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Read More Immanuel Jarvis, GOP chair in Durham, N.C., sees President Trump as a friend of Black Americans and the media as an enemy. Immanuel Jarvis, GOP chair in Durham, N.C., sees President Trump as a friend of Black Americans and the media as an enemy.

Read More DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jul 08 (IPS) – The issue of women’s rights, feminism and gender is complex and ongoing in most countries including Bangladesh. When I was asked to write about impact of COVID-19 on women and girls, I found myself drawn towards writing about women’s situation in general as that automatically impacts COVID-19…

Read More A London judge has ordered former British spy Christopher Steele to pay thousands of pounds in damages for not verifying the claims he included in his scandalous Russian dossier, which alleged Donald Trump’s ties with Moscow. Steele was taken to court by Mikhail Fridman and Petr Aven, Russian bankers from Alfa Group, who…

Read More Thursday: Victoria’s capital shuts down again – and this time the optimism is gone. Plus, childcare providers told they may have to repay jobkeeper Good morning, this is Richard Parkin bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Thursday 9 July. Continue reading…Thursday: Victoria’s capital shuts down again – and this time the…

Read More This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news into historical perspective. A version of the article below was originally published at HNN. On July 4, 1870—150 years ago this week—Republican Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts urged the U.S. Senate to take a radical step: to…

Read More As coronavirus spikes in Houston, refinery towns to the east that boomed before the pandemic now face business closures and layoffs. As coronavirus spikes in Houston, refinery towns to the east that boomed before the pandemic now face business closures and layoffs.

Read MoreThe U.S. has already been expelling most border-crossers, including unaccompanied children, under a separate CDC order.The U.S. has already been expelling most border-crossers, including unaccompanied children, under a separate CDC order.

Read MoreDespite surges in new infections, the White House wants to press forward with school reopenings.Despite surges in new infections, the White House wants to press forward with school reopenings.

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Read More In England and parts of Germany, extreme drinking at universities often looks much the same as in the U.S. But in countries where wine is more popular than beer, such as Italy, France, Spain and Greece, bingeing and drinking games are rarer and generally frowned on. Yet it cannot be just a question…

Read More Vice-president sets stage for new policy clash as US coronavirus cases pass 3m Mike Pence, the US vice-president, on Wednesday followed up demands made by Donald Trump and declared: “It’s time for us to get our kids back to school,” even as the coronavirus surged beyond the bleak milestone of 3 million cases…

Read MoreAlexander Vindman testified against the president ahead of his impeachment trial.Alexander Vindman testified against the president ahead of his impeachment trial.

Read More United Airlines is warning 36,000 employees – nearly half its U.S. staff – they could be furloughed in October, the clearest signal yet of how deeply the virus pandemic is hurting the airline industry. The outlook for a recovery in air travel has dimmed in just the past two weeks, as infection rates…

Read More Economics experts, unions and Labour sound warning after summer statement Rishi Sunak has been warned he will need to act far more decisively to prevent mass unemployment this autumn after unveiling a £30bn mini budget designed to tempt nervous consumers out their Covid-19 hibernation. The chancellor announced a short-term cut in VAT for…

Read More A growing middle class became a symbol of progress on the African continent. But the pandemic has hit Kenya’s middle class hard, reducing many to selling vegetables to feed their families. A growing middle class became a symbol of progress on the African continent. But the pandemic has hit Kenya’s middle class hard,…

Read More Stress has a way of hijacking attention, destroying focus, dragging down mood and weakening the motivation it takes to make healthy choices. It’s an understandable and natural response to bad situations, but too much stress doesn’t serve you well. Even when you can’t change your circumstances, you can make steps toward shifting your…

Read More People can be content to live by themselves. This was the great discovery of the 20th century. In the early period of urbanization and industrialization, only a small minority of the population spent time in a single-person household. Migrants to the expanding cities headed for the homes of earlier arrivals, or if nothing…

Read More Thousands gathered for protests hours after an announcement that a curfew would be reinstated. Now, President Aleksandar Vučić says it “probably” won’t happen — despite an “alarming” surge in cases. (Image credit: Oliver Bunic/AFP via Getty Images) Thousands gathered for protests hours after an announcement that a curfew would be reinstated. Now, President…

Read More From workers on furlough to house buyers, how Rishi Sunak’s changes are affecting people Summer statement: chancellor’s key points at a glance Analysis: Sunak tries to kickstart UK’s economy Rishi Sunak has announced a range of measures in his summer statement, from a bonus scheme for employers who retain furloughed workers to a…

Read More Amadou Gon Coulibaly was a favourite to succeed Alassane Ouattara as president in October’s elections. Amadou Gon Coulibaly was a favourite to succeed Alassane Ouattara as president in October’s elections.

Read More Trump boasts ‘I didn’t listen to my experts’ over China travel ban More than 130,000 Americans have died from coronavirus As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the US reached 3m on Wednesday and broke another daily record with more than 60,000 new cases in 24 hours, Donald Trump insisted the US…

Read More Moscow and Ankara are discussing ways to reach a ceasefire in Libya, but one of the warring sides – the GNA in Tripoli – is not on board, instead it’s counting on winning militarily, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. Lavrov noted that the other side, Khalifa Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) “is…

Read MoreThe vote by the community’s advisory board comes after weeks of anti-racism protests around the world.The vote by the community’s advisory board comes after weeks of anti-racism protests around the world.

Read More When Christina Curfman thought about whether she could return to her second-grade classroom in the fall, she struggled to imagine the logistics. How would she make sure her 8-year-old students kept their face masks on all day? How would they do hands-on science experiments that required working in pairs? How would she keep…

Read More Sheikh Waseem Bari, a regional leader of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP party, has been shot dead in the disputed land of Kashmir. Bari’s brother and father were also gunned down, with police blaming “terrorists.” Militants opened fire on Bari outside his shop in Bandipora, North Kashmir, on Tuesday evening. Bari, along…

Read More At least four others injured after 20-metre-high crane falls on two houses in Bow A person has died after a crane collapsed on to two terraced houses in east London, trapping people inside, the fire service has said. London fire brigade said crews were searching houses as part of a complex rescue operation…

Read More NEW DELHI, Jul 08 (IPS) – Indian health experts say the findings of a US study — which suggest that population density is unrelated to COVID-19 infection rates — to be completely contradictory to their experience of dealing with the pandemic in India, a country with 1.3 billion people.   Read the full story,…

Read MoreNew evidence has been found for epic prehistoric voyages between the Americas and eastern Polynesia.New evidence has been found for epic prehistoric voyages between the Americas and eastern Polynesia.

Read More PM says situation stabilizing although some hotspots remain Canada, with 8,711 deaths so far, warned not to relax too soon Canada has handled the coronavirus outbreak better than many of its allies, including the United States, said Justin Trudeau on Wednesday, in a rare public comment on the faltering effort to contain the…

Read More Veteran human rights activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali has opened herself up to some major online backlash after daring to defend author JK Rowling for “standing her ground” and sticking to her position on transgender issues. “She is not transphobic and neither am I,” Hirsi Ali insisted in a Wednesday tweet, calling Rowling a…

Read More Lithuania has followed its neighbor Latvia’s lead to ban five RT channels based on “recommendations” from the country’s Foreign Ministry, but offered the same bogus and bizarre excuse for the decision. Indeed, officials in Vilnius were no more creative with their reasoning for the ban than those in Riga last month, as they…

Read MoreA key witness in the impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump is retiring from the US army after 21 years of service, citing a “campaign of bullying” from the White House.A key witness in the impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump is retiring from the US army after 21 years of service, citing a “campaign of…

Read More Chinese scientists resolved the headline grabbing enigma behind the mysterious substance China’s Yutu-2 rover discovered on the far side of the Moon last year. The explanation is quite mundane, however. A scientific team from China released their analysis of a dark green, glossy substance that the lunar rover – part of the Chang’e-4…

Read More Two-year audit praised some decisions but was troubled by lack of action over Trump posts Facebook’s decisions over the last nine months have resulted in “serious setbacks for civil rights,” according to the damning conclusion of a two-year-long audit commissioned by the social network to review its impact on the world. The final…

Read More Government describes former international trade secretary as ‘ideal candidate’ for top job Liam Fox, Britain’s former international trade secretary, will be nominated by the UK to be the next head of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the government’s Department for International Trade has confirmed. Fox was a cabinet minister in Theresa May’s government…