World
What Pope Francis understands about civil unions (and his critics never will)
- October 23, 2020
They are children of God", Francis says in the film. Dressing "pretty flamboyantly" as a masculine-presenting person for Mass was a way of protesting the Church's entrenched traditions that made him feel like "a bad person" as a child, Suatan said. (more...)
- October 23, 2020
They are children of God", Francis says in the film. Dressing "pretty flamboyantly" as a masculine-presenting person for Mass was a way of protesting the Church's entrenched traditions that made him feel like "a bad person" as a child, Suatan said. (more...)
Sindh government gives committee 30 days to probe Safdar’s arrest
- October 23, 2020
During the meeting, the PPP Chairman asked IG Sindh Mushtaq Mehar to continue work after he [IG Sindh] and other top police officials requested to go on leave in protest over mishandle and ridicule of the Sindh police officials in an episode involving the arrest of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Captain (retd) Safdar Awan. (more...)
- October 23, 2020
During the meeting, the PPP Chairman asked IG Sindh Mushtaq Mehar to continue work after he [IG Sindh] and other top police officials requested to go on leave in protest over mishandle and ridicule of the Sindh police officials in an episode involving the arrest of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Captain (retd) Safdar Awan. (more...)
The New York Times Causes More Tax Drama for Trump
- October 23, 2020
Mr Trump has been critical of presidential candidate rival Joe Biden and his policies towards China in the lead-up to the United States election, taking place on 3 November. As with Russian Federation, where he explored hotel and tower projects in Moscow without success, Trump has long sought a licensing deal in China. Trump International Hotels Management reported only a few thousand dollars from China. (more...)
- October 23, 2020
Mr Trump has been critical of presidential candidate rival Joe Biden and his policies towards China in the lead-up to the United States election, taking place on 3 November. As with Russian Federation, where he explored hotel and tower projects in Moscow without success, Trump has long sought a licensing deal in China. Trump International Hotels Management reported only a few thousand dollars from China. (more...)
Beheaded teacher was 'quiet hero' who incarnated French values, Macron says
- October 23, 2020
Sixteen people were originally arrested in relation to this investigation, but since then, nine have been released without charge. On Monday, anti-terrorism prosecutor Jean-François Ricard said Mr Paty had been the target of threats since he showed the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a class about freedom of speech earlier in October. (more...)
- October 23, 2020
Sixteen people were originally arrested in relation to this investigation, but since then, nine have been released without charge. On Monday, anti-terrorism prosecutor Jean-François Ricard said Mr Paty had been the target of threats since he showed the cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad during a class about freedom of speech earlier in October. (more...)
Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court Nomination Approved By Judiciary Committee
- October 23, 2020
Some liberal groups want a Democratic Congress to add as many as four seats to the court and have Biden fill them all, creating an instant liberal majority. During the hearings leading up to the vote, and in comments afterward on the Capitol's steps, Democrats had framed Barrett's confirmation as probably spelling doom for the Affordable Care Act and legal abortion. (more...)
- October 23, 2020
Some liberal groups want a Democratic Congress to add as many as four seats to the court and have Biden fill them all, creating an instant liberal majority. During the hearings leading up to the vote, and in comments afterward on the Capitol's steps, Democrats had framed Barrett's confirmation as probably spelling doom for the Affordable Care Act and legal abortion. (more...)
Two women stabbed at Eiffel Tower in apparent racist attack
- October 23, 2020
Kenza, one of the victims of the attack, told French media she had been with five adults and four children and had asked the women with the dogs keep them away from the children who were present. Mr Alimi said: 'The motive is obviously racist because they targeted women in headscarves and tried to tear them off. He argued it had the effect of helping jihadists "reach their goal, which is the stigmatising of Muslims leading to more individuals becoming radicalised". (more...)
- October 23, 2020
Kenza, one of the victims of the attack, told French media she had been with five adults and four children and had asked the women with the dogs keep them away from the children who were present. Mr Alimi said: 'The motive is obviously racist because they targeted women in headscarves and tried to tear them off. He argued it had the effect of helping jihadists "reach their goal, which is the stigmatising of Muslims leading to more individuals becoming radicalised". (more...)
Lekki toll gate shootings: No Governor controls engagement of Army - Sanwo-Olu
- October 23, 2020
The governor of Nigeria's most populous state, Lagos, has paid hospital visits to protesters who were injured in Tuesday night's shooting at Lekki area. Sanwo-Olu say im dey consider to ease curfew wey im put in place on Tuesday, hours before di shooting incident. Amnesty International estimates that 12 people died from the Lekki shooting and a similar one in Alausa, Ikeja. (more...)
- October 23, 2020
The governor of Nigeria's most populous state, Lagos, has paid hospital visits to protesters who were injured in Tuesday night's shooting at Lekki area. Sanwo-Olu say im dey consider to ease curfew wey im put in place on Tuesday, hours before di shooting incident. Amnesty International estimates that 12 people died from the Lekki shooting and a similar one in Alausa, Ikeja. (more...)
Lebanon's Hariri on course to be named PM
- October 23, 2020
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN)Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri , who was toppled in a popular uprising almost one year ago, has been tasked with forming the crisis-plagued country's next government. "We will contribute to maintain the positive climate", Mohammed Raad, head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc, told reporters after its MPs met Aoun at the presidential palace. (more...)
- October 23, 2020
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN)Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri , who was toppled in a popular uprising almost one year ago, has been tasked with forming the crisis-plagued country's next government. "We will contribute to maintain the positive climate", Mohammed Raad, head of Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc, told reporters after its MPs met Aoun at the presidential palace. (more...)
Pakistan Embassy expresses deep grief over loss of lives in Jalalabad stampede
- October 23, 2020
The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Afghanistan expresses its deep grief and sadness over the reports of loss of Afghan lives and injuring of people in a stampede at a stadium in Jalalabad , five (5) Km away from Pakistan Consulate in Jalalabad , where applicants for Pakistani visa were being gathered and organized by the provincial Afghan authorities. (more...)
- October 23, 2020
The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Afghanistan expresses its deep grief and sadness over the reports of loss of Afghan lives and injuring of people in a stampede at a stadium in Jalalabad , five (5) Km away from Pakistan Consulate in Jalalabad , where applicants for Pakistani visa were being gathered and organized by the provincial Afghan authorities. (more...)
Woman dies 2 months after being found alive at funeral home
- October 22, 2020
However, she was found to still be alive at a funeral home later. On Aug. 23, Southfield Fire Department paramedics responded to a home after receiving a call about an unresponsive woman. There, according to a Southfield Police report, "while they were picking up the body they noticed the patient's chest moving. the chest was rising and falling very fast and the patient gasped". (more...)
- October 22, 2020
However, she was found to still be alive at a funeral home later. On Aug. 23, Southfield Fire Department paramedics responded to a home after receiving a call about an unresponsive woman. There, according to a Southfield Police report, "while they were picking up the body they noticed the patient's chest moving. the chest was rising and falling very fast and the patient gasped". (more...)
Ghislaine Maxwell's 2016 deposition transcript has been unsealed
- October 22, 2020
In a ruling in July, US District Judge Loretta Preska said that the public's right to have access to the information carried heavier weight than the "annoyance or embarrassment" to Maxwell. "A$3 very small part of my job was from time to time to find adult professional massage therapists for Jeffrey", Maxwell said. During the deposition, lawyers repeatedly asked Maxwell whether Epstein had worked with any US intelligence agencies such as the CIA. (more...)
- October 22, 2020
In a ruling in July, US District Judge Loretta Preska said that the public's right to have access to the information carried heavier weight than the "annoyance or embarrassment" to Maxwell. "A$3 very small part of my job was from time to time to find adult professional massage therapists for Jeffrey", Maxwell said. During the deposition, lawyers repeatedly asked Maxwell whether Epstein had worked with any US intelligence agencies such as the CIA. (more...)
Ontario reports 841 new COVID-19 cases and another hospital outbreak
- October 22, 2020
What are the risk factors? These variables incorporated into the model include age, sex, ethnicity, level of deprivation, obesity, whether an individual lived in residential care or was homeless and a range of existing medical conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, respiratory disease and cancer. (more...)
- October 22, 2020
What are the risk factors? These variables incorporated into the model include age, sex, ethnicity, level of deprivation, obesity, whether an individual lived in residential care or was homeless and a range of existing medical conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, respiratory disease and cancer. (more...)
Canada: PM Trudeau avoids snap election in confidence vote
- October 22, 2020
Earlier in the day, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said that his party would not be the one to force Canadians to head to the polls during the second wave of COVID-19. That opened the door to speculation that he may support the motion and make the government fall. I think we can now all admit that the NDP under Singh is nothing but a Liberal branch plant. (more...)
- October 22, 2020
Earlier in the day, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said that his party would not be the one to force Canadians to head to the polls during the second wave of COVID-19. That opened the door to speculation that he may support the motion and make the government fall. I think we can now all admit that the NDP under Singh is nothing but a Liberal branch plant. (more...)
What's next for Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee
- October 22, 2020
The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman called Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett the "gold standard" for the highest court and said Democrats had their chance to vet her. The Democrat said he is "not a fan" of court-packing but it "depends on how this turns out - not how he wins, but how it's handled". Graham made no mention of the process ahead, if Democrats fail to show up. (more...)
- October 22, 2020
The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman called Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett the "gold standard" for the highest court and said Democrats had their chance to vet her. The Democrat said he is "not a fan" of court-packing but it "depends on how this turns out - not how he wins, but how it's handled". Graham made no mention of the process ahead, if Democrats fail to show up. (more...)
Third-Degree Murder Charges Dropped Against Former Officer Derek Chauvin
- October 22, 2020
KARE reports that all other charges against the defendants were not dismissed. In his ruling, Cahill said a third-degree murder charge was appropriate in cases in which a defendant's actions were "eminently risky to other persons" and were not specifically targeted at the person who died. (more...)
- October 22, 2020
KARE reports that all other charges against the defendants were not dismissed. In his ruling, Cahill said a third-degree murder charge was appropriate in cases in which a defendant's actions were "eminently risky to other persons" and were not specifically targeted at the person who died. (more...)
Trump Cuts 60 Minutes Interview Short, Calls It 'FAKE'
- October 22, 2020
Sources told Fox News that Stahl was "extremely hostile" and that she began the interview along the lines of "get ready for some tough questions". "Everyone should compare this bad Electoral Intrusion with the recent interviews of Sleepy Joe Biden ", he said . (more...)
- October 22, 2020
Sources told Fox News that Stahl was "extremely hostile" and that she began the interview along the lines of "get ready for some tough questions". "Everyone should compare this bad Electoral Intrusion with the recent interviews of Sleepy Joe Biden ", he said . (more...)
Epstein Confidant Ghislaine Maxwell's Deposition Is Unsealed
- October 22, 2020
The Duke was infamously photographed with his arm around Ms Giuffre - with Maxwell also in the picture which was taken at the socialite's home in the capital. Asked whether it was Epstein's "preference to start a massage with sex", Maxwell said: "I think you should ask that question of Jeffrey". In the transcripts, Maxwell repeatedly derided Giuffre, saying: "She has lied repeatedly". (more...)
- October 22, 2020
The Duke was infamously photographed with his arm around Ms Giuffre - with Maxwell also in the picture which was taken at the socialite's home in the capital. Asked whether it was Epstein's "preference to start a massage with sex", Maxwell said: "I think you should ask that question of Jeffrey". In the transcripts, Maxwell repeatedly derided Giuffre, saying: "She has lied repeatedly". (more...)
Post's reports on Hunter Biden emails thrive amid blocking
- October 22, 2020
The emails were allegedly obtained from a laptop computer dropped off and abandoned by Hunter Biden at a DE computer fix shop. Further, a federal law enforcement officer revealed to Fox News' Martha McCallum that Biden's emails are "authentic". (more...)
- October 22, 2020
The emails were allegedly obtained from a laptop computer dropped off and abandoned by Hunter Biden at a DE computer fix shop. Further, a federal law enforcement officer revealed to Fox News' Martha McCallum that Biden's emails are "authentic". (more...)
China angered by USA arms sales to Taiwan, threatens sanctions
- October 22, 2020
It hasn't detailed what form retaliation may take. Taiwan's Minister of National Defense Yen De-fa welcomed the latest United States arms sale earlier on Thursday, saying while Taiwan did not want to get involved in an arms race with China , it needed a credible military. (more...)
- October 22, 2020
It hasn't detailed what form retaliation may take. Taiwan's Minister of National Defense Yen De-fa welcomed the latest United States arms sale earlier on Thursday, saying while Taiwan did not want to get involved in an arms race with China , it needed a credible military. (more...)
Oxford's COVID-19 Vaccine Volunteer Dies
- October 22, 2020
Brazil's health authority said it was informed of the death of a participant earlier this week. Meanwhile, Moncef Slaoui, the head of Operation Warp Speed, said he expects the USA trials of vaccines made by AstraZeneca Plc and Johnson & Johnson to restart as soon as this week. (more...)
- October 22, 2020
Brazil's health authority said it was informed of the death of a participant earlier this week. Meanwhile, Moncef Slaoui, the head of Operation Warp Speed, said he expects the USA trials of vaccines made by AstraZeneca Plc and Johnson & Johnson to restart as soon as this week. (more...)
Latest news
Astrazeneca vaccine deliveries must be delivered, Commission says