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France urges Arab nations to stop boycotts over Macron's defence of prophet cartoons

France has called on Arab nations to end "baseless" calls for a boycott of its goods - after French President Emmanuel Macron's defence of the… ...

Australia condemns Qatari authorities over 'grossly disturbing' strip-searches

Australia has condemned Qatari authorities over "grossly disturbing" reports that women were subjected to invasive strip-searches before a flight from Doha to Sydney. ...

Three men from same family found dead after Ireland shooting

Three men from the same family have been found dead in County Cork, Ireland, following a shooting. ...

Covid: Belgian doctors with coronavirus asked to keep working

A top doctor tells the BBC they had no choice, to avoid the hospital system collapsing within days. ...

Syria war: 'Russian air strikes kill dozens' in Idlib

More than 50 people reportedly die in the attack, which puts at risk a ceasefire in the area. ...

Vice-President Mike Pence to miss Trump Supreme Court vote

Amy Coney Barrett is expected to be confirmed to the Supreme Court, just days before the election. ...

Black Americans are fired up and flocking to the polls

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See how Kamala Harris repsonded to White House admission on pandemic

Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris responds to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows saying in an interview with CNN that the US… ...

Republicans are starting to look a lot like an authoritarian party, study finds

The GOP is starting to look a lot like an autocratic party, a large study into political identity has found. ...

"We're Not Going To Control Pandemic": Trump Aide

Donald Trump's chief of staff said Sunday that "we're not going to control the pandemic," drawing a rebuke from the Biden campaign that "they are… ...

"We Cannot Give Up," WHO Chief Says Of Pandemic Fight

The World Health Organization chief insisted Monday that it was still possible to rein in Covid-19 even in places with surging outbreaks, warning against giving… ...

Upbringing Blinded Me To Unconscious Racial Bias: Prince Harry

Britain's Prince Harry said it took him years to realise that unconscious racial bias existed and his eyes had been opened by spending time in… ...

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Das Weisse Haus gibt den Kampf gegen die Ausbreitung der Seuche auf

Die Regierung Trump versucht erst gar nicht mehr, die Covid-19-Pandemie unter Kontrolle zu bringen. Trotz mehreren Infektionen in seinem Stab setzt Vizepräsident Pence den Wahlkampf… ...

Der «Generalstreik» in Weissrussland ist nur symbolisch – aber er mobilisiert wieder mehr Protestierende

Nach Ablauf des Ultimatums an Präsident Lukaschenko hatte die Opposition zu Boykotten und Arbeitsniederlegungen aufgerufen. Die Protestbewegung erlebt aber nur einen neuen Schub. ...

Papst Franziskus nominiert 13 neue Kardinäle und setzt damit klare Akzente

Die katholische Kirche versteht sich seit je als Weltkirche. Lange war ihre Führung aber dominiert von Italienern und anderen Europäern. Unter Franziskus wird sie nun… ...

Anon released, then held in another case

Anon Nampa, a pro-democracy protest co-leader, has been detained in another case right after a court temporarily released him on bail in one. ...

Protesters march to German embassy

Protesters began marching to the German embassy on Monday evening, to ask Berlin to look into the matter of His Majesty the King living in… ...

China to sanction US firms over Taiwan arms sale

China on Monday said it will impose sanctions on Lockheed Martin, a Boeing division and other US firms involved in arm sales to Taiwan, the… ...

Killing of Teacher, Samuel Paty, Raises Doubts on French Integration

For generations, public schools assimilated immigrant children into French society by instilling the nation’s ideals. The beheading of a teacher has raised doubts about whether… ...

China Aims to End Extreme Poverty, but Covid-19 Exposes Gaps

The pandemic has worsened longstanding conditions that have widened inequality, hindering Xi Jinping’s vow to “leave no one behind.” ...

Women on Qatar Airways Flight Say They Were Strip-Searched

Female passengers said they were pulled from a Sydney-bound flight in Doha and given a medically invasive exam to see if they had recently given… ...

Vor 75 Jahren gegründet: Gelähmt und beschimpft – warum die UNO trotzdem unersetzlich ist

Die Organisation hat immer wieder versagt, Grossmächte missbrauchten sie. Ihre ehrwürdigen Ziele aber sind heute so drängend wie bei ihrer Gründung. ...

Bruch mit dem Pinochet-Erbe: Ein starkes Zeichen für die Demokratie

Chile bekommt eine neue Verfassung. Der Volksentscheid ist eine Errungenschaft der grossen Demonstrationen und zeigt, wie sehr sich die Menschen in Südamerika gegen Diktaturen auflehnen.… ...

Coronavirus weltweit: +++ Bericht: Merkel plant «Lockdown Light» +++ Trump: «Medien schlachten Pandemie aus um mir zu schaden»

Die aktuellen Corona-Massnahmen sind der Bundeskanzlerin nicht hart genug. Bereits am Mittwoch könnten diese verschärft werden. Der US-Präsident macht erneut Tests für die hohen Fallzahlen… ...

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NASA's SOFIA discovers water on sunlit surface of Moon

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has confirmed, for the first time, water on the sunlit surface of the Moon. This discovery indicates that… ...

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… ...

Mayaro virus disease - French Guiana, France

On 13 October 2020, the French health authorities officially reported 13 laboratory-confirmed cases of Mayaro fever in French Guiana, France. In September 2020, the Institut… ...

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… ...

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