Month: November 2020

Read More Town beach closed after 13-year-old bitten and taken to hospital in a stable condition A 13-year-old boy has been bitten by a shark at Port Macquarie on the New South Wales mid north coast. NSW Ambulance says the attack happened just before 6am at Town Beach. Continue reading…Town beach closed after 13-year-old bitten…

Read More Retailers and businesses all across the nation –  from high-end designers on Fifth Avenue to small neighborhood stores – are boarding up buildings this weekend Retailers and businesses all across the nation –  from high-end designers on Fifth Avenue to small neighborhood stores – are boarding up buildings this weekend

Read MoreUS Republican activists had requested that more than 125,000 ballots cast at drive-thru places be thrown out.US Republican activists had requested that more than 125,000 ballots cast at drive-thru places be thrown out.

Read More Emotions and charged emotional relationships may permeate the international system and long outlast the initial cause for emotions, leaving self-sustaining fearful environments.Emotions and charged emotional relationships may permeate the international system and long outlast the initial cause for emotions, leaving self-sustaining fearful environments.

Read More Federal health minister flags two new contracts for Covid-19 vaccines could be signed in coming weeks. Follow all the latest news and updates, live 9.08pm GMT NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian will make an announcement about the Sydney Gateway project at 11am today, where we will also get a Covid-19 update. 9.06pm GMT Speaking…

Read More Lieutenant Colonel Jabbar of the Afghan Commandos was good at chess. Like his namesake Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who played for the L.A. Lakers, he was also exceedingly tall and stood out in a crowd. In 2008, I served as his combat advisor and on several occasions the two of us had to travel across…

Read MoreEurope is grappling with a second wave as cases and deaths continue to rise.Europe is grappling with a second wave as cases and deaths continue to rise.

Read MoreIn 2015, then-candidate Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to build a wall spanning the entire southern border with Mexico. Mireya Villarreal rode along with Border Patrol to see how those plans developed.In 2015, then-candidate Donald Trump campaigned on a promise to build a wall spanning the entire southern border with Mexico. Mireya Villarreal rode along…

Read More Trump targets five states, and Biden focuses on Pennsylvania as the former vice president continues to lead the contest in surveys. Trump targets five states, and Biden focuses on Pennsylvania as the former vice president continues to lead the contest in surveys.

Read More  Staffers arrived in the mornings ‘not knowing’ which resident would die that day  Staffers arrived in the mornings ‘not knowing’ which resident would die that day

Read More The arrests come just four months after Beijing imposed a contentious national security law on the city  The arrests come just four months after Beijing imposed a contentious national security law on the city 

Read MoreAmong the this year’s presidential battleground states are four that Trump won by extremely slim margins in 2016.Among the this year’s presidential battleground states are four that Trump won by extremely slim margins in 2016.

Read MoreAl Jazeera asks the same key questions about the presidential election to voters across the United States.Al Jazeera asks the same key questions about the presidential election to voters across the United States.

Read More  ‘Well the Trumps weren’t exactly grata before their stint in the White House, why would things change?’ Graydon Carter, former editor of Vanity Fair, told The Independent  ‘Well the Trumps weren’t exactly grata before their stint in the White House, why would things change?’ Graydon Carter, former editor of Vanity Fair, told The…

Read More The drowning of a family of five in the Channel and a fire on a ship off the coast of Senegal should prompt action – ‘thoughts and prayers’ are not enough “We don’t see migration as a problem at all: we see people dying at sea as a problem and the existence of…

Read More Labor maintains the government is ‘there for the photo op, not for the follow-up’. We examine some of the pledges where the speed of delivery has been questioned Just two weeks after returning from a disastrous holiday in Hawaii in the middle of the summer bushfires, Scott Morrison announced a new agency and…

Read More President claimed Bond actor helped him get planning permission for Scottish resort Sean Connery, James Bond actor, dies aged 90 It was less licence to kill and more dramatic licence. Donald Trump’s claim that the late Sean Connery assisted him in getting planning applications passed in Scotland fell apart quickly on Sunday when…

Read MoreDesigner of everyday objects whose work was infused with radical politics Politics infused everything that the designer Enzo Mari touched. Mari, who has died aged 88 of complications related to Covid-19, produced thousands of objects over a 60-year career, from pen holders and toys to chairs and vases. Each of those items drew inspiration…

Read MoreWomen have voted at higher rates than men in every presidential election since 1980, making them a powerful force.Women have voted at higher rates than men in every presidential election since 1980, making them a powerful force.

Read More Candidates compete for Iowa but other states offer big prizes Scholars warn of collapse of democracy as election looms US politics – live coverage While Joe Biden is handily beating Donald Trump in national polls, two days out from election day, a new poll from Iowa on Saturday night showed the president up…

Read MoreThe call for a “civil transition” follows a boycotted presidential election marked by violence.The call for a “civil transition” follows a boycotted presidential election marked by violence.

Read More Total of six people taken in for questioning over knife attack at basilica that killed three French police investigating the terrorist attack in Nice have arrested three more men, bringing to six the number of people taken in for questioning. A 29-year-old Tunisian man was arrested on Saturday at Grasse. Later two other…

Read MoreSteenhuisen acted as Democratic Alliance’s interim chief since former leader Mmusi Maimane quit more than a year ago.Steenhuisen acted as Democratic Alliance’s interim chief since former leader Mmusi Maimane quit more than a year ago.

Read MoreThe global disruption of education poses a greater threat to most children than COVID-19.The global disruption of education poses a greater threat to most children than COVID-19.

Read More MANILA, Philippines — A super typhoon blew into the eastern Philippines with disastrous force Sunday, killing at least 10 people and triggering volcanic mudflows that engulfed about 150 houses before weakening as it blew away from the country, officials said. Typhoon Goni blasted into the eastern island province of Catanduanes at dawn from…

Read More MANILA, Philippines — A super typhoon blew into the eastern Philippines with disastrous force Sunday, killing at least 10 people and triggering volcanic mudflows that engulfed about 150 houses before weakening as it blew away from the country, officials said. Typhoon Goni blasted into the eastern island province of Catanduanes at dawn from…

Read More A furious firefight broke out in the streets of the southern French city of Montpellier on Sunday as two “rival gangs” armed with pistols and rifles clashed with each other. Police said at least one person was injured. C’est quelle attestation ? #Montpellier pic.twitter.com/QrTPx6p4MO — Olivier Truchot (@Olivier_Truchot) November 1, 2020 🔴 SUIVI…

Read MoreHuge demonstrations have taken place in the capital, Minsk, for 12 straight weeks since a disputed election.Huge demonstrations have taken place in the capital, Minsk, for 12 straight weeks since a disputed election.

Read MoreSuspect “came with the intention of claiming as many victims as possible,” the Quebec City police chief said.Suspect “came with the intention of claiming as many victims as possible,” the Quebec City police chief said.

Read MoreA survivor is pulled from the rubble in the port city of Izmir as the quake’s death toll rises to 64.A survivor is pulled from the rubble in the port city of Izmir as the quake’s death toll rises to 64.

Read More Israel’s leader on Sunday praised President Donald Trump’s Mideast policies, even as he avoided openly taking sides ahead of the U.S. presidential election. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters that U.S. bipartisan support has been “one of the foundations of the American-Israeli alliance.” Israel’s leader on Sunday praised President Donald Trump’s Mideast policies,…

Read More Exclusive: charities report influx of middle-income families during Covid pandemic Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Food aid charities have identified the emergence of the UK’s “newly hungry” – a growing cohort of people previously in good jobs and enjoying comfortable incomes who have been forced to use food banks…

Read More A fire broke out at the Istanbul University’s Medical Facility Hospital on Sunday, triggering a major response from the city’s firefighters. Thankfully, the blaze occurred in a building that is not currently in use. Istanbul residents were disturbed on Sunday by the sight of a big plume of black smoke rising from the…

Read More Hong Kong tycoon and dissidents praise US president’s hardline approach towards China but others dispute its authenticity Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong media tycoon and one of the most prominent pro-democracy figures in the city, waded into the US election in its final days, with an enthusiastic endorsement of the incumbent in his Apple…

Read More System formed in the Caribbean and tied record for most named storms in a single Atlantic hurricane season Forecasters said they expected the newly-formed Tropical storm Eta to become a hurricane by Monday, shortly after the system formed in the Caribbean and tied the record for most named storms in a single Atlantic…