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Read More A summary of the major developments in the Covid-19 outbreak across the country Here are this week’s key developments in the coronavirus pandemic in Australia. This is Elias Visontay and it’s Friday 25 September. Continue reading…A summary of the major developments in the Covid-19 outbreak across the countryHere are this week’s key developments…

Read More Protesters marched and chanted Breonna Taylor‘s name for a second night in Louisville, Kentucky, on Thursday – after a grand jury decided no police officer would be charged directly with Taylor’s shooting death  in March. On Thursday night police made several arrests, including the Kentucky state representative Attica Scott, a Democrat who has called…

Read More During a White House briefing on Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the November presidential election. He elaborated: “Get rid of the ballots and you’ll have a very—we’ll have a very peaceful—there won’t be a transfer frankly, there’ll be a continuation.”During a…

Read More With just over a month to go until election day, Joe Biden’s presidential campaign has quietly ramped up its digital advertising, bringing it roughly on par with a behemoth Trump digital ad operation that was central to the president’s 2016 victory.Data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics shows that in total the…

Read MoreThe continuing crackdown on press freedom in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is threatening its democratic future.The continuing crackdown on press freedom in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is threatening its democratic future.

Read More As the pandemic wreaks havoc on existing structures, we look at some visions for post-Covid cities – and how they hold up Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage There is a huge, looming, unanswerable question that overshadows our cities, like an elephant squatting in the central square. Will a Covid-19…

Read More Mayor among those wanted for unspecified offences during 2014 protests sparked by Isis seizure of Kobane Turkish authorities have issued arrest warrants for 82 people, including a mayor, over pro-Kurdish protests six years ago, officials and local media said. The warrants relate to October 2014 protests in Turkey sparked by the seizure of…

Read MoreAn Algerian actor, a Honduran journalist, a Liberian writer, a Cameroonian performer: four remarkable journeys to Spain.An Algerian actor, a Honduran journalist, a Liberian writer, a Cameroonian performer: four remarkable journeys to Spain.

Read MoreSeoul said the man was shot dead and set alight while allegedly trying to defect to the North.Seoul said the man was shot dead and set alight while allegedly trying to defect to the North.

Read More101 East follows Australia’s bushfire victims as they struggle to survive and rebuild months after disaster struck.101 East follows Australia’s bushfire victims as they struggle to survive and rebuild months after disaster struck.

Read MorePro-democracy politicians call for the release of 12 Hong Kong activists arrested at sea by Chinese authorities.Pro-democracy politicians call for the release of 12 Hong Kong activists arrested at sea by Chinese authorities.

Read MoreSouth Korean official went missing on Monday and Seoul said he had been shot and his body burned.South Korean official went missing on Monday and Seoul said he had been shot and his body burned.

Read More WASHINGTON (AP) — Capping days of commemorations of her extraordinary life, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes the first woman in American history to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol. Ginsburg, who died last week at age 87, also will be the first Jewish-American to lie in state and just the…

Read More For six months now the group has been stranded far across a vast stretch of ocean on Tahiti in French Polynesia. Mihinoa Terakauhau Pont, a 21-year-old mom who is among those stranded, is due to give birth to her second son any day now, but can’t have her husband by her side because…

Read More Some of them raised their fists and called out “Black lives matter!” Others tended to the letters, flowers and signs grouped together in a square in downtown Louisville. All of them said her name: Breonna Taylor. The big question for a town torn apart by Taylor’s death and the larger issue of racism…

Read More Capping days of commemorations of her extraordinary life, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg becomes the first woman in American history to lie in state in the U.S. Capitol. Ginsburg, who died last week at age 87, also will be the first Jewish-American to lie in state and just the second Supreme Court…

Read More Steve Daines is the affable one, the smiler, a consummate salesman who parlayed his corporate success into a meteoric rise through Montana politics and a seat in the U.S. Senate. Together they form a powerful political alliance on the cusp of dominating Montana politics for years to come, pushing the state’s Republican Party…

Read More President Donald Trump is infusing deliberations over his coming nomination of a new Supreme Court justice with political meaning as he aims to maximize the benefit before Nov. 3 and even secure an electoral backstop should the result be contested. Now, as he closes in on a decision on her likely replacement, Trump…

Read More Landmark event scrapped as Brazil suffers; EU warns pandemic worse now than in March peak for some; Israel further toughens restrictions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage As the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide looked set to pass a million within days, Rio de Janeiro delayed its annual Carnival parade…

Read More Plea to remember ‘birds do not know borders’ amid spat between Taiwan’s largest bird conservation group and UK-based BirdLife International Birdwatchers around the world may have to decide whether they are hawks or doves when it comes to the thorny issue of Taiwan independence. Long-running geopolitical tensions spilled into the conservation world this…

Read More Giant African pouched rat has cleared more than 141,000 square metres of land – the equivalent of 20 football pitches A landmine detection rat has been awarded a gold medal for his “lifesaving bravery and devotion to duty”. Magawa, a giant African pouched rat, has discovered 39 landmines and 28 items of unexploded…

Read MoreSamba schools say event cannot take place while Brazil grapples with world’s second-deadliest COVID-19 outbreak.Samba schools say event cannot take place while Brazil grapples with world’s second-deadliest COVID-19 outbreak.

Read More LONDON — Britain bungled its response to the coronavirus the first time around. Now many scientists fear it’s about to do it again. The virus is on the rise once more in the U.K., which has recorded almost 42,000 COVID-19 deaths, with confirmed daily infections hitting a record-high 6,634 on Thursday, though deaths…

Read More LONDON — Britain bungled its response to the coronavirus the first time around. Now many scientists fear it’s about to do it again. The virus is on the rise once more in the U.K., which has recorded almost 42,000 COVID-19 deaths, with confirmed daily infections hitting a record-high 6,634 on Thursday, though deaths…

Read MoreTreasurer Josh Frydenberg says credit flows will be crucial to help Australia’s economy recover from the pandemic.Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says credit flows will be crucial to help Australia’s economy recover from the pandemic.

Read More Plan to open Alaska’s Tongass national forest to logging faces backlash from environmental advocates, tribal nations and fishermen The Trump administration has announced it will move forward with a plan to roll back regulations protecting millions of acres in America’s largest national forest from logging, sparking an outcry from environmental advocacy organizations, Alaskan…

Read MoreA police officer fired 13 shots, killing John Albers in 2018 after being called to check on him.A police officer fired 13 shots, killing John Albers in 2018 after being called to check on him.

Read More Anger over lack of direct charges for police officers spurs new demonstrations in Louisville and across US Breonna Taylor decision – live updates Protesters took to the streets of Louisville and other US cities once again on Thursday, as public anger and sadness swelled in the wake of the announcement that no police…

Read More WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses drew swift blowback Thursday from both parties in Congress, and lawmakers turned to unprecedented steps to ensure he can’t ignore the vote of the people. Amid the uproar, Trump said anew he’s not sure the election…

Read MoreUN chief warns he fears the worst if world handles climate the same way as the pandemic.UN chief warns he fears the worst if world handles climate the same way as the pandemic.

Read More President Donald Trump, who has long promised a “beautiful” and “phenomenal” health care plan, announced a series of largely meaningless actions on Thursday during a speech in North Carolina that effectively served as a campaign event. The most tangible proposal Trump unveiled was a vow to send $200 prescription drug discount cards to…

Read MoreUK state agency blackballs Alexander Nix for letting now-defunct Cambridge Analytica staff offer ‘unethical services’.UK state agency blackballs Alexander Nix for letting now-defunct Cambridge Analytica staff offer ‘unethical services’.

Read MoreSen. Dianne Feinstein’s husband, University of California Regent Richard Blum, has been named by the state auditor’s office as one of the regents involved in an admissions scandal where UC wrongly admitted dozens of students as favors to well-connected peopleSen. Dianne Feinstein’s husband, University of California Regent Richard Blum, has been named by the…

Read More China was America’s whipping boy again this week. President Trump used his United Nations General Assembly speech to accuse and to threaten Beijing for its role in covering up the early stages of the pandemic. He said that the U.N. “must hold China accountable for their actions.” China was America’s whipping boy again…

Read More Though it’s tempting to view the courtroom sketch as a quaint relic of legal decorum, the physicality of drawing is urgent in a way that camerawork can’t always match. If you’re so inclined, you can Google a color-crayon courtroom drawing from October 29, 1969 showing Bobby Seale—cofounder of the Black Panthers and one…