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Read More Thirteen Australians reportedly among women taken off flight at Doha and subjected to medical examination after newborn found abandoned in airport The Australian government has registered “serious concerns” with Qatari authorities after women on a flight from Doha to Sydney were ordered to disembark the plane and subjected to a strip search and…

Read More Israel’s ultra-Orthodox are key to Benjamin Netanyahu’s bid to stay in power, but their resistance to coronavirus restrictions is causing tensions. Israel’s ultra-Orthodox are key to Benjamin Netanyahu’s bid to stay in power, but their resistance to coronavirus restrictions is causing tensions.

Read More Street battles erupted in central Rome overnight as Italian police dispersed a group of 200 far-right demonstrators, who staged a violent protest against the government’s Covid-19 restrictions. Skirmishes erupted shortly after midnight and were focused around Rome’s iconic Piazza del Popolo. The square was supposed to host a rally organized by the Fuerza…

Read More Activists in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand have formed a novel international alliance to defy authoritarian rule The language, the demands and the backdrop were different, but the protests across central Bangkok last week would have looked familiar to anyone who followed the mass demonstrations that roiled Hong Kong for a year from…

Read More Police told home secretary of alleged far-right attack on law firm before her ‘inflammatory’ speech at Tory conference The UK home secretary, Priti Patel, is under fresh pressure after it emerged that she appeared to have dismissed intelligence briefings from counter- terrorism police to the Home Office over an alleged far-right terror attack.…

Read MoreKhabib announced his retirement with a 29-0 record in his pro MMA career after a promise made to his mother.Khabib announced his retirement with a 29-0 record in his pro MMA career after a promise made to his mother.

Read More Facebook amends code after deletion of black users’ photos sparks outrage As campaigning victories go, forcing Mark Zuckerberg’s social media empire to admit a discriminatory flaw in its policy is no small feat. But following a campaign launched in this paper, the Observer can exclusively reveal that Instagram and its parent company Facebook…

Read MoreRamkalawan, running for the presidency for the sixth time, won 54.9 percent of valid votes cast, poll body says.Ramkalawan, running for the presidency for the sixth time, won 54.9 percent of valid votes cast, poll body says.

Read More The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has activated MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft for imagery support in wildland fire fighting, according to a recent U.S. Air Force news release. At the request of the National Interagency Fire Center and upon approval by the DoD, U.S. Northern Command activated the 432nd to provide Incident…

Read More The United States Marine Corps (USMC) has announced that the second F-35B squadron officially established in the Indo-Pacific region. The details were given in a 23 October media release, to announce the Marine Aircraft Group 12 re-designated Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 as part of…

Read More‘Historic milestone’ hailed as treaty banning nuclear weapons reaches the 50 ratifications needed to take effect.’Historic milestone’ hailed as treaty banning nuclear weapons reaches the 50 ratifications needed to take effect.

Read More A futuristic, dog-like robot was spotted at the Chernobyl nuclear plant near Pripyat, Ukraine. According to multiple reports, on October 22, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant was visited by the engineers of the University of Bristol. Their task was to test the robots under Exclusion Zone conditions, and one of such robots was a…

Read More Confirmation of a sixth conservative on the nine-member court is due on Monday, the result of ruthless Republican politics The almost certain confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the supreme court on Monday represents a “power grab” by Republicans facing possible wipeout at the ballot box, activists and analysts say. Related: Revealed: ex-members…

Read More A sense of unfairness has dented public confidence and compliance with fast-changing restrictions As the people of Sheffield prepared to join Greater Manchester and the Liverpool city region in the premier league of Covid-19 restrictions – tier 3 – there were widely differing views on whether the tough new rules about to be…

Read More Foreign correspondent was deemed ‘no job for a female’ between the wars. A new book celebrates the lives of the journalists who proved otherwise An inky night in civil war Málaga, 19 February 1937. General Franco’s nationalist troops had taken the town days earlier. Political prisoners filled the jails; posters of Mussolini, Franco…

Read More Push to roll out injections may see elderly miss out on effective coronavirus inoculations Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists have warned that early adoption of a Covid vaccine with only moderate effectiveness could disrupt efforts to test and create improved versions. Immunising against the disease is not going…

Read More Conductor Sir Simon Rattle and violinist Tamsin Little are among those warning that struggling artists will be forced to give up Leading figures in classical music say many highly-trained orchestral musicians are giving up on music as they face homelessness and hunger this autumn. Speaking to the Observer this weekend, the internationally renowned…

Read More The EU must defend itself against the attack on women’s rights in one of its member nations Last week’s flawed ruling by a constitutional tribunal in Warsaw drastically restricting the right to abortion is a grim reminder that women’s rights and, more broadly, the rule of law are under serious threat in Poland.…

Read More The challenger aims to fix the foreign policy upheaval of the Trump years but such an agenda presents many challenges By any measure, Joe Biden is old in the ways of the world. As Barack Obama’s vice-president, he met all the big international actors. As chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, he…

Read More Man transferred under Medevac to rejoin family has not been allowed to have them visit during pandemic and is now on suicide watch Refugee advocates have raised concerns about the welfare of a 37-year-old man who is under suicide watch at the Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation after attempting self harm. The man, from…

Read More Ohio could be decided by a few thousand voters in Cleveland, where less than half the population is registered to vote Jamal Collins took the trouble to vote four years ago even though, like a lot of people in Cleveland, he didn’t imagine it would change very much. Eight years of deflated hopes…

Read More Nine days out from election day, polling shows the Democratic nominee with big leads in key demographics Joe Biden’s hopes of reaching the White House could rest on two crucial demographic groups that appear to be deserting Donald Trump: elderly people and suburban women. Related: Trump assaulted American democracy – here’s how Democrats…

Read More Rod Stewart has led the way as kids and bigger kids rediscover the pleasure of laying tracks in the attic It started with a standard Scalextric set: two slot cars, some track, a 10-year-old boy and his enthusiastic father. Six months later, Ben Martin has a 75ft raceway in his loft and a…

Read More Paramedics airlift man to hospital after being bitten on Britomart Reef, a popular spear-fishing location A man is in a critical condition after being attacked by a shark at the Great Barrier Reef. He was airlifted to Townsville University hospital after being bitten at Britomart Reef around 12.20pm on Sunday, Queensland Ambulance says.…

Read More Tom Burgis’s study of dark global realities casts a wide net, from Washington to Moscow, Kazakhstan and the Congo * Opinion: $2tn in possible corrupt activity and KleptopiaIn a year dominated by a US presidential election between a kleptocrat and a democrat, a book about world-class thieves laundering trillions ought be the perfect…

Read More Tom Burgis’s study of dark global realities casts a wide net, from Washington to Moscow, Kazakhstan and the Congo Opinion: $2tn in possible corrupt activity and Kleptopia In a year dominated by a US presidential election between a kleptocrat and a democrat, a book about world-class thieves laundering trillions ought be the perfect…

Read MoreTwice pardoned for crimes including bribing a president, Lee transformed Samsung into a global electronics giant.Twice pardoned for crimes including bribing a president, Lee transformed Samsung into a global electronics giant.

Read MoreMr Lee helped to grow his father’s small trading business into a global industrial powerhouse.Mr Lee helped to grow his father’s small trading business into a global industrial powerhouse.

Read More Texas has already cast nearly 7 million votes, more than anywhere in America, and Glen Murdoch couldn’t get his ballot in fast enough after becoming a U.S. citizen this summer. “I was champing at the bit,” said Murdoch, who moved to Austin from Australia shortly after President Donald Trump took office, and cast…

Read More Vice President Mike Pence plans to maintain an aggressive campaign schedule this week despite his exposure to a top aide who tested positive for the coronavirus, the White House said Saturday. Pence himself tested negative, his office said. Under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria, the vice president is considered a “close…

Read More Opposition figure had sheltered in Spanish ambassador’s residence since a failed uprising against Nicolás Maduro in 2019 The prominent opposition activist Leopoldo López has abandoned the Spanish ambassador’s residence in Caracas and left Venezuela after years of frustrated efforts to oust the nation’s socialist president, his party has said. The 49-year-old former Caracas…

Read More Vice-president’s most senior aide, Marc Short, has virus but Pence and wife test negative, while a close political adviser has also contracted Covid Marc Short, the chief of staff for Mike Pence, has tested positive for coronavirus, the vice-president’s office has confirmed. One of Pence’s closest political advisers, Marty Obst, was also reported…

Read More British-Australian scholar moved to mystery location as notorious desert prison tries to quash outbreak of coronavirus Detained British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has reportedly been moved from Iran’s Qarchak prison, along with all of her belongings, but it is not known to where she has been taken. Family and friends who have been campaigning…

Read MoreColombia is the 8th country to top a million infections, after US, India, Brazil, Russia, Argentina, Spain and France.Colombia is the 8th country to top a million infections, after US, India, Brazil, Russia, Argentina, Spain and France.

Read More Regional Victoria has now moved to ‘step three’ of the roadmap out of lockdown. Here’s what you need to know Melbourne’s restrictions; Covid restrictions state by state Vic hotspots list; Victoria cases map; full Australian stats interactive Sign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email Regional Victoria has consistently outperformed its metropolitan counterpart in…