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Read MoreFormer Captain Peter Debbins is charged with passing secrets to Russian military intelligence.Former Captain Peter Debbins is charged with passing secrets to Russian military intelligence.

Read More Given the role of one’s societal culture to the well-being of the individual, certain cultural group-differentiated rights are necessary for securing individual autonomy.Given the role of one’s societal culture to the well-being of the individual, certain cultural group-differentiated rights are necessary for securing individual autonomy.

Read More‘The defendant deserves no mercy’ a California judge said at Friday’s sentencing.’The defendant deserves no mercy’ a California judge said at Friday’s sentencing.

Read More Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said he wished he’s made some different decisions during baseball’s tumultuous 2020, a year in which Manfred handed down punishment in a historic sign-stealing scandal involving the Houston Astros, delayed the start of the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, was involved in a public labor dispute…

Read MoreTens of thousands of buildings across northern California are threatened by hundreds of wildfires.Tens of thousands of buildings across northern California are threatened by hundreds of wildfires.

Read More A convenience store chain is offering a free beverage or sandwich in exchange for them. A laundromat owner drove 4 hours across state lines to get $8,000 worth. A young girl in Illinois wrote the tooth fairy saying she’ll gladly take dollars as a substitute if it helps. There is a shortage of…

Read More From Berry to Kyneton to Torquay, regional towns are becoming the destination for many Australians now working from home, seeking affordable housing and better lifestyles While Melbourne was lifting out of its first lockdown, Briony Towers, like many of the city’s 5 million residents, was facing the prospect of unemployment. She had just…

Read More ‘New normal’ under Covid-19 restrictions has seen a resurgence in traditional farming practices, bartering and the use of tabu For many in Papua New Guinea, Covid-19’s “Niupela Pasin” – new normal – is a return to the old ways. As the country wrestles with a nascent but potentially crippling new outbreak of coronavirus…

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21 (IPS) – >Nearly three quarters of respondents in a survey across 18 African countries have claimed that their countries’ COVID-19 responses are gravely lacking in addressing the ageing population. Read the full story, “Q&A: Ageing Africa Left out of COVID-19 Policies”, on globalissues.org → UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21 (IPS)…

Read More The social media platform has allowed millions of Kenyans to be exposed to fraud — and seems powerless to stop it. View Entire Post › The social media platform has allowed millions of Kenyans to be exposed to fraud — and seems powerless to stop it.View Entire Post ›

Read More STOCKHOLM / ROME, Aug 21 (IPS) –   You can shine your shoes and wear a suit you can comb your hair and look quite cute you can hide your face behind a smile one thing you can’t hide is when you’re crippled inside.                                                                                                               John Lennon Read the full story, “To Understand the ”Other”:…

Read MoreThe minister says he and others in the government are willing to continue discussions with the protesters.The minister says he and others in the government are willing to continue discussions with the protesters.

Read More High temperatures and erratic winds challenge firefighting efforts as the governor called for backup from other states Follow live updates Wildfires in California have killed at least five people and forced tens of thousands from their homes, as firefighting resources strain under the vastness of dozens of infernos raging across the state. Three…

Read More The harrowing videos of Alexei Navalny, a blogger who has captured popular frustration in Russia, screaming in agony on Aug. 20, 2020 before being removed unconscious from a plane to a waiting ambulance, demonstrate the Kremlin’s increasing reliance on coercion to control dissent.This attack is not the first Navalny has endured. In 2017,…

Read More Doctors treating Navalny permit hospital discharge after tense standoff with family The Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny is expected to be flown to Germany early on Saturday morning to receive treatment for a suspected poisoning that has left him in a coma for 36 hours. Doctors treating Navalny in the Siberian city of…

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21 (IPS) – As it continues to vociferously preach the virtues of equality—advocating equal rights for all, irrespective of race, sex, language or religion– the United Nations has been quick to condemn racism and racial discrimination worldwide. Read the full story, “Staff Surveys Reveal Widespread Racism at the United Nations”,…

Read More Aug 21 (IPS) – What appears to have started as a mutiny, and resulted in a coup, came on the heels of renewed civilian protests in Bamako, the Malian capital. Tensions have been high since president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta’s 2018 re-election which was marred by irregularities. All the while, he has continued to…

Read More Cases on rise across Europe with Spain alone registering nearly 70,000 in past fortnight Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Coronavirus cases have been reported by at least 41 schools in Berlin, barely two weeks after the German capital’s 825 schools reopened. Cases are rising across Europe, including in Spain,…

Read MoreThe US postmaster general denies recent mail-slowing changes were made to influence the election.The US postmaster general denies recent mail-slowing changes were made to influence the election.

Read MoreThey had earlier said the Kremlin critic, in a coma in Omsk, was too ill to be moved.They had earlier said the Kremlin critic, in a coma in Omsk, was too ill to be moved.

Read MoreMossimo Giannulli will be sentenced to five months in prison as part of the college admissions scandal case.Mossimo Giannulli will be sentenced to five months in prison as part of the college admissions scandal case.

Read More (NEW YORK) — New York City police officers have faced more than 320,000 complaints from the public since the mid-1980s, but less than 3% resulted in penalties, according to newly released data that offers a rare glimpse into the long-veiled realm of police misconduct and accountability. The New York chapter of the American…

Read More Win or lose in November, President Trump already has a legacy of domestic deregulation and global disruption. But his botched response to a deadly pandemic and a deep recession overshadow the rest. Win or lose in November, President Trump already has a legacy of domestic deregulation and global disruption. But his botched response…

Read More Wildfires have killed at least six people Prisons overwhelmed by Covid outbreaks and approaching fires Firefighters stretched thin as blazes grow rapidly Opinion: The climate crisis has already arrived. Just look to California’s abnormal wildfires Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 3.28pm BST More on the death toll too, from the Associated…

Read More August PMIs for services and manufacturing show retreat from July’s record pace The eurozone’s recovery from its deepest economic downturn on record hit the brakes in August, as pent-up demand unleashed by the easing of coronavirus lockdowns dwindled, according to a closely watched survey. After many of the initial Covid-19 restrictions were relaxed,…

Read More Doctors in Siberia say it’s too risky to move Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny — who they say is suffering from a metabolic disorder. Navalny’s family says he was poisoned. (Image credit: Dimitar Dilkoff /AFP via Getty Images) Doctors in Siberia say it’s too risky to move Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny —…

Read MoreA proposal would redefine who qualifies for U.S asylum, disqualifying victims of gang violence, gender-based persecution and domestic abuse.A proposal would redefine who qualifies for U.S asylum, disqualifying victims of gang violence, gender-based persecution and domestic abuse.

Read More As the end of summer approaches, debates over schools re-opening in countries across the world have parents, teachers and authorities all facing difficult choices amid the coronavirus pandemic. Those decisions have also become part of what has become, in some places, a broader trend of urban flight: In New York City, for examples,…

Read More Exclusive: Cramped work and home conditions may be behind infections in factories, says expert Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain’s demand for cheap food could be fuelling the spread of coronavirus in factories, a leading health expert has warned, as analysis shows nearly 1,500 cases across the UK. Cramped…

Read More Beijing has warned the US against deploying its ground-based missiles in the Asia Pacific region, promising to take “countermeasures” and threatening any states that host such weaponry with consequences. “The US attempt to deploy land-based, medium-range missiles is consistent with its increasing military presence in the Asia Pacific and so-called ‘Indo-Pacific strategy’ over…

Read MoreThe company had said the two texts catered to gender differences, with games for boys and “practical scenarios, such as buying vegetables and fruit,” for girls.The company had said the two texts catered to gender differences, with games for boys and “practical scenarios, such as buying vegetables and fruit,” for girls.

Read More Wigan joins two Lancashire areas also easing restrictions; Croatia, Austria and Trinidad and Tobago off safe list from 4am Saturday Shapps rejects idea of partial quarantine for countries Lockdown fears for Birmingham amid sharp rise in cases Retail sales rise above pre-Covid levels Covid-19 drives UK national debt to £2tn Coronavirus global updates…

Read More Berlin cases raise questions over schooling in pandemic; Spanish minister says ‘things not going well’; Irish minister resigns over lockdown breach Jacinda Ardern defends New Zealand Covid response against Trump UK coronavirus updates – live Tour de France teams will be expelled if two members have Covid Vanuatu passport sales deliver budget surplus…

Read More Cross-party group to take legal action if PM fails to order independent investigation A cross-party group of MPs is threatening to sue Boris Johnson unless he orders an independent investigation into Russian interference in recent UK elections and the 2016 Brexit vote. The MPs say the government’s refusal to investigate Kremlin meddling is…

Read More Biden vows to end ‘season of darkness’ as he accepts nomination Steve Bannon pleads not guilty to fraud after arrest Firefighters stretched thin as California blazes grow rapidly 1,042 new Covid-19 deaths and 46,029 new cases in US yesterday Louis DeJoy to testify to Senate committee over USPS crisis Sign up to our…