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Read More Gardening craze has led to endangered species being dug up from mountains and forests Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Officials in the Philippines say the coronavirus pandemic is fuelling a new problem: a surge in plant poaching. The country’s lockdown earlier this year, one of the strictest in the…

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Read More American public’s view of the pandemic could be deciding factor as vote approaches Rage: Will Bob Woodward’s tapes bring down Donald Trump? As the death toll from the coronavirus continues to rise in the US, Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is eager to make the pandemic the central issue over the election race’s final…

Read MoreHe was highly praised in tweets from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo but there was no immediate word on the circumstances surrounding the change.He was highly praised in tweets from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo but there was no immediate word on the circumstances surrounding the change.

Read MoreElection paves the way for him to replace Shinzo Abe as the country’s next prime minister on Wednesday.Election paves the way for him to replace Shinzo Abe as the country’s next prime minister on Wednesday.

Read More TOKYO (AP) — Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new head of Japan’s ruling party on Monday, virtually guaranteeing him parliamentary election as the country’s next prime minister. Suga received 377 votes in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party election to pick a successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who announced last month that…

Read More TOKYO (AP) — Yoshihide Suga was elected as the new head of Japan’s ruling party on Monday, virtually guaranteeing him parliamentary election as the country’s next prime minister. Suga received 377 votes in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party election to pick a successor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who announced last month that…

Read More A top Japanese government official, Yoshihide Suga, has been selected to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Having led Japan since 2012, Abe is stepping down for health reasons. According to the Japan Times, the new ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader is expected to become the new PM because the party holds a…

Read More BMA survey also found 90% thought test-and-trace failures were a risk factor Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Almost 86% of doctors in England say they expect a second peak of coronavirus in the next six months, according to a new survey, as concern continues to grow over a recent…

Read More NEW YORK (AP) — British perfume brand Jo Malone has apologized to Black actor John Boyega of “Star Wars” fame after cutting him out of the Chinese version of a cologne commercial he helped create. Jo Malone London said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter that the ad designed for Chinese audiences…

Read More India should take a leaf out of China’s book to counter Chinese expansionist policies while maintaining its own sphere of influence in South Asia and in the Indian Ocean Region.India should take a leaf out of China’s book to counter Chinese expansionist policies while maintaining its own sphere of influence in South Asia…

Read More Democratic Rep. Madeleine Dean calls herself a “big hugger,” but there’s none of that in-person campaigning in the Philadelphia suburbs as the House freshman runs for reelection largely online to protect against the health risks of COVID-19. Traveling the heartland, Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst is taking the opposite approach. The two lawmakers…

Read More As millions of American children start the school year online, the Trump administration is hoping to convert their parents’ frustration and anger into newfound support for school choice policies that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has long championed but struggled to advance nationally. DeVos and President Donald Trump have repeatedly invoked school choice as…

Read More Sen. Kamala Harris’ motorcade raced past Colombian neighborhoods and made a quick stop for takeout in Doral — or “Doral-zuela” as it’s known locally because of its large Venezuelan population — before speeding through the Cuban stronghold of Hialeah. “You truly are the future of our country,” Harris said into a megaphone after…

Read MoreAt least one humpback whale remains in the Northern Territory river after getting lost, experts say.At least one humpback whale remains in the Northern Territory river after getting lost, experts say.

Read More In open defiance of state regulations and his own administration’s pandemic health guidelines, President Donald Trump hosted his first indoor rally since June, telling a packed, nearly mask-less Nevada crowd that the nation was “making the last turn” in defeating the virus. Eager to project a sense of normalcy in imagery, Trump soaked…

Read MoreOracle is now the favourite to take over US operations of the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app.Oracle is now the favourite to take over US operations of the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing app.

Read MoreThe government says ‘crimes’ of 12, picked up at sea as they tried to get to Taiwan, fall under mainland jurisdiction.The government says ‘crimes’ of 12, picked up at sea as they tried to get to Taiwan, fall under mainland jurisdiction.

Read More “The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief in terms of the number of articles published by formers.” – Sept. 2018, Studies in Intelligence, Vol. 62 No. Access all of The Cipher Brief’s national-security focused expert insight…

Read More Cost would be billions, but represents a huge saving on $11tn response to Covid-19, estimates show Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Spending $5 (£3.90) per person annually on global health security over the next five years could prevent a future “catastrophic” pandemic, according to a former head of the…

Read More LOS ANGELES — Authorities searched Sunday for a gunman who shot and critically wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who were sitting in their squad car — an apparent ambush that drew a reward for information and an angry response from the president. The 31-year-old female deputy and 24-year-old male deputy underwent…

Read MoreRoderick Walker was a passenger in a car pulled over for a broken rear light in Atlanta, Georgia.Roderick Walker was a passenger in a car pulled over for a broken rear light in Atlanta, Georgia.

Read More It’ll be deja vu all over again as Britain’s parliament on Monday renews battle over Brexit, with influential MPs up in arms over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to blow up an EU treaty. It’ll be deja vu all over again as Britain’s parliament on Monday renews battle over Brexit, with influential MPs up…

Read MoreIndia records over 94,000 cases in just one day; Europe reporting a resurgence as Greece prepares to reopen schools.India records over 94,000 cases in just one day; Europe reporting a resurgence as Greece prepares to reopen schools.

Read MoreA clause in the UAE-Bahrain accords with Israel leaves ‘door wide open’ to Jewish prayer at holy site, analysts say.A clause in the UAE-Bahrain accords with Israel leaves ‘door wide open’ to Jewish prayer at holy site, analysts say.

Read More KYIV, Ukraine — More than 100,000 demonstrators calling for the authoritarian president of Belarus to resign marched through the capital of Minsk on Sunday as the daily protests that have gripped the nation entered their sixth week. Many in the crowd, which the human rights group Viasna estimated as numbering more than 150,000,…

Read More KYIV, Ukraine — More than 100,000 demonstrators calling for the authoritarian president of Belarus to resign marched through the capital of Minsk on Sunday as the daily protests that have gripped the nation entered their sixth week. Many in the crowd, which the human rights group Viasna estimated as numbering more than 150,000,…

Read MoreA big chunk of ice breaks away from the Arctic’s largest remaining ice shelf – 79N, or Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden.A big chunk of ice breaks away from the Arctic’s largest remaining ice shelf – 79N, or Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden.

Read MoreTrump issued an executive order​ in August that ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, must sell off its U.S. arm or cease operations in the country within 90 days, citing national security issues.Trump issued an executive order​ in August that ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, must sell off its U.S. arm or cease operations in…

Read MoreThe 27-year-old from Austria became the first man in 71 years to win the U.S. Open after dropping the first two sets of the final.The 27-year-old from Austria became the first man in 71 years to win the U.S. Open after dropping the first two sets of the final.

Read More WHO records more than 307,000 cases in 24 hours to Sunday; Victoria, Australia sees lowest case rise in nearly 3 months; Cases hit daily record in Czech Republic. Follow the latest updates Israel becomes first country to reimpose national lockdown Oxford University resumes Covid-19 vaccine trials Trump ally who tried to change Covid…

Read MoreThe largest increases in new infections were reported in India, the US and Brazil, the agency said.The largest increases in new infections were reported in India, the US and Brazil, the agency said.

Read MoreThe Cambridge-based company’s technology helps power most smartphones among many other gadgets.The Cambridge-based company’s technology helps power most smartphones among many other gadgets.

Read More Hottest weather will be in the south but most of the country will see warmer days The UK is set to bask in temperatures of more than 30C this week, as summer heat returns. The mercury will be highest in southern parts of the UK, but most of the country will see a…

Read More President Trump — who heads to California Monday for a briefing on wildfires — claimed, as he has each year, that bad forest management, not climate change, is to blame. President Trump — who heads to California Monday for a briefing on wildfires — claimed, as he has each year, that bad forest…