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UN officials reported a fresh massacre of more than 60 people in Sudan's West Darfur, as the country's prime minister promised fresh troops for the conflict-stricken region. Attackers targeted members of the local Masalit community, looting and burning houses and part of the local market https://ift.tt/3g4mSKH https://ift.tt/3eZF4Uh https://ift.tt/3eZF4Uh https://ift.tt/3jHd5wf

https://ift.tt/3eZF4Uh Submitted July 26, 2020 at 07:26PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/3jHd5wf DoremusJessup

Malaysia arrests Bangladeshi migrant who criticised government on TV. Malaysian authorities say they have arrested a Bangladeshi man who criticised on television the country's treatment of undocumented migrants during the coronavirus pandemic. https://ift.tt/30QUhSN https://ift.tt/2WVAUXA https://ift.tt/2WVAUXA https://ift.tt/2OWvOFY

https://ift.tt/2WVAUXA Submitted July 25, 2020 at 08:15PM by mobile_website_25323 https://ift.tt/2OWvOFY mobile_website_25323

Global CO2 levels reach a new record high level in 2020. The growth increased despite the reduced global emissions during the traffic and industry slowdown from the Covid-19 pandemic. Compared to 2019, the CO2 levels have increased by at least 2-3 ppm (parts per million). https://ift.tt/32XSSwa https://ift.tt/3eWcjrv https://ift.tt/3eWcjrv https://ift.tt/2BuhKAj

https://ift.tt/3eWcjrv Submitted July 25, 2020 at 07:50PM by dragonking4444 https://ift.tt/2BuhKAj dragonking4444

Video witnessing of wills to be made legal in England and Wales during pandemic - On Saturday, ministers said wills witnessed in such a way will be deemed legal, providing the quality of sound and video is sufficient to see and hear what is happening at the time. https://ift.tt/3hBl0tg https://ift.tt/39uN4f4 https://ift.tt/39uN4f4 https://ift.tt/2EaivPZ

https://ift.tt/39uN4f4 Submitted July 25, 2020 at 10:12AM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2EaivPZ ManiaforBeatles

Trump eases controls on armed drone exports: The White House announced that President Donald Trump had approved a move to diverge partly from the 1987 Missile Technology Control Regime, in which 35 countries agreed to restrict the sales of unmanned weapons delivery systems https://ift.tt/32U2U1A https://ift.tt/3g1XFAC https://ift.tt/3g1XFAC https://ift.tt/2WSYWlW

https://ift.tt/3g1XFAC Submitted July 24, 2020 at 05:58PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2WSYWlW DoremusJessup

The bodies of 28 Sudanese army officers involved in a failed coup against former president Omar al-Bashir in 1990 have been found in a mass grave. It is the second mass grave discovered since Bashir was overthrown by the army during street protests last year https://ift.tt/3eX6lXA https://ift.tt/3eUV2PI https://ift.tt/3eUV2PI https://ift.tt/2ZU2LsK

https://ift.tt/3eUV2PI Submitted July 23, 2020 at 08:38PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2ZU2LsK DoremusJessup

"They're kidnapping people": "Trump's secret police" snatch Portland protesters into unmarked vans. A friend of mine know someone who's missing. He's just gone. BBC, NBC, ABC, no one will listen to them. No one's taking them seriously. People accuse Trump, but someone's kidnapping protesters. https://ift.tt/2BhWCxi https://ift.tt/3eAXtqh https://ift.tt/3eAXtqh https://ift.tt/3hj7Ssj

https://ift.tt/3eAXtqh Submitted July 18, 2020 at 09:00PM by Sexy_Pepper_Colony https://ift.tt/3hj7Ssj Sexy_Pepper_Colony

Gov't rethinks easing crowd limits at events as infections rise - The Japanese government is having second thoughts about relaxing the current restrictions on the number of spectators allowed to enter sporting and other major events, a senior government official said Saturday. https://ift.tt/3hfgsIE https://ift.tt/2CPoVTW https://ift.tt/2CPoVTW https://ift.tt/2CR7H92

https://ift.tt/2CPoVTW Submitted July 18, 2020 at 08:10PM by ManiaforBeatles https://ift.tt/2CR7H92 ManiaforBeatles

UN official warns of decades of tragedies if wealthy nations don't help poorer nations in global coronavirus fight | “Unless we act now, we should be prepared for a series of human tragedies, more brutal and more destructive than any of the direct impacts of the virus itself" https://ift.tt/2CczLnj https://ift.tt/394RIQy https://ift.tt/394RIQy https://ift.tt/30pnOTd

https://ift.tt/394RIQy Submitted July 18, 2020 at 07:31PM by down-with-stonks https://ift.tt/30pnOTd down-with-stonks

Israeli police fired water cannons to disperse anti-government protests attended by thousands, as public anger mounts over the handling of the coronavirus crisis. Demonstrators in Jerusalem and in Tel Aviv, voicing frustration over the government's response to a growing epidemic https://ift.tt/32yWG6L https://ift.tt/39bMQcE https://ift.tt/39bMQcE https://ift.tt/3eL83uS

https://ift.tt/39bMQcE Submitted July 18, 2020 at 06:56PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/3eL83uS DoremusJessup

WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases for second day in a row | Total global coronavirus cases surpassed 14 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally. The surge means that 1 million cases were reported in under 100 hours https://ift.tt/3eFaUp5 https://ift.tt/39aWDj9 https://ift.tt/39aWDj9 https://ift.tt/2WwGK12

https://ift.tt/39aWDj9 Submitted July 18, 2020 at 07:02PM by imrussellcrowe https://ift.tt/2WwGK12 imrussellcrowe

COVID catastrophe: British economy shrank by historic 19.1% during three-month lockdown https://ift.tt/3eAaTms https://ift.tt/3jePgf1 https://justthenews.com/world/europe/british-economy-shrank-historic-245-just-three-months-during-lockdown?utm_source=justthenews.com&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=external-news-aggregators https://ift.tt/3h5jPlo

https://justthenews.com/world/europe/british-economy-shrank-historic-245-just-three-months-during-lockdown?utm_source=justthenews.com&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=external-news-aggregators Submitted July 17, 2020 at 08:13PM by shezkay https://ift.tt/3h5jPlo shezkay

The United Nations held an unusual session Wednesday to express fears of "catastrophe" if a decaying oil tanker abandoned off Yemen's coast with 1.1 million barrels of crude on board ruptures into the Red Sea https://ift.tt/3j5n3qV https://ift.tt/3fB5qx1 https://ift.tt/3fB5qx1 https://ift.tt/390v3om

https://ift.tt/3fB5qx1 Submitted July 15, 2020 at 07:50PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/390v3om DoremusJessup

Thousands of demonstrators defied quarantine restrictions and marched on the Bolivian capital La Paz to protest against the government of interim President Jeanine Anez. The demonstration focused on worker grievances about health and education policies and massive layoffs https://ift.tt/32ko0Wq https://ift.tt/3j2QtWx https://ift.tt/3j2QtWx https://ift.tt/2ZtICKb

https://ift.tt/3j2QtWx Submitted July 14, 2020 at 07:20PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2ZtICKb DoremusJessup

Modi’s Slide Toward Autocracy | Through his wildly successful promotion of Hindutva ideology, Modi is poised to remake India into a Russian-style “managed democracy”—one retaining all the trappings of democracy while operating as a de facto autocracy. https://ift.tt/2ZprR2q https://ift.tt/2ZqlEDm https://ift.tt/2ZqlEDm https://ift.tt/3j0k7vS

https://ift.tt/2ZqlEDm Submitted July 13, 2020 at 08:13PM by MeanBalance https://ift.tt/3j0k7vS MeanBalance

The Arctic Ocean is dominated by an unusually persistent high-pressure system. It is accelerating the sea ice melt process and is starting to impact the important Transpolar Drift System, as indicated by the latest July data. https://ift.tt/2CoulFm https://ift.tt/3gSD4OS https://ift.tt/3gSD4OS https://ift.tt/3elJEvC

https://ift.tt/3gSD4OS Submitted July 11, 2020 at 08:04PM by dragonking4444 https://ift.tt/3elJEvC dragonking4444

Police respond to a shooting and hostage situation at a pentecostal church in Zuurbekom, Gauteng, South Africa. At least five people are killed. South African police free an undetermined number of hostages, and arrest more than 40 people. https://ift.tt/303NpB7 https://ift.tt/3fvUMHG https://ift.tt/3fvUMHG https://ift.tt/3gQPTtb

https://ift.tt/3fvUMHG Submitted July 11, 2020 at 06:59PM by Glad_Reporter_2559 https://ift.tt/3gQPTtb Glad_Reporter_2559

Police respond to a shooting and hostage situation at a pentecostal church in Zuurbekom, Gauteng, South Africa. At least five people are killed. South African police free an undetermined number of hostages, and arrest more than 40 people. https://ift.tt/2W7dldB https://ift.tt/2Wb7sMz https://ift.tt/2Wb7sMz https://ift.tt/3iS0XrV

https://ift.tt/2Wb7sMz Submitted July 11, 2020 at 06:59PM by Glad_Reporter_2559 https://ift.tt/3iS0XrV Glad_Reporter_2559

Bulgarian President Rumen Radev called on for the resignation of the "mafia-type" conservative government, which he blamed for ordering police raids on his offices this week. The president's legal affairs and anti-corruption secretary and his security and defense advisor were detained https://ift.tt/2OiME1j https://ift.tt/2ZiTV7B https://ift.tt/2ZiTV7B https://ift.tt/2OfBOcx

https://ift.tt/2ZiTV7B Submitted July 11, 2020 at 07:27PM by DoremusJessup https://ift.tt/2OfBOcx DoremusJessup