Month: November 2020

Read MoreSaudi Arabia is hosting the G20 summit, but for many the spotlight is on these three issues.Saudi Arabia is hosting the G20 summit, but for many the spotlight is on these three issues.

Read MoreUS authorities suddenly dropped drug trafficking charges against Mexico’s ex-Defence Minister.US authorities suddenly dropped drug trafficking charges against Mexico’s ex-Defence Minister.

Read MorePeter Florjancic, who has died aged 101, was an Olympian, a prolific inventor and friend of the famous.Peter Florjancic, who has died aged 101, was an Olympian, a prolific inventor and friend of the famous.

Read MoreBuffalo Chronicle mixes local news with wildly inaccurate “exclusives” about national politics.Buffalo Chronicle mixes local news with wildly inaccurate “exclusives” about national politics.

Read MoreThe president’s son, who is 42, is quarantining after being diagnosed this week, his spokesman says.The president’s son, who is 42, is quarantining after being diagnosed this week, his spokesman says.

Read More Social media cannot be allowed to suppress scientific discourse, critics said after Facebook ‘fact-checkers’ flagged as ‘false’ an Oxford professor’s report citing the Danish study on effectiveness of facemasks against Covid-19. “[What] has happened to academic freedom and freedom of speech? There is nothing in this article that is ‘false’,” Carl Heneghan, the…

Read MoreSaudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir plays down G20 summit boycott callsSaudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir plays down G20 summit boycott calls

Read More Donald Trump Jr tests positive for Covid; South Australia makes pizza worker scapegoat for failures; German doctor arrested on suspicion of killing two Covid patients. Follow latest updates 1.13am GMT The coronavirus pandemic and Victoria’s 112-day lockdown has decimated the Australian state’s coffers, with treasurer Tim Pallas expected to outline a $23.3bn deficit…

Read More President-elect makes pledge on day of remembrance for people murdered because of transphobia President-elect makes pledge on day of remembrance for people murdered because of transphobia

Read MoreKyle Rittenhouse is alleged to have shot three people at a protest over the shooting of a black man.Kyle Rittenhouse is alleged to have shot three people at a protest over the shooting of a black man.

Read More Lisa Montgomery could be the first woman executed by the federal government in 67 years. Montgomery, 52, has been the only woman on federal death row since 2008 after a Missouri jury found her guilty of federal kidnapping resulting in death and recommended the death penalty. Since a date for her execution was…

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Read More Princess’s brother says investigation should be free to examine every aspect of 1995 Martin Bashir interview Earl Spencer has said he is “not at all satisfied” with the scope of the BBC’s investigation into the 1995 Panorama interview with his sister Princess Diana. The news came as a source close to Prince Harry…

Read More Home secretary sought to intervene in on behalf of firm in dispute with Nigerian government Home secretary sought to intervene in on behalf of firm in dispute with Nigerian government

Read More Club ‘shut down affected systems’ in response to hacking United ‘not currently aware of any breach of personal data’ Manchester United have been hit by a cyber attack on their systems but say they are not “currently aware of any breach of personal data associated with our fans and customers”. The club, who…

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Read MoreMnuchin faces criticism for his decision to take back Federal Reserve coronavirus funds amid new business closures.Mnuchin faces criticism for his decision to take back Federal Reserve coronavirus funds amid new business closures.

Read More President Donald Trump ran his first presidential campaign on the promise to overhaul U.S. immigration, and for the most part, he kept that promise. Month after month, from the very start of Trump’s term, immigration policy changed rapidly, from the Zero Tolerance policy that separated children from their parents, to record low caps…

Read MoreLawsuits are almost guaranteed for both rules, leaving implementation unclear as Trump’s days in office dwindle.Lawsuits are almost guaranteed for both rules, leaving implementation unclear as Trump’s days in office dwindle.

Read More He’s accused of fatally shooting two people during August civil rights protests in Wisconsin He’s accused of fatally shooting two people during August civil rights protests in Wisconsin

Read MoreThe 40-year-old was killed by two white supermarket guards on the eve of Black Consciousness Day.The 40-year-old was killed by two white supermarket guards on the eve of Black Consciousness Day.

Read More The run-off election in January 2020 will decide control of the Senate The run-off election in January 2020 will decide control of the Senate

Read More Former defender discusses the pain of the John Terry incident, the abuse his mother suffered and his documentary on racism ‘I carried the burden of not speaking out for so long, for nine years,” Anton Ferdinand says as he explains how haunted he has been. Ferdinand suffered terribly as the victim in the…

Read More On Nov 7, the day that Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh won temporary release from Qarchak women’s prison in Tehran, a video clip circulated on social media showing her wearing a green hijab and clasping a bouquet of chrysanthemums. A surgical mask obscured Sotoudeh’s mouth, but her cheeks rose and her eyes…

Read More On Nov 7, the day that Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh won temporary release from Qarchak women’s prison in Tehran, a video clip circulated on social media showing her wearing a green hijab and clasping a bouquet of chrysanthemums. A surgical mask obscured Sotoudeh’s mouth, but her cheeks rose and her eyes…

Read More Enrique Limón has been appointed the editor of Independent en Español, the latest international endeavour from The Independent, created to serve the Latin American audience in the US and other Spanish-speaking markets around the world. Enrique Limón has been appointed the editor of Independent en Español, the latest international endeavour from The Independent,…

Read More Navarro made the baseless claims during an appearance on Eric Bolling’s show, America This Week. Navarro made the baseless claims during an appearance on Eric Bolling’s show, America This Week.

Read MoreCOVID-19 infections are rising rapidly in Idlib, the last rebel-held province in Syria.COVID-19 infections are rising rapidly in Idlib, the last rebel-held province in Syria.

Read MoreThe security minister says “police have a right to kill you” after 28 protesters died in clashes.The security minister says “police have a right to kill you” after 28 protesters died in clashes.

Read More At the height of a global pandemic and in the depth of a national recession, Donald Trump has endangered our national security by forcing the Pentagon into his latest culture war. Since the moment it was clear he was going to lose the election, Trump has spent his time spewing conspiracy theories so…

Read More At least 19 people have been killed in Uganda over two days in the country’s worst unrest in a decade, as security forces try to quell protests triggered by the arrest of presidential candidate Bobi Wine. Known by supporters as ‘the ghetto president’, Wine is one of a new generation of politicians across…

Read More Police describe attacker’s behaviour in surveillance footage of incident ‘disturbing’ Police describe attacker’s behaviour in surveillance footage of incident ‘disturbing’

Read MoreEnding several emergency loan programmes run by the Fed, the US Treasury secretary drew criticism for his decision.Ending several emergency loan programmes run by the Fed, the US Treasury secretary drew criticism for his decision.

Read More Essen medic suspected of giving lethal injections to two men who were severely ill Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage German police have opened a murder inquiry against a senior doctor in the western city of Essen over the deaths of two seriously ill coronavirus patients who were given lethal…

Read MoreDespite the absence of evidence, many Trump supporters believe the 2020 election results are illegitimate.Despite the absence of evidence, many Trump supporters believe the 2020 election results are illegitimate.