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Monday, November 30, 2020
Leaked documents show China lied about Covid-19 case totals and mishandled pandemic In some instances, the number of deaths reported internally were more than double the figures released to the public...
Leaked documents show China lied about Covid-19 case totals and mishandled pandemic. In some instances, the number of deaths reported internally were more than double the figures released to the public.
Nike, Coca-Cola, Apple among companies lobbying against Uyghur forced labor bill that would ban products made with forced labor in China’s Xinjiang province
SpaceX's Starlink beta test requires participants to recognize Mars as a "free planet" and to agree that "no Earth-based government has authority or sovereignty over Martian activities." This has been confirmed by the company, which reportedly plans to establish the first Martian city by 2050.
Australia's emissions fell 3% in year to June amid Covid shutdown. The government said it meant Australia had beaten its international 2020 target – widely regarded among experts as an unambitious goal. Experts said much of the fall in emissions were unrelated to federal government action.
Sunday, November 29, 2020
Saturday, November 28, 2020
Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft carrying asteroid soil samples nears Earth. The spacecraft left the asteroid Ryugu a year ago and is expected to reach Earth and drop a capsule containing the precious samples in southern Australia on December 6.
At Risk: Russia's Indigenous Peoples Sound Alarm On Loss Of Arctic, Traditional Way Of Life. Ominous signs have already emerged from the thaw: thinning reindeer herds and fish stocks, drying lakes, and forest fires.
Australia sweats through scorching 50C heatwave as thousands flock to beaches across the east coast despite health authorities urging people to stay home.
‘Piles of cash at home’: Hong Kong leader says US sanctions mean she has no bank account and the government is paying her US$672,000/year salary in cash
The European Space Agency is paying millions to a start-up to incinerate a large piece of space junk. Thousands of defunct satellites are still circling the Earth, threatening spacecraft that are still in use.
A one-year-old infant in Canada has been fatally shot in an incident involving police officers who opened fire on a pickup truck while responding to an alleged kidnapping.
Poor and Desperate, Pakistani Hindus Accept Islam to Get By | Drawn by jobs or land offered by Muslim groups, some Hindus, facing discrimination and a virus-ravaged economy, are essentially converting to survive.
Friday, November 27, 2020
Venezuela Raids Food Charity, Interrupting Meals for Children - and frozen the bank accounts of a major Venezuelan food charity, threatening a lifeline for thousands of children during one of the world’s deepest humanitarian crises
New Zealand faces exclusion from UN event for failure to enact significant CO2 reductions. NZ has reduced CO2 less than the US has under Trumps administration
Thursday, November 26, 2020
After recording over 700 cases a day in August and undergoing a harsh lockdown, Victoria eliminates coronavirus after 28 days without a new case
While Jeff Bezos spends billions on his 'Earth Fund,' Amazon is reportedly monitoring climate change groups including Greta Thunberg's as potential threats
Loujain al-Hathloul, who fought Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving, appeared before a judge on Wednesday, shaking uncontrollably, to learn she was being sent to terrorism court, her family said.
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Christian girl, 14, is being threatened by Islamist death squads in Pakistan for fleeing forced marriage to Muslim man, 45 - as thousands sign petition to give her asylum
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly applied to become a citizen of Cyprus - Obtaining citizenship from the European nation would give Schmidt the ability to freely enter European Union and skirt some travel bans and help him reap tax benefits
Three Taiwan nationals have received prison sentences of between 10 and 15 years in Vietnam for tricking elderly Vietnamese out of their money through scam calls.
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Social democrats in Canada's largest province blast ex-conservative staffers lobbying for Walmart while conservative premier closes small stores
Monday, November 23, 2020
Police used tear gas as they dismantled a new migrant camp in the center of Paris set up to house refugees evacuated from makeshift suburban shelters without being relocated. Volunteers had helped set up around 500 blue tents at the Place de la Republique in the heart of the French capital
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