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Spain’s Former King Says He’s Leaving Country Amid Financial Scandal
Read More (MADRID) — Spain’s former monarch, King Juan Carlos I, says he is leaving Spain to live in another country amid a financial scandal. The royal family’s website on Monday published a letter from Juan Carlos to his son, King Felipe VI, saying “I am informing you of my considered decision to move, during…
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Tanzanite: Tanzanian miner earns millions after second rare find
Read More Saniniu Laizer sells a Tanzanite stone for $2 million (£1.5m), months after a similar find. Saniniu Laizer sells a Tanzanite stone for $2 million (£1.5m), months after a similar find.
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Government urges post-Brexit drug stockpiles
Read More Firms should have six weeks’ worth of post-Brexit drug stockpiles by the end of 2020, the government says. Firms should have six weeks’ worth of post-Brexit drug stockpiles by the end of 2020, the government says.
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SDGs: Accelerating Action & Transformative Pathways through Nature-based Solutions
Read More UNITED NATIONS, Aug 03 (IPS) – Haoliang Xu is UN Assistant Secretary General and Director of UNDP’s Bureau for Policy and Programme SupportThe theme of this year’s High-Level Political Forum, where governments reviewed progress on the Sustainable Development Goals was “Accelerated action and transformative pathways: realizing the decade of action and delivery for…
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Why Scientists Are Studying Coronavirus Outbreaks at Mink Farms in Europe
Read More (MADRID) — Coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and if they can spread it to people. In the meantime, authorities have killed more than 1 million minks at breeding farms in both countries as a precaution. The virus that first…
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Why Scientists Are Studying Coronavirus Outbreaks at Mink Farms in Europe
Read More (MADRID) — Coronavirus outbreaks at mink farms in Spain and the Netherlands have scientists digging into how the animals got infected and if they can spread it to people. In the meantime, authorities have killed more than 1 million minks at breeding farms in both countries as a precaution. The virus that first…
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‘My son’s death cannot be in vain’: US federal judge speaks out after attack on family – video
Read More Federal judge Esther Salas has released an emotional video message in which she describes the day her son was killed and husband shot in an apparent targeted shooting. Holding back tears at times, Salas described how 20-year-old Daniel was shot by Roy Den Hollander, who was posing as a FedEx driver, in what…
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‘Stop politicizing economy’: Beijing blasts US for threatening to ban TikTok & other Chinese apps
Read More Threatening to restrict Chinese apps on groundless claims that they’re feeding data on Americans to the government in Beijing only exposes Washington’s hypocrisy, China’s Foreign Ministry said. Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin has called on the US to “provide an open, fair, just, and non-discriminatory environment for market entities of other countries to invest…
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The COVID-19 Plastic Pandemic
Read More KATHMANDU, Aug 03 (IPS) – The coronavirus pandemic was a respite for nature everywhere. The air was cleaner, trekking trails were pristine, the summit of Mt Everest was deserted, and worldwide carbon emission dipped by -26%. Read the full story, “The COVID-19 Plastic Pandemic”, on globalissues.org → KATHMANDU, Aug 03 (IPS) – The…
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There might never be a ‘silver bullet’ for Covid-19, WHO chief warns
Read More The World Health Organization has warned that, despite high hopes from ongoing vaccine-development efforts, there might never be a “silver bullet” to put an end to the Covid-19 virus. According to The WHO’s Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, stopping more coronavirus outbreaks for now comes down to “the basics of public health and…
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Former pope Benedict XVI reported to be seriously ill
Read More Ex-pontiff, 93, has shingles after being in poor health for some time, says German newspaper The former pope Benedict XVI, the first pontiff in 600 years to resign instead of ruling for life, is seriously ill, a German newspaper has reported. The newspaper, Passauer Neue Presse, cited Benedict’s biographer, the German author Peter…
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NGOs and States in Global Politics: A Brief Review
Read More The NGO research community should resist attempts by the still-state-centric International Relations subfield to caricature the complex dynamics of NGO-state relations.The NGO research community should resist attempts by the still-state-centric International Relations subfield to caricature the complex dynamics of NGO-state relations.
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Israel protests: thousands join weekend protests against Netanyahu’s government – video
Read More Thousands of Israelis took to the streets over the weekend to protest against prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s alleged corruption and against his government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. Israeli media estimated that about 15,000 protesters arrived at Netanyahu’s state residence in Jerusalem, where they carried banners calling on him to resign and to…
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The Crossword Revolution Is Upon Us
Read More When I ask Erik Agard what he is most proud of doing so far in his position as the editor of the crossword puzzle at USA Today, one of the nation’s highest-circulating papers, he brings up Oreos. The answer OREO has appeared in major crosswords literally thousands of times, almost always clued with…
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U.S. Marines Identify All 9 People Killed in Training Accident
Read More (SAN DIEGO) — The U.S. Marine Corps has identified all nine people killed when a Marine landing craft sank in hundreds of feet of water off the Southern California coast. Only one of their bodies was found, despite an intense days-long search involving helicopters and boats ranging from inflatables to a Navy destroyer.…
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Vietnam battles second pandemic wave
Read MoreVietnam has placed a second city into lockdown due to a rise in coronavirus infections after being virus-free for months.Vietnam has placed a second city into lockdown due to a rise in coronavirus infections after being virus-free for months.
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Microsoft poised to purchase TikTok amid national security concerns
Read MorePresident Trump apparently is halting his plan to shut down the popular video app TikTok in the U.S. The Reuters News Agency reports that the president will give the Chinese-owned platform 45 days to sell its U.S. operations to Microsoft. TikTok claims to have 100 million American users. Weijia Jiang reports.President Trump apparently is…
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Killing of Pakistani anti-corruption journalist sparks protests
Read More Anwar Jan shot dead in home town of Barkhan in Balochistan province The murder of a reporter known for exposing corruption has set off a wave of protests across Pakistan’s western Balochistan province, one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist. Anwar Jan was shot dead by two…
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Apple Fire: Firefighters battle massive blaze in California
Read MoreThousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes to escape the fire east of Los Angeles.Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes to escape the fire east of Los Angeles.
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Kaepernick shirt used as a target at Navy Seal event
Read MoreThe US Navy Seals have launched an investigation after the footage from an event last year emerged.The US Navy Seals have launched an investigation after the footage from an event last year emerged.
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‘My mother was ordered to leave the Netherlands. I cried non-stop’
Read More Natalia Robledo-Contreras had to fight from the age of eight to be recognised as Dutch and almost lost her family in the process ‘We want to build a life’: Europe’s paperless young people speak out It felt like a dirty trick. Natalia Robledo-Contreras still has trouble believing what happened the day she and…
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Coronavirus is Placing College Sports on Hold, Putting Students, University Budgets, and Entire Towns At Risk
Read More On college football Saturdays, tiny Clemson, South Carolina (pop. 17,000), turns into a city of 150,000 when fanatics pour into downtown and swarm Memorial Stadium, home of the Tigers. Some don’t even have a ticket to the game, but they come with money to burn. “It’s well north of $2 million in economic…
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Spain's new wave of infections hits the young, middle-aged
Read More SANT SADURNÍ D’ANOIA, Spain (AP) — Like most Spaniards, Emma Gaya thought the worst of the pandemic was behind her. Spain’s government had ended a three-month lockdown after an COVID-19 onslaught that claimed at least 28,400 lives in the European Union nation. To kickstart its stalled economy, Spaniards were encouraged to cautiously resume…
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US politics: coronavirus bailout funding remains in limbo – live updates
Read More US reported record 1.87m new Covid-19 cases in July Anti-abortion centers received at least $4m from bailout funds Microsoft pursues TikTok deal as Pompeo says Trump will take action Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 11.18am BST One company that the coronavirus bailout measures could be coming too late for is Lord…
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John Hume, former SDLP leader and Nobel peace prize winner, dies at 83
Read More Hume won global acclaim for his efforts towards achieving Good Friday agreement in Northern Ireland John Hume, the former SDLP leader, Nobel peace prize winner and leading player in the Northern Ireland peace process, has died aged 83. His death marks the passing of one of the most important Irish political leaders of…
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Berengaria of Navarre’s ‘cursed’ tomb to be restored
Read More Renovation plan is latest event in peripatetic history of remains of wife of Richard I For centuries a statue of Berengaria of Navarre, wife of Richard the Lionheart, has been in search of a final resting place. Known as the only English queen never to have set foot in the country, the pious…
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Man threatens to detonate bomb in business center in Kiev, police negotiating – officials
Read More Police are negotiating with a man who claims to have an explosive device and is holed up in a Kiev business center, according to Ukrainian officials. The unidentified man walked into a bank located in the city’s Leonardo business center and announced that he had a bomb in his backpack. He ordered a…
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What We Don’t Know About COVID-19 Can Hurt Us
Read More Countries around the world have introduced stringent control measures to stop COVID-19 outbreaks growing, but now many find themselves facing the same situation again. From Melbourne to Miami, the relaxation of measures had led to increasing flare-ups, which in some places has already meant reclosing schools, businesses or travel routes. Within the U.S.…
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Fyre Festival merchandise up for auction
Read MoreBranded clothing from the ill-fated festival is being sold, with money going to victims of the fraud.Branded clothing from the ill-fated festival is being sold, with money going to victims of the fraud.
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Eurozone manufacturing bounces back; US-China tensions rise over TikTok – business live
Read More Eurozone factory output highest since April 2018 – PMI survey Gold hits new record high TikTok reportedly relocating to London as Microsoft confirms acquisition plans HSBC steps up 35,000 job cuts amid Covid-19 profit plunge 9.18am BST The Eurozone Manufacturing #PMI highlighted a return to growth in July (51.8, 47.4 in June) as…
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Statue of white woman holding hatchet and scalps sparks backlash in New England
Read More Hannah Duston, subject of the first publicly funded US monument to a woman, is implicated in the deaths of 10 Native Americans The statue is the earliest publicly funded monument to a woman in the US. It stands in the out-of-the-way town of Boscawen, New Hampshire. It shows a woman holding a hatchet…
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U.S. Marine Corps 4th Tanks Battalion deactivates after 77 years
Read More Dozens of Marines gathered to pay homage with their families and say goodbye to 4th Tanks Battalion as they officially completed their sundown after 77 years of supporting operations around the world, in a deactivation ceremony at Lafayette, La., on Aug. 2, 2020. 4th Tanks has served in every war the Marine Corps…
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The Navy Was Reluctant to Reinstate Ex Missouri Gov. Greitens After Scandals – Until the Vice President Intervened
Read More (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — The Navy appeared reluctant to reinstate former Navy SEAL and Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens in 2019 until Vice President Mike Pence’s office appeared to intervene, according to newly released documents. Greitens resigned as governor in 2018 amid several scandals, including campaign misconduct allegations and accusations that he took a…
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He Was the First UN Peacekeeper to Die of COVID-19—Or Was He?
Read More OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso—Fernando Guillén, a 22-year-old gamer and YouTuber, switched on his computer, took a sip of water and a deep breath and thanked God for being alive, before beginning his live stream on video games from his bedroom in San Antonio, Texas. Sitting in a high-backed gaming chair and dressed in a…
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LGBTQ Russians Fight to Survive Putin’s Campaign of Hate
Read More ST. PETERSBURG, Russia—Dozens of young people were singing lyrics by a local band on Palace Square: “We’ll be together, like Sid and Nancy, we’ll never live long enough to be pensioners.” The warm July night was young. In spite of the dark context of the song, people looked happy. The wind played with a…