Month: October 2020

Read More Courts service apologises after two offences wrongly recorded against defendant The accuracy of convictions stored on the Police National Computer (PNC) has been questioned after the courts service apologised when two offences were wrongly recorded against a defendant. The error led to a woman who had not at that stage been tried gaining…

Read More Donald Trump’s election campaign in 2016 targeted nearly 3.5 million Black Americans to deter them from voting, and the battle for the right to vote is just as important in 2020. Kenya Evelyn travels to Florida where it’s the Democrats’ most loyal bloc, Black women, who are also bearing the brunt of the…

Read MorePeople complain of high fees to regularise buildings as October government deadline looms.People complain of high fees to regularise buildings as October government deadline looms.

Read MoreHis family said the designer, famed for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited aesthetic, died from complications due to the coronavirus.His family said the designer, famed for his jungle-infused designs and free-spirited aesthetic, died from complications due to the coronavirus.

Read More The Nobel Committee has announced it is awarding one of this year’s prizes to the three scientists involved in the discovery of the hepatitis C virus, which kills 400,000 every year according to the WHO. On Monday, American scientists Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice, plus British virologist Michael Houghton, who together…

Read MoreParis becomes the second French city to order bars to close again as infections continue to rise.Paris becomes the second French city to order bars to close again as infections continue to rise.

Read More<p>Demonstration fell well short of 200,000 numbers hoped for by organisers</p><p>Demonstration fell well short of 200,000 numbers hoped for by organisers</p>

Read More<p>Country’s chief medical officer calls for tighter retrictions amid fears health service could be overwhelmed</p><p>Country’s chief medical officer calls for tighter retrictions amid fears health service could be overwhelmed</p>

Read MoreBraving infection and stigma, Ramananda Sarkar lights funeral pyres at crematorium in Assam dedicated to the virus dead.Braving infection and stigma, Ramananda Sarkar lights funeral pyres at crematorium in Assam dedicated to the virus dead.

Read More Donald Trump and Covid: what we know so far Walter Reed physician among critics of Donald Trump drive-by visit Niece says president sees illness as sign of ‘unforgivable weakness’ Poll: Trump 14 points behind Biden month before election Sign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter 11.11am BST Maeve…

Read MoreGermany is calling on the United Kingdom to make a big final push to agree on a trade deal with the European Union in the wake of Brexit especially since the coronavirus pandemic in itself is already hitting economies on both sides of the English Channel very hardGermany is calling on the United Kingdom…

Read MoreAs another deadly virus steals the headlines, Harvey J. Alter, Charles M. Rice and Michael Houghton are honored for discovering the Hepatitis C virus.As another deadly virus steals the headlines, Harvey J. Alter, Charles M. Rice and Michael Houghton are honored for discovering the Hepatitis C virus.

Read More August Agboola Browne is thought to have been the only black person in the Polish resistance. August Agboola Browne is thought to have been the only black person in the Polish resistance.

Read MoreCivilian casualties reported as conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh spills into second week, prompting fresh ceasefire calls.Civilian casualties reported as conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh spills into second week, prompting fresh ceasefire calls.

Read More Amal Abu-Bakare discusses Black History Month, equality and racism in IR and her PhD research on counterterrorism as a racialised discourse.Amal Abu-Bakare discusses Black History Month, equality and racism in IR and her PhD research on counterterrorism as a racialised discourse.

Read More Citing a report from South Korean officials, Yonhap reported that North Korea is preparing for the demonstration of the most-recent mobile intercontinental ballistic missile system during the upcoming military parade. “The missile is larger than the one they fired in 2017 and we believe they will showcase that at a military parade on…

Read More Top Glove, fighting a U.S. ban over forced labor allegations, will pay tens of millions of dollars to employees who were recruited unethically. Top Glove, fighting a U.S. ban over forced labor allegations, will pay tens of millions of dollars to employees who were recruited unethically.

Read MoreUS and Asian stocks, and oil prices, rise after US president’s doctors say he may be discharged as early as Monday.US and Asian stocks, and oil prices, rise after US president’s doctors say he may be discharged as early as Monday.

Read More<p>The Giro d’Italia was supposed to take place in May, but was postponed due to coronavirus. Sean Russell was at the opening stage on Saturday and writes about the Corsa Rosa’s importance to Italian culture – and to the country’s return to normality</p><p>The Giro d’Italia was supposed to take place in May, but was…

Read More Actor, 70, died of multiple gunshot wounds in the early hours of Sunday Actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd, known for his roles in Spike Lee films, has been shot and killed in Atlanta, police said on Sunday. Police responded to a call around 1.45am on Saturday and found the 70-year-old Byrd unresponsive with multiple…

Read More Health authorities in Uganda say the supply of blood has sharply declined since the start of the coronavirus pandemic as fewer people donate and schools remain closed. Students, especially those in secondary school, are the largest group of blood donors in the East African country but schools have been closed since March amid…

Read More European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is self-isolating pending the results of a coronavirus test after she attended a meeting with a person who later tested positive for Covid-19. “I’ve been informed that I participated in a meeting last Tuesday attended by a person who yesterday tested positive for COVID-19,” she wrote…

Read More Flooding from record rains in a mountainous region of France and Italy has killed two people and left at least nine missing. Storm Alex ravaged villages around the city of Nice on the French Riviera, sweeping away roads and damaging homes. The storm moved across south-eastern France before hitting northern Italy Continue reading…Flooding…

Read More Currency collapse has families turning to black market to get essential foodstuff The Syrian government has introduced new rules limiting the amount of subsidised bread available per person at bakeries, putting larger families at risk of starvation as the country’s crippling economic crisis deepens. Under a recent government order, a household of two…

Read More The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to South Korea of AIM-9X Block II Tactical Sidewinder Missiles and related equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced this week that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of AIM-9X Block II…

Read MoreThe president’s decision to greet supporters from a car comes under scrutiny from medical experts.The president’s decision to greet supporters from a car comes under scrutiny from medical experts.

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Read MoreSoaring temperatures are raising financial risks for the poor, but new forms of insurance could help to mitigate them.Soaring temperatures are raising financial risks for the poor, but new forms of insurance could help to mitigate them.

Read More Critics and models voice heartbreak over death of Japanese designer who was ahead of his time when it came to women’s fashion The fashion world has paid tribute to the Japanese designer Kenzo Takada, who has died aged 81 after contracting Covid-19 in France, describing him as a man of “energy, kindness and…

Read More A mail carrier who altered a handful of affidavit ballot applications. In the run up to Election Day, President Donald Trump is seizing on small, potentially routine voting issues to suggest the election is rigged. “Mail ballots, they cheat,” Trump said last month. A mail carrier who altered a handful of affidavit ballot…

Read More UK alone spends €5.7bn and Germany €12bn but analysis finds subsidies often go towards most polluting fleet vehicles UK and European governments give companies subsidies worth €32bn (£29bn) a year towards buying cars, the vast majority of which are polluting diesel and petrol models, new analysis has found. The UK subsidies were worth…

Read More A brutal childhood, a traumatic marriage, decades of racism: the singer has overcome it all on her way to the top. She lets rip about the people who have wronged her and the self-belief that sustains her It is a rainy Thursday afternoon and Mariah Carey is talking to me from her home…

Read More Revelation contradicts official assurance that no UK-made equipment was used to repress peaceful demonstrations US law enforcement officers used British anti-riot gear to strike protesters during their controversial policing of Black Lives Matter demonstrations, despite assurances from the Conservative government that no UK-made equipment was used to repress peaceful protest. Officers deployed at…

Read MoreHealth experts have long warned that colder temperatures driving people inside could promote the spread of the virus.Health experts have long warned that colder temperatures driving people inside could promote the spread of the virus.

Read MoreKenzo Takada was the first Japanese designer to gain prominence on the Paris fashion scene.Kenzo Takada was the first Japanese designer to gain prominence on the Paris fashion scene.