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US economy plunged 31.4 percent in Q2, big bounce back expected
Read MoreRevised figures are only slightly less awful than previous estimates and the US economy will likely shrink in 2020.Revised figures are only slightly less awful than previous estimates and the US economy will likely shrink in 2020.
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Biden uses sarcastic Arabic phrase to mock Trump during debate
Read MoreMuslim Americans and others immediately began their own debate on whether the former vice president had used one of the most widespread phrases in the Arab world.Muslim Americans and others immediately began their own debate on whether the former vice president had used one of the most widespread phrases in the Arab world.
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Trump-Biden Debate Prompts Shock, Despair and, in China, Glee
Read More BRUSSELS — The unedifying spectacle of Tuesday night’s presidential debate produced some shock, some sadness and some weariness among U.S. allies and rivals alike Wednesday.As President Donald Trump bellowed, blustered and shouted down both the moderator, Chris Wallace, and his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, and as Biden responded by calling Trump…
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How QAnon spread to Australia and spilled out into real life
Read More In the second of a two-part episode on QAnon, we look at how the baseless internet conspiracy theory spread to Australia, embroiling a Nationals MP from country Victoria who had to defend herself against a concerted campaign of vicious lies Continue reading…In the second of a two-part episode on QAnon, we look at…
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It’s hard to Trump this hairdressing bill | Brief letters
Read More Donald Trump | Panic buying | Swearing parrots | Training for new jobs | Football Donald Trump paid $70,000 to hairdressers (New York Times publishes details of Donald Trump’s tax returns, 27 September)? He was robbed!Cherry WestonWolverhampton • Given what we know about Donald Trump’s temperament, any hair stylist prepared to attempt that…
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Alex Jones smashes drone with sword during Amazon rant
Read More<p>Amazon recently unveiled a drone home security camera</p><p>Amazon recently unveiled a drone home security camera</p>
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Canada: outcry after video shows hospital staff taunting dying Indigenous woman
Read More Joyce Echaquan is seen grimacing as nurses call her ‘stupid as hell’, renewing calls for country to confront systemic racism A shocking video showing hospital staff in Canada taunting a dying Indigenous woman has left a community in mourning and renewed calls for the country to confront the realities of systemic racism. Joyce…
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Trump-Biden: White supremacy row flares after chaotic debate
Read MoreThe far-right Proud Boys celebrate as President Trump fails to condemn them in the election debate.The far-right Proud Boys celebrate as President Trump fails to condemn them in the election debate.
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Warring Libya factions eye prisoner release as talks continue
Read MoreUN mission says Egypt talks addressed confidence-building measures and security arrangements.UN mission says Egypt talks addressed confidence-building measures and security arrangements.
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What next for Kuwait and the Middle East as region loses its ‘peacemaker’?
Read More<p>Appointment of new Emir unlikely to usher in a new era of change, explains Kim Sengupta</p><p>Appointment of new Emir unlikely to usher in a new era of change, explains Kim Sengupta</p>
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Deloitte selling contact tracing services to local UK health officials
Read More Directors were invited to demonstration of a newly developed test-and-trace system Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Deloitte, the consultancy giant hired by the government to help run the NHS test-and-trace programme, is involved in selling separate contact tracing services directly to local health officials in the UK, the Guardian…
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Belgium agrees on government nearly two years after previous one fell
Read More Flemish Liberal Alexander De Croo sworn in as PM as country passes milestone of 10,000 Covid deaths Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Belgium’s warring political parties have agreed to form a government nearly two years after the previous one collapsed, as the country passed the grim milestone of 10,000…
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Kentucky attorney general tries to delay Breonna Taylor grand jury files release
Read More Daniel Cameron says personal information must be redacted Attorney general defends decision to charge only one officer Kentucky’s attorney general on Wednesday was seeking to delay the release of secret grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case just as audio recordings were set to be released to the public. The office of…
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Indian Police Forcibly Cremated A Rape Victim, Her Family Has Alleged
Read More The victim’s family had pleaded with the police to release her body. View Entire Post › The victim’s family had pleaded with the police to release her body.View Entire Post ›
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WATCH: Protests sweep India after police allegedly cremate 19yo gang-rape victim’s body without family’s permission
Read More The family of a 19-year-old victim of an alleged gang rape in India have accused local police of cremating the young woman’s body in the middle of the night without permission. The woman died on Tuesday in Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital, two weeks after being tortured during a horrific gang rape in Hathras, Uttar…
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Xi Jinping to address world leaders at UN biodiversity summit – live
Read More Leaders prepare to discuss the destruction of the natural world as the international community negotiates a set of targets for the next decade All eyes on China: what to look out for at the UN biodiversity summit 3.24pm BST Munir Akram, President of the Economic and Social Council, is addressing the summit right…
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Grenfell surveyor had to handle 130 projects at once, inquiry hears
Read More Council surveyor tasked with overseeing refurbishment tells inquiry his department ‘was swamped’ with work The council department responsible for checking the safety of the Grenfell Tower refurbishment was “swamped” with work as austerity-driven cuts slashed staff numbers and the key surveyor was left handling 130 projects at once, the public inquiry in the…
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Activists seeking to ‘return’ African art go on trial in France
Read MoreIn an anti-colonial protest, activists tried to remove a 19th-century Chadian funeral staff from a Paris museum.In an anti-colonial protest, activists tried to remove a 19th-century Chadian funeral staff from a Paris museum.
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Germans embrace fresh air to ward off coronavirus
Read More Angela Merkel says ventilation may be one of cheapest and most effective ways of containing virus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ventilating rooms has been added to the German government’s formula for tackling coronavirus, in refreshing news for the country’s air hygiene experts who have been calling for it…
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Grand jury transcripts in Breonna Taylor case to be released today as protests continue
Read More Transcripts from the grand jury deliberations in the Breonna Taylor case are to be released Wednesday by order of a judge. Transcripts from the grand jury deliberations in the Breonna Taylor case are to be released Wednesday by order of a judge.
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16 months after citizens cast their votes, Belgium forms new coalition government
Read More A near-500-day deadlock has been broken in Brussels with the King expected to name the new prime minister on Wednesday. But excluded parties have vowed to organize resistance. It is expected that caretaker finance minister, Alexander De Croo of the Flemish liberals (Open Vld), will be named by King Philippe as the new…
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Iraq hopes US 'reconsiders' embassy closure, warns of danger
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Turkey wants visa liberalization and updates to migrant deal as EU summit looms
Read More Ankara expects EU leaders to make progress on a range of issues, including the 2016 migrant deal, which could help solve the migrant crisis in the region, at an upcoming summit, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. EU leaders will meet on October 1-2 in Brussels and Ankara expects concrete steps to be…
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Félicien Kabuga: French court backs extradition of Rwanda genocide suspect
Read More Félicien Kabuga was arrested in Paris in May after 26 years on the run – police say he used 28 aliases. Félicien Kabuga was arrested in Paris in May after 26 years on the run – police say he used 28 aliases.
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Spain rebuffs Turkey’s ‘unilateral’ gas search, backs Cyprus
Read MoreSpain’s foreign minister says her country rejects Turkey’s unilateral search for energy reserves in the eastern Mediterranean and that negotiations are the proper way to resolve a territorial dispute that has ratcheted up regional tensionsSpain’s foreign minister says her country rejects Turkey’s unilateral search for energy reserves in the eastern Mediterranean and that negotiations…
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Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict: Macron warns Turkey on ‘warlike’ rhetoric
Read MoreThe French president speaks out as fighting continues for a fourth day over Nagorno-Karabakh.The French president speaks out as fighting continues for a fourth day over Nagorno-Karabakh.
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A 10-Year-Old Commitment to Biodiversity Misses Virtually All of its Targets
Read More UNITED NATIONS, Sep 30 (IPS) – The coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed the lives of over one million people worldwide and destabilized the global economy, also upended the UN’s ambitious socio-economic goals, including the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger by 2030. Read the full story, “A 10-Year-Old Commitment to Biodiversity Misses Virtually…
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From Pledges to Policy and Practice: Moving Nature to the Heart of Decision-Making
Read More BOGOTA, Colombia, Sep 30 (IPS) – This week, Heads of State and Government from 64 countries announced one of the strongest pledges yet to reverse the loss of biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people by 2030. Advancing from powerful pledges to concrete policy and action, however, means that nature must be moved to…
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Nigeria turns 60: Hope despite anger over corruption, poverty
Read MoreAs the African state prepares to celebrate independence day on October 1, citizens express concern over issues it faces.As the African state prepares to celebrate independence day on October 1, citizens express concern over issues it faces.
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Presidential debate reaction: Trump condemned over failure to criticise far-right group – US politics live
Read More Trump plunges debate into chaos as he repeatedly talks over Biden President refuses to condemn white supremacists Key takeaways from the first presidential debate Analysis: first presidential debate is national humiliation 43,355 new US coronavirus cases and 918 new deaths yesterday Sign up for Fight to Vote – our weekly US election newsletter…
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Andrzej Krauze on a second wave of Covid-19 – cartoon
Read More With infection numbers rising, Europe is relying on pandemic measures that have scarcely changed since the Black Death in the 14th century Continue reading…With infection numbers rising, Europe is relying on pandemic measures that have scarcely changed since the Black Death in the 14th century Continue reading…
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Clean sweep: Russian woman beats pro-Putin boss in council election
Read More<p>Marina Udgodskaya has cleaned the local administration building for the last five years </p><p>Marina Udgodskaya has cleaned the local administration building for the last five years </p>
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Coronavirus: Girls in Masai tribes suffering grave abuse ‘as teen pregnancies and FGM cases sharply rise’
Read More<p>‘Things are more chaotic in the wake of the Covid emergency. Women are more vulnerable so sexual violence increases,’ says campaigner</p><p>‘Things are more chaotic in the wake of the Covid emergency. Women are more vulnerable so sexual violence increases,’ says campaigner</p>
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Paris: Loud boom heard in French capital was fighter plane crossing sound barrier, police say
Read MoreA loud blast that rocked Paris and its suburbs was a sonic boom from a fighter jet, police said after callers jammed emergency phone lines.A loud blast that rocked Paris and its suburbs was a sonic boom from a fighter jet, police said after callers jammed emergency phone lines.
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Crown Resorts director says junket operators suspended while possible criminal links reviewed
Read More Guy Jalland tells a NSW inquiry the company has paused its dealings with 100-odd partners who bring high rollers from Asia A New South Wales inquiry into Crown Resorts and its casino licence has heard that Crown has suspended dealings with the 100-odd junket operators who bring high rollers from Asia and is…