Spain’s embattled ex-King Juan Carlos leaves country
Spain's embattled ex-King Juan Carlos leaves country His departure comes weeks after the former monarch was linked to a probe into alleged corruption. Go to Source
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Coronavirus: Peru allows Venezuela medics amid pandemic
Coronavirus: Peru allows Venezuela medics amid pandemic Venezuelan medical workers can join Peru's health system without having to validate their titles. Go to Source
TikTok, Trump and an Impulse to Act as C.E.O. to Corporate America
TikTok, Trump and an Impulse to Act as C.E.O. to Corporate America The president’s interventions in company dealings based on his own instincts are a departure from the arm’s-length approach of predecessors of either party. Go to Source
The Arc of Homeland Security Bends Toward Trump. Chad Wolf Bends With It.
The Arc of Homeland Security Bends Toward Trump. Chad Wolf Bends With It. Mr. Wolf joined the Department of Homeland Security in its infancy to help prevent another 9/11. Now he is helping President Trump use it to achieve his political ambitions. Go to Source
Coronavirus Live Updates: Fight Over Aid Package Drags On
Coronavirus Live Updates: Fight Over Aid Package Drags On Tens of millions of Americans have lost crucial jobless benefits, and lawmakers still can’t seem to agree on a relief measure. Israel’s troubled school reopenings could be a lesson for the U.S. Go to Source
When Covid Subsided, Israel Reopened Its Schools. It Didn’t Go Well.
When Covid Subsided, Israel Reopened Its Schools. It Didn’t Go Well. As countries consider back-to-school strategies for the fall, a coronavirus outbreak at a Jerusalem high school offers a cautionary tale. Go to Source
‘Closing Isn’t Even an Option’: With No Events, Caterers Rush to Adjust
‘Closing Isn’t Even an Option’: With No Events, Caterers Rush to Adjust The pandemic has devastated the industry. But some entrepreneurs are finding creative ways to keep their businesses afloat. Go to Source
Number of UK citizens emigrating to EU has risen by 30% since Brexit vote
Number of UK citizens emigrating to EU has risen by 30% since Brexit vote Exclusive: crisis has led to 500% increase in Britons taking up citizenship in an EU stateThe number of British nationals emigrating to other EU countries has risen by 30% since the Brexit referendum, with half making their decision to leave in the first three months after the vote, research has found.Analysis of data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Eurostat shows that migration from Britain to EU states averaged 56,832 people a year in 2008-15, growing to 73,642 a year in 2016-18. Continue reading... Go to Source
Tuesday briefing: Britons flee Brexit by the thousands
Tuesday briefing: Britons flee Brexit by the thousands Record numbers emigrating to regain EU citizenship rights … tarnished ex-king to leave Spain … and the future of Extinction RebellionGood morning, Warren Murray bringing you the headlines this Tuesday morning. Continue reading... Go to Source
TikTok: China hits out at US ‘smash and grab’ as tech row deepens
TikTok: China hits out at US 'smash and grab' as tech row deepens Foreign affairs spokesman accuses US of hypocrisy and editorial in state-run newspaper decries choice between submission at ‘mortal combat’The US has offered China the “choice of submission or mortal combat in the tech realm”, state media in Beijing have said, as the two rival powers manoeuvred on the thorny issue of splitting up TikTok.The popular video-sharing app has joined Huawei to become a technology flashpoint, with Chinese officials and media rushing to defend it following Donald Trump’s threat of a US ban. Continue reading... Go to Source
Marcus Rashford scores cover of British Vogue’s September issue
Marcus Rashford scores cover of British Vogue's September issue The footballer is recognised for his activism in the magazine among 40 ‘faces of hope’Marcus Rashford’s inspirational, policy-changing campaign against child poverty has garnered him accolades aplenty. Now it has also propelled the footballer on to the front cover of British Vogue’s September issue.The Manchester United striker, who forced a government U-turn on the granting of free food vouchers for the poorest families over the summer, headlines a special edition dedicated to activism. Continue reading... Go to Source
Isaias forecast to hit Carolinas as a hurricane
Isaias forecast to hit Carolinas as a hurricane The storm is expected to make landfall on Monday night with "dangerous winds and storm surge". Go to Source
Spain’s embattled ex-King Juan Carlos leave country
Spain's embattled ex-King Juan Carlos leave country His departure comes weeks after the former monarch was linked to a probe into alleged corruption. Go to Source
Trump rips ‘pathetic’ Deborah Birx for response to Nancy Pelosi criticism | New York Post
http://youtu.be/PlJNy2u7U3I President Trump on Monday assailed his White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, tweeting that she only faulted the US COVID-19 response to please Democrats. Trump’s public rebuke of Birx sharply contrasts with his frequent denial of tension with fellow task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci, who emerged as a hero to Trump critics for his willingness to fault the US pandemic response. #DonaldTrump #NancyPelosi The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/
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Prince Andrew’s alleged fetishes revealed by Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre | New York Post
http://youtu.be/TbzQ0t_zc9c Jeffrey Epstein “sex slave” Virginia Giuffre allegedly spent two days alone with Prince Andrew at the financier’s ranch, “endlessly’’ catering to every need of the royal — who especially enjoyed licking between her toes. The claims were made in a manuscript that the Epstein accuser wrote about her alleged abuse at the hands of the late multimillionaire, his accused madam Ghislaine Maxwell and rich and powerful men including the prince — part of a trove of court documents released last week amid Maxwell’s battle against sex-trafficking-related charges in Manhattan. #PrinceAndrew #JeffreyEpstein The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch th...
Russians ‘hacked Liam Fox’s emails’ to obtain dossier on US-UK trade talks
Russians 'hacked Liam Fox's emails' to obtain dossier on US-UK trade talks Hackers reportedly accessed account last year and obtained dossier cited by Jeremy Corbyn during election campaignClassified documents relating to US-UK trade talks are believed to have been hacked by Russians from an email account belonging to the former minister Liam Fox, it has emerged.A report from Reuters said Russian hackers accessed Fox’s account several times between July and October last year and obtained a dossier that ultimately ended up in the hands of Jeremy Corbyn during the election campaign. The then Labour leader said the 451-page dossier showed the NHS “was on the table” in trade talks with the US. Continue reading... Go to Source
Manchester Covid outbreak ‘a warning to complacent white middle class’
Manchester Covid outbreak 'a warning to complacent white middle class' Exclusive: health chief says declaration of major incident shows spread not just in BAME groupsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe declaration of a major incident in Greater Manchester should jolt a “complacent white middle class” into realising that Covid-19 is not just spreading in ethnic minority households, one of the region’s health chiefs has said.Eleanor Roaf, the director of public health in Trafford, said 80% of its infections in the last week were in the white community, and she urged the region’s 2.8 million residents to concentrate “much harder on what we can do to stop the wider spread”. Continue reading... Go to Source
Tory-linked PR firm granted £3m Covid-19 contract without tender
Tory-linked PR firm granted £3m Covid-19 contract without tender Topham Guerin behind idea to rename CCHQ Twitter account during 2019 election campaignThe political communications company behind the Conservative party’s controversial 2019 digital campaign strategy received a £3m government contract to work on Covid-19 messaging without a competitive tender and is negotiating with the Cabinet Office for more work, the Guardian and openDemocracy can reveal.Topham Guerin, founded in 2016 by two young New Zealanders, Sean Topham and Ben Guerin, specialises in producing images and videos for social media and has worked for a number of rightwing political parties. Continue reading... Go to Source
Outcry in Sweden after 12-year-old-girl killed by stray bullet
Outcry in Sweden after 12-year-old-girl killed by stray bullet Increase in police and tougher punishments promised after child dies following apparent gangland shooting near StockholmSwedish officials have promised more police and tougher punishments amid public outrage after a 12-year-old girl was killed by a stray bullet in an apparent gangland shooting at a petrol station car park south of Stockholm.“I am aware no words are enough for those who have lost a child in this awful way, but I still want to we share your grief in these difficult times,” the home affairs minister, Mikael Damberg, told the national news agency TT. Continue reading... Go to Source
Chief whip defends lack of action against Tory MP accused of rape
Chief whip defends lack of action against Tory MP accused of rape Mark Spencer resists calls to remove whip from ex-minister as police investigate allegation The chief whip, Mark Spencer, has defended his decision not to take action against an MP who has been arrested on suspicion of rape, after the alleged victim revealed she had complained about abusive behaviour four months earlier.Pressure is growing on the Conservatives to withdraw the whip from the former minister – suspending him from the parliamentary party – while the police investigation is ongoing, but Spencer indicated he would not do so. Continue reading... Go to Source
Coronavirus: Dozens test positive for Covid-19 on Norwegian cruise ship
Coronavirus: Dozens test positive for Covid-19 on Norwegian cruise ship The outbreak on the MS Roald Amundsen comes just weeks after the cruise industry began to reopen. Go to Source
UK coronavirus live: 90-minute tests to speed up Covid-19 and flu diagnosis, government claims
UK coronavirus live: 90-minute tests to speed up Covid-19 and flu diagnosis, government claims Tests to be introduced across NHS hospitals and care homes though some experts question decisionCoronavirus 90-minute tests to be providedGlobal coronavirus live: latest updates 12.18pm BST The government has announced a new deal to boost the UK’s vaccine manufacturing capabilities amid the Covid-19 pandemic.Under the 18-month agreement, the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Wockhardt will carry out the crucial “fill and finish” stage of the manufacturing process, which involves dispensing the manufactured vaccine substance into vials ready for it to be distributed.Ensuring the UK has the capability to research, develop and manufacture a safe and effective vacci...
John Hume, former SDLP leader and Nobel peace prize winner, dies at 83
John Hume, former SDLP leader and Nobel peace prize winner, dies at 83 Hume won global acclaim for his efforts towards achieving Good Friday agreement in Northern Ireland‘Hero and peacemaker’: John Hume rememberedJohn Hume, the former SDLP leader, Nobel peace prize winner and leading player in the Northern Ireland peace process, has died aged 83.His death marks the passing of one of the most important Irish political leaders of the 20th century whose ideas of compromise, opposition to violence and cross-community outreach underpinned the principles of the 1998 Good Friday agreement. Continue reading... Go to Source
WhatsApp spyware attack: senior clergymen in Togo among activists targeted
WhatsApp spyware attack: senior clergymen in Togo among activists targeted Bishop from Togo among 1,400 individuals alerted by WhatsApp to malware attackA prominent Catholic bishop and a priest in Togo have been told they were targeted by spyware made by the private surveillance firm NSO Group, in the first known case of its kind involving members of the clergy.A joint investigation by the Guardian and the French newspaper Le Monde can reveal that Bishop Benoît Alowonou and five other critics of Togo’s repressive government were alerted by WhatsApp last year that their mobile phones had been targeted with the spying technology. Continue reading... Go to Source
Tory minister refuses to confirm whether chief whip knew of rape claims against MP
Tory minister refuses to confirm whether chief whip knew of rape claims against MP Former aide claims she told Mark Spencer extent of allegations months before MP was arrestedA minister has refused to confirm whether the government’s chief whip was told about claims against a Conservative MP by his alleged victim four months before he was arrested on suspicion of rape.It is understood that the woman in her 20s, a former parliamentary staffer, spoke to the chief whip, Mark Spencer, in April. Last week, the woman told the Times that Spencer had taken no action. Continue reading... Go to Source
Greater Manchester declares major incident after rise in Covid-19 cases
Greater Manchester declares major incident after rise in Covid-19 cases Leader of Manchester council says measure is ‘standard practice’ to ensure coordinated responseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA major incident has been declared in Greater Manchester in response to increases in coronavirus infection rates across “multiple localities”.The decision to up the readiness of emergency and public services to react to the escalating Covid-19 transmission rate in the region comes after the government announced new lockdown restrictions for parts of north-west England on Thursday. Continue reading... Go to Source
Scientists Worry About Political Influence Over Coronavirus Vaccine Project
Scientists Worry About Political Influence Over Coronavirus Vaccine Project Operation Warp Speed has moved along at a rapid clip. But some people involved in the process fear pressure to deliver an October surprise for President Trump. Go to Source
Secrecy has harmed UK government’s response to Covid-19 crisis, says top scientist
Secrecy has harmed UK government's response to Covid-19 crisis, says top scientist Exclusive: Sir Paul Nurse says lack of openness fuelled poor decisions and put public trust at riskCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOne of the country’s most senior scientists has criticised government for the “shroud of secrecy” drawn over major decisions in the coronavirus crisis and urged ministers to be more open about the reasons behind their policies.Sir Paul Nurse, the nobel laureate and director of the Francis Crick Institute in London, said important decisions throughout the pandemic had been made in what appeared to be a “black box” of scientists, civil servants and politicians, and called for more transparency and scrutiny. Continue...
Len McCluskey praised by Labour MPs for ordering Unite funding review
Len McCluskey praised by Labour MPs for ordering Unite funding review Exclusive: Unite leader disagreed with Labour paying damages to antisemitism whistleblowersThe leader of Unite, Len McCluskey, has been praised by left-leaning Labour MPs for ordering a review of the union’s political donations after Keir Starmer’s decision to pay damages to former staff turned antisemitism whistleblowers.Ian Lavery, the party chair under Jeremy Corbyn, is one of three former shadow ministers who have told the Guardian they support the union’s general secretary for re-examining whether to donate to Labour in the wake of the six-figure settlements. Continue reading... Go to Source