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Read More Stephan Balliet is accused of shooting dead two people after failing to storm a synagogue A German neo-Nazi who has gone on trial for a deadly antisemitic shooting at a synagogue in the eastern city of Halle nine months ago has claimed he plotted the attack because of refugees coming into Europe. Stephan…

Read More Tech giant says its commitment covers entire supply chain of all its products Apple has pledged to become a carbon neutral operation by 2030, with a commitment that covers its entire supply chain and the life cycle of all its products, including the electricity consumed in their use. The company is aiming to…

Read More Researchers in the US have helped four amputees to experience both touch and pressure via their prosthetic limbs, using spinal stimulators which are commonly used to dull pain, rather than to enhance sensation. The team from the University of Pittsburgh’s Rehab Neural Engineering Labs reengineered the spinal cord stimulators to provide sensory data…

Read More British lawmakers slammed the government on Tuesday for failing to look into possible Russian meddling in UK politics, particularly the divisive 2016 Brexit referendum, as they released a long-awaited report into the issue. The document by parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) had been expected to shed light on possible Kremlin interference in…

Read More CHEPKITALE, Kenya, Jul 21 (IPS) – The Ogiek community, indigenous peoples from Kenya’s Chepkitale National Reserve, are in the process of implementing a modern tool to inform and guide the conservation and management of the natural forest. The community has inhabited this area for many generations, long before Kenya was a republic. Through…

Read More Wellwishers line the streets of Ashington, Northumberland, to honour football great The grandchildren of World Cup winner Jack Charlton have paid tribute to “a proud Englishman, a proud northerner and a proud honorary Irishman” at his funeral service. The eulogy to the football great came at a private family service that followed remarkable…

Read More (LUTSK, Ukraine) — An armed man seized a long-distance bus and took people in it hostage in northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday launching an hours-long standoff with police, Ukrainian authorities said. About 10 people are currently being held hostage, Ukraine’s Security Service said in a Facebook statement. Police earlier had put the number at…

Read More (LUTSK, Ukraine) — An armed man seized a long-distance bus and took people in it hostage in northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday launching an hours-long standoff with police, Ukrainian authorities said. About 10 people are currently being held hostage, Ukraine’s Security Service said in a Facebook statement. Police earlier had put the number at…

Read More There is no doubt that 2020 is a very memorable year. It is also an incredibly long one thanks to a pandemic and lockdown orders that leave many people staying home for days, weeks, and months at a stretch making time for some feel malleable and meaningless. Pair the pandemic and all its…

Read More Home secretary lays out five-point plan to implement recommendations of independent review Priti Patel has promised a more compassionate, “putting people first” approach to immigration in the wake of the Windrush scandal, as part of plans to implement the recommendations of an independent review into Home Office failures. While Labour welcomed the home…

Read More The Iron Dome intended to protect Israel from Hamas missiles launched sporadically from the Gaza Strip has led to a lawsuit by farmers, who say they’ve suffered from its radiation and from ‘occupation’ of their agricultural lands. The Iron Dome anti-missile system was set up near a collective farm, or kibbutz, in 2012.…

Read More BANGKOK, Thailand, Jul 21 (IPS) – A factoid is unreliable information repeated so often that it becomes accepted as fact. One such factoid repeatedly echoed across the globe by the tobacco industry is that tobacco tax increases worsen cigarette smuggling. Read the full story, “Tobacco Industry Factoid on Illicit Trade Leading Governments Astray”,…

Read More BERLIN and KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 21 (IPS) – GDP has been increasingly challenged on many grounds as a measure of economic and social progress. Clearly, GDP does not take account of other dimensions of wellbeing, natural resource depletion or environmental damage. Read the full story, “Dead Rats Can Raise GDP, Economists Have Lowered…

Read More Bloomsbury says books were a lockdown hit, with children’s division revenue up 27% The backlash against JK Rowling’s views on transgender law reform has failed to dent the popularity of the Harry Potter author’s books, with publisher Bloomsbury saying they have proved a lockdown hit, pushing revenues at the group’s children’s division up…

Read More Report was sent to Downing Street in October last year, in time for publication before the general election Full story: Russia report reveals UK government failed to investigate Kremlin interference Global coronavirus updates – live 1.27pm BST This is from Julian Knight, the Conservative MP who chairs the Commons culture committee, on the…

Read MorePolice are negotiating with the man in the western city of Lutsk, officials have said.Police are negotiating with the man in the western city of Lutsk, officials have said.

Read MoreHe is accused of overthrowing a democratically-elected government to assume power.He is accused of overthrowing a democratically-elected government to assume power.

Read More US passes 3.8m coronavirus cases as daily briefing to resume at 5pm Critics say Trump’s vow of federal officers in cities is election ploy White St Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters face charges Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 12.02pm BST As part of Joe Biden’s plan to revive the…

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Read MoreThe Intelligence and Security Committee said government had “actively avoided” looking for interference.The Intelligence and Security Committee said government had “actively avoided” looking for interference.

Read More Omar al-Bashir could face death penalty if convicted of orchestrating coup that put him in power for 30 years Omar al-Bashir, the authoritarian former ruler of Sudan ousted amid a popular pro-democracy uprising last year, has gone on trial in Khartoum on charges of orchestrating the military coup that brought him to power…

Read MoreA man claiming to be armed with weapons and explosives takes about 20 people hostage on a bus in the city of Lutsk.A man claiming to be armed with weapons and explosives takes about 20 people hostage on a bus in the city of Lutsk.

Read MoreConfirmed cases are under 1% of the population, suggesting much more widespread infection.Confirmed cases are under 1% of the population, suggesting much more widespread infection.

Read More He is accused of overthrowing a democratically-elected government to assume power. He is accused of overthrowing a democratically-elected government to assume power.

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Read More Disney’s parks in Florida and California are reopening and tens of thousands of workers returning as cases in the states surge Disney World fully reopened all four of its theme parks within its Florida resort last week, even as cases of coronavirus surged, making it one of the world’s hotspots for daily increases.…

Read MoreA passenger bus with 20 people on board has been taken over by a gunman claiming to be armed with explosives in the western Ukrainian city of Lutsk.A passenger bus with 20 people on board has been taken over by a gunman claiming to be armed with explosives in the western Ukrainian city of…

Read MoreAs sporting events resume, countries are taking different measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.As sporting events resume, countries are taking different measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Read MoreThe largest expat group in the Gulf nation uncertain of their future as proposed law could force about 800,000 to leave.The largest expat group in the Gulf nation uncertain of their future as proposed law could force about 800,000 to leave.

Read More General Dynamics Missions Systems Inc., a business unit of General Dynamics, has been awarded a $13,5 million contract modification for the Surface Mine Countermeasure Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (SMCM UUV) program, also known as Knifefish, the U.S. Department of Defense said Monday. The exercised option on the previously awarded contract will cover exercise an…

Read More Opponents warn of grave threat to civil liberties as observers say president seeks to build ‘law and order’ credentials Donald Trump has vowed to send federal officers to several American cities led by Democrats in what critics say is an attempt to play the “law and order” card to boost his bid for…

Read More (BRUSSELS) — Weary but relieved, European Union leaders finally clinched an unprecedented 1.82 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery fund early Tuesday, somehow finding unity after four days and as many nights of fighting and wrangling over money and power in one of their longest summits ever. To confront the biggest…

Read More (BRUSSELS) — Weary but relieved, European Union leaders finally clinched an unprecedented 1.82 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) budget and coronavirus recovery fund early Tuesday, somehow finding unity after four days and as many nights of fighting and wrangling over money and power in one of their longest summits ever. To confront the biggest…

Read MoreSummit chairman Charles Michel says the deal by the 27-nation bloc is a “pivotal moment” for Europe.Summit chairman Charles Michel says the deal by the 27-nation bloc is a “pivotal moment” for Europe.

Read MoreTokyo took the decision to delay the Games on March 24, 2020; the opening ceremony will now take place on July 23, 2021.Tokyo took the decision to delay the Games on March 24, 2020; the opening ceremony will now take place on July 23, 2021.