2020-08-10

Boris Johnson has insisted schools are safe to re-open next month just hours after the Children’s Commissioner called for routine coronavirus testing for pupils and teachers.

2020-08-10

China imposes sanctions on Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio as US tensions soar

2020-08-10

Satellite images show oil spill disaster unfolding in Mauritius: "We will never be able to recover"

2020-08-10

'They have stolen our victory': Belarus protests after leader re-elected to continue 26-year reign

2020-08-10

Belarus opposition candidate rejects election result after night of protests

2020-08-10

Terminally ill Canadians win right to use magic mushrooms for end-of-life stress

2020-08-10

Germany: There are many indications of electoral fraud in Belarus

2020-08-10

Ireland to ban non-essential travellers from US within days

2020-08-10

Just 257 pardons granted for pot possession in program's 1st year - Critics say the low number proves the program is "unconscionable" and a "total failure." They're calling on the Canadian government to deliver an automatic removal of those criminal records.

2020-08-10

India’s largest crocodile park may have as little as four months before it runs out of funds to feed animals, pay staff and do research, as ticket revenue shrinks after lockdowns...home to more than 2,000 crocodiles and alligators, reptiles such as turtles, tortoises, lizards and snakes.

2020-08-10

Canada to retaliate with $3.6-billion in measures against U.S. over aluminum tariffs

2020-08-10

Putin congratulates Belarus dictator on ‘rigged’ election landslide

2020-08-10

A metal detectorist has discovered a rare hoard of Bronze Age artefacts, which experts describe as “nationally significant”, in the Scottish Borders. Mariusz Stepien was searching a field near Peebles with friends when he found a bronze object buried half a metre (1ft 8in) underground.

2020-08-10

Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow arrested under national security law

2020-08-10

Entire Lebanese government to resign within hours over deadly explosion, minister says

2020-08-10

Major New Zealand plastic producer shocks customers by issuing 'permanent bottle recall', saying it doesn't want its bottles ending up in the environment anymore.

2020-08-10

Japan places military on standby for ‘intrusions’ by dozens of Chinese fishing boats in disputed waters

2020-08-10

Ex-UN chief Ban Ki-moon called on America to show global leadership, says WHO withdrawal 'morally wrong'. He described global leaders' focus on "short-term political gains" as shameful.

2020-08-10

Greenpeace wins court battle to be registered as a charity | Greenpeace has won an eight-year court battle to be registered as a charity and be exempt from income tax

2020-08-10

China sends fighter jets as US health chief visits Taiwan