Month: November 2020

Read MoreFour-year inquiry finds 25 soldiers, mostly from the SAS, responsible for 39 unlawful killings.Four-year inquiry finds 25 soldiers, mostly from the SAS, responsible for 39 unlawful killings.

Read MoreDiplomatic sources say there has been no outreach by the Trump administration on dates or an agenda for a G7 meeting.Diplomatic sources say there has been no outreach by the Trump administration on dates or an agenda for a G7 meeting.

Read More Alexandra Marie Figueroa-Miranda spent days counting ballots after the contentious Nov. 3 election. But, as a resident of Puerto Rico, she wasn’t counting any votes for Donald Trump or Joe Biden. She and the millions of other Americans living in the commonwealth can’t vote in U.S. presidential elections, despite their contributions to federal…

Read MoreThe “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing group say China seeks to silence critical voices in Hong Kong.The “Five Eyes” intelligence-sharing group say China seeks to silence critical voices in Hong Kong.

Read MoreThe religious minority group suffered harsh persecution under Islamic State (IS) group control.The religious minority group suffered harsh persecution under Islamic State (IS) group control.

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Read More ‘They can be made entirely synthetically, you don’t need a biologist on board to make these, you need a chemist’ ‘They can be made entirely synthetically, you don’t need a biologist on board to make these, you need a chemist’

Read More Bleak landmark comes as more than 11m have been infected Biden Covid adviser warns of further hardship over winter The United States has seen more than 250,000 deaths due to Covid-19 as a new swath of data was released that pushed the stricken country over the grim landmark on Wednesday. Latest figures from…

Read More There are still many unknowns when it comes to the pandemic, but the early signs of success for two experimental COVID-19 vaccines make a few things clear. There are still many unknowns when it comes to the pandemic, but the early signs of success for two experimental COVID-19 vaccines make a few things…

Read MoreA non-binding motion put forward by the Conservatives calls on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ban Huawei’s 5G.A non-binding motion put forward by the Conservatives calls on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ban Huawei’s 5G.

Read More Creation of specialist cyber force and artificial intelligence unit in pipeline Boris Johnson agrees £16bn rise in defence spending A specialist cyber force of several hundred British hackers has been in the works for nearly three years, although its creation has been partly held back by turf wars between the spy agency GCHQ…

Read More Strict six-day lockdown begins today to allow for a ‘contract-tracing blitz’ to contain a coronavirus cluster that has so far infected 22 people. Follow live South Australia and Adelaide lockdown rules and restrictions Australia’s state by state restrictions and rules 10.27pm GMT SA resident (and blog reader) Neil has sent in this picture…

Read More Some staffers still want firm to pay minimum of $15 an hour Some staffers still want firm to pay minimum of $15 an hour

Read MoreRising temperatures are destabilising lake and river ice, boosting the risk of people drowning.Rising temperatures are destabilising lake and river ice, boosting the risk of people drowning.

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Read MoreWatchdog obtains US military specific coordinates for confirmed incidents resulting in civilian harm during the war.Watchdog obtains US military specific coordinates for confirmed incidents resulting in civilian harm during the war.

Read MoreThe 300,000 pupils in the US’s largest school system will revert to remote learning from Thursday.The 300,000 pupils in the US’s largest school system will revert to remote learning from Thursday.

Read More SA Health has provided more detail, more quickly, about the latest coronavirus outbreak, but questions remain about its hotel quarantine practices Follow today’s live updates SA announces six-day ‘circuit-breaker’ South Australia and Adelaide lockdown rules Australia’s state-by-state restrictions explained As tense South Australians swirled around Unley Shopping Centre on Wednesday afternoon trying to…

Read MoreShepherd Bushiri fled to Malawi last week in breach of bail conditions imposed by South African court.Shepherd Bushiri fled to Malawi last week in breach of bail conditions imposed by South African court.

Read MoreThe mayor says plans being made to bring in-person learning back as quickly as possible if the infection rate drops.The mayor says plans being made to bring in-person learning back as quickly as possible if the infection rate drops.

Read MorePromising results from last-stage candidate vaccine trials raise hopes we might be turning corner in managing pandemic.Promising results from last-stage candidate vaccine trials raise hopes we might be turning corner in managing pandemic.

Read MoreIota was the second Category 4 storm to hit Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast in two weeks.Iota was the second Category 4 storm to hit Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast in two weeks.

Read MoreTwo counties will be asked to recount votes as Donald Trump continues to contest the election result.Two counties will be asked to recount votes as Donald Trump continues to contest the election result.

Read MoreMore than 9,000 unaccompanied children have been turned away at the US border since March.More than 9,000 unaccompanied children have been turned away at the US border since March.

Read More New York City schools will shut down on Thursday, shifting all students in the country’s largest school district to fully remote learning as coronavirus cases creep upward in the city that was once the global epicenter of the pandemic and that only recently began reopening businesses, museums and classrooms. New York City reached…

Read More The Pentagon has released “the most comprehensive” data on civilian casualties of the US-led coalition operations against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, Airwars has said. Only officially conceded deaths are in it, though. The UK-based conflict monitoring group Airwars said “more than three years of extensive engagement” with the US military allowed…

Read More It was Jiye Kim’s first BTS concert. A rippling sea of glowing globes formed as the crowd waved light sticks and, in unison, yelled the band’s fan chant—Kim Nam-joon! Kim Seok-jin! Min Yoon-gi! Jung Ho-seok! Park Ji-min! Kim Tae-hyung! Jeon Jung-gook! BTS! Kim already liked the group’s music, but watching them perform in…

Read More The city hit the 3 per cent threshold for daily new Covid-19 cases The city hit the 3 per cent threshold for daily new Covid-19 cases

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Read More For Central America, this year’s storm season has been relentless. Already struggling under the economic toll of COVID-19, the developing region was battered by Hurricane Eta in early November and had little time to regroup before Hurricane Iota—the 30th named storm in a record-breaking hurricane season in the Atlantic— made landfall in Nicaragua…

Read More For Central America, this year’s storm season has been relentless. Already struggling under the economic toll of COVID-19, the developing region was battered by Hurricane Eta in early November and had little time to regroup before Hurricane Iota—the 30th named storm in a record-breaking hurricane season in the Atlantic— made landfall in Nicaragua…

Read More MPs are told region ‘simply will not be ready’ for mandatory border checks on 1 January Northern Ireland businesses have called for an extension of the Brexit transition period in the region, warning they “simply will not be ready” for the mandatory border checks on 1 January. They say they are the “rope…

Read MoreCiting concerns over COVID-19, the Trump administration has expelled at least 8,800 unaccompanied children since March.Citing concerns over COVID-19, the Trump administration has expelled at least 8,800 unaccompanied children since March.

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Read MoreThree medical officers were detained for allegedly running a child-trafficking syndicate, police say.Three medical officers were detained for allegedly running a child-trafficking syndicate, police say.