Month: September 2020

Armenia has raised the prospect of asking Russia to intervene

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Armenia has raised the prospect of asking Russia to intervene in an escalating military conflict against Azerbaijan, which is backed by Turkey. Dozens of people, including civilians, have been killed since fierce fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces erupted on Sunday on the front lines of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed mountainous region north of Turkey and Iran. The killing took place in the district of Kesan in the north-western Turkish province of Edirne. Uslu told the court that it was his daughter’s fault, saying she insulted her mother when she arrived home and then argued with him when he ordered her … Continue reading Armenia has raised the prospect of asking Russia to intervene

MPs have criticised the government’s 10pm curfew

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MPs have criticised the government’s 10pm curfew for hospitality venues, such as pubs and restaurants, amid growing frustration in parliament over the lack of scrutiny for coronavirus restrictions. The criticism came as Labour called for rapid review of the policy after Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham warned it was “doing more harm than good” in the fight against Covid-19. While New York’s positive test rate remains much lower than those in some midwestern states where 15% of tests were coming back positive, it marks a significant uptick from the state’s rate, which has hovered at 1% or below for weeks. … Continue reading MPs have criticised the government’s 10pm curfew

A range of new restrictions came into effect in Austria on 21 September

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A range of new restrictions came into effect in Austria on 21 September, as a rise in confirmed cases accelerated to reach levels last seen in late March. Masks are required in shops and on public transport, while moving around in bars and restaurants, and shopping at outdoor markets. Meghan McCain tells Trump to ‘get some of what Joe Biden has’ ahead of first debate Speaking on The View, Meghan McCain says the president is losing voters over the age of 60 “at an astounding rate” and suggests that he and Joe Biden need to switch personas in the upcoming … Continue reading A range of new restrictions came into effect in Austria on 21 September

Workers are taking their hammers

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Workers are taking their hammers to a controversial fish statue in Morocco that has sparked outrage and mockery from social media users.  The statue, which shows two peach-coloured fish jumping into the air, is located on a roundabout in the coastal town of Mehdia. One micrometre is one millionth of a metre. In addition, about half of larger droplets measuring 50 micrometres found their way into the air, according to Riken, a government-backed research institute in the western city of Kobe. A devout Catholic who is fervently antiabortion, Barrett appeals to Trump’s conservative base. Trump met with the seventh circuit … Continue reading Workers are taking their hammers

President Trump heralded the “dawn of a new Middle East”

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President Trump heralded the “dawn of a new Middle East” yesterday and predicted that Saudi Arabia and half a dozen other countries would follow the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain as they formally recognised Israel. “We are here this afternoon to change the course of history,” he said as he opened the signing ceremony for the so-called Abraham Accords at the White House. He talked of how Israel and the two Arab states would establish embassies in each other’s countries and co-operate on tourism, trade, healthcare and security. “They’re going to work together,” Mr Trump said. “They are friends.” Washington, … Continue reading President Trump heralded the “dawn of a new Middle East”

Toy giants Lego are to invest £310 million

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Toy giants Lego are to invest £310 million to make its trademark colourful bricks using sustainable materials instead of its traditional oil-based plastic. The Danish company will spend big over the next three years after coming under pressure from customers. Asked later by reporters if he expected Saudi Arabia to follow suit, Mr Trump said: “I do. I spoke with the king of Saudi Arabia,” adding it would come “at the right time”. “I think seven or eight or nine” more countries would normalise relations with Israel, he added. ‘Hopefully this can create a deterrent against further violations,’ he told … Continue reading Toy giants Lego are to invest £310 million

The cityscape resembles the surface of a distant planet

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The cityscape resembles the surface of a distant planet, populated by a masked alien culture. The air, choked with blown ash, is difficult to breathe. There is the Golden Gate Bridge, looming in the distance through a drift-smoke haze, and the Salesforce Tower, which against the blood-orange sky appears as a colossal spaceship in a doomsday film. The giant space rock is predicted to be 48m to 110m, or 157 to 360 feet, wide. That means it could potentially be bigger than the London Bridge, which has concrete reaching 104 metres (340 feet) in the central span. Mr Lukashenko, 66, … Continue reading The cityscape resembles the surface of a distant planet

A former Trump campaign official

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A former Trump campaign official now spokesman for the US health department sought to change key reports on the coronavirus pandemic, in some cases “openly complaining” that they “would undermine the president’s optimistic messages about the outbreak”, according to internal emails seen by Politico. The official, Michael Caputo, told the website he was attempting to stymie “ulterior deep state motives in the bowels” of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC. Judge Vanessa Baraitser adjourned the case until Monday after being told one of the lawyers involved had been exposed to the virus. She told London’s Old Bailey … Continue reading A former Trump campaign official

A Greek minister has confirmed

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A Greek minister has confirmed that a fire which destroyed the country’s largest migrant camp was started by migrants amid protests by asylum seekers who had tested positive for coronavirus and were refusing to go into isolation.    The Moria camp, home to 12,000 refugees on the island of Lesbos, was completely destroyed by a blaze which began in the early hours of Wednesday.  A second fire struck again tonight in the notoriously overcrowded refugee camp.   France recorded almost 10,000 new Covid-19 infections on Thursday, its highest ever total in a single day. The country reported 9,843 new confirmed cases, an increase … Continue reading A Greek minister has confirmed

Boris Johnson has warned that families

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Boris Johnson has warned that families are unlikely to be able to gather in numbers at Christmas and has ordered police to arrest people socialising in groups of more than six. Normal life is unlikely to resume before the spring with the prime minister pinning his hopes on routine daily testing to give people a “passport to mingle”. Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi has said the fire was started by asylum-seekers, but did not confirm if it was a deliberate act of arson. ‘Many fires broke out in the camp overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday… the incidents in Moria began … Continue reading Boris Johnson has warned that families