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Madrid rejects Spanish government order for stricter lockdown

Residents in Madrid will be banned from leaving the city, except on essential trips, under strict new coronavirus restrictions imposed by the Spanish government. ...

World's first patient cured of HIV dies from cancer

Timothy Ray Brown, the first person known to be cured of HIV, has died from cancer. ...

Woman 'missing for two years' found alive floating in sea

A woman reportedly missing for two years has been found floating out at sea. ...

Alexei Navalny blames Vladimir Putin for poisoning him

Germany says Alexei Navalny was poisoned by a Novichok agent but the Kremlin denies any involvement. ...

Presidential debate: Rules to change after Trump-Biden spat

Tuesday's ugly and ill-tempered first US presidential debate is being widely condemned. ...

Families of 12 Hong Kong activists captured at sea by China look for answers

The families of 12 activists captured by China in August demand their swift return. ...

Trump's latest punt on White supremacy shows a debate rebound will be tough

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Watergate journalist: We now have a constitutional problem

Legendary journalist Bob Woodward and CNN's Wolf Blitzer discuss the first presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden. ...

Trump's debate callout to the Proud Boys is becoming a rallying cry

Members of the far-right group the Proud Boys are celebrating comments made by President Donald Trump after he was asked to condemn White supremacists, and… ...

Bill Introduced In US Senate To Boost Clean Energy Cooperation With India

A top Democratic senator has introduced a legislation in the US Senate to establish a forum for cooperation with India on clean energy technologies and… ...

Blackmailed By Men Who Raped Her, Pak 17-Year-Old Kills Self

A 17-year old Hindu girl, who was allegedly raped a year earlier, committed suicide in Pakistan's Tharparkar district after she was reportedly blackmailed by the… ...

Banker Arrested For Insider Trading Walks Free After Deleting WhatsApp

Konstantin Vishnyak, a former VTB Capital Plc banker who deleted his Whatsapp messages "under the noses of the police," was acquitted by a London jury,… ...

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China ist besser! – Das Versagen westlicher Demokratien in der Corona-Pandemie stützt die Pekinger Regierung

Dieses Jahr feiert China seinen Nationalfeiertag zurückhaltender als sonst. Doch die Losung ist klar: Das Virus ist besiegt. So sieht sich China heute mächtiger denn… ...

Kann die EU Aussenpolitik? Vier Fragen und Antworten zum Brüsseler Sondergipfel

Beim EU-Sondergipfel dominiert die Aussenpolitik, denn es brennt an allen Rändern des Kontinents: im östlichen Mittelmeer, in Libyen, in Weissrussland, in Nagorni Karabach. Gesucht wird vor… ...

Die EU-Kommission erhöht den Druck auf London und leitet wegen der Verletzung des Brexit-Abkommens rechtliche Schritte gegen Grossbritannien ein

Der Ton im Ringen um ein Handelsabkommen zwischen der EU und Grossbritannien verschärft sich. Brüssel leitet ein Vertragsverletzungsverfahren gegen London ein. Gleichzeitig mobilisiert Irland seine… ...

New Pheu Thai team reaching out to young people

Pheu Thai, the core opposition party, has a new executive board consisting of many people close to the Shinawatra family and vows to reach out… ...

Shot escapee crocodile found dead

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: A crocodile that was shot and wounded after escaping from a breeding farm was found dead in a swamp in Kham Sakae Saeng… ...

Bank clerk cheated customers out of B10m, victims say

A former bank clerk has been arrested on a charge of swindling bank customers out of more than 10 million baht through a fraudulent loan… ...

Russians Were Urged to Return to Normal Life. Except for Putin.

The Russian leader claims to be conquering the pandemic, but he inhabits a virus-free bubble, rarely leaving home. The few people he meets must quarantine… ...

A High-Tech Twin for a Renaissance Masterpiece

A copy of Michelangelo’s David printed in 3-D will be the centerpiece of the Italy Pavilion at the next world fair. ...

Covid Forces China's Tourists to Spend 'Golden Week' Closer to Home

Chinese travelers are expected to fan out across the country in droves, even as anxiety about the virus and the economy lingers. ...

Interview mit dem «Spiegel»: Nawalny macht Putin für seine Vergiftung verantwortlich

In seinem ersten Interview nach dem Attentat beschuldigt Alexej Nawalny den russischen Präsidenten. Von seinem Weg will sich der Kremlkritiker nicht abbringen lassen. ...

Alternativer Nobelpreis: Die Preisträgerin sitzt im Gefängnis

Vier Kämpferinnen und Kämpfer für die Demokratie werden in Stockholm ausgezeichnet. Die iranische Menschenrechtsanwältin Nasrin Sotudeh kann den Preis nicht selber abholen. Sie ist zu… ...

Coronavirus weltweit: +++ Kanton Freiburg nicht mehr auf deutscher Risikoliste +++ Spanische Zentralregierung will Madrid drakonische Strafen aufzwingen

In Spanien zeichnet sich wegen der Pandemie ein grosser Streit ab. Deutschlands Regierung hat die Risikogebiete neu definiert. Internationale News im Ticker. ...

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The ancient Neanderthal hand in severe COVID-19

Genetic variants that leave their carrier more susceptible to severe COVID-19 are inherited from Neanderthals, a new study finds. ...

Validating the physics behind the new fusion experiment

SPARC is planned to be the first experimental device ever to achieve a 'burning plasma' -- a self-sustaining fusion reaction in which different isotopes of… ...

Modern humans reached westernmost Europe 5,000 years earlier than previously known

Modern humans arrived in westernmost Europe 41,000 to 38,000 years ago, about 5,000 years earlier than previously known, according to an international team of researchers… ...

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. ...

Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

Three months after the declaration of the eleventh Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the number of confirmed… ...

Information for all visitors to ESA sites

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

The way forward to Mars

The path that ExoMars 2022 will follow to reach the Red Planet is set. The trajectory that will take the spacecraft from Earth to Mars… ...

Simulated satellite rendezvous

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Blackbaud: Bank details and passwords at risk in giant charities hack

Millions of people were affected by breach, which firm previously said did not involve bank details. ...

Google Pixel phone 'designed for economic downturn'

The Pixel 5 loses several headline features of last year's flagship phone to hit a lower price tag. ...

Smart plugs sold on Amazon a 'fire risk', Which? warns

People should immediately stop using the Hictkon smart plug with dual USB ports, the watchdog warns. ...

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