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Read More British Columbia’s health authority has released tips for engaging in safer sex amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The advice turned out to be quite kinky, as the public was urged to avoid sharing sex toys and use glory holes instead. The list of tips, titled ‘COVID-19 and Sex’, was released by the British Columbia…

Read More HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — A Buddhist monk found suffering from a fatal wound while kneeling at an altar was likely struck by a bullet fired from outside the North Carolina temple, authorities said Tuesday. High Point police responded to the temple around 8 p.m. Saturday after another monk discovered Tam Dinh Tran…

Read MoreInvestigators visit sites in Germany, Italy and Switzerland, and two UK firms are asked to provide documents.Investigators visit sites in Germany, Italy and Switzerland, and two UK firms are asked to provide documents.

Read More Artefacts from central Mexico cave are strong evidence humans lived on continent 15,000 years earlier than previously thought Tools excavated from a cave in central Mexico are strong evidence that humans were living in North America at least 30,000 years ago, some 15,000 years earlier than previously thought, scientists said Wednesday. The artefacts,…

Read More Szabolcs Dull had recently publicly raised concerns about political interference at Index The editor-in-chief of Hungary’s leading independent news website has been fired, a month after he had publicly raised alarm over political interference in the outlet’s operations. The dismissal of Szabolcs Dull from his role at Index.hu on Wednesday appears to be…

Read MoreThe U.S. government’s deal to buy up most of the world’s remdesivir has left many countries short, forcing families to pay up to 10 times the market price, if they can.The U.S. government’s deal to buy up most of the world’s remdesivir has left many countries short, forcing families to pay up to 10…

Read More The global tally of people infected with the coronavirus neared 15 million Wednesday, while in the worst-hit pandemic hot spot of the United States, President Donald Trump warned the pandemic would “get worse before it gets better.” With COVID-19 set to pass another shocking milestone, Trump delivered his first virus briefing after a…

Read More Trump admits pandemic will ‘get worse’ at first briefing in months How Covid-19 erupted in Detroit jails Hundreds of Yosemite visitors may have had coronavirus Opinion: masks could still revert to being a precaution, not a symbol Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 3.22pm BST Republican congressman Ted Yoho just delivered a…

Read More The statue of the anonymous Confederate soldier has stood in front of the white-columned East Feliciana Parish courthouse for more than a century, leaning on his rifle as he looks down on trucks hauling timber and residents visiting the bank across the street. The local doctor who asked the southeast Louisiana parish to…

Read MoreExperts say Trump is a champion of states’ power – or a federal strongman – depending on election prospects.Experts say Trump is a champion of states’ power – or a federal strongman – depending on election prospects.

Read MoreChina is vowing retaliation after the U.S. ordered Beijing to close its consulate in Houston. China received the order on Tuesday, before reports that someone was burning documents in the courtyard of the consulate. The U.S. said the facility was ordered closed “to protect American intellectual property and Americans’ private information.”China is vowing retaliation…

Read More Scientists predict rise of between 2.6C and 3.9C compared with earlier forecasts of 1.5C to 4.5C Doomsayers and hopemongers alike may need to revise their climate predictions after a study that almost rules out the most optimistic forecasts for global heating while downplaying the likelihood of worst-case scenarios. The international team of scientists…

Read MoreGovernment says it needs to use more of the resource to help its people, but countries downstream see that as a problem.Government says it needs to use more of the resource to help its people, but countries downstream see that as a problem.

Read More After a decade of research and development, a new blood test has been produced which can detect five types of cancer years before currently available tests can, greatly increasing the future survivability of patients. The creators of the test, dubbed PanSeer, caution that it is unlikely to predict cancer, but can warn asymptomatic…

Read MoreFor the first time in history, a group of scientists has spent four years gathering over 15,000 video hours of data to survey the health of the world’s shark population, and the results are alarming. Thanks to overfishing and the brutal practice of finning, some regions of the world have no more sharks at all.…

Read More (SALEM, Mass.) — The Satanic Temple is launching a college scholarship for high school students. The Salem, Massachusetts-based group, which advocates for stricter separation of church and state, among other civil rights issues, said Tuesday that the $500 “Devil’s Advocate Scholarship” is open to any 2020 graduate. To apply, students must answer one…

Read MoreKatta O’Donnell is accusing Canberra of failing to disclose risks from climate change to its bonds.Katta O’Donnell is accusing Canberra of failing to disclose risks from climate change to its bonds.

Read More The Guardian has found that millions have been spent to implement and defend laws widely regarded to be ineffective and discriminatory Restrictive ‘voter identification’ laws pushed by Republicans, and widely regarded to be ineffective and discriminatory, have cost taxpayers at least $36m in just a few states, the Guardian can reveal. It’s well…

Read More Many of the attacks against Pennsylvania’s health secretary have little to do with the way she has handled the statewide response to the coronavirus pandemic. As a transgender woman, Dr. Rachel Levine has been subjected to a stream of mockery and abuse on social media and elsewhere. Every time she goes on camera…

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Read MoreState Department says it was bid to protect Americans’ intellectual property and private info. China calls it outrageous. Area residents said documents were burned in a courtyard.State Department says it was bid to protect Americans’ intellectual property and private info. China calls it outrageous. Area residents said documents were burned in a courtyard.

Read MoreStarting Wednesday, non-working people to stay home and 12-hour curfew to come into effect following rise in cases.Starting Wednesday, non-working people to stay home and 12-hour curfew to come into effect following rise in cases.

Read More Andrew Mlangeni’s death signifies the end of a generational history, South Africa’s president says. Andrew Mlangeni’s death signifies the end of a generational history, South Africa’s president says.

Read MoreAndrew Mlangeni’s death signifies the end of a generational history, South Africa’s president says.Andrew Mlangeni’s death signifies the end of a generational history, South Africa’s president says.

Read More If elected, Biden will have the task of balancing the interests of European allies while countering China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.If elected, Biden will have the task of balancing the interests of European allies while countering China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.

Read More State migration policy has a long history of being used as a means of creating or preserving a particular (often racialized) form of national identity.State migration policy has a long history of being used as a means of creating or preserving a particular (often racialized) form of national identity.

Read MoreUnidentified people were filmed burning paper in the consulate’s courtyard after the order was made.Unidentified people were filmed burning paper in the consulate’s courtyard after the order was made.

Read MoreMelvin Theuma was due to give evidence in court and police say his wounds were self-inflicted.Melvin Theuma was due to give evidence in court and police say his wounds were self-inflicted.

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Read More Australia has suffered its worst day of coronavirus infections, with Victoria state recording 484 new cases and warning numbers could rise further, as the second wave threatens to derail the nation’s economic recovery. Neighboring New South Wales state also recorded 16 new cases, and Queensland 1, helping push the national tally past 500…

Read More Australia has suffered its worst day of coronavirus infections, with Victoria state recording 484 new cases and warning numbers could rise further, as the second wave threatens to derail the nation’s economic recovery. Neighboring New South Wales state also recorded 16 new cases, and Queensland 1, helping push the national tally past 500…

Read MoreThe two countries’ growing relationship includes nuclear power projects, foreign students and trade.The two countries’ growing relationship includes nuclear power projects, foreign students and trade.

Read More The U.S. government abruptly ordered China to close its consulate in Houston in an “unprecedented escalation,” the Foreign Ministry said, in the latest sign of deteriorating ties between the world’s biggest economies. China said the move was unilaterally initiated by the U.S. and Beijing would “react with firm countermeasures” if the U.S. doesn’t…

Read More The U.S. government abruptly ordered China to close its consulate in Houston in an “unprecedented escalation,” the Foreign Ministry said, in the latest sign of deteriorating ties between the world’s biggest economies. China said the move was unilaterally initiated by the U.S. and Beijing would “react with firm countermeasures” if the U.S. doesn’t…

Read More Italy is getting its own Brexit-type party led by a staunch Eurosceptic senator, a former journalist and ex-member of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement who recently met with Nigel Farage for inspiration. While its name is yet to be revealed, the party, led by Senator Gianluigi Paragone, already has a clear goal –…