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Read MoreBiden has pledged to dismantle the president’s restrictive immigration policies. But former DHS officials say that could be a long and arduous effort.Biden has pledged to dismantle the president’s restrictive immigration policies. But former DHS officials say that could be a long and arduous effort.

Read MoreSanctions would cut off Iran from global economy and thwart US from re-entering nuke deal if Biden wins-sources.Sanctions would cut off Iran from global economy and thwart US from re-entering nuke deal if Biden wins-sources.

Read More Elon Musk’s plans to colonize Mars just got a shot in the arm, as Italian researchers announced the discovery of multiple bodies of liquid water under the ice caps of the South Pole – meaning the red planet could support life. Data sent back by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Mars Express probe…

Read More PARIS, Sep 28 (IPS) – Chéri Samba has a sly sense of humour, both in person and in his work. Standing in front of his 2018 painting “J’aime le jeu de relais” (I Love the Relays) – which criticizes politicians who cling to power instead of passing the baton – Samba is asked…

Read MoreHuman suffering in the conflict is being obscured by Azerbaijani and Armenian officials monopolising the message.Human suffering in the conflict is being obscured by Azerbaijani and Armenian officials monopolising the message.

Read More In an election year like no other, the first debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, could be a pivotal moment in a race that has remained stubbornly unchanged in the face of historic tumult. The Tuesday night debate will offer a massive platform for Trump and Biden to…

Read MoreOn the 20th anniversary of the second Intifada, Palestinians remember how Israel sought it to entrench its occupation.On the 20th anniversary of the second Intifada, Palestinians remember how Israel sought it to entrench its occupation.

Read More<p>New season of iconic sketch show starts in October amid election and worldwide pandemic. Here are some of its most iconic political moments of the past.</p><p>New season of iconic sketch show starts in October amid election and worldwide pandemic. Here are some of its most iconic political moments of the past.</p>

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Read More<p>US health workers of colour disproportionately hit by coronavirus deaths</p><p>US health workers of colour disproportionately hit by coronavirus deaths</p>

Read More<p>Turkey looks set to take a much more assertive role</p><p>Turkey looks set to take a much more assertive role</p>

Read More When the FDA approved mifepristone in late September 2000, advocates believed it was going to change abortion care in this country. Mifepristone causes an abortion when used with another long-approved drug, misoprostol. (In the United States, this regimen is used through ten or eleven weeks of pregnancy.) “Medication abortion,” as this new modality…

Read More A judge in Arizona has ruled that an Iraqi immigrant arrested on charges of participating in the 2006 killings of two police officers in Iraq will remain jailed until his extradition case concludes. U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Morrissey concluded Ali Yousif Ahmed Al-Nouri is at risk of fleeing and poses a danger to…

Read MoreThe disputed Caucasus region is the site of a long-running conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.The disputed Caucasus region is the site of a long-running conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Read More Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off Ten talking points from the Premier League weekend And feel free to email Rob with your thoughts 8.21pm BST 21 min “Another Everton fan hoping for a draw,” says Mary Waltz. “It’s positively juvenile how much pleasure I get from being above the Reds, I…

Read MoreFive women and children die when a rocket hits a house near the airport, which includes a US base.Five women and children die when a rocket hits a house near the airport, which includes a US base.

Read More Two women and three children were killed when two Katyusha rockets struck a residential area near Baghdad airport on Monday, Iraq’s military has said, in what were the first civilian casualties in months from attacks in the city. The rockets apparently targeted the airport but ended up hitting a nearby home, which was…

Read More TUMAKURU, India — Every morning in front of the Devaraj Urs public housing apartment blocks on the outskirts of Tumakuru, a swarm of children pours into the street.They are not going to school. Instead of backpacks or books, each child carries a filthy plastic sack.These children, from 6 to 14 years old, have…

Read More Sweden, Finland and Estonia to jointly assess new information on 1994 sinking of MS Estonia Nordic leaders have announced that they will examine evidence from a new television documentary that could shatter the official explanation of how 852 people died in a 1994 ferry sinking in the Baltic Sea. The makers of the…

Read More John Atkinson arrived at hospital 90 minutes after terror attack and later died of blood loss A victim of the Manchester Arena attack who had to wait more than 40 minutes after the bombing to be evacuated from the scene told a paramedic: “I’m going to die, aren’t I?”, a public inquiry has…

Read More President under pressure from New York Times revelations First TV head-to-head takes place in Cleveland on Tuesday Donald Trump heads into the first US presidential debate against Joe Biden on Tuesday night trailing in opinion polls and now reeling from dramatic newspaper revelations detailing his chronic financial losses and years of tax avoidance.…

Read MoreMore than 1,000 firefighters struggle to contain the flames raging through California’s wine country.More than 1,000 firefighters struggle to contain the flames raging through California’s wine country.

Read MoreThe New York Times, among other revelations, found that Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017.The New York Times, among other revelations, found that Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017.

Read More A prehistoric shark tooth that was gifted to Britain’s Prince George by zoologist David Attenborough last week is being sought by Malta, which argues that the artifact should be on display where it was originally excavated. The veteran broadcaster discovered the ancient incisor while on a family holiday in the late 1960s. Kensington…

Read More A group of international scientists has found a previously unknown “ancient stellar population” with rather unusual properties hiding in plain sight – right in the center of our galaxy. This large group of stars likely originated as a globular cluster somewhere in the Milky Way and drifted to its middle long ago, they…

Read More<p>Michael Owen Jr faces murder trial for January killing of William Green, who was handcuffed and shot six times</p><p>Michael Owen Jr faces murder trial for January killing of William Green, who was handcuffed and shot six times</p>

Read More<p>'[The media] presented it as though I was defending minstrel show blackface and wanted it to return to airwaves immediately,’ she says</p><p>'[The media] presented it as though I was defending minstrel show blackface and wanted it to return to airwaves immediately,’ she says</p>

Read MoreSenior home residents among those evacuated as firefighters battle destructive new wildfires in western US state.Senior home residents among those evacuated as firefighters battle destructive new wildfires in western US state.

Read MoreAmazon, Goldman, GM among 34 big firms that have agreed to share private race, gender, and ethnicity workforce data.Amazon, Goldman, GM among 34 big firms that have agreed to share private race, gender, and ethnicity workforce data.

Read MoreBoth candidates want to bring manufacturing jobs back to the US but have different visions for how to achieve it.Both candidates want to bring manufacturing jobs back to the US but have different visions for how to achieve it.

Read More<p>The police and schools were flooded with threats</p><p>The police and schools were flooded with threats</p>

Read More Release of carbon dioxide mainly from rigs running on fossil fuels much greater than Norwegian and Danish regions Britain’s oil and gas rigs are the most polluting in the North Sea oil basin, according to industry data, with enough unwanted gas burned off every year to heat a million homes. Oil rigs in…

Read More ADDIS ABABA, Sep 28 (IPS) – Dr. Lawrence Haddad is the Executive Director, GAIN and H.E. Ambassador Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko is Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture of the African Union CommissionOne of the biggest revelations of the COVID-19 pandemic has been that people with pre-existing, diet-related conditions such as obesity, heart…

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Sep 28 (IPS) – Racism “keeps the global north oblivious to the effect of fast fashion addiction on the global south” say environmental and gender justice experts. Read the full story, “Q&A: How Fast Fashion Sits at the Crucial Intersection of Environmental & Gender Justice”, on globalissues.org → UNITED NATIONS, Sep…

Read More Beijing has accused the White House of abusing its “national power” by trying to squeeze TikTok, and demanded that the US provide a non-discriminatory business environment for foreign companies working in the country. Speaking at a news briefing in Beijing on Monday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin described a ban on downloads…