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The New York Times
- ‘I Was a Little Scared’: Inside America’s Reopening Schools August 8, 2020In their first week back, students have faced altered classrooms and emergency quarantines. Here’s what they say school is like in the age of Covid-19.
- The Unique U.S. Failure to Control the Virus August 8, 2020Slowing the coronavirus has been especially difficult for the United States because of its tradition of prioritizing individualism and missteps by the Trump administration.
- Seattle Police Chief to Resign as Council Pursues Ambitious Plan to Cut Budget August 11, 2020Carmen Best announced her retirement on Monday night, hours after the City Council approved cuts to the police budget.
- Milwaukee Police Chief Demoted After Questions Over Protest Response August 7, 2020Officers’ use of tear gas against protesters was among the issues that led to Alfonso Morales’s removal from his post.
- 17 Learning Tools For Your Next Outdoor Excursion August 11, 2020Ever wonder how underwater creatures make light? Or what a Carolina leaf-roller eats? Our list of apps, podcasts and websites will help you figure out what’s going on in the great outdoors.
- Concrete, a Centuries-Old Material, Gets a New Recipe August 11, 2020A building block in most construction projects, concrete is responsible for about 8 percent of global carbon emissions. Several companies are working to create a greener mix.
- In the Wake of Covid-19 Lockdowns, a Troubling Surge in Homicides August 11, 2020“People have gotten to the point where they just don’t give a damn,” said a minister in Kansas City, which is on pace for a record number of killings.
- For Doctors of Color, Microaggressions Are All Too Familiar August 11, 2020“They ask you if you’re coming in to take the trash out — stuff they wouldn’t ask a physician who was a white male.”
The New Orleans Times-Picayune
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- Pacific states face instability, hunger and slow road to Covid recovery: Dame Meg Taylor August 10, 2020While the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic has so far spared the Pacific, its economies are in free-fall, the region’s chief diplomat warnsBeyond the health and economic crises of Covid-19, the global pandemic has the potential to cause political instability and undermine state security across the Pacific, the region’s chief diplomat has warned.Dame Meg Taylor […]
- Covid and sex: charity issues guidance on reducing infection risk August 10, 2020Terrence Higgins Trust advocates face coverings and not using face-to-face positionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWearing face coverings, avoiding kissing and choosing positions where you are not face to face are among the recommendations from a leading sexual health charity to reduce the risk of catching coronavirus during sex. […]
- Richie Mawson was a beloved dad and Liverpool fan. Did a late lockdown cost him his life? August 11, 2020On the day the WHO declared a pandemic, 52,000 fans – including 3,000 from Spain – piled into Anfield to watch the Reds play Atlético. Weeks later, the city was a Covid-19 hotspot. The family of one victim explain why they need answersNo one knows for sure when Richard “Richie” Mawson contracted coronavirus, but, if his family were to guess, they would say i […]
- Covid to displace more than a million across the Sahel, new tool predicts August 11, 2020Software hailed as a ‘game-changer’ in providing early warning for humanitarian relief efforts as virus fuels conflictCoronavirus is predicted to push more than 1 million people from their homes across the Sahel, creating havoc in an already highly fragile region, according to new forecasting software.Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Nigeria in west Africa are […]
- Belarus opposition candidate in Lithuania after second night of protests August 11, 2020Svetlana Tikhanovskaya’s low score in official election results has prompted two nights of unprecedented protest actionSvetlana Tikhanovskaya, the main opposition candidate in Sunday’s disputed elections in Belarus, has left the country as clashes between heavily armed police and demonstrators escalated during a second night of protests.Tikhanovskaya is in L […]
- Secret Service escorts Trump from press briefing after shooting outside White House August 11, 2020Secret Service shot armed suspect outside White House fencePresident was giving coronavirus briefingDonald Trump was abruptly escorted out of a press briefing by a Secret Service agent on Monday after an armed suspect was shot outside the White House.The president was just minutes into his coronavirus briefing when a Secret Service agent asked Trump to leave […]
- Coronavirus live news: Global cases top 20m as WHO chief says ‘it’s never too late to turn outbreak around' August 11, 2020Deaths likely to pass 750,000 this week, says WHO; Trump considers blocking Americans who may have Covid-19 from coming home; EU health agency calls for new lockdownsGlobal report: coronavirus cases pass 20m as WHO points to ‘green shoots of hope’France extends mask use as Greece says it is in second waveWorld map: which countries have the most cases and dea […]
- Hong Kong rallies around Apple Daily after arrest of founder Jimmy Lai August 11, 2020Newspaper prints 500,000 copies, up from 100,000, as readers queue for hours to buy pro-democracy tabloidHong Kong residents have rallied behind the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily after its founder Jimmy Lai was detained under a controversial national security law being used to crack down on dissent.Residents lined up around 2am on Tuesday, hours after […]
The BBC
- Belarus election: Opposition leader Tikhanovskaya made 'difficult decision to leave' August 11, 2020Svetlana Tikhanovskaya says she left the country for the sake of her children after disputed poll.
- Trump escorted out of briefing as man shot near White House August 11, 2020The US president returned minutes later, saying that the Secret Service had shot a suspect.
- Fixing the scars of Beirut's explosion August 10, 2020A plastic surgeon is offering free surgery to people like Romy, who was driving near the port when the blast hit.
- Beirut explosion: Lebanon's government resigns as public anger mounts August 10, 2020The prime minister announced the move in a TV address as clashes continued for a third day.
- Hong Kong paper Apple Daily defiant after arrest August 11, 2020In an apparent show of solidarity for the paper queues to bulk buy copies began forming at 0230.
- 'Crazy' Baltimore gas explosion destroys homes August 10, 2020One person was killed and four others seriously injured as a result of the blast.
- Downfall: BP worker sacked after Hitler meme wins payout August 10, 2020Scott Tracey used the scene from Downfall to portray scenes from company wage negotiations.
- Coronavirus: Australia's Northern Territory extends border restrictions for virus hotspots August 11, 2020The virus-free Northern Territory will continue to ban visitors from Victoria and New South Wales.
