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Read MoreThe US president and his wife have tested positive for the virus, a month before elections.The US president and his wife have tested positive for the virus, a month before elections.

Read More YOLA, Nigeria, Oct 02 (IPS) – Lake Chad is an extremely shallow water body in the Sahel. It was once the world’s sixth largest inland water body with an open water area of 25,000 km2 in the 1960s, it shrunk dramatically at the beginning of the 1970s and reduced to less than 2,000…

Read More Irina Slavina dies following self-immolation she blamed on Russian Federation A Russian journalist has died after setting herself on fire in front of the local branch of the interior ministry in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, a day after her apartment was searched by police. Prior to her self-immolation, Irina Slavina wrote on…

Read MoreThe strike in the city of Stepanakert comes as fighting over the disputed region continues for a sixth day.The strike in the city of Stepanakert comes as fighting over the disputed region continues for a sixth day.

Read More Tourism Minister Asaf Zamir quit the Israeli government on Friday, citing his opposition to new rules which restrict people’s right to protest amid the pandemic, as well as his lack of trust in PM Benjamin Netanyahu. “My conscience does not allow me to stay in a government that prevents de facto protests against…

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Read More<p>Financial markets were volatile in the wake of the news with many analysts unsure of the economic implications</p><p>Financial markets were volatile in the wake of the news with many analysts unsure of the economic implications</p>

Read More There is no way to mourn a parent in advance, but that doesn’t stop some of us from trying. When documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Kirsten Johnson noticed a decline in the health of her aging father, Dick, living alone in Seattle and still working at his lifelong profession as a psychiatrist, she opted…

Read MoreA self-described member of the Proud Boys, a far-right group, pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges Thursday in Portland, Oregon related to clashes between right- and left-wing demonstrators earlier this summerA self-described member of the Proud Boys, a far-right group, pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges Thursday in Portland, Oregon related to…

Read MoreOpinion polling on US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is now a key driver for the ruble.Opinion polling on US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is now a key driver for the ruble.

Read MoreThousands of Ethiopian detainees are facing “unimaginable cruelty”, Amnesty International says.Thousands of Ethiopian detainees are facing “unimaginable cruelty”, Amnesty International says.

Read More Boris Johnson will speak to European commission president via video-conference call on Saturday Ursula von der Leyen has described the most difficult parts of the Brexit negotiation as remaining “completely open” but backed an intensification of talks ahead of a crunch video-conference call with Boris Johnson. After the latest and last scheduled round…

Read More Benjamin Thomas pleaded guilty to 40 offences over 30 years, mainly against teenage boys A former pastor and BBC television presenter has been jailed for 10 years and four months after he admitted abusing boys and men over almost three decades. Ben Thomas, 44, carried out many of his attacks while his victims…

Read More As Belarus’s largest and most sustained opposition protests in decades continue, a 73-year-old veteran activist and grandmother has emerged as one of the movement’s iconic figures. In August, a video of Nina Baginskaya pushing past two masked riot policemen went viral on social media. “I’m going for a walk,” she told the officers,…

Read MoreRefugees have found old ammunition which could pose health risks at Kara Tepe, a camp built to rehouse Moria residents.Refugees have found old ammunition which could pose health risks at Kara Tepe, a camp built to rehouse Moria residents.

Read More When Tracy Edwards was expelled from school, she wound up working on boats. That led her to form a record-breaking all-female sailing crew, which circumnavigated the world in 1989. (Image credit: Courtesy of TED/Courtesy of TED) When Tracy Edwards was expelled from school, she wound up working on boats. That led her to…

Read More The EU called Friday for deadlocked Brexit talks to be intensified, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel saying the next few days are essential for a breakthrough. The EU called Friday for deadlocked Brexit talks to be intensified, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel saying the next few days are essential for a breakthrough.

Read More Japan is set to continue its recent trend of setting new records for its annual defense budgets, with the country continuing to cast a wary eye on China’s military modernization and nuclear-armed North Korea’s missile program. Japan is set to continue its recent trend of setting new records for its annual defense budgets,…

Read MoreU.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson ended up in the ICU with COVID-19 and has appeared physically weaker since being ill. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is among other high profile leaders to have had the virus. Charlie D’Agata reports.U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson ended up in the ICU with COVID-19 and has appeared physically weaker…

Read More More Arabic will be taught in French schools and extra resources will be directed at studying the Muslim civilization, the country’s leader Emmanuel Macron said. The measures are part of the strategy to fight Islamic radicalism. In his speech on Friday, the president highlighted the importance of preventing radicalization in the country’s Muslim…

Read More Gagosian, LondonJokes, warnings, clues, allusions and signposts … the Botswana-born artist’s grand cycle is full of vitality and observation in an exhibition that’s close to a big, discursive novel A young man, little more than a boy, hands draped superciliously over the sides of his chair and with one leg fastidiously crossed over…

Read More Maybe the real victims of the president’s diagnosis are the MAGA disciples who don’t believe the virus even exists Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Well, it’s definitely a plot twist. Like a lot of people who sat through Tuesday’s presidential debate, I’m amazed the week has ended with Donald…

Read MoreMany foreign leaders sent best wishes to the president, but China’s official state media mocked his diagnosis after months of Mr. Trump downplaying the pandemic.Many foreign leaders sent best wishes to the president, but China’s official state media mocked his diagnosis after months of Mr. Trump downplaying the pandemic.

Read MoreThe speaker of Catalonia’s parliament says the northeastern Spanish region will hold an election on Feb. 14 if lawmakers don’t elect a candidate to replace the ousted regional presidentThe speaker of Catalonia’s parliament says the northeastern Spanish region will hold an election on Feb. 14 if lawmakers don’t elect a candidate to replace the…

Read MoreVoters in New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, will choose whether they want independence from France in a referendum that marks a milestone in a three-decades decolonization effortVoters in New Caledonia, a French archipelago in the South Pacific, will choose whether they want independence from France in a referendum that marks…

Read MoreIt is unusual for northern bottlenose whales to be seen in coastal waters, according to the rescue group.It is unusual for northern bottlenose whales to be seen in coastal waters, according to the rescue group.

Read More With President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, the U.S. joins the ranks of countries whose leaders have contracted the disease. While no world leader has yet died from COVID-19, some have suffered severe complications. Brazil and the U.K. offer two different lessons in how a leader contracting the virus can disrupt the governance of a…

Read More With President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis, the U.S. joins the ranks of countries whose leaders have contracted the disease. While no world leader has yet died from COVID-19, some have suffered severe complications. Brazil and the U.K. offer two different lessons in how a leader contracting the virus can disrupt the governance of a…

Read More Germany’s foreign minister, Heiko Maas, did not mince words after swastikas were drawn on a parchment containing verses from the Torah at a synagogue in Berlin. He said the crime should be solved as soon as possible. According to Berlin’s anti-Semitism commissioner, Sigmount Koenigsberg, the incident took place at the capital’s Tiferet Israel…

Read More A leading ethicist is sounding the alarm over a flood of potentially substandard pandemic research which may endanger lives through ill-informed public policy, while damaging medical and scientific practice itself in the process. There has been a surge of almost 4,000 recently-published papers related to Covid-19, many of which have been of questionable…

Read More Women lead protests against conflict violence in Democratic Republic of the Congo, amid calls for action on hundreds of civil war crimes Women led thousands of people in demonstrations in four cities across the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, demanding justice for historic murders and rapes committed in the east of…

Read More The news that U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19 is a reminder of two stark truths that we’ve known since the first days that the novel coronavirus reached the United States: that the virus respects no boundaries, and that older people are at higher risk…

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Read MoreAs Azerbaijan and Armenia clash over breakaway region, Yerevan says it is prepared to work with international mediators.As Azerbaijan and Armenia clash over breakaway region, Yerevan says it is prepared to work with international mediators.

Read More FTSE 100 in London drops by 0.6% and Europe-wide Stoxx 600 index loses 0.3% Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage European stock markets slid on Friday after Donald Trump announced that he had tested positive for the coronavirus just over a month before the US presidential election. Every major stock…