Magnitude 6.1 quake hits Philippines Surigao del Sur’s City

The quake struck 41 kilometres northwest of the municipality of Don Marcelino. A 6.1 magnitude earthquake jolted Surigao del Sur province in southern Philippines today morning. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that the strong temblor struck … Read More

Assaults, arson, slurs: Report finds rising anti-Semitism in Berlin

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Local research institute documents 410 incidents in German capital during first half of 2020, more than two a day, including physical attacks, property damage, threats, harmful behavior and anti-Semitic propaganda. Small square brass plates set in the pavement remember Jewish … Read More

House approves spending bill in effort to avoid government shutdown during pandemic

The House voted 359-57 to approve the stop-gap measure. The House easily passed a temporary government-wide funding bill Tuesday evening in a bipartisan effort to keep the government funded through the beginning of December. The House voted 359-57 to approve the stop … Read More

China forces 500,000 Tibetans into labour camps

Farmers in Tibet: In the first seven months of this year over 500,000 rural Tibetan labourers have been pushed into military-style training centres. CREDIT:AP The evidence has been compiled by German anthropologist Dr Adrian Zenz, whose research was instrumental in … Read More

GOP has votes to confirm Trump’s Supreme Court pick by Nov. 3, Lindsey Graham says

WASHINGTON – Republicans have the votes to confirm President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick before the Nov. 3 presidential election, according to the Senate Judiciary chairman who will shepherd the nomination through the chamber. “The nominee is going to be supported by … Read More

Gaza factions respond with rockets to UAE, Bahrain normalization with Israel

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Israel retaliates with airstrikes as Palestinian armed groups in Gaza reject normalization and weigh their next moves. Smoke and flames are seen following an Israeli airstrike in the Khan Yunis town of the southern Gaza Strip on September 16, 2020. … Read More

Migrants displaced by Lesbos fire say conditions at new camp are inhumane

Greek authorities have moved almost all of the 12,000 displaced migrants and refugees on Lesbos island into a new camp after the Moria camp where they were living was destroyed by fire. Since the fire that engulfed Moria camp on … Read More

U.S.-Mexico border crossings continue to rise, with 50,000 arrests made amid pandemic restrictions

Apprehensions of unauthorized migrants along the southern border rose for a fourth consecutive month in August, with U.S. immigration authorities making nearly 50,000 arrests and expelling the majority of those apprehended under pandemic-era restrictions. More than 43,000 of the apprehensions … Read More

Trump’s Supreme Court court pick likely to be Amy Coney Barrett or Barbara Lagoa: reports

Both women are conservative Roman Catholics. Two names have been emerging from the list of Supreme Court contenders President Trump is said to be considering following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, according to reports. Judges Amy Coney Barrett in Chicago and Barbara Lagoa in Atlanta are … Read More

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