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Read More Mayfield park is part of government investment in outdoor spaces in response to coronavirus The government is to contribute millions to fund Manchester’s first city-centre park in 100 years, as part of a series of investments in outdoor spaces in response to the coronavirus crisis. The new 6.5-acre Mayfield park, touted as a…

Read More AMSTERDAM, Aug 04 (IPS) – Eco Matser is Program Manager at HivosThe Sustainable Development goals on energy speak clear: universal access energy and clean cooking by 2030 (SDG7). But the current efforts are still lagging several steps behind the specific needs of the communities and are not enough to achieve energy access for…

Read MoreLebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the huge explosions.Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the huge explosions.

Read MoreLebanon’s health minister says there are many injuries and severe damage in the city’s port area.Lebanon’s health minister says there are many injuries and severe damage in the city’s port area.

Read More (New York, NY — August 4, 2020) – Today, TIME announced that writer and host Ashley C. Ford joins as a correspondent for TIME100 Talks, TIME’s new weekly series that convenes extraordinary leaders from every field to spotlight solutions and encourage action toward a better world. As a TIME100 Talks correspondent, Ashley will…

Read More Scale and cause of blast still being assessed but multiple injuries expected Full report: Huge explosion in Beirut shatters windows and rocks buildings 5.23pm BST Hello, Oliver Holmes here. You will have seen reports of the massive explosion at Beirut’s central port that has been felt far across the city. We will be…

Read More (BEIRUT) — A massive explosion shook Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Tuesday wounding a number people and causing widespread damage. The afternoon blast shook several parts of the capital and thick smoke billowed from the city center. Residents reported windows being blown out and a false ceilings dropping. The explosion appeared to be centered…

Read MoreA huge explosion has rocked central Beirut, according to multiple eyewitness reports.A huge explosion has rocked central Beirut, according to multiple eyewitness reports.

Read More Vehicle spewing burning carbon from its exhaust system ignited several fires that have forced thousands of people to evacuate A wildfire in mountains east of Los Angeles that has forced thousands of people from their homes was sparked by a malfunctioning diesel vehicle, fire officials said Monday. The vehicle spewed burning carbon from…

Read More President again says he is doing ‘incredible job’ fighting pandemic and casts doubt on Jeffrey Epstein’s cause of death * Coronavirus – latest updates * See all our coronavirus coverageDonald Trump visibly floundered in an interview when pressed on a range of issues, including the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the…

Read More President again says he is doing ‘incredible job’ fighting pandemic and casts doubt on Jeffrey Epstein’s cause of death Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Donald Trump visibly floundered in an interview when pressed on a range of issues, including the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the US,…

Read More There’s evidently only room for one “people’s intelligence agency,” as Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins demonstrated in a recent twitter tirade against WikiLeaks and its founder, Julian Assange, over the descriptor. A new book by Higgins on Bellingcat bills the organization as an “intelligence agency for the people.” Which ‘people’ he means is up…

Read More In 1872, with the publication of “The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals,” Charles Darwin went rogue. Only a decade after the anatomist Duchenne de Boulogne’s produced the first neurology text illustrated by photographs, Darwin claimed to be the first to use photographs in a scientific publication to actually document the…

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Read More Read the full story, “Religion & the Pandemic: A Call Beyond the Here & Now”, on globalissues.org → Read the full story, “Religion & the Pandemic: A Call Beyond the Here & Now”, on globalissues.org →

Read More Alexander Lukashenko makes claim as closest presidential election in decades looms The authoritarian president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, has accused his opponents of trying to organise a massacre in the centre of Minsk, as he seeks to shore up support ahead of the country’s most unpredictable elections in a generation. In a speech…

Read More KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug 04 (IPS) – The 2020 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization and its United Nations partners in mid-July, reports that chronic hunger continued to increase to 690 million worldwide in 2019, 60 million more than in 2014. Read the…

Read MoreThe Micronesian men were spotted by Australian and US aircraft after being reported missing on Saturday.The Micronesian men were spotted by Australian and US aircraft after being reported missing on Saturday.

Read More Body of Lindsay Birbeck discovered in shallow grave in Lancashire cemetery A teenager accused of murdering a teaching assistant said he was offered money by a stranger to move her body, a jury has heard. The naked body of Lindsay Birbeck, 47, wrapped in two plastic bags, was discovered in a shallow grave…

Read MoreThe European Commission’s move has the potential to derail the $2.1bn takeover.The European Commission’s move has the potential to derail the $2.1bn takeover.

Read More Since protests over the killing of George Floyd erupted across the country, I’ve received numerous calls from corporate CEOs who want to know what they should do, and where can they quickly donate $10 million dollars to advance the cause of racial justice? The first thing I do is remind them of Martin…

Read MoreThe outbreak on the MS Roald Amundsen raised new questions about safety on cruise ships during the pandemic.The outbreak on the MS Roald Amundsen raised new questions about safety on cruise ships during the pandemic.

Read More Governments are at a nebulous stage: past the initial shocks but still without a clear end in sight Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Nobody is clapping any more. Six months since Covid-19 registered as an urgent threat, and one country after another spiralled into lockdown, the nightly outpourings of…

Read MoreSecretary-General Antonio Guterres says it’s led to biggest disruption of education ever, with schools closings in more than 160 countries affecting over 1 billion students.Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says it’s led to biggest disruption of education ever, with schools closings in more than 160 countries affecting over 1 billion students.

Read More A California-based member of an Iranian militant opposition group in exile was abducted by Iran while staying in Dubai, his family said Tuesday. The suspected cross-border abduction of Jamshid Sharmahd appears corroborated by mobile phone location data, shared by his family with The Associated Press, that suggests he was taken to neighboring Oman…

Read More Fresh outbreaks from Australia to Spain underscore the relentlessness of the coronavirus as infections top 18 million worldwide. Fresh outbreaks from Australia to Spain underscore the relentlessness of the coronavirus as infections top 18 million worldwide.

Read More Coalition plans to transfer refugees and asylum seekers currently detained in Melbourne and Sydney The Australian government will reopen the detention facility on the remote territory of Christmas Island to house people currently in immigration detention on the Australian mainland. The Australian Border Force confirmed on Tuesday evening that people currently in immigration…

Read More Negotiations on bailout package expected to resume in Washington Trump visibly struggles to defend Covid-19 record in Axios interview Join us for an online event with Eric Holder to discuss voter suppression in the 2020 election, Thursday at 5pm ET. Register now Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 11.24am BST Good morning.…

Read More A massive number of police have been deployed to central Berlin after a car attempted to ram a bank van on Bundesplatz. At least one security guard was injured in the incident. The attempted robbers were surprised by two security officers, at which point they exchanged gunfire, injuring one security guard in the…

Read More Charges against Vorayuth Yoovidhya for killing a policeman in 2012 were dropped last month but the move prompted anger Thailand’s attorney general has ordered a new investigation into the heir to the Red Bull billions accused of a fatal hit and run, following public outrage after his charges were dropped last month. Vorayuth…

Read More With the advent of smart phones, laptops and social media, the news can seem more present in modern life than ever. But in reality, news is facing a dire crisis, which only serves to undermine American democracy, says Margaret Sullivan, media columnist for the Washington Post and author of the new book Ghosting…

Read More Palace refuses to reveal former monarch’s location one day after he announced exile Spain’s royal palace has declined to say whether its scandal-hit former king has left the country, amid widespread speculation about his whereabouts one day after he announced that he would go into exile. On Monday, Spain’s royal house published a…

Read More The first batch of contestants from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Army arrived in Russia for the International Army Games 2020, according to the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. The Chinese troops and equipment included advanced Type 96 main battle tanks have arrived at Zabaikalsk unloading station. They started the…

Read More In an extraordinary clip from Axios’ Jonathan Swan‘s interview with Donald Trump, the president rifled through a sheaf of graphs to claim that the US has lower numbers of coronavirus than other nations. The pair debated Trump’s point that America has a lower number of deaths as a percentage of coronavirus cases, but when…

Read More Work levels from big construction sites to trade businesses set to be pummelled amid predictions new curbs will ‘knock wind out of’ state Victorian builders say they will take a hit to revenue totalling up to $456m a day from sweeping new restrictions on construction in the state, forcing some companies to close…