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Sunday, May 31, 2020
Hundreds of Nissan workers blocked roads and burned tires to protest the Japanese automaker’s decision to shut down its Barcelona plant in December. The move, which had been widely anticipated but was officially announced on Thursday, means that 3,000 direct jobs will be lost
ICE agents paid for and received 17 sexual acts from 'masseuses' during human trafficking investigation at Asian massage parlors after superiors gave them permission
Thousands of Species Are Fleeing to Earth's Poles en Masse, And a Pattern's Emerging. Today, as temperature increases squeeze animals into ever-narrowing habitat ranges, those animals already swimming towards he poles are also at risk of running out of cooler water.
Prominent figures from across Brazil’s political spectrum have a published a high-profile manifesto calling for a united front to protect Brazilian democracy and lives amid growing alarm over president Jair Bolsonaro’s authoritarian outbursts and shambolic response to coronavirus.
Ancient Israelites 'burned cannabis in worship'. A well-preserved substance found in a 2,700-year-old temple in Tel Arad has been identified as cannabis, including its psychoactive compound THC. This is the first evidence of psychotropic drugs being used in early Jewish worship, Israeli media report
Saturday, May 30, 2020
Hundreds of Captive Elephants are Freed for 'The Biggest Migration In Thailand's History'. When the COVID-19 pandemic brought collapse to tourism all across Thailand, funding ceased and keepers no longer had the resources to maintain the welfare of their elephants.
Polish priests defy bishop amid pedophilia scandal | Priests in the Polish diocese of Kalisz refused to sign letters of loyalty to their bishop after a child abuse cover-up. More and more Catholics in Poland are calling on the Church to properly investigate such crimes.
Pope Francis called for a "more just and equitable society" in the post-coronavirus world, and for people to act to "end the pandemic of poverty". "Once we emerge from this pandemic, we will not be able to keep doing what we were doing, and as we were doing it
Premier Li Keqiang said this week that China has 600 million people with a monthly income of 1,000 yuan (US$140), stoking ongoing debate about China’s wealth
Passengers onboard the coronavirus-afflicted Ruby Princess have been issued another health warning after a crew member was diagnosed with tuberculosis this week
Friday, May 29, 2020
India's farmers told to scare locusts away by beating drums, using loudspeakers. Farmers are being asked to make as much of a racket as possible, using drums, tin containers, utensils and even hiring mobile disc jockeys, in an attempt to scare away locust swarms that are attacking India.
Hong Kong is Lost: “If China doesn't face serious consequences for its assault on Hong Kong's civil liberties, a military attack on Taiwan is only a matter of time” (DW Opinion Piece)
Google removes millions of negative TikTok reviews amid backlash in India. The app’s overall rating globally has tanked from 4.5 as of earlier this month to as low as 1.2 — until Google intervened.
Thursday, May 28, 2020
China says non-peaceful action on Taiwan is last resort. China will use all means to prevent Taiwanese independence from China, the ruling Communist Party's third most senior leader said on Friday.
These women say they had miscarriages. Now they're in jail for abortion. "Seven months pregnant, Manuela... said she miscarried ... in rural El Salvador. But the police, and a judge, didn't believe her. They charged and convicted her for aggravated homicide, sentencing her to 30 years in prison."
Family of Harry Dunn to bring private prosecution against Dominic Raab - Foreign secretary did not have the authority to allow driver of the car that killed the 19-year-old to return to US, relatives say
China's rich skirting Hong Kong to seek asset safety elsewhere.More than half of Hong Kong’s estimated private wealth of over $1 trillion is from mainland individuals who have parked money there, according to bankers.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
China plans to deploy two aircraft carriers off Taiwan for war games to stoke tensions with Washington as Beijing warns of a 'new Cold War' amid virus blame game
No new Covid-19 cases announced for fifth consecutive day, no patients left in hospitals | The Director-General of Health has announced there are no new Covid-19 cases in New Zealand today.
Companies must pay share of rent for employees working from home. This is the first time Switzerland’s highest court has dealt with the topic of rent allowances for employees working from home.
Hundreds of riot police took up posts around Hong Kong's legislature overnight, as protests were expected on Wednesday over a bill criminalizing disrespect of China's national anthem and against plans by Beijing to impose national security laws
Rio Tinto blasts 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site to expand iron ore mine | A sacred site in Western Australia that showed 46,000 years of continual occupation and provided a 4,000-year-old genetic link to present-day traditional owners has been destroyed in the expansion of an iron ore mine.
Oscar-winning Mexican film director Alfonso Cuaron on Tuesday backed calls to ensure thousands of domestic workers laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic continue to be paid. "It is our responsibility as employers to pay their wages in this time of uncertainty"
French alarm at Covid-linked Med pollution: Video shot by a French environmental NGO in the Mediterranean Sea shows masks and gloves littering the seabed.
Dozens of Australian journalists and news organizations will go on trial in November for allegedly violating a gag order barring coverage of Cardinal George Pell's sex crimes case
Monday, May 25, 2020
Dutch PM Mark Rutte did not visit dying mother due to Covid-19 restrictions: Office of the PM says Rutte ‘complied with all directives’ and did not see his mother in the weeks before her death
'Many will starve': locusts devour crops and livelihoods in Pakistan. Farmers faced with worst plague in recent history say they have been left to fend for themselves
Man fined for animal cruelty and not wearing face mask after wrestling with bear at Polish zoo: Intruder caught on camera fighting former circus animal ‘while drunk’
Anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists, and activists with very different political views have come together to voice their anger at Germany's pandemic measures. Anger has also been directed at Bill Gates as part of a conspiracy theory which claims he is responsible for the pandemic.
Vitamin D determines severity in COVID-19 so government advice needs to change, experts urge: Researchers from Trinity College Dublin point to changes in government advice in Wales, England and Scotland
Sunday, May 24, 2020
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