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Read More Martin Pakula is expected to face intense questioning at the state’s Covid-19 inquiry as NSW investigates worrying school cluster. Follow live Australian stats interactive; Vic cases map; NSW cases map; NSW hotspots list State by state Covid restrictions; Melbourne stage 4 restrictions; Vic stage 3 rules Sign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email…

Read More Choice of California senator follows months-long search Harris is first Black woman and first Asian American on a major party’s presidential ticket Harris named as Biden’s running mate – live VP pick updates Joe Biden has named California senator Kamala Harris as his vice-presidential running mate, a historic choice he believes will bolster…

Read More Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the former English teacher who presented the biggest challenge to Alexander Lukashenko in 26 years, disappeared overnight as violent protests gripped Minsk. View Entire Post › Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the former English teacher who presented the biggest challenge to Alexander Lukashenko in 26 years, disappeared overnight as violent protests gripped Minsk.View Entire…

Read More Russia has a coronavirus vaccine. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Tuesday that Russia had approved a coronavirus vaccine, becoming the first country to do so. The news has been met with strong skepticism, with experts raising concerns that the experimental vaccine has yet to complete clinical trials designed to test its safety and…

Read More “Are you Charisse Davis?” the fourth grader asked. The milestone comes after years of political work across America, where Black women have been running and winning elections in historic numbers, from Congress to county school boards. “Are you Charisse Davis?” the fourth grader asked. The milestone comes after years of political work across…

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Read More As protests against Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko’s re-election rage on in several cities, video footage has emerged showing the local riot police apparently deploying some heavy handed tactics against teenagers. In a video widely shared on social media on Tuesday, two members of Belarus’ OMON tactical police can be seen restraining a young…

Read More Touting a Russian vaccine is ‘huge gamble’ for Putin, but could carry rewards as well Touting a Russian vaccine is ‘huge gamble’ for Putin, but could carry rewards as well

Read MoreThe California senator is the first black woman and Asian American to be chosen as a running mate.The California senator is the first black woman and Asian American to be chosen as a running mate.

Read More About four years before the Beirut port explosion that killed dozens of people and injured thousands, a U.S. government contractor expressed concern to a Lebanese port official about unsafe storage there of the volatile chemicals that fueled last week’s devastating blast, American officials said Tuesday. There is no indication the contractor communicated his…

Read More The conclusion of this two-part documentary charted the end of the Soviet Union to the Clinton years and beyond, with the former US president joining a superb cast of talking heads It’s been so long since I experienced it – either personally or simply as a possibility in the wider world – that…

Read More Wednesday: medical experts say NSW needs tighter restrictions on indoor gatherings as clusters grow. Plus, Harris makes history as Biden’s running mate Good morning, this is Emilie Gramenz bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Wednesday 12 August. Continue reading…Wednesday: medical experts say NSW needs tighter restrictions on indoor gatherings as clusters…

Read More LONDON, Aug 11 (IPS) – “With advertisements removed in Grenoble you can see the city’s beauty and the mountains beyond. Adverts create obstacles. Without them you can breathe,” explains Khaled Gaiji, national mobilisation coordinator of the French anti-advertising organisation Résistance à l’Agression Publicitaire (Resistance to Advertising Aggression, or RAP). “Advertising is like an…

Read More As businesses across downtown Chicago try to retool and rebuild after widespread looting and vandalism brought damage to the area on Sunday night, and amid continued demonstrations supporting the Black Lives Matter movement, activists and community members in the city worry that residents’ already contentious relationship with the city’s police department is being…

Read More Some three out of four Latinos in the U.S. haven’t heard of the term ‘Latinx,’ but its use may grow. Some three out of four Latinos in the U.S. haven’t heard of the term ‘Latinx,’ but its use may grow.

Read More Convicting all the suspects would also have offered the police a measure of redemption ​Convicting all of the suspects in the racist gang of five or six people that killed Stephen Lawrence would have delivered justice for his family, and some measure of redemption for the Metropolitan police. Scotland Yard’s decision to close…

Read MoreOne family’s house has already been demolished, and the same is expected to happen to more than 30 other buildings.One family’s house has already been demolished, and the same is expected to happen to more than 30 other buildings.

Read More After a powerful blast on Aug. 4 killed more than 200 people in Beirut and left 300,000 homeless, Gaëlle Moutran did what many young people in Beirut felt compelled to do in the ensuing days: film what was happening around her. With her iPhone, Moutran, a scenographer working in film and art, documents…

Read More After a powerful blast on Aug. 4 killed more than 200 people in Beirut and left 300,000 homeless, Gaëlle Moutran did what many young people in Beirut felt compelled to do in the ensuing days: film what was happening around her. With her iPhone, Moutran, a scenographer working in film and art, documents…

Read More Many have taken jobs in new industries, while others are underemployed and struggling with bills Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The true consequences of the coronavirus lockdown on employment are becoming clear, as official figures show that almost three-quarters of a million jobs have been lost from company payrolls…

Read More During a TIME100 Talks discussion on Tuesday, award-winning actress and producer Eva Longoria discussed her role in new coalition Momento Latino, which aims to support the Latino community during — and in the aftermath of — the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has deepened long-standing inequalities apparent between white and Latino populations in the…

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Read More S&P edges towards all-time record with oil prices and hospitality stocks rising as investor optimism rebounds US stock markets moved closer to record highs on Tuesday after investors bet on a fresh round of government spending to lift the economy and counter the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. The S&P 500, seen as…

Read More For nearly a week, Mona Zahran had to sleep on a couch pulled across her apartment’s front door. Beirut’s massive explosion knocked her doors off their hinges and shattered her windows, and she feared looters would take advantage of the chaos that has hit the Lebanese capital since. A few months ago, Zahran…

Read MoreThe Hong Kong paper’s holding company sees its stock rise fourfold in a day after its owner’s arrest.The Hong Kong paper’s holding company sees its stock rise fourfold in a day after its owner’s arrest.

Read More Carmen Best, city’s first Black police chief, said retirement would be effective 2 September Seattle’s police chief has announced she is stepping down, a move made public the same day the city council approved reducing the department by as many as 100 officers. The council on Monday had approved a reduction in the…

Read MorePolice say the lab, built in a converted stables, is the largest ever found in the Netherlands.Police say the lab, built in a converted stables, is the largest ever found in the Netherlands.

Read MoreWill Smith’s beloved 1990s sitcom is coming back in a hard-hitting reboot.Will Smith’s beloved 1990s sitcom is coming back in a hard-hitting reboot.

Read MoreRussian President Vladimir Putin claims his country is now using the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine and one of his daughters has already been inoculated. Russian authorities say medical workers, teachers and others in high-risk groups will get the vaccine first. Dr. David Agus joins “CBS This Morning” to explain what we know about the…

Read More On Monday evening, President Donald Trump stood at the front of the White House’s briefing room and uttered yet another proposal that lacked both specifics and any probability of becoming a reality. “So, we’re looking very seriously at a capital-gains tax cut and also at an income-tax cut for middle-income families,” Trump said,…

Read MoreHere’s how to catch a glimpse of one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year.Here’s how to catch a glimpse of one of the most spectacular meteor showers of the year.

Read More A new major study has found that transgender and “gender-diverse adults” are six times more likely to be diagnosed as autistic than the general population. The fresh research by scientists at the University of Cambridge’s Autism Research Center took data from more than 600,000 people and confirmed previous findings from smaller scale studies…

Read More It’s the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine — but without Phase III trials to assess safety and effectiveness in the general population. (Image credit: Alexey Nikolsky/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images) It’s the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine — but without Phase III trials to assess safety and effectiveness in the…

Read MoreA minute’s silence has been held exactly a week after an explosion ripped through Lebanon’s capital.A minute’s silence has been held exactly a week after an explosion ripped through Lebanon’s capital.

Read More Research could pave way for cheap supercapacitor storage of renewable energy The humble house brick has been turned into a battery that can store electricity, raising the possibility that buildings could one day become literal powerhouses. The new technology exploits the porous nature of fired red bricks by filling the pores with tiny…