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- Hong Kong and China could face fresh US sanctions over ousting of lawmakers
- Thousands of refugees cross into Sudan to flee fighting in Ethiopia
- Beirut blast: a night of horror, captured by its victims
- British woman accusing senior UAE royal of sexual assault to fight on
- Post-Brexit lorry queues could make Kent 'toilet of England'
- Lee Cain: Johnson's senior aide resigns amid infighting at No 10
- Ghana's former leader Jerry Rawlings dies at 73
- 'We won': Indigenous group in Canada scoops up billion dollar seafood firm
- Baby dies on rescue boat after Mediterranean shipwreck
- Sinéad O'Connor to enter trauma and addiction treatment programme
- Tripadvisor warns users over Thai hotel that sued guest for bad review
- Coronavirus live news: Iran death toll exceeds 40,000; German expert says infections may be easing off
- Black and Asian people at greater risk of getting Covid, meta-study finds
- ‘It’s going to be a hard winter’: restaurant workers struggle as US Covid cases rise
- Covid-19: what can we learn from the London blitz? – podcast
- How western travel influencers got tangled up in Pakistan's politics
- Katharine Hepburn’s 20 best films – ranked!
- 'It could be any child': amid their grief, a family reach out
- There’s still nothing appetising about a trade deal with the US | Jay Rayner
- Billie review – a truer, historical spin on the great Billie Holiday
- Felipe Neto: the YouTuber who became one of Jair Bolsonaro's loudest critics
- Lucy Letby: nurse charged with murdering eight babies remanded in custody
- 'Ebola tsar' becomes Biden's chief of staff | First Thing election special
- Australia to appoint investigator to consider alleged war crimes by special forces in Afghanistan
- Spike in yellow fever deaths prompts Nigeria to revive vaccination campaigns
- Dozens of Sudanese migrants held in Cairo after protests
- Banks around world in joint pledge on 'green recovery' after Covid
- What will Mike Pence do next after Trump's election loss?
- 'Downright dangerous': Democrats' alarm as Trump stacks Pentagon with loyalists
- Trump's temper tantrum shows why we must stop praising those who don't accept defeat | Adrian Chiles
- 'An own goal': experts question resignation of Hong Kong lawmakers
- Typhoon Vamco: torrential rains force evacuations in Philippines – video
- Bernie Sanders says Republicans are afraid to stand up to Trump following election loss – video
- Trump marks Veterans Day in first official appearance since Biden win – video
- Japanese town deploys robot wolves to ward off bear attacks – video
- 'We stand together': entire Hong Kong opposition quits after members ousted from parliament – video
- Evo Morales: Bolivia’s ex-president returns – in pictures
- Bolsonaro takes swipe at Biden and again dismisses Covid deaths – video
| Hong Kong and China could face fresh US sanctions over ousting of lawmakers Posted: 12 Nov 2020 12:53 AM PST Washington accuses Beijing of 'flagrant violation' of commitments and says one party, two systems ideal is 'now merely a fig leaf' Hong Kong and Chinese officials could face further sanctions from the United States over a new law that disqualified four pro-democracy legislators as "unpatriotic" and prompted a mass resignation by the pro-democracy caucus. The measure, passed by China's highest legislative body on Wednesday, bars anyone from Hong Kong's legislative council who supports independence, opposes the national security law, refuses to recognise Beijing's sovereignty over Hong Kong, seeks help from "foreign countries or foreign forces to interfere in the affairs of the region" or commits "other acts that endanger national security". Continue reading... |
| Thousands of refugees cross into Sudan to flee fighting in Ethiopia Posted: 11 Nov 2020 11:57 PM PST Fears grow of humanitarian crisis as conflict in Tigray region pushes 8,000 people across border in two days Thousands of refugees fleeing fighting in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region have crossed into neighbouring Sudan, as fears grow that conflict between national and provincial forces could prompt a serious humanitarian crisis. As many as 8,000 Ethiopians are thought to have already crossed the border in the last two days, and aid officials say hundreds of thousands more are likely to leave their homes if the conflict, now entering its second week, does not end. Continue reading... |
| Beirut blast: a night of horror, captured by its victims Posted: 12 Nov 2020 01:25 AM PST Lebanon's August explosion was one of the largest non-nuclear blasts ever. Survivors tell their stories using the media they recorded on their smartphones Warning: this interactive contains audio, photos and videos that some may find distressing. Continue reading... |
| British woman accusing senior UAE royal of sexual assault to fight on Posted: 12 Nov 2020 05:09 AM PST Caitlin McNamara says she will appeal the Crown Prosecution Service's decision not to pursue Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan for the alleged attack in Abu Dhabi The British woman who accused a United Arab Emirates senior royal of sexually assaulting her has vowed to fight on after the Crown Prosecution Service declined to prosecute him last month, saying that the CPS decision sends "a clear message to this man and those committing similar crimes that as long as they're of economic value to the UK, they can do whatever they want". Caitlin McNamara, who was the curator of the first Hay festival in Abu Dhabi in February, went public with her accusations last month. She alleges that Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, the UAE's minister of tolerance, had attacked her shortly before the festival, which his department had funded. McNamara had believed she would be attending a business meeting with the royal, who denies the allegations through a London lawyer: "Our client is surprised and saddened by this allegation, which arrives eight months after the alleged incident and via a national newspaper. The account is denied." Continue reading... |
| Post-Brexit lorry queues could make Kent 'toilet of England' Posted: 12 Nov 2020 04:11 AM PST Campaigners warn that roads and laybys are already littered with urine and excrement Kent could become the "toilet of England" in less than eight weeks unless dedicated loos are provided for thousands of lorry drivers who could be held up in the county for hours by post-Brexit border checks, campaigners have warned. They say Kent's main roads and laybys are already littered with bottles of urine and bags of excrement and the problem could become much worse after 31 December. Continue reading... |
| Lee Cain: Johnson's senior aide resigns amid infighting at No 10 Posted: 11 Nov 2020 11:12 PM PST Boris Johnson had offered the current director of communications the chief of staff role, sparking protests A row has broken out at the heart of Downing Street as one of Boris Johnson's most senior aides – and a close ally of Dominic Cummings - resigned amid bitter infighting. Lee Cain announced he would step down as director of communications on Wednesday night after ministers and advisers including Johnson's fiancee, Carrie Symonds, are said to have protested over his planned promotion to chief of staff. Continue reading... |
| Ghana's former leader Jerry Rawlings dies at 73 Posted: 12 Nov 2020 05:57 AM PST Rawlings led two coups but went on to bring democratic rule to West African country Ghana's former leader Jerry Rawlings, who seized power twice in military coups but went on to bring democratic rule to the West African country, died on Thursday at the age of 73, a source at the presidency said. Rawlings overthrew then-ruler General Frederick Akuffo in 1979 when he was an army lieutenant. He handed over power to civilian rule soon after but then led another coup two years later, decrying the government's corruption and weak leadership. Continue reading... |
| 'We won': Indigenous group in Canada scoops up billion dollar seafood firm Posted: 12 Nov 2020 05:08 AM PST Clearwater Seafoods deal gives Mi'kmaq control of lucrative ocean stretch, as tensions remain high over First Nation fishing rights For generations, Indigenous peoples in Canada have watched, often in frustration, as commercial industries profit from the land and waters their ancestors once harvested. This week, however, excitement replaced irritation as a group of First Nations announced plans to scoop up one of the largest seafood companies in North America. Early this week, leaders of the Membertou and Miawpukek First Nations, both of which are Mi'kmaq communities, reached an agreement to buy Nova Scotia-based Clearwater Seafoods in a deal worth C$1bn (£580m). Heralded as the "single largest investment in the seafood industry by any Indigenous group in Canada", the landmark deal comes at a critical moment for Indigenous communities in the region, as tensions remain high over their treatied fishing rights. Continue reading... |
| Baby dies on rescue boat after Mediterranean shipwreck Posted: 12 Nov 2020 04:17 AM PST Six-month-old Joseph, from Guinea, was among more than 100 migrants in capsized dinghy A six-month-old boy who survived a shipwreck has died onboard a rescue boat in the central Mediterranean. The child, named Joseph and originally from Guinea, was saved by rescuers from the Spanish non-governmental organisation Open Arms late on Wednesday morning after the dinghy in which he was travelling with more than 100 migrants capsized off Libya's coast. At least five other asylum seekers died as a result of the incident. Continue reading... |
| Sinéad O'Connor to enter trauma and addiction treatment programme Posted: 12 Nov 2020 03:12 AM PST The Irish singer is seeking help for addiction to an undisclosed drug after being profoundly affected by the death of someone close to her Sinéad O'Connor has postponed her 2021 tour in order to enter a year-long treatment programme for trauma and addiction. Writing on Twitter, O'Connor said that 2020 had been the culmination of six years of suffering. She had this year become addicted to "a drug other than weed", which she has used for 34 years, after being profoundly affected by the death of "someone beloved". She also experienced trauma owing to the illness of one of her children, who has since recovered. "The child is thriving now thank god," she wrote, "but the mom needs TLC." Entering a rehabilitation facility and "[taking] this time to heal" would leave her "fit for a lifetime of touring", she wrote, and would allow her to address historic difficulties from her past. "I grew up with a lot of trauma and abuse. I then went straight into the music business. And never learned really how to make a normal life. Never took proper time to heal. Wasn't ready to either." Continue reading... |
| Tripadvisor warns users over Thai hotel that sued guest for bad review Posted: 12 Nov 2020 03:59 AM PST Site adds notice to resort's listing setting out details of dispute that led to defamation arrest Tripadvisor has placed a warning on a Thai resort's listing after the resort sued an American expat over a negative review, briefly landing him in police custody. In July, Wesley Barnes wrote of encountering "unfriendly staff" and accused the Sea View hotel and spa on Koh Chang island of "modern-day slavery", following a dispute over a corkage fee. Continue reading... |
| Posted: 12 Nov 2020 06:02 AM PST Iran's death toll increases by 457; Germany seeing tentative signs of flattening curve; senior Delhi health official issues Diwali warning
Dr Anthony Fauci, the United States' top infectious disease expert, told a Chatham House webinar that statewide and international cooperation was vital to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Asked what he would do differently if he was in charge of the health response in the US, he said: Even though there's a lot of positive aspects and beauty to the system in the US, namely the independence of the different states, what I would like to see is a much more uniform approach across all the states, because we really are all in this together. When you have an infectious disease, it doesn't matter if you have a country with 50 different states, what happens in one part of the country is going to influence what is happening in another part of the country. Just like when something happens in one part of the world, when you have a respiratory transmittable disease, you can be darned sure it's going to happen in another part of the world. As we move forward what I would like to see is that uniformity of response. Everyone pulling together, whether you're in the US, EU, UK, anywhere, everyone pulling together at the same time. I would hope that the world realises what we keep saying whenever we get an outbreak, which is that we've got to develop corporate memory and lessons learned for preparation for the next one. There are so many current problems that people have, when you talk about preparing for something that hasn't happened yet, that's a difficult water to carry. I hope that the terrible ordeal that we've gone together globally will not soon be forgotten. When we talk about the kinds of global health security network, the kind of communication and transparency between nations, the mutual respect and interactions that we have [I hope] really get solidified. There isn't anything that we can do about the emergence of new microbes, but what we can do is to control what happens when they do emerge. We certainly can do better on how we handle an emergence. We need to make sure that the international health structures, the WHO, really get strengthened. It's not a perfect organisation, it has faults that have been pointed out by others, but I think the world does need a global organisation. I doubt we're going to eradicate this. I think we need to plan that this is something we need to maintain control over chronically. It maybe something that becomes endemic that we just have to be careful of. Certainly it's not going to be pandemic for much longer, because I believe the vaccine are going to turn that around.
The Irish government is confident that it will be able to drop some of the strictest Covid-19 restrictions in Europe on schedule in December following a sharp fall in infection rates, the deputy prime minister, Leo Varadkar, said today. "I think everyone is confident now that we will ease restrictions in December," Varadkar told parliament. Continue reading... |
| Black and Asian people at greater risk of getting Covid, meta-study finds Posted: 12 Nov 2020 02:00 AM PST Finding is based on 50 studies involving medical records of nearly 19 million patients People from Black and Asian backgrounds are at substantially greater risk of contracting coronavirus than white people, according to a study that highlights the disproportionate impact of the disease on different groups in society. Black people are twice as likely to become infected with coronavirus as white people, and people from Asian backgrounds are one and a half times as likely, researchers found after analysing 50 studies that reported on the medical records of nearly 19 million Covid patients. Continue reading... |
| ‘It’s going to be a hard winter’: restaurant workers struggle as US Covid cases rise Posted: 12 Nov 2020 02:00 AM PST Workers faced layoffs and furloughs, and those who returned are adapting to a new work environment as winter approaches Nora Cooper, a bartender and server in Nashville, Tennessee, tested positive for coronavirus in the summer. Despite exhibiting symptoms she was still required to come into work by her employer until her test results came back, and three other employees wound up testing positive as well, even as her management told employees not to get tested unless they direct them to do so. Cooper and her coworkers sent a letter to management outlining complaints and concerns about the lack of coronavirus protections being followed at the restaurant and improper personal protection equipment (PPE), though problems continue to persist and workers are making roughly half of wages they made before the pandemic because of the decline in customers. She asked to keep her employer anonymous for fear of retaliation. Continue reading... |
| Covid-19: what can we learn from the London blitz? – podcast Posted: 12 Nov 2020 02:46 AM PST Ian Sample speaks to Prof Edgar Jones about the comparative psychological impacts of the blitz bombings of London and the Covid-19 pandemic, including the role trust in government plays and what we might expect during the second wave of infections Continue reading... |
| How western travel influencers got tangled up in Pakistan's politics Posted: 11 Nov 2020 10:00 PM PST Travel bloggers have flocked to Pakistan in recent years – but have some of them become too close to the authorities? Long before she became headline news in Pakistan, Cynthia Dawn Ritchie was simply a tourist. In 2009, Ritchie, an American woman living in Houston, Texas, took a trip to Karachi, the sprawling megacity in southern Pakistan. At the time, Pakistan was beset by terrorist violence, and the travel advice of most western countries could be summarised as "don't go". But Ritchie had been persuaded by friends who knew the city. "My Pakistani friends said: 'Cynthia, you've travelled much of the world, but you haven't been to Pakistan, why not come?' I was like: 'Sure, why not?'," Ritchie told me. After a couple of weeks eating seafood and sightseeing, Ritchie went back to Houston, where she worked in communications and other roles for local government. The next year, she made a few more trips to Pakistan, funded by various Pakistani-American organisations. Houston is twinned with Karachi, and Ritchie told me that back then she "represented the city as an informal goodwill ambassador". As foreigners in Pakistan often are, she was immediately offered exciting opportunities – working with local NGOs, advising the health department about social media, giving lectures. That year, she decided to move to Pakistan permanently. "I just felt a kinship here, that I belonged here and had a sense of purpose," she said when we first spoke earlier this year. She settled in the leafy, relatively secure capital city, Islamabad, where most westerners in Pakistan – diplomats, journalists, aid workers – also lived. Continue reading... |
| Katharine Hepburn’s 20 best films – ranked! Posted: 12 Nov 2020 04:48 AM PST With the Hollywood legend's classic romcom The Philadelphia Story turning 80 next month, here is our critic's rundown of her finest performances Katharine Hepburn is exactly the kind of star who should be in a Frank Capra picture. This presidential election drama was a great talking point in its day – not least because it daringly made mention of real-life contenders of the time such as Thomas Dewey and Robert Taft. Hepburn plays Mary Matthews, the estranged wife of an industrial tycoon (Spencer Tracy) who is running for office on the Republican ticket, a campaign secretly bankrolled by his wealthy mistress (Angela Lansbury). Mary agrees to return to his side because of his manifest idealism, but wobbles as he appears to get slowly sucked in to the cynical political world. Continue reading... |
| 'It could be any child': amid their grief, a family reach out Posted: 11 Nov 2020 11:00 PM PST Aberdeenshire family of 16-year-old climber Corey Liversedge who took his own life call for parents to look for early signs From his earliest years, Corey Liversedge came alive on the mountains. He bagged his first Munro, Ben Chonzie, with assistance from mum and dad, at the age of five, graduating to harder climbs like the South Glen Shiel Ridge as he entered his teens. His mother Kerry helped him to record his summits in a scrapbook: by the age of 16 he had a grand total of 40. Then came lockdown, and this active boy who swam in national competitions, found himself indoors and at bay, isolated from school friends, battling through exam coursework on a wonky internet connection at the home in rural Aberdeenshire he shared with Kerry, his father Adam, and younger brothers Torin, 13, and Glenn, 11. Continue reading... |
| There’s still nothing appetising about a trade deal with the US | Jay Rayner Posted: 12 Nov 2020 04:00 AM PST How America's low-welfare standards could wreck the UK's farming and food industry Two weeks ago, the government announced that chlorine-washed chicken from the US was off the menu in any trade deal. It also said that the newly established trade and agriculture commission was to be put on a statutory footing. It would provide independent advice on post-Brexit trade deals as they pass through parliament. Campaigners celebrated what looked like another government U-turn. The UK's high food and animal welfare standards would be defended. Hurrah, and so on. Well, up to a point. There was a more reliable way to protect those standards. During its passage through parliament there were three attempts to amend the agriculture bill so as to enshrine them in law. The government voted them all down. It hasn't even come up with a basic trade policy which establishes what its red lines are. And as it stands, the review process for each trade deal lasts only three weeks, which is completely inadequate for such extraordinarily complex treaties. Finally, each trade deal will now be taken on a case-by-case basis in the Commons, where the government has a robust 80-seat majority. Can we guarantee standards will be upheld by this government? No, we cannot. Continue reading... |
| Billie review – a truer, historical spin on the great Billie Holiday Posted: 12 Nov 2020 03:00 AM PST Exploitation and harassment, not 'inner demons', brought down the singer, argues this documentary that showcases her superb voice There's a structural oddity in this very fascinating if slightly flawed documentary about the life and times of the great singer Billie Holiday, who died at the age of 44 in 1959 after a lifetime of abuse from exploitative lovers and husbands, condescension and hypocrisy from the entertainment industry and a history of drug addiction and harassment from law enforcement officials, for whom she was a prominent target. In the 40s, she served time in prison on a drugs charge. The film poignantly tells us that, in jail, she "didn't sing a note". Apart from music, Holiday loved sex, drugs, wealth and celebrity in ways that didn't get men into the same kind of trouble. James Erskine's film showcases the unforgettable Holiday voice: her elegantly casual, almost negligent readings of melodies, with a sensual moan or purr that was on the verge of a sob. Continue reading... |
| Felipe Neto: the YouTuber who became one of Jair Bolsonaro's loudest critics Posted: 12 Nov 2020 02:00 AM PST Neto's outspokenness landed him on Time's most influential people list, but also made him the target of a vicious fake news campaign Felipe Neto is an irreverent YouTuber with 40 million followers on his channel where he plays computer games, pokes fun at celebrities and riffs on social media trends. With another 25 million followers on Instagram and Twitter, he is one of the biggest names on Brazil's boisterous internet. Continue reading... |
| Lucy Letby: nurse charged with murdering eight babies remanded in custody Posted: 12 Nov 2020 05:57 AM PST Letby, 30, who also faces 10 charges of attempted murder, is remanded after hearing at Warrington magistrates court A nurse accused of killing eight babies at a hospital neo-natal unit has been remanded in custody after appearing in court. Lucy Letby, sitting at a desk beside her solicitor, spoke at the 12-minute hearing only to give her name, address and date of birth. She also faces 10 charges of attempted murder. Continue reading... |
| 'Ebola tsar' becomes Biden's chief of staff | First Thing election special Posted: 12 Nov 2020 03:26 AM PST Joe Biden names his long-time ally and vocal Trump critic Ron Klain as White House chief of staff. Plus, Texas politician offers $1m for evidence of voter fraud Good morning. Joe Biden has named Ron Klain, who led the Obama administration's response to the Ebola outbreak, as his chief of staff. Klain, who has been an outspoken critic of Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic, is a White House veteran and long-time Biden ally. The pair first worked together in the 1980s, and Klain went on to work on Biden's 1988 and 2008 presidential campaigns before serving as his chief of staff in the early days of the Biden vice-presidency. Continue reading... |
| Australia to appoint investigator to consider alleged war crimes by special forces in Afghanistan Posted: 12 Nov 2020 12:54 AM PST Scott Morrison says findings of the Brereton report into conduct of special forces will be 'difficult' and 'disturbing' for Australia A special investigator will be appointed to consider criminal cases against Australian special forces in Afghanistan, as Scott Morrison declared that a report to be released next week would contain "very difficult" and "disturbing" findings. The prime minister said he would also set up an independent oversight panel to give people confidence the Australian defence force was tackling the serious cultural issues uncovered by the four-year investigation into alleged war crimes. Continue reading... |
| Spike in yellow fever deaths prompts Nigeria to revive vaccination campaigns Posted: 11 Nov 2020 11:45 PM PST Resurgence of disease linked to factors including climate crisis and focus of health resources on Covid response More than 70 people are feared to have died of yellow fever in Nigeria since September, as health authorities warn of a resurgence of the disease. The country recorded 47 deaths from yellow fever throughout the whole of 2019. Continue reading... |
| Dozens of Sudanese migrants held in Cairo after protests Posted: 11 Nov 2020 11:15 PM PST The killing of a 12-year-old boy sparked calls for justice and action to counter human rights violations of black African refugees in Egypt Dozens of Sudanese refugees and migrants have been arrested after protests over the murder of a young boy in Cairo. Amnesty International said about 70 people, including children, were arrested by Egyptian security forces after what it said were two peaceful protests on 29 October. Continue reading... |
| Banks around world in joint pledge on 'green recovery' after Covid Posted: 11 Nov 2020 02:00 PM PST Climate finance goals declared but campaigners highlight omissions over fossil fuels and poor nations' support The world's publicly financed development banks have pledged to tie together their efforts to rescue the global economy from the Covid-19 crisis and the climate emergency, using their financial muscle to assist a green recovery for poor countries. But the banks stopped short of pledging an end to fossil fuel finance, and did not set out firm targets for how much funding they would devote to a green recovery in a declaration signed on Thursday by 450 development banks worldwide. Continue reading... |
| What will Mike Pence do next after Trump's election loss? Posted: 12 Nov 2020 12:30 AM PST Pence may return to his roots in conservative talk radio as a way to remain relevant – and possibly plan a 2024 run for president Across the street from the British embassy, with its red telephone box and Winston Churchill statue, in Washington DC is the residence of the US-vice president. It has its own basketball court, on which Mike Pence reportedly installed a logo from the 1986 film Hoosiers starring Gene Hackman about small town Indiana sports. Fortunately, the Washington Post noted a couple of years ago, the logo is removable. Continue reading... |
| 'Downright dangerous': Democrats' alarm as Trump stacks Pentagon with loyalists Posted: 11 Nov 2020 11:27 AM PST Fears that appointment of extreme Republican partisans could endanger or politicise operation of defense department Extreme Republican partisans have been installed in important roles in the Pentagon, following the summary dismissal of the defense secretary, Mark Esper, at a time Donald Trump is refusing to accept his election defeat. Democrats immediately demanded explanations for the eleventh-hour personnel changes and warned that the US was entering dangerous "uncharted territory" with the reshuffling of key national security roles during a presidential transition. Continue reading... |
| Trump's temper tantrum shows why we must stop praising those who don't accept defeat | Adrian Chiles Posted: 11 Nov 2020 08:41 AM PST We are brought up to admire athletes for refusing to throw in the towel, but events in the White House are putting that mindset to the test We all know a bad loser when we see one and we all know what a tantrum looks like. So there has been something wearily familiar about Trump the grump's carry-on in the White House. If you have watched a football match or dealt with kids, or indeed adults, you'll have come across his type before. Except I am not sure we have. When you think about it, his kind of behaviour is actually rather rare. Then again, normalising the abnormal and hitherto unacceptable would appear to be the president's special gift. Continue reading... |
| 'An own goal': experts question resignation of Hong Kong lawmakers Posted: 11 Nov 2020 05:53 AM PST Mass resignation after ousting of four 'unpatriotic' legislators leaves council with no opposition members On Thursday, Hong Kong's legislature will look remarkably more like its counterpart in mainland China. It will sit without any opposition lawmakers after they announced their resignations in protest at four colleagues disqualified from the body on Wednesday under a new power granted to Hong Kong authorities by Beijing to dismiss "unpatriotic" politicians with immediate effect. The 70-member legislative council will then consist of only pro-Beijing lawmakers, turning into what several observers have described as a rubber-stamping body like China's National People's Congress (NPC), which passes pre-approved measures. Continue reading... |
| Typhoon Vamco: torrential rains force evacuations in Philippines – video Posted: 12 Nov 2020 01:15 AM PST Torrential rains from Typhoon Vamco have lashed the Philippines' main Luzon Island, causing flooding and widespread damage. People sought shelter on higher ground due to flash floods on Thursday, and have been asked to move to evacuation centres in the capital, Manila, despite fears of the spread of Covid-19. Vamco is the 21st such storm to hit the Philippines this year, following close after Super typhoon Goni which devastated the east of the nation in early November Continue reading... |
| Bernie Sanders says Republicans are afraid to stand up to Trump following election loss – video Posted: 11 Nov 2020 06:15 PM PST Democratic senator Bernie Sanders says members of the Republican party are afraid to stand up to Donald Trump as he continues his refusal to concede the result of last week's presidential election. Speaking on CNN, Sanders said his Senate colleagues on the Republican side are not 'idiots', but there's an intimidation factor from Trump that is preventing members from speaking up. 'They understand Trump has lost,' Sanders said. 'But one of the other things we should all be nervous about and fearful about is the degree to which Trump intimidates and scares the hell out of Republican members of Congress. They are afraid to stand up to him' Continue reading... |
| Trump marks Veterans Day in first official appearance since Biden win – video Posted: 11 Nov 2020 01:49 PM PST Donald Trump stepped out of the White House for his first official appearance in six days as he laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to mark Veterans Day. This was Trump's first outing, other than to play golf, since Joe Biden was declared president-elect over the weekend. Trump has declined to concede the election to Biden.
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| Japanese town deploys robot wolves to ward off bear attacks – video Posted: 11 Nov 2020 09:59 AM PST A Japanese town has deployed robot wolves in an effort to scare away bears that have become an increasingly dangerous nuisance in the countryside. Bear sightings in Japan are at a five-year high and occur mostly in rural areas in western and northern Japan. There have been dozens of attacks so far in 2020, two of them fatal, prompting the government to convene an emergency meeting last month to address the threat Continue reading... |
| 'We stand together': entire Hong Kong opposition quits after members ousted from parliament – video Posted: 11 Nov 2020 08:58 AM PST Hong Kong has plunged further into crisis, as a new law imposed by Beijing allowing the disqualification of 'unpatriotic' opposition members led to the immediate disqualification of four sitting legislators. The move prompted the entire pro-democracy caucus to announce their resignation, and was heralded by the opposition politician Claudia Mo as 'the death knell of Hong Kong's democracy fight' Continue reading... |
| Evo Morales: Bolivia’s ex-president returns – in pictures Posted: 11 Nov 2020 07:42 AM PST Bolivia's former leader Evo Morales made a dramatic homecoming on Monday, greeted by crowds of cheering supporters as he crossed the border from Argentina, where he had been living in exile since late last year Continue reading... |
| Bolsonaro takes swipe at Biden and again dismisses Covid deaths – video Posted: 11 Nov 2020 02:07 AM PST Jair Bolsonaro has said Brazil needs to 'stop being a country of sissies' over the Covid pandemic. Speaking at an event where few attendees wore a mask, the Brazilian president claimed he was sorry about coronavirus-related deaths, but "all of us are going to die one day". Taking a swipe at the US president-elect, Joe Biden, who is apparently threatening Brazil with sanctions if fires in the Amazon rainforest are not dealt with, Bolsonaro said that "diplomacy is not enough [...] there must be gunpowder"
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