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Read More Warning issued as it emerges more than a third of Covid intensive care patients are BAME Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A third of coronavirus patients in intensive care are from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, prompting the head of the British Medical Association to warn that government…

Read MoreThe rare “medicane” storm flooded buildings, toppled trees and triggered landslides in central areas.The rare “medicane” storm flooded buildings, toppled trees and triggered landslides in central areas.

Read More A senior Twitter engineer has expressed contrition after a viral thread accused the platform’s photo-cropping algorithm of preferring white faces over black ones, in the latest example of ‘the woke’ eating their own. The social media crusade began after a Twitter user observed that the site consistently left out Barack Obama’s face when…

Read More Sound science “will be the sole basis” for safe and effective therapies to be adopted, the WHO says. Sound science “will be the sole basis” for safe and effective therapies to be adopted, the WHO says.

Read MoreSound science “will be the sole basis” for safe and effective therapies to be adopted, the WHO says.Sound science “will be the sole basis” for safe and effective therapies to be adopted, the WHO says.

Read More<p>Thousands call for reforms to curb king’s powers</p><p>Thousands call for reforms to curb king’s powers</p>

Read More Trump promises to nominate woman within a week ‘I will fight!’: mourners’ vow at supreme court vigil Robert Reich: For McConnell, power trumps principle Obituary: ‘Formidably clever with a superhuman capacity for work’ Sign up for our First Thing newsletter 1.24pm BST The internet duly lit up on Saturday after Donald Trump, speaking…

Read More Days after dozens of officers were suspended for sharing Nazi-related content online, the German interior minister stubbornly refuses to investigate racism in the police ranks, saying the entire society needs to be examined. “A study that deals exclusively with the police and accusations of structural racism within the police will not be carried…

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Read More The US military has sent half a dozen armored vehicles on a 90-day mission to reinforce its troops in eastern Syria, less than a month after four US soldiers were injured during an altercation with Russian troops in the area. The military said fewer than 100 soldiers would accompany the vehicles. There are…

Read More Imagine Massachusetts on fire, literally the entire state engulfed in flames. That is how much land has already been ravaged—at least 5 million acres—in the wildfires of California, Washington and Oregon. Put another way, in just a few weeks these fires have burned as much land as was destroyed by a decade of…

Read More (Miss this week’s The Leadership Brief? This interview below was delivered to the inbox of Leadership Brief subscribers on Sunday morning, Sept. 20; to receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) “Washington Man Designs Lego Basilica Replica.” This is not an Onion headline. The global…

Read More When Argentina went into strict lockdown in March, Celeste Alonso was isolated in her home in Buenos Aires. She has been asserting what control she can over daily life, one Polaroid at a time. (Image credit: Celeste Alonso) When Argentina went into strict lockdown in March, Celeste Alonso was isolated in her home…

Read MoreRules to apply to those testing positive or notified by health workers they were in contact with someone infectious.Rules to apply to those testing positive or notified by health workers they were in contact with someone infectious.

Read More<p>Tiktok and WeChat are banned in the US from Sunday, here’s everything you need to know</p><p>Tiktok and WeChat are banned in the US from Sunday, here’s everything you need to know</p>

Read More An overnight blaze leaves a distinctive building at one of Africa’s oldest universities a shell. An overnight blaze leaves a distinctive building at one of Africa’s oldest universities a shell.

Read MoreNasrin Sotoudeh was on hunger strike for over 40 days, seeking freeing of political prisoners, better jail conditions.Nasrin Sotoudeh was on hunger strike for over 40 days, seeking freeing of political prisoners, better jail conditions.

Read More Exclusive: social media hashtag #thinkingforyourself bolsters residents refusing to follow rules Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid scepticism in Bolton has led to it having the highest infection rate of coronavirus in the country, a local MP has said, as a #thinkingforyourself social media trend gains traction. With 169…

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Read MoreStrong winds stoked a wildfire in mountains northeast of Los Angeles, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders Saturday for desert communities that lost some homes a day earlierStrong winds stoked a wildfire in mountains northeast of Los Angeles, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders Saturday for desert communities that lost some homes a day…

Read More Russian spies have undermined America for nearly a century. Their goals during and after the cold war were the same: Subvert the United States, sabotage its power, poison the body politic. They used the weapons of political warfare: deception, disinformation, espionage.Their American agents held positions of power and authority. They infiltrated the Justice…

Read More About 15,000 to 20,000 Argentinians are estimated to have moved to Uruguay since the pandemic began Agustina Valls’ phone is ringing off the hook. “It started as a trickle when the pandemic first hit Argentina, but now we’re getting over 20 calls a day,” she said from her office in Uruguay’s luxury beach…

Read More Funding used to protect workers will expire on 30 September, and airlines have already announced huge layoffs US airlines are facing what one leading analyst calls a “Thelma and Louise” moment as the industry approaches a government-funding deadline that could decide its future. On 30 September a government aid packages used to protect…

Read More Joy and tears after three-year-old found hungry but smiling after wandering off from his parents’ home south of Perth Western Australian man Chris O’Reilly says he could have “ran on water” when news came through that his three-year-old son had been found safe after going missing in dense bushland south of Perth. The…

Read MoreSweden’s relatively low-key approach to coronavirus lockdowns captured the world’s attention when the pandemic first hit EuropeSweden’s relatively low-key approach to coronavirus lockdowns captured the world’s attention when the pandemic first hit Europe

Read More > This is a joint investigation by The Daily Beast and the Dossier Center.Six men await trial in Moscow and Buenos Aires, charged with operating one of the craziest, most ambitious narco-trafficking rings in history. Russia’s embassy in Argentina was the storage depot and Russian government transport was intended to move a cartel-sized…

Read MoreSupreme Court vacancy will bring social issues into greater focus in campaigns so far dominated by coronavirus and race.Supreme Court vacancy will bring social issues into greater focus in campaigns so far dominated by coronavirus and race.

Read More Tehran has rebuked Washington’s decision to unilaterally reimpose UN sanctions on the Islamic Republic, predicting that the move will damage the US’ standing in the international community. Majid Takht-Ravanchi, the Iranian envoy to the United Nations, issued a scathing retort to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement late on Saturday that Washington…

Read More The woman behind cult HBO comedy Insecure has been making and starring in her own series for years. What took Hollywood so long to notice? Issa Rae, one of the first black women to create and star in a premium cable series and potentially the hardest-working person in Hollywood, is putting in overtime…

Read More The man in his 30s had ‘a bladed weapon’ at a disturbance on Brisbane’s Russell Island, police say Officers who shot an armed man dead near Brisbane had feared for their lives, police say. The man aged in his 30s allegedly had a bladed weapon when police were called to a disturbance on…

Read More Thousands of protesters who have flooded Belarusian cities for six weeks of demonstrations to demand an end to the 26-year rule of the country’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko include people of all ages, professions and social groups. While younger people make up the bulk of the protests pushing for Lukashenko’s resignation after the…

Read More<p>Website states the autopilot function ‘does not make the vehicle autonomous’</p><p>Website states the autopilot function ‘does not make the vehicle autonomous’</p>

Read More ‘Race to suburbia’ and a lack of foreign students see rental demand plummet in wake of Covid-19 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Private rents in some parts of London have tumbled by up to 20% as tenants quit the capital, the number of international students plummets and companies put…

Read More President, McConnell and Graham: nomination will proceed Senate minority leader Schumer: ‘Nothing is off the table’ Opinion: Democrats can still have the last laugh The resistance movement forged in the early days of Donald Trump’s presidency now faces perhaps its greatest challenge: keeping open a supreme court vacancy that, if filled, will cement…

Read More President Donald Trump is promising to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, pushing the Republican-controlled Senate to consider the pick without delay. “We win an election and those are the consequences,” said the president, who…