Month: October 2020

Read More Oct 07 (IPS) – Aruna Kashyap is senior counsel for business and human rights at Human Rights WatchThe recent refusal by five international auditing firms to inspect for labor abuses in Xinjiang was the right response to the severe human rights violations there. But this is a moment for the auditing and certifications…

Read More “The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief in terms of the number of articles published by formers.” – Sept. 2018, Studies in Intelligence, Vol. 62 No. Access all of The Cipher Brief’s national-security focused expert insight…

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Read MoreCouples will need to prove their language skills to secure a partner visa, the government says.Couples will need to prove their language skills to secure a partner visa, the government says.

Read More Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday faced considerable pressure to boost coronavirus-stricken President Donald Trump’s flagging reelection hopes as he trails in national and battleground state polls. California Sen. Kamala Harris stepped on stage having to balance her role as Joe Biden’s validator with her own historic presence as the first Black woman…

Read More Eddie Van Halen, who died Oct. 6 at 65, wasn’t just a guitar god. He was a gentle soul. The first time I saw him playing with his brother Alex at the Starwood club, in 1976, he was smiling like he had just won the lottery. The music coming out of his guitar…

Read More Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris tussled Wednesday in the first and only vice presidential debate before the Nov. 3 election, coming as the coronavirus sidelined President Donald Trump at the White House. PENCE: “President Trump and I have a plan to improve health care and to protect preexisting conditions for…

Read MoreSenior official warns amphibious landings are difficult, but also repeats US calls for Taiwan to boost defence spending.Senior official warns amphibious landings are difficult, but also repeats US calls for Taiwan to boost defence spending.

Read More Harris: ‘Americans have witnessed the greatest failure of any president’ The coronavirus pandemic has already affected the staging and format Sign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 2.25am BST Mike Pence had no real explanation for the White House’s choice to hold an event at the Rose Garden,…

Read More Fact-checking the vice presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence. Fact-checking the vice presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence.

Read MoreUN report finds almost two million babies are stillborn every year, often through the absence of basic antenatal care.UN report finds almost two million babies are stillborn every year, often through the absence of basic antenatal care.

Read MoreThe city of New Orleans is under a state of emergency as Hurricane Delta barrels across the Gulf of Mexico with Louisiana in its sights.The city of New Orleans is under a state of emergency as Hurricane Delta barrels across the Gulf of Mexico with Louisiana in its sights.

Read MoreA power vacuum resulting from the seizure of parliament threatens to further destabilise the country.A power vacuum resulting from the seizure of parliament threatens to further destabilise the country.

Read More For months, North Korea has been relatively uncombative, as leader Kim Jong Un grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, natural disasters and the deepening economic pain under years of tough U.S.-led sanctions. The goal, experts say, would be to bolster internal unity and draw U.S. attention amid deadlocked nuclear diplomacy between the countries. “His…

Read MoreFailure to spend on health, tax the rich, and ensure worker’s rights has left people out in the cold, Oxfam chief says.Failure to spend on health, tax the rich, and ensure worker’s rights has left people out in the cold, Oxfam chief says.

Read MoreUS Vice President Mike Pence and Democrat Kamala Harris face off in their only debate before election day.US Vice President Mike Pence and Democrat Kamala Harris face off in their only debate before election day.

Read More France sees record cases; one in seven people tested in Belgian capital is positive; Trump returns to Oval Office against CDC’s isolation guidelines. Follow the latest updates White House coronavirus cluster: who has tested positive? Berlin nightlife given first curfew in 70 years as Covid cases surge Europe must go beyond science to…

Read More Almost two million babies are stillborn every year — one every 16 seconds — the United Nations said Thursday, warning that the Covid-19 pandemic could add another 200,000 deaths to the “devastating” toll. Almost two million babies are stillborn every year — one every 16 seconds — the United Nations said Thursday, warning…

Read More Villages in Ryazan region south-east of Moscow cleared after grass fire reaches military facility Russia has evacuated more than 2,000 people from nearby villages after a wildfire set off explosions at a munitions depot in the Ryazan region south-east of Moscow, officials said. More than 400 firefighters were battling into the evening on…

Read MoreBack in the Oval Office, Donald Trump says he wants Americans to have access to the treatment he had.Back in the Oval Office, Donald Trump says he wants Americans to have access to the treatment he had.

Read MoreRepublicans have mobilised thousands to watch polls, with Donald Trump Jr calling for an ‘army’ for election security.Republicans have mobilised thousands to watch polls, with Donald Trump Jr calling for an ‘army’ for election security.

Read More Victoria reports no new deaths as NSW Health warns of several new Sydney locations linked to Covid-19. Follow all today’s news PM says budget spending will go ahead even if forecasts are wrong Full Australian Covid stats; Covid restrictions state by state Follow the global coronavirus live blog 11.22pm BST Just a quick…

Read More<p>Katie Miller traveled to Utah to help the Vice President ahead of Wednesday’s debate</p><p>Katie Miller traveled to Utah to help the Vice President ahead of Wednesday’s debate</p>

Read More Richard Colbeck said the government won’t pressure athletes UK could boycott over Beijing’s treatment of ethnic minorities Australia’s sports minister has shrugged off calls to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights abuses in China. Richard Colbeck signalled the government would not push for Australian athletes to abandon the event despite…

Read MoreBrazil is the third worst-hit country, after the US and India, with deaths approaching 150,000.Brazil is the third worst-hit country, after the US and India, with deaths approaching 150,000.

Read More Lord Neuberger condemns internal market bill for exempting some of its powers from legal challenge The government’s Brexit strategy is in danger of driving the UK down a “very slippery slope” towards “dictatorship” or “tyranny”, according to a former president of the supreme court. Addressing an online meeting of lawyers, Lord Neuberger on…

Read MoreEx-policeman Derek Chauvin awaits trial over the killing of black American man George Floyd in May.Ex-policeman Derek Chauvin awaits trial over the killing of black American man George Floyd in May.

Read MoreThe grandson of late rock n’ roll singer Elvis Presley has been buried alongside his relatives at Graceland in TennesseeThe grandson of late rock n’ roll singer Elvis Presley has been buried alongside his relatives at Graceland in Tennessee

Read More Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday decried what he called Joe Biden’s “sharp anti-Russian rhetoric” but praised the Democratic presidential nominee’s comments on arms control. In his first detailed statements on the U.S. presidential campaign, Putin also lamented President Donald Trump’s failure to improve relations between Moscow and Washington, but blamed this on…

Read MoreAlexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh are to appear in a US federal court in Virginia later.Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh are to appear in a US federal court in Virginia later.

Read More A Kenyan court found two suspects guilty and acquitted another for their roles in the 2013 attack. The men were charged with conspiring to commit terrorism and aiding a terrorist group. (Image credit: Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images) A Kenyan court found two suspects guilty and acquitted another for their roles in the…

Read More<p>Secret Service agents also filmed attempting to ‘wrangle’ one of the beasts</p><p>Secret Service agents also filmed attempting to ‘wrangle’ one of the beasts</p>

Read MoreUN officials decry ‘increasingly pervasive and divisive appeals to ethnic affiliations’ before October 18 polls.UN officials decry ‘increasingly pervasive and divisive appeals to ethnic affiliations’ before October 18 polls.

Read More<p>Former British citizens Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh are expected to appear in US federal court later on Wednesday</p><p>Former British citizens Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh are expected to appear in US federal court later on Wednesday</p>

Read More Under Trump, Latin America policy has seldom gone beyond immigration. Biden would widen the focus. But he might find resistance from the region’s leaders. Under Trump, Latin America policy has seldom gone beyond immigration. Biden would widen the focus. But he might find resistance from the region’s leaders.