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Religion & the Pandemic: A Call Beyond the Here & Now
Read More Read the full story, “Religion & the Pandemic: A Call Beyond the Here & Now”, on globalissues.org → Read the full story, “Religion & the Pandemic: A Call Beyond the Here & Now”, on globalissues.org →
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Belarus president says opponents trying to organise massacre
Read More Alexander Lukashenko makes claim as closest presidential election in decades looms The authoritarian president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has accused his opponents of trying to organise a massacre in the centre of Minsk, as he seeks to shore up support ahead of the country’s most unpredictable elections in a generation. In a speech…
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Address Malnutrition with Food Insecurity
Read More KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 04 (IPS) – The 2020 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization and its United Nations partners in mid-July, reports that chronic hunger continued to increase to 690 million worldwide in 2019, 60 million more than in 2014. Read the…
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Beach SOS saves men stranded on tiny Micronesian island
Read MoreThe Micronesian men were spotted by Australian and US aircraft after being reported missing on Saturday.The Micronesian men were spotted by Australian and US aircraft after being reported missing on Saturday.
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Accrington murder trial accused says stranger offered to pay him to dispose of body
Read More Body of Lindsay Birbeck discovered in shallow grave in Lancashire cemetery A teenager accused of murdering a teaching assistant said he was offered money by a stranger to move her body, a jury has heard. The naked body of Lindsay Birbeck, 47, wrapped in two plastic bags, was discovered in a shallow grave…
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Google-Fitbit takeover: EU expands launches full-scale probe
Read MoreThe European Commission’s move has the potential to derail the $2.1bn takeover.The European Commission’s move has the potential to derail the $2.1bn takeover.
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If Corporations Really Want to Address Racial Inequality, Here Are 9 Things That Actually Make a Difference
Read More Since protests over the killing of George Floyd erupted across the country, I’ve received numerous calls from corporate CEOs who want to know what they should do, and where can they quickly donate $10 million dollars to advance the cause of racial justice? The first thing I do is remind them of Martin…
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Young child among 43 cruise ship passengers with virus
Read MoreThe outbreak on the MS Roald Amundsen raised new questions about safety on cruise ships during the pandemic.The outbreak on the MS Roald Amundsen raised new questions about safety on cruise ships during the pandemic.
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‘We’re fighting a ghost’: six months on, coronavirus victories remain fragile
Read More Governments are at a nebulous stage: past the initial shocks but still without a clear end in sight Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Nobody is clapping any more. Six months since Covid-19 registered as an urgent threat, and one country after another spiralled into lockdown, the nightly outpourings of…
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U.N. chief say virus causing education “generational catastrophe”
Read MoreSecretary-General Antonio Guterres says it’s led to biggest disruption of education ever, with schools closings in more than 160 countries affecting over 1 billion students.Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says it’s led to biggest disruption of education ever, with schools closings in more than 160 countries affecting over 1 billion students.
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Family tells AP: Iran abducted California man while in Dubai
Read More A California-based member of an Iranian militant opposition group in exile was abducted by Iran while staying in Dubai, his family said Tuesday. The suspected cross-border abduction of Jamshid Sharmahd appears corroborated by mobile phone location data, shared by his family with The Associated Press, that suggests he was taken to neighboring Oman…
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Around the world, countries thought to have contained the coronavirus face new waves of infection
Read More Fresh outbreaks from Australia to Spain underscore the relentlessness of the coronavirus as infections top 18 million worldwide. Fresh outbreaks from Australia to Spain underscore the relentlessness of the coronavirus as infections top 18 million worldwide.
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Australian government to reopen Christmas Island detention centre during Covid-19 crisis
Read More Coalition plans to transfer refugees and asylum seekers currently detained in Melbourne and Sydney The Australian government will reopen the detention facility on the remote territory of Christmas Island to house people currently in immigration detention on the Australian mainland. The Australian Border Force confirmed on Tuesday evening that people currently in immigration…
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Coronavirus US: cases hit 4.7m as financial rescue plans remain stalled – live updates
Read More Negotiations on bailout package expected to resume in Washington Trump visibly struggles to defend Covid-19 record in Axios interview Join us for an online event with Eric Holder to discuss voter suppression in the 2020 election, Thursday at 5pm ET. Register now Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 11.24am BST Good morning.…
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Attempted armed robbery sees shots fired after car rams Berlin bank
Read More A massive number of police have been deployed to central Berlin after a car attempted to ram a bank van on Bundesplatz. At least one security guard was injured in the incident. The attempted robbers were surprised by two security officers, at which point they exchanged gunfire, injuring one security guard in the…
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Thailand orders new investigation into Red Bull heir’s alleged hit and run
Read More Charges against Vorayuth Yoovidhya for killing a policeman in 2012 were dropped last month but the move prompted anger Thailand’s attorney general has ordered a new investigation into the heir to the Red Bull billions accused of a fatal hit and run, following public outrage after his charges were dropped last month. Vorayuth…
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Watch Author Margaret Sullivan Explain How the Decline of Local Journalism Undermines American Democracy
Read More With the advent of smart phones, laptops and social media, the news can seem more present in modern life than ever. But in reality, news is facing a dire crisis, which only serves to undermine American democracy, says Margaret Sullivan, media columnist for the Washington Post and author of the new book Ghosting…
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Spain speculates over whereabouts of scandal-hit ex-king Juan Carlos
Read More Palace refuses to reveal former monarch’s location one day after he announced exile Spain’s royal palace has declined to say whether its scandal-hit former king has left the country, amid widespread speculation about his whereabouts one day after he announced that he would go into exile. On Monday, Spain’s royal house published a…
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Chinese main battle tanks arrives in Russia
Read More The first batch of contestants from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Army arrived in Russia for the International Army Games 2020, according to the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. The Chinese troops and equipment included advanced Type 96 main battle tanks have arrived at Zabaikalsk unloading station. They started the…
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‘You can’t do that’: Trump argues with reporter over Covid-19 death figures – video
Read More In an extraordinary clip from Axios’ Jonathan Swan‘s interview with Donald Trump, the president rifled through a sheaf of graphs to claim that the US has lower numbers of coronavirus than other nations. The pair debated Trump’s point that America has a lower number of deaths as a percentage of coronavirus cases, but when…
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Victorian builders could lose $450m daily under Melbourne stage 4 Covid-19 lockdown
Read More Work levels from big construction sites to trade businesses set to be pummelled amid predictions new curbs will ‘knock wind out of’ state Victorian builders say they will take a hit to revenue totalling up to $456m a day from sweeping new restrictions on construction in the state, forcing some companies to close…
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Russia plans for mass delivery of new stealth heavy strike drone in 2024
Read More The Russian Air Force is still expected to receive the first batch of newest stealth heavy strike unmanned aerial vehicle in 2024, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) Head Yuri Slyusar reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday. The mass deliveries of the latest Okhotnik (Hunter) stealth heavy strike drone to the Russian troops…
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Trump Is Under Increasing Pressure to Blow Up His China Deal Before Election Day
Read More President Donald Trump bet the house that getting a sweetheart trade deal with the Chinese government would boost the American economy and his electoral odds before the election. Now, with that election less than 100 days away, some members of his inner circle are pushing him to make a new bet: that he’ll…
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3 Stranded Sailors Rescued From Deserted Island After Writing SOS in the Sand
Read More (WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — Three men have been rescued from a tiny Pacific island after writing a giant SOS sign in the sand that was spotted from above, authorities say. The men had been missing in the Micronesia archipelago for nearly three days when their distress signal was spotted Sunday on uninhabited Pikelot…
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3 Stranded Sailors Rescued From Deserted Island After Writing SOS in the Sand
Read More (WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — Three men have been rescued from a tiny Pacific island after writing a giant SOS sign in the sand that was spotted from above, authorities say. The men had been missing in the Micronesia archipelago for nearly three days when their distress signal was spotted Sunday on uninhabited Pikelot…
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Melbourne stage 4 restrictions and Covid lockdown rules explained
Read More The Victorian premier, Daniel Andrews, has announced tough new stage four coronavirus restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne, including an overnight curfew Follow the latest live blog Victoria coronavirus map; full Australian Covid stats Victoria’s stage 3 restrictions; Covid restrictions across Australia Sign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email Stage four restrictions have been introduced…
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EasyJet expands flight schedule as holiday demand grows
Read More Popular destinations include Nice and Faro despite coronavirus travel concerns EasyJet has expanded its summer schedule after better than expected demand and says it expects to operate about 1,000 flights a day in August. The budget carrier said popular destinations included Faro and Nice, along with city breaks such as Amsterdam and Paris.…
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Thailand protesters openly criticise monarchy in Harry Potter-themed rally
Read More Demonstrators issue rare rebuke in country where defaming royals is punishable by up to 15 years in jail Speakers at a Thai anti-government protest have demanded changes to the monarchy and called for its powers to be curbed in unusually frank public comments. Defaming the royal family is punishable by up to 15…
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Rising temperatures will cause more deaths than all infectious diseases – study
Read More Poorer, hotter parts of the world will struggle to adapt to unbearable conditions, research finds The growing but largely unrecognized death toll from rising global temperatures will come close to eclipsing the current number of fatalities from all the infectious diseases combined if planet-heating emissions aren’t constrained, a major new study has found.…
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Dayton Mass Shooting Survivor Finds Purpose After Tragedy: ‘I Didn’t Die, so That’s Why I’m Still Here Fighting’
Read More (DAYTON, Ohio) — Tormented by mind-scarring memories and questions without answers, Dion Green has dedicated his life after the death of his father and eight other people in a mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, to memorializing them and trying to bring helpful change. “That purpose is my ‘Why?’” said Green, whose father died…
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UK coronavirus live: calls for more test and trace; virologists question Covid-19 response
Read More Researchers warn more testing is needed ahead of schools reopening to prevent second wave while other experts criticise handling of crisis Boost test and trace before English schools reopen ‘or risk second wave’ UK virologists criticise handling of Covid testing contracts Global coronavirus live: latest updates 7.46am BST EasyJet has said it is…
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Wildlife forensics: how a giant pangolin named Ghost could help save the species
Read More A new research programme in Gabon is identifying the ‘isotopic fingerprint’ of the world’s most-trafficked mammal in the fight to beat smugglers After a two-week chase through Lopé-Okanda national park, a mosaic of rainforest and savannah in central Gabon, David Lehmann and his Wildlife Capture Unit were celebrating – they had caught a…
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Honeymooning Couple Return Home via Antarctic Boat After Being Stranded for Months Because of COVID-19
Read More (WELLINGTON, New Zealand) — A New Zealand honeymoon couple stranded on the remote Falkland Islands in March because of the coronavirus has managed to return home by hitching a ride of more than 5,000 nautical miles (9,200 kilometers) on an Antarctic fishing boat. Feeonaa Clifton said she had never spent even a single…
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Donald Trump: US Treasury should get cut of TikTok deal
Read MoreThe president has given Microsoft 45 days to reach a deal or he will ban the app in the US.The president has given Microsoft 45 days to reach a deal or he will ban the app in the US.
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Melbourne childcare providers say they need urgent clarity and support from government
Read More Attendance rates will plummet from Thursday as stage four lockdown comes into effect, but centres still have few details • Follow Tuesday’s Australia live blog• Melbourne’s stage 4 restrictions; Victoria stage 3 restrictions• Australian stats interactive; Vic cases map With less than 48 hours until childcare attendance rates are set to plummet in…