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Friday, July 31, 2020
Prince Andrew lobbied US government for better plea deal for a former friend in the disgraced late financier’s underage prostitution case, newly released Ghislaine Maxwell documents claim
Double Standards: China bans countless foreign IT/Tech companies, it's normal. But UK removes Huawei from 5G contracts (not even banned yet) and the Chinese Communist Party goes nuts.
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Belarus Says Russian Mercenaries Planned to Disrupt August Election: State media says 33 Russian fighters have been arrested in Belarus, dramatically escalating a feud between longtime allies.
The Hong Kong government’s decision to disqualify 12 opposition pro-democracy figures from running in elections is being condemned internationally.
UK KFC admits a third of its chickens suffer painful inflammation - Fast food giant KFC has laid bare the realities of chicken production after admitting to poor welfare conditions among its suppliers.
Hong Kong: outcry as student activists arrested under new security law - Three men and one woman are the first political activists to be held since controversial legislation was imposed by Beijing
Police in Hong Kong have arrested four members of a student-led pro-independence group for suspected secessionist offenses on social media under the city's sweeping new national security law
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
NASA's latest Mars rover starts its journey to the red planet on Thursday, blasting off at 7:50 A.M. EDT. The rover carries a rock-blasting laser, microphones and 23 cameras, a coring drill, a mobile weather station, the first ground-penetrating radar sent to Mars' surface, and even a helicopter.
Additional 1.5 million children should be given free school meals, UK government review finds - It warned that poorer children risk being “left behind”, adding: “One of the miserable legacies of Covid-19 is likely to be a dramatic increase in unemployment and poverty, and therefore hunger.
Endangered tigers have made a remarkable comeback in five countries - The number of wild tigers is on the increase in Bhutan, China, India, Nepal and Russia, a decade on from the launch of an ambitious scheme to double the population of the species.
Australia to step up South China Sea defence cooperation with US – but won't commit to patrols: Allies release joint statement of ‘deep concern’ over China’s actions in Hong Kong and repression of Uighurs and vow to fight disinformation
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Paedophile Labour councillor who worked in children's home walks free despite being caught with over one million child porn images including 12-year-old girls being raped
At least 212 environmental campaigners worldwide were murdered in 2019, making last year the deadliest on record for frontline activists battling the destruction of Nature, watchdog group Global Witness reported
'Smelly and create great stains': emus banned from pub in outback Australia town - Kevin and Carol, friendly emus who wander the town of Yaraka in Queensland, have been barred from the only pub after leaving droppings on the floor and stealing toast
Hosts of 200-person Brampton party should face ‘full extent of the law,’ Ontario premier Doug Ford says - The region remains in Stage 2 of the province’s reopening plan, limiting gatherings to a maximum of 10 people with physical distancing in effect.
Vancouver city council passes motion to ‘de-criminalize poverty’ i.e. taking things like mental health, sex work, homelessness, and substance use off the plate of law enforcement.
Monday, July 27, 2020
Nearly 3 billion animals were killed or displaced by Australia’s devastating bushfire season of 2019 and 2020, according to scientists who have revealed for the first time the scale of the impact on the country’s native wildlife.
New Zealand claims world first in setting standards for government use of algorithms: Statistics minister says new charter on algorithms – used from traffic lights to police decision-making – an ‘important part of building public trust’
A staggering 900-plus girls and women are missing and feared dead in Peru since COVID-19 confinement began, authorities said Monday. The Andean nation home to 33 million people long has had a horrific domestic violence problem
Wildlife authorities have arrested four poachers over the brutal killing of a gorilla in a UNESCO-protected game reserve. The male silverback gorilla, named Rafiki, was hugely popular with tourists in the Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda.
Hong Kong third wave: dining at restaurants banned entirely, masks required outdoors as city records sixth straight day of triple-digit Covid-19 cases
After banning 59 Chinese applications last month, the Indian government has banned 47 more apps of Chinese origin in the country. Sources have told India Today TV that the 47 banned Chinese apps were operating as clones of earlier banned apps.
An Indian court has summoned Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma in a case in which a former employee in India says he was wrongfully fired after objecting to what he saw as censorship and fake news on company apps
Sunday, July 26, 2020
Man Belonging to Lower Caste Brutally Abused For Touching Upper Caste Man’s Scooter. Activists say that the pandemic has seen an increase in violence against Dalits in India.
The recent murder of Turkish student Pinar Gültekin by her ex-boyfriend has sparked outrage in Turkey. Women's rights activists are calling for the government to tackle the widespread problem of femicide in the country
49% of voters believe Kremlin interfered in Brexit referendum - Opinium poll for the Observer also reveals 47% of public think Putin’s government affected UK’s 2019 general election
Saturday, July 25, 2020
Italy opens antitrust probe into Amazon, Apple over sale of Beats headphones. It said the investigation was aimed at establishing whether Apple and Amazon had reached an anti-competitive agreement to prevent electronics retailers not included in Apple’s official programme to sell the products
Thousands of Israelis protested in Jerusalem and other cities including Tel Aviv, demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's resignation over his government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. In Jerusalem they rallied outside Netanyahu's residence accusing him of corruption
Canada Won't Have a Public Inquiry Into the Country's Worst Mass Shooting. Authorities announced they will be conducting a three-person panel into police response to the rampage that left 22 dead
Friday, July 24, 2020
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