Month: October 2020

Read More“We need the money,” said David Beasley, the executive director of the U.N. agency.”We need the money,” said David Beasley, the executive director of the U.N. agency.

Read MoreThe rare night-time military parade comes weeks before the US presidential election.The rare night-time military parade comes weeks before the US presidential election.

Read More UK and French leaders spoke as British and EU negotiating teams engage in eleventh-hour trade deal meetings Boris Johnson has held Brexit telephone talks with the French president, Emmanuel Macron, as the clock ticks down to the deadline for a deal. The two leaders spoke on Saturday with seemingly just days remaining for…

Read MoreThe president, who says he feels strong, is due to address supporters from the White House balcony.The president, who says he feels strong, is due to address supporters from the White House balcony.

Read More<p>Missiles on show for first time since Trump meeting</p><p>Missiles on show for first time since Trump meeting</p>

Read More<p>Brittany Smith’s indictment for the murder of her rapist in Alabama sparked national headlines, and on Friday she pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years, of which she will serve seven months</p><p>Brittany Smith’s indictment for the murder of her rapist in Alabama sparked national headlines, and on Friday she pleaded guilty and was…

Read MoreThe opposition parties in the Czech Republic have cemented their dominant position in Parliament’s upper house after winning big in an election for a third of the seats in the SenateThe opposition parties in the Czech Republic have cemented their dominant position in Parliament’s upper house after winning big in an election for a…

Read More An unemployed Japanese man has been arrested by Niigata Prefectural Police after staying for some 10 months at a hotel and allegedly failing to pay the bill. The bizarre case was reported by Nippon News Network on Friday. The suspect, said to be a 58-year-old unemployed man, was grabbed by the police after…

Read MorePolitical turmoil has gripped the Central Asian country after a disputed parliamentary election.Political turmoil has gripped the Central Asian country after a disputed parliamentary election.

Read More ‘A surreal reality show’: Trump’s terrible week after Covid diagnosis Ex-member of Amy Coney Barrett’s faith group speaks out Debate schedule in disarray after Trump refuses virtual event Sign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 4.12pm BST During an appearance on Rush Limbaugh’s show on Friday, Donald Trump…

Read More TRENTON, N.J. — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Saturday he has been discharged from a New Jersey hospital where he spent a week, following his announcement that he had contracted the coronavirus. “I am happy to let you know that this morning I was released from Morristown Medical Center,” Christie said…

Read More Prime minister heads to polls in Auckland district after visit to suburban market New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has voted in the country’s general election, a week before polls officially close. Ardern cast her vote in her Auckland district on Saturday after visiting a market in the suburb of Ōtara, where she…

Read More<p>Same-sex couples asked to prove biological parentage but heterosexual couples typically are not</p><p>Same-sex couples asked to prove biological parentage but heterosexual couples typically are not</p>

Read More The North Korean military has showcased a new mobile intercontinental ballistic missile during Saturday’s military parade, one which experts say is larger than any previously demonstrated weapon of its type. Four ICBMs of the new variety were carried by 11-axle erector-launcher vehicles, and they may be the new weapon system whose existence was…

Read More North Korea has unveiled an advanced version of its main battle tank during a massive military parade and public rally in Pyongyang early on Saturday marking the 75th anniversary of the country’s ruling party. The unusual predawn parade occurred in the North Korean capital Pyongyang early on Saturday marking the 75th anniversary of…

Read More The economic damage caused by coronavirus leaves the continent with a big repair bill, the IMF says. The economic damage caused by coronavirus leaves the continent with a big repair bill, the IMF says.

Read More<p>No one at the parade appeared to be wearing face masks or social distancing</p><p>No one at the parade appeared to be wearing face masks or social distancing</p>

Read MorePartial shutdown imposed in Tehran a week ago extended till October 16 as government announces new penalties.Partial shutdown imposed in Tehran a week ago extended till October 16 as government announces new penalties.

Read More Kim Jong-un has credited the country’s socialist system with supposedly protecting North Koreans from the Covid-19 pandemic, saying not a single case of the devastating global disease has been registered in his country. The bold, if unverifiable, claim was made by Kim in a televised speech following a military parade dedicated to the…

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Read More The new type of short-range air defense missile system was unveiled during Today’s military parade in North Korea. The parade featured North Korea’s new type of weapons and ballistic missiles for the first time since Kim began meeting with international leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, in 2018. The new short-range surface-to-air missile…

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Read MoreThe latest figures pushed the overall total number of infections in the country to 1,285,084.The latest figures pushed the overall total number of infections in the country to 1,285,084.

Read More<p>Move follows Minsk decision to expel neighbouring diplomats&nbsp;</p><p>Move follows Minsk decision to expel neighbouring diplomats&nbsp;</p>

Read More<p>There’s outcry over the rise in sexual assault and rape in the country over recent years&nbsp;</p><p>There’s outcry over the rise in sexual assault and rape in the country over recent years&nbsp;</p>

Read More A fuel tank exploded inside a Beirut building on Friday night, killing four people and injuring several others, the Lebanese Red Cross said. The explosion came two months after a massive blast at Beirut’s port killed nearly 200 people, injured at least 6,500 and caused billions of dollars worth of damage. Lebanon: Beirut…

Read More Case of 21-year-old autistic man convicted under joint enterprise has received support from MPs and human rights activists The mother of a 21-year-old autistic man has vowed that she will not stop fighting to prevent her son being deported to Jamaica following a conviction for the robbery of a friend’s mobile phone he…

Read More The influencer industry is worth billions – but Instagram and YouTube content creators are often exploited. What happens when a personal brand joins a union? Amy Hart earned her 1.2 million Instagram and 99,000 Twitter followers by appearing on 2019’s Love Island, where she had her heart broken while wearing a denim minidress.…

Read MoreOfficials say the blast happened in a Beirut warehouse containing a diesel tank, but its cause is still unknown.Officials say the blast happened in a Beirut warehouse containing a diesel tank, but its cause is still unknown.

Read MoreThere were 30 of us – men, women and children – in a hall, chained to logs. We were only released to go to the bathroom.There were 30 of us – men, women and children – in a hall, chained to logs. We were only released to go to the bathroom.

Read More The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a mostly forgotten tragedy, with high human cost and a labyrinth of differing viewpoints A tragedy is unfolding on the edge of Europe in and around the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus. A mostly forgotten war has restarted between Armenians and Azerbaijanis. Outsiders are struggling to…

Read More Emergency aid payments have helped Brazil’s president win support despite the virus raging. But things could soon change Brazil’s hard-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, dismissed Covid-19 as a “little flu”, and said it should be faced “like a man, not a boy”. He sneered that self-isolating was “for the weak” and raged against lockdown…

Read MoreProtests and a state of emergency in the Central Asian nation’s capital following a disputed parliamentary election.Protests and a state of emergency in the Central Asian nation’s capital following a disputed parliamentary election.

Read MoreThe US state is still recovering from the damage caused by a previous hurricane in August.The US state is still recovering from the damage caused by a previous hurricane in August.

Read More Muhammadu Buhari responds to protests sparked by a video of a man allegedly being killed by officers. Muhammadu Buhari responds to protests sparked by a video of a man allegedly being killed by officers.