Month: November 2020

Read MoreMexican president says foreign minister spoke to US attorney general about the arrest of Salvador Cienfuegos on US soil.Mexican president says foreign minister spoke to US attorney general about the arrest of Salvador Cienfuegos on US soil.

Read More ROME, Nov 11 (IPS) – Now it is clear that Joe Biden is the new president of the United States. It is unlikely that Donald Trump’s legal manoeuvring will change the election results, as when a conservative Supreme Court in 2000 decided in favour of George Bush over Al Gore, who lost by…

Read More CANBERRA, Australia, Nov 11 (IPS) – Natalie Seeto is studying a Bachelor of Arts (International Relations)/Bachelor of Laws at the Australian National University. She focuses on Southeast Asian affairs, peace and conflict studies, and post-colonial legacies. She is currently an intern at the AIIA National Office. UN peacekeeping dangerously overlooks the reality that…

Read More A single injection of a drug called cabotegravir given every two months has been shown to be 9 times more effective than a daily oral dose of Truvada. (Image credit: Bram Janssen/AP) A single injection of a drug called cabotegravir given every two months has been shown to be 9 times more effective…

Read More Airport officials reportedly say TSA agents found the package Airport officials reportedly say TSA agents found the package

Read More Shortly before attack, Alek Minassian wrote: ‘The incel rebellion has already begun!’ Shortly before attack, Alek Minassian wrote: ‘The incel rebellion has already begun!’

Read More Saadallah, 26, was due to go on trial later this month for attack that killed three people in June A man has admitted murdering three men in a Reading park during a stabbing spree. Khairi Saadallah, 26, who prosecutors say was a terrorist, had been due to go on trial at the Old…

Read More Government will also oversee news appearing on Facebook and Twitter India’s government has ordered that all online news, social media and video streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime are to be subject to state regulation, raising fears of increased censorship of digital media. The ministry of information and broadcasting, which regulates…

Read More  ‘Where has our role model for democracy gone,’ Kazuyoshi Akaba asks  ‘Where has our role model for democracy gone,’ Kazuyoshi Akaba asks

Read More If the case in the Fair Work Commission succeeds, all aged care workers would see their pay rise by at least $5 per hour More than 200,000 aged cares workers will seek a massive 25% pay rise through a work value case launched by the Health Services Union on Thursday. If the case…

Read MoreEuropean Commission Vice President for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Šuica joins the 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders to discuss Europe’s relationship with democracy with Columbia Law School professor Anu Bradford.European Commission Vice President for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Šuica joins the 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders to discuss Europe’s relationship…

Read MoreThe storm’s maximum sustained wind speed increased to about 120kmph (75mph) off Florida’s southwest coast.The storm’s maximum sustained wind speed increased to about 120kmph (75mph) off Florida’s southwest coast.

Read MoreBlessing Omakwu, deputy director of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and founder of The She Tank, discussed religion as a power source at the 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders.Blessing Omakwu, deputy director of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and founder of The She Tank, discussed religion as a power source at the…

Read MoreThe 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders presents this year’s WPL Trailblazer Awards to former Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla Miranda, and current Namibian Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila. Both women are members of the Council of Women World Leaders.The 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders presents this year’s WPL Trailblazer Awards to…

Read MoreReport says working from home should be taxed at 5% to help those whose jobs are under threat.Report says working from home should be taxed at 5% to help those whose jobs are under threat.

Read MoreA device exploded as European and US diplomats marked Remembrance Day in Jeddah.A device exploded as European and US diplomats marked Remembrance Day in Jeddah.

Read MoreMembers of Blackpink are accused of mishandling the panda in a viral video, causing anger in China.Members of Blackpink are accused of mishandling the panda in a viral video, causing anger in China.

Read MoreAnino Emuwa, founder and managing director of strategy and financial consulting firm Avandis Consulting, speaks at the 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders.Anino Emuwa, founder and managing director of strategy and financial consulting firm Avandis Consulting, speaks at the 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders.

Read More (PARIS) — Multiple people were wounded on Wednesday when an explosive device hit an international ceremony commemorating the end of World War I at a cemetery in the Saudi city of Jiddah, according to French government officials. Several countries had representatives at the ceremony, held at a cemetery for non-Muslim dead, the officials…

Read More Latest updates: Labour leader criticises PM over Covid contracts to private companies and job losses amid delayed furlough extension England students to get six-day window to get home before Christmas Mass testing ‘will allow students to return in January’ Austerity left north of England more vulnerable to Covid, report says Totnes concerns reflect…

Read MoreThousands of Armenians join a rally where opposition parties call for Armenia’s prime minister to resignThousands of Armenians join a rally where opposition parties call for Armenia’s prime minister to resign

Read More ‘It is terrifying when you pick up the phone to women who are alone and crying into the phone asking what to do,’ says activist ‘It is terrifying when you pick up the phone to women who are alone and crying into the phone asking what to do,’ says activist

Read More Search continues for missing person  Search continues for missing person 

Read More WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, facing the prospect of leaving the White House in defeat in just 70 days, is harnessing the power of the federal government to resist the results of an election that he lost, something that no sitting president has done in American history.In the latest sign of defiance, the…

Read MoreAbiy Ahmed, last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, vows to continue using force against regional leaders.Abiy Ahmed, last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, vows to continue using force against regional leaders.

Read More Abiy Ahmed, last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, vows to continue using force against regional leaders. Abiy Ahmed, last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, vows to continue using force against regional leaders.

Read MoreThe decreasingly autonomous city’s leaders quickly seized upon new powers granted by Beijing to sack lawmakers deemed a security threat.The decreasingly autonomous city’s leaders quickly seized upon new powers granted by Beijing to sack lawmakers deemed a security threat.

Read More Several people were injured in a suspected grenade attack during a Remembrance Day ceremony held at a non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday morning. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Several people were injured in a suspected grenade attack during a Remembrance Day ceremony held at a non-Muslim cemetery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on…

Read More Crucial fish stocks could disappear within five years without urgent action, so desperate fishers are using a new smartphone app to log alleged crimes Illegal and destructive practices by industrial trawlers in Ghana have led to one of the worst overfishing crises in west Africa, with small pelagic species known as “the people’s…

Read More Robert Duff went missing in 2013 after failing to attend his daughter’s 18th birthday party Police divers are to search a pond on Hampstead Heath, in north London, for the body of a man who went missing nearly eight years ago. Scotland Yard said officers would search Highgate No 1 Pond after receiving…

Read MoreThe Central American country goes to polls amid concerns over a stagnant economy and rising coronavirus infections.The Central American country goes to polls amid concerns over a stagnant economy and rising coronavirus infections.

Read MoreAustralian police say a tip from the U.S. has exposed a major child sex abuse ring in Australia with links to the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe and New ZealandAustralian police say a tip from the U.S. has exposed a major child sex abuse ring in Australia with links to the United States, Canada,…

Read MoreGovernment Land Minister Kazuyoshi Akaba broke a long-standing, unwritten rule of Japanese politics: He voiced a personal opinion.Government Land Minister Kazuyoshi Akaba broke a long-standing, unwritten rule of Japanese politics: He voiced a personal opinion.

Read MoreFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have donated $100 million more to helping local election officesFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have donated $100 million more to helping local election offices

Read MorePrince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa had led Bahrain’s government since independence in 1971.Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa had led Bahrain’s government since independence in 1971.