Donald Trump: ‘We won’t be defunding our police’
posted in: News, United States
The Explanation for U. S. ANARCHY
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You obviously don’t need to find out the details of rioting, looting, and arson, as it’s playing out LIVE wherever you look. But the truth behind this anarchy is another matter. There are powerful individuals, institutions, and maybe most important … Read More
Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes southern Iran
posted in: Earthquakes, Famines, Pestilence, Disasters, News
(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Fars province in southern Iran on Tuesday, the official IRNA news agency reported. There was no immediate information about possible casualties or damage from the quake, which hit near the town of Beyram. … Read More
Heavy Rain, Flooding in China Force Evacuation of Nearly 80,000
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Residents stand on a bank of a river as they look at the rubble of a bridge damaged by flood following heavy rainfall in Nanjing, Fujian province, China, July 9, 2019. BEIJING – The heaviest average rainfall to lash a … Read More
Applications for asylum in EU plummet during pandemic
posted in: News, Refugee Crisis Europe
(Reuters) – Asylum applications in Europe fell to the lowest level in April for over a decade as borders closed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, European Union figures show, compounding the challenges of people fleeing conflict and persecution. … Read More
How South America became the new centre of the coronavirus pandemic
posted in: News, Uncategorized, World News
Coronavirus cases are rising sharply in South America, made worse by inequality, reports Luke Taylor from Bogotá, Colombia. A demonstrator’s placard reads “30,000 deaths, ‘so what?’” at a pro-democracy protest in Manaus, Brazil, on 2 June – BRUNO KELLY/Reuters/PA Images CONFIRMED … Read More
European countries face biggest economic hit from COVID-19: OECD
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Countries like Italy have taken a massive economic hit thanks to the coronavirus pandemic | Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images Spain, France, Italy, and UK stand to fare worst with the US also hit harder than average. Spain, France, Italy, … Read More
Boris Johnson Warned Of ‘Appalling’ Record On Social Mobility – Even Before COVID-19 Crisis
posted in: News, United Kingdom of Great Britain
There are 600,000 more children living in relative poverty than in 2012. Boris Johnson has been warned to make social mobility a central plank of his response to the coronavirus crisis, as the scale of government failure even before the pandemic was … Read More
UK needs four more weeks of intense lockdown, says expert
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Michael Baker advised New Zealand, where lockdown restrictions have now been lifted ( REUTERS ) Britain could quickly beat coronavirus but needs at least another four weeks of intense lockdown, according to a professor who advised New Zealand on defeating the infection. Michael Baker, a public … Read More