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Read More Senate inquiry told of a network of pages linking to white supremacist content overseas A major Muslim advocacy group has expressed concern that Australia is importing rightwing extremist content from Britain, the US and Europe through social media platforms, and says it has identified what appears to be “inauthentic behaviour” between a network…

Read More Prime minister Omar Razzaz says Israel’s annexation plan would destabilise region Jordan’s prime minister has said his country could view positively a “one-state democratic solution” to the Israel-Palestine dispute, as he warned that Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to annex parts of the West Bank could unleash a new wave of extremism in the Middle…

Read More The country’s requirement that expats must visit at least once every three years should be reviewed in these changed times Early last year, in what now seems like another world, I nabbed bargain flights from London to Sydney. My parents were already there, visiting, so my sisters flew from Wellington to join us.…

Read More After four days of acrimonious debate, the bloc’s heads of state finally thrash out an agreement EU leaders have reached a historic agreement on a €750bn pandemic recovery fund and their long-term spending plans following days of acrimonious debate at what was the bloc’s longest summit in two decades. As the meeting reached…

Read MoreThe president said more officers would be sent to a number of cities run by “liberal Democrats”.The president said more officers would be sent to a number of cities run by “liberal Democrats”.

Read More (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — Growing calls nationally to honor the late Rep. John Lewis by putting his name on the Alabama bridge where he and other voting rights demonstrators were beaten 55 years ago are being met with resistance in Selma, the majority Black city where “Bloody Sunday” occurred. Some say renaming the Edmund…

Read More On July 14, U.S. president Donald Trump signed an executive order ending Hong Kong’s preferred trading status. In it, Trump cited several reasons in support of his decision that are nothing more than political rhetoric and slogans based on twisted facts. In essence, by enacting the Hong Kong National Security Law (NSL), the…

Read MoreAustralia battling resurgence, US cases surge, vaccine breakthroughs offer hope.Australia battling resurgence, US cases surge, vaccine breakthroughs offer hope.

Read More Dua Lipa, a British pop star born to immigrants from Kosovo, has been accused of fueling nationalism after posting a map of Greater Albania that shows the country annexing large chunks of its neighbors like Serbia and Greece. The singer, who usually makes media headlines over her pop hits breaking streaming records, has…

Read More Beijing claims its re-education camps in Xinjiang are needed to combat Islamic terrorism, but Dilara’s experiences tell a different story By the standards of Chinese officialdom, Dilara is surely the perfect minority. She doesn’t wear a headscarf. She drinks beer. Pretty and outgoing, she socialises often with Chinese friends. If you closed your…

Read More Guardian Australia analysis and map shows how the pattern of Covid-19 has changed by region and throughout Melbourne. Live data updates will track the numbers as the Vic lockdown continues Australia coronavirus map, stats and active cases Coronavirus world map Coronavirus cases and deaths over time by country Are stage 4 lockdown restrictions…

Read More The Egyptian parliament has approved the deployment of armed forces abroad to fight “terrorist groups” and “criminal militias.” The move comes amid repeated threats from Cairo to openly intervene in the Libyan conflict. The deployment of troops to the “strategic western front” was greenlighted by the country’s legislators on Monday. The military would…

Read MoreThe decision to send the 15-year-old girl to juvenile detention has sparked protests in the US.The decision to send the 15-year-old girl to juvenile detention has sparked protests in the US.

Read More Trump to resume daily briefings; deal expected on €750bn EU Covid-19 recovery plan; two Brazil ministers test positive; WHO warns over Africa spread. Follow latest updates EU leaders set to agree spending and €750bn Covid-19 recovery plans US military medical teams dispatched to California hospitals Oxford coronavirus vaccine triggers immune response, trial shows…

Read MoreThe Chinese ambassador in London says the UK has “blatantly interfered” in China’s internal affairs.The Chinese ambassador in London says the UK has “blatantly interfered” in China’s internal affairs.

Read More THABA-TSEKA, Lesotho, Jul 20 (IPS) – The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed and given rise to a new, deeply concerning wave of rape culture in Lesotho. Although the true extent is not known yet, we have noticed concerning reports that the onset of the pandemic has worsened sexual violence with more women and girls…

Read More Queensland’s work health and safety prosecutor files three charges over the deaths of four people in the Thunder River Rapids ride tragedy Charges have been levelled against Dreamworld’s parent company over the 2016 Thunder River Rapids ride tragedy that killed four people. On Tuesday Queensland’s work health and safety prosecutor filed three charges…

Read More Influential climate campaigner says Gulbenkian rights award gave her ‘more money than I can begin to imagine’ Greta Thunberg has been awarded a Portuguese rights award and promptly pledged the €1m ($1.15m) prize to groups working to protect the environment and halt climate change. “That is more money than I can begin to…

Read More Ecuador’s National Court of Justice has turned down an appeal filed by former president Rafael Correa in an “aggravated bribery” case, upholding the eight-year sentence that Correa has called politically motivated. Correa and 17 other Ecuadorian officials were charged and convicted in absentia back in April, on charges of accepting bribes and spending…

Read MoreOn current trends, the study concluded, polar bears in 12 of 13 subpopulations analyzed will have been decimated within 80 years.On current trends, the study concluded, polar bears in 12 of 13 subpopulations analyzed will have been decimated within 80 years.

Read MoreThere are promising results on three different coronavirus vaccines, including the leading candidate from the U.K.’s Oxford University. Trials show it provides two kinds of protection against COVID-19. Charlie D’Agata has the latest.There are promising results on three different coronavirus vaccines, including the leading candidate from the U.K.’s Oxford University. Trials show it provides…

Read More Two young Nigerian couples on why they don’t regret doing things their own way and breaking with tradition. Two young Nigerian couples on why they don’t regret doing things their own way and breaking with tradition.

Read MoreWith flights grounded and borders closed, these travellers took incredible steps to get home.With flights grounded and borders closed, these travellers took incredible steps to get home.

Read MoreThe 28-year-old suspect is accused of killing two people and attacking a synagogue in Halle.The 28-year-old suspect is accused of killing two people and attacking a synagogue in Halle.

Read MoreProsecutor says Mark and Patricia McCloskey’s actions risked causing violence during an otherwise non-violent protest.Prosecutor says Mark and Patricia McCloskey’s actions risked causing violence during an otherwise non-violent protest.

Read MoreMark and Patricia McCloskey are charged with unlawful use of a weapon over the incident in St Louis.Mark and Patricia McCloskey are charged with unlawful use of a weapon over the incident in St Louis.

Read More The former editor of Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka had a simple request: “Little girls shouldn’t bleach themselves.” View Entire Post › The former editor of Cosmopolitan Sri Lanka had a simple request: “Little girls shouldn’t bleach themselves.”View Entire Post ›

Read More NEW YORK, Jul 20 (IPS) – Yasmine Sherif is Director, Education Cannot Wait”We may all come on different ships, but we are in the same boat now,” Martin Luther King Jr once said. His timeless wisdom rings truer than ever today for the many challenges the world is facing. COVID-19, continued armed conflicts…

Read More ST. LOUIS — St. Louis’ top prosecutor told The Associated Press on Monday that she is charging a white husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion. Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced the charges against Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who…

Read More The Covid-19 welfare payment are set to be extended but at lower rates. Follow all the latest news and updates, live Follow the global live blog What you need to know about Melbourne’s stage three lockdown rules Melbourne map: where Covid-19 cases are rising or falling Sign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email…

Read More (NEW ORLEANS) — New Orleans’ fire chief says it’s taking longer than expected to remove the bodies of two construction workers from a hotel that partially collapsed during construction 10 months ago. Fire Superintendent Tim McConnell said Monday that crews expect to retrieve the body of Quinnyon Wimberly from the Hard Rock Hotel…

Read MoreIsraeli air strikes on Syria are part of a shadow war approved by the US as part of its anti-Iran policy, sources say.Israeli air strikes on Syria are part of a shadow war approved by the US as part of its anti-Iran policy, sources say.

Read More The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has published a comprehensive 3D map of the universe, filling in many previous unknowns. It represents “some of the most substantial advances in cosmology in the last decade,” one expert says. The map, the brainchild of two decades of analysis, provides new measurements of how the universe…

Read MoreWildlife experts say it is possibly an albino mutation of a common turtle.Wildlife experts say it is possibly an albino mutation of a common turtle.

Read More The North American Aerospace Defense Command has announced on Monday that it will be conducting synchronous air defense exercise Falcon Virgo in the National Capital Region. According to a recent service news release, NORAD will conduct air defense exercise Falcon Virgo Wednesday 12:30-2:30 a.m. (ET). The exercise includes U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter…