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Police find suspected illegal pub - complete with bar, 70in TV, toilet, pool table and smoking area

Police in Ireland have searched a suspected illicit pub, or "shebeen", on suspicion of breaching coronavirus measures. ...

Poland's president tests positive for COVID-19 as new cases in the country hit a record high

Poland's President Andrzej Duda has tested positive for COVID-19. ...

Nest of 100 to 200 'murder hornets' found in US - here's how scientists tracked them down

Scientists have discovered the first nest of so-called "murder hornets" in the US. ...

Coronavirus: US cases reach record high amid new wave of infections

More than 83,000 new infections were reported on Friday, with deaths and hospital numbers also rising. ...

US election 2020: How Trump has changed the world

From fake news to how other countries see the US - here's a look at the president's global impact. ...

Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: 'Execution' video prompts war crime probe

A video posted on social media appears to show the execution of two Armenian prisoners by troops from Azerbaijan. ...

Boris Johnson used to be the Teflon man of British politics. Not any more.

Boris Johnson had big plans for 2020. With the Brexit question that had torn the nation apart for nearly four years finally settled, the Prime… ...

Europe suffers record case numbers as France's Macron warns crisis may last until summer

European countries are reporting record numbers of Covid-19 cases as the continent prepares for the pandemic to intensify through winter. ...

See the uncomfortable question Trump asked Netanyahu

After announcing that Israel and Sudan have agreed to normalize relations, President Donald Trump asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to weigh in on the… ...

Donald Trump Votes Early In Florida In US Presidential Election

US President Donald Trump cast an early ballot Saturday in the US election as he geared for another grueling day of campaigning ahead of the… ...

French President Needs "Mental Checks" For His Policy On Muslims: Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday slammed his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, over his policies toward Muslims, saying that he needed "mental checks." ...

World's Biggest Insect Farm In France Soon After Firm Raises $224 Million

Growing global demand for food is putting a squeeze on available land and one French startup says it has the answer: indoor insect farming. ...

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Die Latinos in den USA finden ihre Stimme

Erstmals sind in den Vereinigten Staaten mehr Hispanischstämmige wahlberechtigt als Afroamerikaner, Asiaten oder andere Minderheiten. In «Swing States» wie Arizona könnten sie den Wahlausgang entscheiden. ...

Der Streit um den Dannenröder Forst wird für die Grünen zum Balanceakt zwischen Anspruch und Machtwillen

In Hessen verantwortet die Öko-Partei den Ausbau der A 49 und macht sich so die Naturschützer zum Feind. Ist das ein Vorgeschmack auf Konflikte, die der… ...

Boliviens Demokratie hat ein bewegtes Jahr überlebt. Doch die Sozialisten stehen nach ihrem Wahlsieg vor grossen Herausforderungen

Die vielleicht grösste: Wie sollen sie mit dem dem lange übermächtigen Evo Morales umgehen? ...

City struggles continue at West Ham

LONDON: West Ham United extended their unbeaten run to four matches with a 1-1 home draw against struggling Manchester City in Premier League action on… ...

Ekachai denied bail in motorcade case

The Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling to deny bail to activist Ekachai Hongkangwan, who was charged with causing harm to Her… ...

No link between flu jabs and deaths, says Seoul

SEOUL: Korean authorities insist flu vaccines would continue to reduce the chance of having simultaneous epidemics of influenza and Covid-19, even as the number of… ...

She Used to Clean City Hall. Now, She Runs It.

In Russia, elections are typically theatrical affairs with the winner and loser preordained. Sometimes, though, they go off script. ...

New Airport, Beleaguered Symbol of ‘Irreverent’ Berlin, Is Opening at Long Last

Nine years late and $4 billion over budget, the airport is already outdated. Repeated blunders dented the image of German efficiency, but the “poor but… ...

Indigenous Colombians, Facing New Wave of Brutality, Demand Government Action

“If we don’t stand before the world and say, ‘This is happening,’ we will be exterminated,” a protest leader said. After a long civil war,… ...

Nachfolge von Evo Morales: Luis Arce ist offiziell neuer Präsident Boliviens

Auch laut der offiziellen Stimmauszählung hat der linke Kandidat Luis Arce die Präsidentenwahl in Bolivien gewonnen. Er will für Stabilität im Land sorgen. ...

Nigeria: 69 Menschen sterben bei Protesten gegen Polizeigewalt

Bei Demonstrationen in Nigeria sind in den vergangenen Tagen Dutzende Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Dies gab Präsident Muhammadu Buhari am Freitag erstmals zu. ...

Coronavirus weltweit: +++ Polens Präsident Duda positiv getestet +++ Spanien vor Rückkehr zum Alarmzustand

Das Virus hat Europa im Griff: Auch in den Nachbarstaaten der Schweiz steigen die Zahlen der Neuinfizierten rasant. Internationale Corona-News im Ticker. ...

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NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collects significant amount of asteroid

Two days after touching down on asteroid Bennu, NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission team received on Thursday, Oct. 22, images that confirm the spacecraft has collected more… ...

Humans are born with brains 'prewired' to see words

Humans are born with a part of the brain that is prewired to be receptive to seeing words and letters, setting the stage at birth… ...

ALMA shows volcanic impact on Io's atmosphere

New radio images from ALMA show for the first time the direct effect of volcanic activity on the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Io. ...

Oropouche virus disease - French Guiana, France

On 30 September 2020, the French Guiana Regional Health Agency (ARS) reported the first detection of Oropouche virus (OROV) in French Guiana. On 22 September… ...

Monkeypox – Democratic Republic of the Congo

From 1 January through 13 September 2020, a total of 4,594 suspected cases of monkeypox, including 171 deaths (case fatality ratio 3.7%), have been reported… ...

Chikungunya – Chad

On 28 August 2020, the National IHR Focal Point of Chad notified WHO of an outbreak of chikungunya in Abéché, eastern Chad. ...

Information for all visitors to ESA sites

Information for all visitors to ESA sites Coronavirus measures for hosted meetings and visitors ...

ESA Masterclass full series: Leadership at Mission Control

The ESA Masterclass series brings leading figures in the Agency to the fore, from the cutting edge of space exploration. Join them as they share… ...

Week in images: 19-23 October 2020

Week in images: 19-23 October 2020 Discover our week through the lens ...

Why AI live fact-checked the 2020 US presidential debates

The software should be able to speed up the time in takes to separate truth from fiction. ...

Rashford's free meal tweets made into Google map

A man has made a Google map showing businesses offering free food for children during half term. ...

Covid-19 app users can't get isolation payment

An alert issued via the app will not mean the recipient can claim a payment for self-isolating. ...

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