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About 10,000 join anti-government rally in Bangkok
- August 18, 2020
Opponents of Prayuth accuse him of maintaining the power he first seized in a 2014 coup through an election a year ago that was held under rules that favored him. On Sunday, some 50 royalist protesters carrying portraits of the king gathered at the Democracy Monument - the same venue where the anti-government rally will take place later in the day. (more...)
- August 18, 2020
Opponents of Prayuth accuse him of maintaining the power he first seized in a 2014 coup through an election a year ago that was held under rules that favored him. On Sunday, some 50 royalist protesters carrying portraits of the king gathered at the Democracy Monument - the same venue where the anti-government rally will take place later in the day. (more...)
USA arrests ex-CIA officer for spying for China
- August 18, 2020
Demers said in a statement. A naturalized USA citizen born in Hong Kong, Ma worked for the Central Intelligence Agency between 1982 and 1989, then moved to Shanghai. Prosecutors say their scheme began with meetings in Hong Kong in March 2001 during which the two former CIA officers provided classified knowledge to the foreign intelligence service. (more...)
- August 18, 2020
Demers said in a statement. A naturalized USA citizen born in Hong Kong, Ma worked for the Central Intelligence Agency between 1982 and 1989, then moved to Shanghai. Prosecutors say their scheme began with meetings in Hong Kong in March 2001 during which the two former CIA officers provided classified knowledge to the foreign intelligence service. (more...)
Belarusian leader offers to hand over power after referendum
- August 18, 2020
He warned Belarusians that their country would "die as a state" if new polls were held, Reuters also reported . In a video statement from Lithuania on Monday, Tsikhanouskaya said she was prepared to step in. Belarus' Ministry of Internal Affairs said about 7,000 protesters had been detained in different cities since August 9. The EU has now moved towards sanctions for the country. (more...)
- August 18, 2020
He warned Belarusians that their country would "die as a state" if new polls were held, Reuters also reported . In a video statement from Lithuania on Monday, Tsikhanouskaya said she was prepared to step in. Belarus' Ministry of Internal Affairs said about 7,000 protesters had been detained in different cities since August 9. The EU has now moved towards sanctions for the country. (more...)
Morneau Steps Down As Finance Minister
- August 18, 2020
Bill Morneau, Canada's minister of finance, arrives to a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. "It's really important for someone to want to be in this political role for the next period of time and that period of time will be very challenging", he said Monday evening. (more...)
- August 18, 2020
Bill Morneau, Canada's minister of finance, arrives to a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. "It's really important for someone to want to be in this political role for the next period of time and that period of time will be very challenging", he said Monday evening. (more...)
Coalition denies airstrike on Syrian troops after fight involving U.S. convoy
- August 18, 2020
The incident happened shortly after a USA patrol was prevented from passing by an army checkpoint in the area, Syrian state media said. State news agency SANA said one Syrian soldier was killed and two others wounded after they came under fire by coalition forces. (more...)
- August 18, 2020
The incident happened shortly after a USA patrol was prevented from passing by an army checkpoint in the area, Syrian state media said. State news agency SANA said one Syrian soldier was killed and two others wounded after they came under fire by coalition forces. (more...)
Appointed postal chief to testify amid fears over U.S. polls
- August 18, 2020
Recent media reports have pointed to the removal of mail sorting machines in various cities, as well as the removal of mailboxes from streets. "The American people want their mail, medicines, and mail-in ballots delivered in a timely way, and they certainly do not want drastic changes and delays in the midst of a global pandemic just months before the election", Maloney said in a statement . (more...)
- August 18, 2020
Recent media reports have pointed to the removal of mail sorting machines in various cities, as well as the removal of mailboxes from streets. "The American people want their mail, medicines, and mail-in ballots delivered in a timely way, and they certainly do not want drastic changes and delays in the midst of a global pandemic just months before the election", Maloney said in a statement . (more...)
Officials apologize and say charges will be dropped after Black reporter arrested
- August 18, 2020
Officials detailed Saturday's violence explaining how KDPS responded, how many arrests were made, and how some members on both sides were armed. Thomas also apologized for the arrest of an MLive reporter who was covering the protests . Portland Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Kalamazoo resident Adam Danis, who had a charge against him dismissed by the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor's Office, spoke with MLive Monday morning about his arrest Saturday. (more...)
- August 18, 2020
Officials detailed Saturday's violence explaining how KDPS responded, how many arrests were made, and how some members on both sides were armed. Thomas also apologized for the arrest of an MLive reporter who was covering the protests . Portland Police did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Kalamazoo resident Adam Danis, who had a charge against him dismissed by the Kalamazoo County Prosecutor's Office, spoke with MLive Monday morning about his arrest Saturday. (more...)
Surfer Repeatedly Punched A Great White Shark To Save His Wife's Life
- August 18, 2020
He and other beach-goers then helped her to shore, where she was treated by local paramedics and later flown to hospital. Surf Life Saving NSW chief executive Pearce explained that shark activity, around this time of the year, is followed by the migration of the whales. (more...)
- August 18, 2020
He and other beach-goers then helped her to shore, where she was treated by local paramedics and later flown to hospital. Surf Life Saving NSW chief executive Pearce explained that shark activity, around this time of the year, is followed by the migration of the whales. (more...)
Restaurant Apologizes After Asking Customers To Weigh Themselves
- August 18, 2020
Effective July 2018, access to full reports will only be available with a subscription. The restaurant, which was not named, had encouraged diners to use an app where they loaded their measurements. The apology, posted online, continued: "Our original intentions were to advocate stopping waste and ordering food in a healthy way". The popular Hunan chain Chuiyan Fried Beef asked customers to step on a scale to weigh themselves so that a guide could recommend dishes based on their weight. (more...)
- August 18, 2020
Effective July 2018, access to full reports will only be available with a subscription. The restaurant, which was not named, had encouraged diners to use an app where they loaded their measurements. The apology, posted online, continued: "Our original intentions were to advocate stopping waste and ordering food in a healthy way". The popular Hunan chain Chuiyan Fried Beef asked customers to step on a scale to weigh themselves so that a guide could recommend dishes based on their weight. (more...)
Australia reports most COVID deaths; New Zealand delays election
- August 18, 2020
New Zealand was set to go to the polls on September 19 but Ms Ardern chose to defer it by four weeks, responding to calls from the opposition and deputy leader Winston Peters. Meanwhile, Green Party co-leader James Shaw says calls for a delay to the election are politicking. She said that the current government's primary task is to fight the epidemic, and that she hopes to ensure that the elections are conducted fairly, and that voters have full opportunities to learn about the information ... (more...)
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- August 18, 2020
New Zealand was set to go to the polls on September 19 but Ms Ardern chose to defer it by four weeks, responding to calls from the opposition and deputy leader Winston Peters. Meanwhile, Green Party co-leader James Shaw says calls for a delay to the election are politicking. She said that the current government's primary task is to fight the epidemic, and that she hopes to ensure that the elections are conducted fairly, and that voters have full opportunities to learn about the information ... (more...)
Lewis County Announces 25 New COVID-19 Cases Since Friday
- August 18, 2020
Two more Snyder County cases have been confirmed at 124 overall and two deaths, and Montour County has one new case at 113 overall and three deaths. There have been 22 recoveries, leaving 15 active cases. Who is dying from COVID-19? There were 7,445 COVID-19 deaths in the state when the report was run at 11:59 p.m. (more...)
- August 18, 2020
Two more Snyder County cases have been confirmed at 124 overall and two deaths, and Montour County has one new case at 113 overall and three deaths. There have been 22 recoveries, leaving 15 active cases. Who is dying from COVID-19? There were 7,445 COVID-19 deaths in the state when the report was run at 11:59 p.m. (more...)
China slams U.S. for using digital gunboat diplomacy over TikTok
- August 18, 2020
Microsoft has been in talks with ByteDance to buy TikTok's operations in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand with a September 15 deadline for a deal. The US president has signalled that he could look to shut out more Chinese tech companies from the US. The U.K. government said in early August that it has no plans to block the ByteDance platform in the country. (more...)
- August 18, 2020
Microsoft has been in talks with ByteDance to buy TikTok's operations in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand with a September 15 deadline for a deal. The US president has signalled that he could look to shut out more Chinese tech companies from the US. The U.K. government said in early August that it has no plans to block the ByteDance platform in the country. (more...)
Hostage situation after Texas officers shot ends peacefully
- August 17, 2020
Police have been in negotiations with the man for more than 16 hours since the officers were wounded Sunday afternoon at the home in Cedar Park, interim police chief Mike Harmon said. Vehicles moved along one street that ran perpendicular to another, where orange cones had been placed to restrict traffic. Police are asking residents to "avoid Bagdad Road between Osage and New Hope". (more...)
- August 17, 2020
Police have been in negotiations with the man for more than 16 hours since the officers were wounded Sunday afternoon at the home in Cedar Park, interim police chief Mike Harmon said. Vehicles moved along one street that ran perpendicular to another, where orange cones had been placed to restrict traffic. Police are asking residents to "avoid Bagdad Road between Osage and New Hope". (more...)
'10 Times More Infectious' Mutation Now Found Spreading Beyond US and Europe
- August 17, 2020
In human cell cultures in a lab dish, Korber et al. showed that the G614 variant displayed increased infectivity than D614. According to several global studies, the G variant has become the "globally dominant form of SARS-CoV-2". The Department of Health ( DoH ) reported 3,314 new coronavirus infections on Monday, bringing the total to 164,474. According to the John Hopkin University tracker, 21,672,429 people have till now been infected, and 775,275 people have died around the world ... (more...)
- August 17, 2020
In human cell cultures in a lab dish, Korber et al. showed that the G614 variant displayed increased infectivity than D614. According to several global studies, the G variant has become the "globally dominant form of SARS-CoV-2". The Department of Health ( DoH ) reported 3,314 new coronavirus infections on Monday, bringing the total to 164,474. According to the John Hopkin University tracker, 21,672,429 people have till now been infected, and 775,275 people have died around the world ... (more...)
3rd body pulled from Lake Ontario in fewer than 48 hours
- August 17, 2020
The Toronto Police Marine Unit has recovered a body during their search for a 23-year-old man who went missing Saturday in Lake Ontario near Bluffer's Park. The boy's two rescuers are said to have been injured in the incident as well, receiving non-life-threatening injuries. Police were called to the area after a boater spotted a person in the water without vital signs. (more...)
- August 17, 2020
The Toronto Police Marine Unit has recovered a body during their search for a 23-year-old man who went missing Saturday in Lake Ontario near Bluffer's Park. The boy's two rescuers are said to have been injured in the incident as well, receiving non-life-threatening injuries. Police were called to the area after a boater spotted a person in the water without vital signs. (more...)
Spain's ex-king Juan Carlos in UAE since 3 August
- August 17, 2020
Spain's former King Juan Carlos waiting for Ecuador's President before a meeting at the Zarzuela Palace near Madrid on 24 April 2014. Spain's Supreme Court in June announced an investigation to determine whether the contract had involved the "crime of corruption in worldwide transactions" and whether Juan Carlos was legally responsible - but only for acts committed after his abdication in 2014, because of the immunity he enjoyed until then. (more...)
- August 17, 2020
Spain's former King Juan Carlos waiting for Ecuador's President before a meeting at the Zarzuela Palace near Madrid on 24 April 2014. Spain's Supreme Court in June announced an investigation to determine whether the contract had involved the "crime of corruption in worldwide transactions" and whether Juan Carlos was legally responsible - but only for acts committed after his abdication in 2014, because of the immunity he enjoyed until then. (more...)
United Kingdom government U-turns on England school exam grades after uproar
- August 17, 2020
This week, the Government is facing call to either postpone GCSE results day - due on Thursday - or allow students to choose their predicted grades or mock exam results instead. This year, with schools largely shut since March and no exams, education authorities in England ran the predicted grades through an algorithm, meant to standardize results, that compared them with schools' past performance. (more...)
- August 17, 2020
This week, the Government is facing call to either postpone GCSE results day - due on Thursday - or allow students to choose their predicted grades or mock exam results instead. This year, with schools largely shut since March and no exams, education authorities in England ran the predicted grades through an algorithm, meant to standardize results, that compared them with schools' past performance. (more...)
U.S., Canada extend ban on non-essential travel: DHS
- August 17, 2020
The border has been closed to non-essential travel since March to slow the spread of COVID-19. "We're taking this step to keep people in both our countries safe - because your health and safety is always our top priority", Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted Friday, according to Business Insider . (more...)
- August 17, 2020
The border has been closed to non-essential travel since March to slow the spread of COVID-19. "We're taking this step to keep people in both our countries safe - because your health and safety is always our top priority", Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted Friday, according to Business Insider . (more...)
Funnel Forms in Smoke From Tornado-Warned Loyalton Fire in California
- August 17, 2020
In 2018, the massive Carr Fire in California produced a vortex with winds clocked at 143 miles per hour by the National Weather Service (NWS), a wind speed equivalent to an EF-3 tornado on the Fujita scale. For the first time in history, a tornado warning has been issued for a likely *fire tornado*. It's burning east of the town of Loyalton. A red flag warning was issued for the San Francisco Bay Area and other parts of Central California through Sunday morning due to critical fire ... (more...)
- August 17, 2020
In 2018, the massive Carr Fire in California produced a vortex with winds clocked at 143 miles per hour by the National Weather Service (NWS), a wind speed equivalent to an EF-3 tornado on the Fujita scale. For the first time in history, a tornado warning has been issued for a likely *fire tornado*. It's burning east of the town of Loyalton. A red flag warning was issued for the San Francisco Bay Area and other parts of Central California through Sunday morning due to critical fire ... (more...)
TikTok ban gets extended to 90 days with new executive order
- August 17, 2020
Microsoft has expressed interest in purchasing TikTok , thus removing it from Chinese government influence and allowing it to continue operating in the United States . In his TikTok order, issued on Friday evening, Mr Trump said there was "credible evidence" that ByteDance might take action to hurt U.S. security. (more...)
- August 17, 2020
Microsoft has expressed interest in purchasing TikTok , thus removing it from Chinese government influence and allowing it to continue operating in the United States . In his TikTok order, issued on Friday evening, Mr Trump said there was "credible evidence" that ByteDance might take action to hurt U.S. security. (more...)
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