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Myanmar vote ban dashes hope for ethnic minorities
For many marginalised ethnic minority groups in conflict-plagued regions of Myanmar, next month’s national elections had at least offered a glimmer of hope for empowerment.
24 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Trump effect: EU-US ties ‘on life support’
Back in 2016, German Chancellor Angela Merkel greeted Donald Trump’s victory with an extraordinary warning: that she would work with the US president on the condition that he respect democratic values. Things did not improve from there.
24 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Ethiopia summons US ambassador over Trump's 'blowing up that dam' comment
Ethiopia summons the US ambassador over what it called an “incitement of war” between Ethiopia and Egypt from President Donald Trump over their dispute about the filling and operation of a massive hydropower dam.
24 October 2020, 16:13 PM
New Florida resident Trump casts presidential ballot for himself
US President Donald Trump voted in his new home state of Florida today, casting his ballot for his re-election at a public library across the street from one of his golf clubs..
24 October 2020, 15:44 PM
As it hits 1 million coronavirus cases, Colombia prepares for vaccine
In a warehouse near Bogota’s airport, behind a heavy cold storage door, sit boxes upon boxes of lifesaving vaccines for everything from yellow fever to polio, awaiting transport to the furthest reaches of Colombia.
24 October 2020, 15:12 PM
Turkish President Erdogan says French counterpart Macron needs 'mental checks'
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday slammed his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, over his policies toward Muslims, saying that he needed "mental checks."
24 October 2020, 14:50 PM
Trump to vote in Florida before hitting campaign trail, Biden heads to Pennsylvania
President Donald Trump will vote in his adopted home of Florida before holding campaign rallies in three swing states on Saturday, joining more than 53 million Americans who have cast early ballots at a record-setting pace ahead of the November 3 election.
24 October 2020, 07:31 AM
As disaster train gathers speed, efforts gear up to clear the track
When forecasts of severe flooding on Bangladesh's Jamuna River came through in early July, UN aid officials did not just wait and hope for the best, as they might have done in the past.
24 October 2020, 07:12 AM
Half-measures won’t save nature
Bending the curve of nature’s rapid decline will require attacking the problem aggressively along several fronts at once, leading scientists warned Thursday.
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Palestinians sue Britain for Balfour Declaration
Palestinian lawyers yesterday filed a complaint to sue the British government for the 1917 declaration setting out London’s support for a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine.
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Don’t give up on plasma therapy
Researchers yesterday called for more research into using blood from recovered Covid-19 patients - or so-called convalescent plasma - as a potential treatment, after a small trial of hospitalised patients in India found it was of no benefit
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM
US slaps sanctions on 5 Iran groups
The United States on Thursday slapped new sanctions on five Iranian entities for what it called “brazen attempts” to interfere with the US election.
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Sri Lanka faces ‘difficult’ choices over China ties
The United States will urge Sri Lanka to make “difficult but necessary choices” on its economic relations when Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits there next week, a senior US official said on Thursday, apparently refering to China’s deepening influence over Colombo.
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM
EU environment ministers strike deal on climate law
European Union environment ministers struck a deal yesterday to make the bloc’s 2050 net zero emissions target legally binding, but left a decision on a 2030 emissions-cutting target for leaders to discuss in December.
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Malaysian PM seeks king’s nod to declare state of emergency
Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin met the king yesterday to ask him to declare a state of emergency, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said - a move that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim denounced as an attempt to cling to power.
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Xi says China’s interests won’t be undermined
Seventy years after Chinese troops entered the Korean War to fight against US troops, President Xi Jinping yesterday said that China will never allow its sovereignty, security and development interests to be undermined.
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Make-or-break election for climate
The United States presidential election will be “make or break” for the planet after four years during which Donald Trump frustrated global efforts to slash emissions, climate experts warn, fearing his re-election may imperil the world’s chances of avoiding catastrophic warming.
23 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Warring Libya rivals sign truce but tough political talks ahead
Libya's warring factions sign a permanent ceasefire agreement, but any lasting end to years of chaos and bloodshed will require wider agreement among myriad armed groups and the outside powers that support them.
23 October 2020, 17:44 PM
Russia gives Edward Snowden permanent residency rights
Russia has granted US whistleblower Edward Snowden permanent residency rights, his lawyer said on Thursday, a step towards Russian citizenship if he wants it.
23 October 2020, 11:53 AM
Trump's description of India as filthy sets off calls for cleaner air
US President Donald Trump’s description of India as a filthy place with polluted air has unleashed calls on social media for urgent clean-up action, particularly over New Delhi, the world’s most polluted capital.
23 October 2020, 11:47 AM