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UK coronavirus live: Johnson U-turns on masks as experts fear up to 120,000 Covid-19 winter deaths
Read More Boris Johnson announces face coverings are to be mandatory in shops from 24 July with £100 fines for non-compliance Global coronavirus live: latest updates 9.17am BST Only two days ago, the cabinet office secretary, Michael Gove, appeared to rule out compulsory face coverings in shops. Speaking on the the BBC’s Andrew Marr show…
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US rejects China’s claims in South China Sea drawing Beijing ire
Read MoreChina accuses US of ‘inciting confrontation’ after Washington rejected expansive claims in disputed sea for first time.China accuses US of ‘inciting confrontation’ after Washington rejected expansive claims in disputed sea for first time.
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Russia develops new light air-transportable armored vehicle
Read More Russia’s Military Industrial Company has unveiled the new state-of-the-art family of armored vehicles can carry out a wide variety of missions, including reconnaissance, command and control, recovery and evacuation of wounded personnel. “Designers of Military Industrial Company developed and offered on their own initiative and within the shortest time possible the concept of…
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Coronavirus: How to talk about conspiracy theories
Read MoreConspiracy theories have thrived during the pandemic – what’s the right way to talk to someone who believes them?Conspiracy theories have thrived during the pandemic – what’s the right way to talk to someone who believes them?
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In Pictures: China faces worst floods in 30 years
Read MoreAs many as 33 rivers rise to record highs as regions across the country brace for another ‘grim’ week of rains.As many as 33 rivers rise to record highs as regions across the country brace for another ‘grim’ week of rains.
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Grant Imahara, beloved co-host of ‘Mythbusters,’ dies aged 49 of a brain aneurysm
Read More Grant Imahara, known for hosting the Discovery Channel’s long-running Mythbusters program and Netflix’s White Rabbit Project, has died suddenly of a brain aneurysm at the age of 49. “We are heartbroken to hear this sad news about Grant. He was an important part of our Discovery family and a really wonderful man. Our…
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Trump failed to revive America’s ‘cereal town’ – will it vote for him come November?
Read More Battle Creek, the once-thriving home of Kellogg’s, went to Trump after voting twice for Obama. But enthusiasm for the president seems to be waning Anyone who reads the back of their cereal boxes would know of Battle Creek, Michigan. Related: ‘He’s in trouble here’: can Trump win this critical swing state again? Continue…
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What are the ‘palace letters’ and what do I need to know about them?
Read More Since the dramatic dismissal of Gough Whitlam’s Labor government in November 1975, there has been speculation about the Queen’s role in the episode. Now secret correspondence between Buckingham Palace and the governor general of Australia have been revealed. Jenny Hocking, who took her legal case to the high court to have the letters…
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Was Glinka anti-Semitic? MSM ‘gets facts wrong’ as it fumes over Berlin’s plans to rename metro station after Russian composer
Read More The woke idea of renaming a Berlin metro station after Russian composer Mikhail Glinka has enraged some German media which call him an anti-Semite. But those behind the accusations simply have the facts wrong, experts told RT. BVG, which operates Berlin’s public transportation system, including the metro network, has recently suggested renaming its…
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US Supreme Court allows federal executions to resume
Read MoreThe court clears the way for the first executions of federal prisoners in 17 years.The court clears the way for the first executions of federal prisoners in 17 years.
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President Trump Is Working to Undermine Dr. Fauci Even as Coronavirus Cases Spike
Read More (WASHINGTON) — With U.S. virus cases spiking and the death toll mounting, the White House is working to undercut its most trusted coronavirus expert, playing down the danger as President Donald Trump pushes to get the economy moving before he faces voters in November. The U.S. has become a cautionary tale across the…
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Worm found in tonsil of Japanese woman with sore throat
Read More Near-4cm-long nematode roundworm is thought to have come from raw fish An unpleasant sensation at the back of the throat can be a sign that a cold is on the way. But for one Tokyo woman, the cause of the pain was not a sniffle but a live worm that had lodged itself…
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Fake pharmaceutical industry thrives in West Africa
Read More Law enforcement agencies are battling to break foreign-linked criminal syndicates. Law enforcement agencies are battling to break foreign-linked criminal syndicates.
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The U.S. Rejected China’s Territorial Claims in the South China Sea. Beijing Says Washington Is ‘Stirring Up Tension’
Read More (BEIJING) — China on Tuesday described a U.S. rejection of its maritime claims in the South China Sea as completely unjustified and accused the U.S. of attempting to sow discord between China and the Southeast Asian countries with which it has territorial disputes. The Chinese Embassy in Washington said that a statement issued…
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High court backs negligence claim of Bangladeshi ship-breaker’s widow
Read More Ruling may persuade shipping companies that scrapping vessels in the dangerous, unregulated yards of south Asia is a false economy A widow whose husband fell eight storeys to his death while breaking up a supertanker in Bangladesh can pursue a negligence claim against Maran (UK), a British company involved in the ship’s sale,…
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After Redskins Name Change, Pressure Is Now on Cleveland Indians and Other Teams
Read More (CLEVELAND) — The spotlight for change is shining on the Cleveland Indians. Now that the NFL’s Washington Redskins have retired their contentious nickname and logo after decades of objection and amid a nationwide movement calling for racial justice, the Indians appear to be the next major sports franchise that might assume a new…
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Hong Kong primaries: China declares pro-democracy polls ‘illegal’
Read More City’s leader announces investigation into vote that has been seen as an act of opposition to new security laws China has declared primaries held by Hong Kong’s pro-democratic parties on the weekend “illegal” and the city’s leader has announced an investigation, saying that the candidates’ intention to vote against government legislation could break…
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Belarusian Tales: Chernobyl’s Impact on Belarus and More
Read More Both among the authorities and the opposition, there are good and bad people, there is no dividing line between them. That was also obvious in Communist times.Both among the authorities and the opposition, there are good and bad people, there is no dividing line between them. That was also obvious in Communist times.
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Masks for kids? Schools confront the politics of reopening
Read More On the other side are parents and teachers who call for safeguards that would have been unimaginable before the coronavirus pandemic: part-time school, face coverings for all or a fully online curriculum. “Don’t tell me my kid has to wear a mask,” said Kim Sherman, a mother of three in the central California…
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Sound of the police: how US law enforcement uses noise as a weapon
Read More Potentially harmful military-grade weapons such as flashbangs are being utilized with accelerating regularity at US protests In Silver Spring, Maryland, fireworks can still be heard months after they first began and well past the Fourth of July holiday. “When it comes to the theory of cops being involved, I wouldn’t put it past…
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How Nespresso’s coffee revolution got ground down
Read More Nestlé’s sleek, chic capsule system changed the way we drink coffee. But in an age when everyone’s a coffee snob and waste is wickedness, can it survive? By Ed Cumming In 1975, a young engineer named Eric Favre took a trip to Rome that would change the history of coffee. Favre had recently…
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Fire Continues to Ravage Navy Ship U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard for Second Day
Read More (SAN DIEGO) — Flames tore through a warship for a second day Monday as a top Navy official revealed that a fire suppression system was inoperable when the blaze erupted while the ship was docked in San Diego. Hundreds of sailors were battling to keep flames away from a million gallons (3.7 million…
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Brazil: Outrage over São Paulo policeman stepping on woman’s neck
Read MorePictures are broadcast on TV showing a police officer stepping on the neck of a black woman.Pictures are broadcast on TV showing a police officer stepping on the neck of a black woman.
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4 Charged in Death of Rapper Pop Smoke in Alleged Robbery
Read More (LOS ANGELES) — Two men and two teens have been charged in the death of rising rapper Pop Smoke who was killed during a Los Angeles home-invasion robbery in February, the district attorney’s office said Monday. Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey said in a statement that Corey Walker and Keandre Rodgers were…
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Roger Stone speaks in Fox News interview after Trump commutation
Read More Donald Trump’s longtime confidant repeatedly thanked the president while calling the Mueller investigation ‘a goose egg’ Donald Trump’s longtime confidant Roger Stone gushed over his political allies during an interview on Fox News on Monday, his first major television appearance since the president commuted Stone’s prison sentence on Friday. Stone had been convicted…
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Video of drunken Brits maskless in Magaluf appals Spaniards
Read More Tourists flouting rules on face coverings and social distancing prompt fears of second wave Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Spaniards fear that the sacrifices made during the coronavirus lockdown will be in vain after tourists from overseas flouted regulations about wearing masks and social distancing. As footage of drunken…
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A History of the Newly Resurgent ‘Black National Anthem’
Read More When the National Football League kicks off its season on Sept. 10, it will do so with a song that is unknown to some Americans and essential to others. “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” otherwise known as the Black national anthem, was introduced to many by Beyoncé when she sang it at Coachella…
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Hong Kong’s national security laws are designed to make the media self-censor | Tom Grundy
Read More The legislation imposed by China intends to make journalists tiptoe around ill-defined red lines. The need to hold power to account is growing Beijing’s far-reaching security law was foisted on Hong Kong with breathtaking speed, sweeping aside guarantees of freedom of expression and freedom of the press overnight. Analogies of slow-boiling frogs and…
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Todd Muller’s resignation is a National nightmare – and a sign of a toxic political culture | Richard Shaw
Read More Muller alluded to the job’s toll on his health and that of his family, just two months out from the election And then there was none. Early this morning the National Party caucus awoke to a nightmare. Todd Muller, their newly minted leader of some 53 days, had resigned his position. Continue reading…Muller…
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WHO: Coronavirus ‘public enemy number one’
Read MoreUN agency sounds alarm as coronavirus cases rise by one million in five days, pushing the total to 13 million globally.UN agency sounds alarm as coronavirus cases rise by one million in five days, pushing the total to 13 million globally.
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The Best New Songs of July 2020, from Anitta to Black Thought
Read More This July may feel less celebratory than others, but that’s not stopping artists from finding new ways to both interrogate our present moment and share music that offers a brief respite from it. This week, Kane Brown teams up with Swae Lee and Khalid for a genre-less collaboration that feels meant to be.…
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Third ICE detainee dies from coronavirus
Read MoreMore than 3,100 immigrants have tested positive while in ICE custody, which is holding 22,800 people in civil immigration detention.More than 3,100 immigrants have tested positive while in ICE custody, which is holding 22,800 people in civil immigration detention.
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The Political Use of Soviet Nostalgia to Develop a Russian National Identity
Read More Russian governments have used nostalgia for the Soviet Union as a political tool to generate a uniform Russian national identity.Russian governments have used nostalgia for the Soviet Union as a political tool to generate a uniform Russian national identity.
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UN: Airstrike in northwest Yemen kills 7 children, 2 women
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Global coronavirus cases top 13 million: Live updates
Read MoreCases across the world continue to surge after WHO stresses virus is ‘public enemy number one’.Cases across the world continue to surge after WHO stresses virus is ‘public enemy number one’.