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Read More Restrictions introduced in bid to curb highest national infection rate in EU Restrictions introduced in bid to curb highest national infection rate in EU

Read More One boy unknowingly infected with virus thought to have led to over 100 infections One boy unknowingly infected with virus thought to have led to over 100 infections

Read More The country voted to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill but no to legalizing marijuana. Two separate referendums were held along with the general election won Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. (Image credit: Mark Baker/AP) The country voted to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill but no to legalizing marijuana. Two separate…

Read More EU member states will be allowed to use only official EU-approved Covid-19 vaccines, Brussels said in response to remarks by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban that Budapest was negotiating for shots with Russia and China. “There is no question that any vaccine that is, or could be, made available on the territory of…

Read MoreNon-essential shops will close until mid-December to help curb the highest infection rate in Europe.Non-essential shops will close until mid-December to help curb the highest infection rate in Europe.

Read More The ongoing protests against Covid-19 restrictions threaten “internal security,” Thuringia PM Bodo Ramelow told German media, suggesting terrorism and pogroms were taking shape at the hands of a right-wing/‘anti-vaxxer’ alliance. The massive demonstrations against Berlin’s tightening pandemic control measures are starting to resemble “terrorism,” Ramelow told Tagesspiegel on Thursday, insisting the protests –…

Read MoreThe earthquake rattled cities and unleashed a tsunami that flooded streets in western Turkey.The earthquake rattled cities and unleashed a tsunami that flooded streets in western Turkey.

Read MoreA powerful earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea near Turkey and Greece on Friday, killing at least 19 people and injuring hundreds. Holly Williams has more.A powerful earthquake struck in the Aegean Sea near Turkey and Greece on Friday, killing at least 19 people and injuring hundreds. Holly Williams has more.

Read MoreThe Democratic and Republican rivals make ambitious forays into politically challenging territory.The Democratic and Republican rivals make ambitious forays into politically challenging territory.

Read MoreCommunities in Malaysian Borneo say forest is being felled without their consent and still certified as sustainable.Communities in Malaysian Borneo say forest is being felled without their consent and still certified as sustainable.

Read More With Nov. 3 just a few days away, unreliable and false information around the U.S. election process is swirling. A recent report from media watchdog group NewsGuard found that misinformation related to election security and voting has been “flourishing” online, and experts expect that could intensify further in the run-up to Election Day.…

Read MoreJonathan Mattingly was injured in the raid in Kentucky in which police shot dead the black woman.Jonathan Mattingly was injured in the raid in Kentucky in which police shot dead the black woman.

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Oct 30 (IPS) – Women need to be given roles as negotiators, not just offered representation through advisory groups, Agnieszka Fal-Dutra Santos from the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) told IPS. Read the full story, “Q&A: COVID-19 has Pushed Women Peacebuilders from Key Leadership Roles”, on globalissues.org → UNITED NATIONS,…

Read More MONTEVIDEO, Oct 30 (IPS) – Half a dozen US Christian right groups have poured millions of dollars into Latin America and have promoted misinformation about COVID-19 and other health and rights issues, openDemocracy can reveal today. Read the full story, “US Groups Linked to COVID Conspiracies Pour Millions of ‘Dark Money’ into Latin…

Read More Getting a COVID-19 vaccine—and fast—has been a main focus in the fight against the coronavirus. But when a vaccine is ultimately made available to the American public, California Governor Gavin Newsom said at a press conference last week, another factor will come into play: what he called the “speed of trust.” “You have…

Read More Donald Trump has attacked the doctors who have been treating coronavirus patients on the frontline of the pandemic. Speaking during a campaign rally in Waterford Township, Michigan, the US president said: ‘Our doctors get more money if someone dies from Covid. You know that, right? I mean, our doctors are very smart people.’…

Read More A French-language Instagram account of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was temporarily blocked after posting a critical message to young people about controversial cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, Iran’s FARS news agency reported. The page became inaccessible on Friday, two days after Khamenei’s missive to “young French people” was posted on social media. In his…

Read More (WAUKEGAN, Ill.) — An Illinois judge on Friday ordered the extradition of a 17-year-old accused in the fatal shooting of two demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The ruling in Kyle Rittenhouse’s case came after a hearing at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Illinois. Defense lawyers sought to persuade Judge Paul Novak to block…

Read More Nothing divides like politics, because nothing divides like fear. But what exactly, in the context of our current election, are we afraid of? The answer is the same for everyone at the macro level: we fear loss. We are afraid of losing control, safety, power, opportunity, status, rights, freedom. White people fear what…

Read MoreJournalist Glenn Greenwald resigned over The Intercept’s handling of his story about the controversy this week.Journalist Glenn Greenwald resigned over The Intercept’s handling of his story about the controversy this week.

Read MoreFar-right leaders accused the Italian government of ‘moral responsibility’ for the knife attack in France.Far-right leaders accused the Italian government of ‘moral responsibility’ for the knife attack in France.

Read More The United States is hitting records in daily coronavirus cases. But China, the country first afflicted with the scourge, is having a different experience.Unlike the Trump administration, which has said it is prioritizing opening the economy while essentially giving up on controlling the pandemic, China moved aggressively to stop the virus. The result:…

Read More Coronavirus didn’t kill the culture wars, it only sent them into a momentary recess When Covid-19 hit, I’d been wondering for a long time what glued together the disparate positions of the religious right in Australia: for deregulation yet also massive taxpayer subsidy; for free enterprise yet also against the free movement of…

Read MoreRallies come after a court ruled that law allowing abortion of damaged foetuses was incompatible with the constitution.Rallies come after a court ruled that law allowing abortion of damaged foetuses was incompatible with the constitution.

Read More Species ‘will be shot and killed because Donald Trump is desperate to gin up his voters in the Midwest’ Species ‘will be shot and killed because Donald Trump is desperate to gin up his voters in the Midwest’

Read More ‘She wasn’t even charged with a crime,’ Rickia Young’s representation says ‘She wasn’t even charged with a crime,’ Rickia Young’s representation says

Read More This week’s terror attack in Nice took place against a backdrop of diplomatic tensions, reports Kim Sengupta This week’s terror attack in Nice took place against a backdrop of diplomatic tensions, reports Kim Sengupta

Read MoreThe markets endured the fastest bear market on record, a spectacular rebound, and are now limping to the end of October.The markets endured the fastest bear market on record, a spectacular rebound, and are now limping to the end of October.

Read More Demonstrations held in Pakistan, Lebanon, Palestinian territories and Afghanistan Tens of thousands of Muslims in Pakistan, Lebanon, the Palestinian territories and elsewhere joined protests on Friday over the French president Emmanuel Macron’s vow to protect the right to caricature the prophet Muhammad. Demonstrations in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, turned violent as 2,000 people who…

Read More India is now far more closely aligned with the US since Trump took power India is now far more closely aligned with the US since Trump took power

Read More Country approaches world-topping 9m cases as experts warn death rates could more than double by mid-January The US has shattered the daily coronavirus record, with almost 90,000 new infections reported on Thursday and close to 1,000 deaths, as the US approached a world-topping 9m cases and experts warned of death rates more than…

Read More People across the continent are embracing a range of pursuits in an effort to keep healthy and sane Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage For Alice Weiss there is no alternative to what the Germans call Flucht nach vorne, or knuckling down, to cope with the challenge of surviving winter…

Read More Shooting interests in England will need licence to release non-native birds near nature reserves Pheasants and partridges are to be classified alongside Japanese knotweed and grey squirrels as species that imperil native wildlife, the government has announced. People with shooting interests in England will have to apply for a licence to release the…

Read More As more and more people are diagnosed with COVID-19, the question of how long immunity to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the illness, lasts, is increasingly important. Understanding that would help patients know whether they can get re-infected, and potentially even help doctors to better understand what type of protection we can expect…

Read More NEW YORK, Oct 30 (IPS) – Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury was Under-Secretary-General and High Representative of the UN (2002-2007); former Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to UN (1996-2001); and globally acclaimed as the initiator of the precursor decision leading to the UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 as President of the UN Security Council…