest in August as part of an investigation into alleged witness tampering.

Read More With the backdrop of a union facility in a key battleground county of Pennsylvania, Joe Biden on Saturday blistered President Donald Trump as only pretending to care about the working-class voters who helped flip the Rust Belt to the Republican column four years ago. “Anyone who actually does an honest day’s work sees…

Read MoreDemonstrators have been staging protests against PM for alleged corruption and his government’s COVID-19 response.Demonstrators have been staging protests against PM for alleged corruption and his government’s COVID-19 response.

Read More More than 12,000 pages of US government documents show military operations contaminating the Pacific with radioactive waste, nerve agents, and chemical weapons like Agent Orange In 1968, Leroy Foster was a master sergeant in the US Air Force, assigned to the Anderson Air Force Base in Guam, a United States island territory in…

Read More Armed right-wing groups are registering poll watchers and planning to monitor voting places during the presidential election. Armed right-wing groups are registering poll watchers and planning to monitor voting places during the presidential election.

Read MoreOuattara announced in August he will seek another term following the sudden death of his handpicked successor.Ouattara announced in August he will seek another term following the sudden death of his handpicked successor.

Read More<p>A toddle on Friday was taken to hospital after running and slipping into the Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone&nbsp;</p><p>A toddle on Friday was taken to hospital after running and slipping into the Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone&nbsp;</p>

Read More WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Saturday made his first public appearance since returning to the White House after being treated for the coronavirus. The White House has refused to declare that he is no longer contagious, and the gathering of hundreds of people on the South Lawn went ahead despite the guidance…

Read More Local health teams are outperforming the NHS Covid contact system, but as cases rise they want a rethink Under the grandeur of Preston market’s Victorian canopy, the nervousness wrought by a resurgence of Covid-19 is not far away. Amid the fruit, veg and dairy stalls, all the shoppers and stallholders are wearing masks,…

Read MoreFormer President Álvaro Uribe is being investigated for witness tampering, but he denies the charges.Former President Álvaro Uribe is being investigated for witness tampering, but he denies the charges.

Read More The South Australian MP treads a narrow path amid changing demographics in her seat of Mayo and accusations of Liberal sympathies “You’re just stooges for the Liberal party,” one comment reads. “You are a sellout,” another says. The Centre Alliance MP Rebekha Sharkie’s Facebook page has been swamped with hundreds of angry comments…

Read More The Guardian is given a unique insight into the operations of CSL, which is making vaccines that could help end the crisis Some call it the “happy soup”. Take a dash of modified Covid-19 protein DNA, mix it with cells from a Chinese hamster’s ovary, and place the combination in two state-of-the-art 2,000L…

Read MoreNo details about the identities of the victims or the causes of the collision have so far been released.No details about the identities of the victims or the causes of the collision have so far been released.

Read More Any hope for a truce in the long-running conflict in the Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh was short-lived The streets of Stepanakert were quiet as a ceasefire went into effect on Saturday afternoon, but the local population’s ears are still ringing from the shelling and drone strikes that have decimated this highland town over…

Read MoreCivil liberty group hails court’s decision on mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania as ‘victory’ ahead of November 3 election.Civil liberty group hails court’s decision on mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania as ‘victory’ ahead of November 3 election.

Read More West Midlands police apologise after names of young people at risk taken in Birmingham West Midlands police has apologised after a notebook containing information on young people at risk from or associated with gangs was stolen from an unattended unmarked car. The force said officers were involved in a foot chase in the…

Read MoreWildfires across Syria’s north and neighbouring countries have killed two people and forced dozens to flee.Wildfires across Syria’s north and neighbouring countries have killed two people and forced dozens to flee.

Read MoreTen days after he tested positive for COVID-19, US President Donald Trump is addressing supporters at the White House.Ten days after he tested positive for COVID-19, US President Donald Trump is addressing supporters at the White House.

Read More London firm blames recent violent assault on home secretary’s remarks that ‘activist lawyers’ were frustrating the removal of migrants Britain’s top lawyers have written to Priti Patel to express their concern after a knifeman threatened to kill an immigration solicitor last month in an attack colleagues say was directly motivated by comments made…

Read More<p>Targeted killings are on the rise and Taliban fighters are expanding their powers, according to residents and officials</p><p>Targeted killings are on the rise and Taliban fighters are expanding their powers, according to residents and officials</p>

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Read More Belarus’ authoritarian president on Saturday visited a prison to talk to opposition activists, who have been jailed for challenging his re-election that was widely seen as manipulated and triggered two months of protests. President Alexander Lukashenko spent more than four hours talking to his jailed political foes at the Minsk prison that belongs…

Read More Activist’s claim of racist assault on bypass adds to litany of alleged violations of human rights sent to UN rapporteurs A campaigner against the HS2 rail line whose head and back were knelt on by police after he says he was thrown to the ground during a peaceful protest believes he was singled…

Read More More than 1,000 have arrived in recent days and this year has seen a big increase from 2019. More than 1,000 have arrived in recent days and this year has seen a big increase from 2019.

Read MoreTwenty-eight people were arrested in Friday’s protest over the lack of charges against a suburban Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot a Black teenTwenty-eight people were arrested in Friday’s protest over the lack of charges against a suburban Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot a Black teen