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Read More China says allowing ABC’s Bill Birtles and AFR’s Michael Smith to stay in Australian diplomatic compounds went ‘beyond the scope of consular protection’ The Chinese foreign ministry has accused Australian consular officials of having “wantonly obstructed and disrupted the normal law enforcement activities” of Chinese authorities when they sheltered journalists Bill Birtles and…

Read More Family incomes plummet at cooperative that helped empower women as lucrative trade with China is suspended Female crab farmers in Bangladesh are struggling to feed their families after exports to China collapsed due to Covid-19, a charity has warned. Despite the crab harvesting season being in full swing in Mongla, southern Bangladesh, continued…

Read More During his visit this month, French President Emmanuel Macron gave Lebanon’s politicians a road map for policy changes and reform, set deadlines for them to take action and told them he’d be back in December to check on progress. It was a hands-on approach that angered some in Lebanon and was welcomed by…

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Read More The story of a young Jewish boy’s odyssey through occupied Poland during the second world war is filled with almost unimaginable horror Czech film-maker Václav Marhoul has created a monochrome epic of anguish set in wartime Poland: a gruelling odyssey of almost unimaginable horror, featuring – but not limited to – violence, disfigurement,…

Read More The agency announced it is buying lunar soil from a commercial provider as part of a technology development program Nasa has announced it is looking for private companies to go to the moon and collect dust and rocks from the surface and bring them back to Earth. The American space agency would then…

Read More Donald Trump barely mentioned Tim Kaine when he was the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2016. Trump said this week that “nobody likes” Harris, feeding into a standard of likability that is applied to women in leadership far more often than men. Trump is focusing on Harris as he has sometimes struggled to…

Read More This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian’s Sam Levine about why election night might turn into election week … or month This week the question might seem a simple one, but it isn’t. Jonathan asks Sam Levine in New York about how the Covid-19 pandemic will affect the US election on 3…

Read More Deepening dispute between Nato allies has dragged in neighbours and is in danger of spiralling out of control An increasingly fractious standoff over access to gas reserves has transformed a dispute between Turkey and Greece that was once primarily over Cyprus into one that now ensnares Libya, Israel, Egypt and the United Arab…

Read More Even Labour’s tax policy cant’t spark fury. The only numbers people are concerned about are coronavirus-related Parents will be only too familiar with this scenario. It’s family holiday time. The car is packed with everything but the kitchen sink. Each child is strapped in with their own screen and headphones. You slip the…

Read More NAIROBI, Sep 10 (IPS) – Forced to flee wars and disasters, sometimes without family, and struggling to survive in the worst of circumstances, children on the move have long led very precarious lives. Be they refugees, internally displaced or asylum seekers, vulnerable and marginalised, they lose years of childhood. They are exposed to…

Read MoreAt least one of the deadly infernos in the western US state is being treated as possible arson.At least one of the deadly infernos in the western US state is being treated as possible arson.

Read MoreTensions had spiked over gunfire at a disputed border and kidnapping accusations.Tensions had spiked over gunfire at a disputed border and kidnapping accusations.

Read More MBABANE, Sep 10 (IPS) – Young people have added their voice in calling on world leaders to allocate at least 20 percent of the COVID-19 stimulus package to the marginalised children and youth. Read the full story, “Save 70 million Lives Through #FairShare of COVID-19 Response Fund, Youth Urge Governments”, on globalissues.org →…

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Read More<p>Experts will examine Holmes for 14 hours over two days</p><p>Experts will examine Holmes for 14 hours over two days</p>

Read More Like the winds that race down the mountainsides near Los Angeles each fall, gaining heat and fanning the flames as they go, the gales that struck Oregon over the weekend have turned small fires into infernos. Like the winds that race down the mountainsides near Los Angeles each fall, gaining heat and fanning…

Read More (GRIDLEY, Calif.) — Authorities said Thursday that at least 10 people have died in a massive Northern California wildfire and 16 people remain missing. Butte County sheriff’s deputies and detectives found seven bodies on Thursday, a day after three other victims were discovered. Among those unaccounted for are grandparents who told their son…

Read More Rio Tinto boss Jean-Sébastien Jacques bows to investor pressure over Juukan Gorge debacle and will quit, along with two other senior executives. Follow live Follow today’s international coronavirus live blog Impact of Covid slowdown on CO2 in the atmosphere ‘not even a blip’, Australian scientist says A day in the life of Victoria’s…

Read More Dr Fauci warns US to ‘hunker down’ this winter; France records nearly 10,000 new cases; UN calls for ‘quantum leap’ in vaccine funding. Follow latest update Bob Woodward rejects criticism he sat on Trump ‘deadly’ virus remarks US: teacher, 28, dies of Covid-19 as schools prepare for return Central Europe faces worse second…

Read More New Delhi and Beijing have agreed to ratchet down tensions that have been building along the disputed Chinese-Indian border, leading to skirmishes, as they announced a five-point de-escalation plan at a meeting in Moscow. Tensions have been flying high along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eatern Ladakh at the Chinese-Indian Himalayan…

Read MoreAs infections pass 8 million in Latin America, there are indications the virus spread is slowing in some countries.As infections pass 8 million in Latin America, there are indications the virus spread is slowing in some countries.

Read MoreIn joint statement Wang Yi and S Jaishankar say current situation in border areas not in the interest of either side.In joint statement Wang Yi and S Jaishankar say current situation in border areas not in the interest of either side.

Read More Decision, which found president acted unlawfully, is likely to be appealed to the US supreme court The Trump administration was blocked on Thursday from excluding undocumented immigrants from the census totals used to determine how many seats in Congress each state gets. Donald Trump acted unlawfully in July when he ordered the commerce…

Read More In a statement to Australian Stock Exchange the company confirms move that follows the blowing up of 46,000-year-old caves in Western Australia The Rio Tinto chief executive, Jean-Sébastien Jacques, and two other senior executives are leaving the global miner after its board bowed to intense investor pressure for strong action over its decision…

Read MoreA global survey shows how the pandemic has sowed inequality, with poor countries suffering the most.A global survey shows how the pandemic has sowed inequality, with poor countries suffering the most.

Read MoreThe 26-year-old’s aunt says she is worried about a “cover-up” in the case of her killing by police.The 26-year-old’s aunt says she is worried about a “cover-up” in the case of her killing by police.

Read MoreNineteen years after its massive attack on the US, al-Qaeda is still active in parts of the world.Nineteen years after its massive attack on the US, al-Qaeda is still active in parts of the world.

Read MoreKey charts and maps explaining how the respiratory virus has spread around the world.Key charts and maps explaining how the respiratory virus has spread around the world.

Read MoreThe South African champion of human rights remained active and outspoken into his tenth decade.The South African champion of human rights remained active and outspoken into his tenth decade.

Read MoreNews of the controversial suspension of a US university professor for using a Mandarin word reaches China.News of the controversial suspension of a US university professor for using a Mandarin word reaches China.

Read MoreIf scientists succeed in making a coronavirus vaccine, when will we get it, how much will it cost and who will get it first?If scientists succeed in making a coronavirus vaccine, when will we get it, how much will it cost and who will get it first?

Read MoreHarvey Murphy’s life changed when he was wrongly accused of stealing and later served time in jail for drug offences.Harvey Murphy’s life changed when he was wrongly accused of stealing and later served time in jail for drug offences.

Read MoreThe exercise bike firm’s revenues jumped 172% amid gym closures due to the pandemic.The exercise bike firm’s revenues jumped 172% amid gym closures due to the pandemic.

Read MoreRieli Franciscato, who worked to protect tribes, was hit in the chest near an indigenous site in Brazil.Rieli Franciscato, who worked to protect tribes, was hit in the chest near an indigenous site in Brazil.