The number of coronavirus deaths in France is rising for the first time since the end of lockdown, the public health agency said Friday, warning that all outbreak indicators are worsening. The country recorded 13,215 new cases in 24 hours, said the agency — a new daily record since a widespread testing campaign was launched […]
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چین نے ہفتے کے روز کہا کہ اس نے باضابطہ طور پر ایک ایسا طریقہ کار نافذ کیا ہے جو اسے غیر ملکی اداروں کو محدود کرنے کے قابل بناتا ہے، یہ ایک بہت متوقع اقدام ہے جسے ٹیلی کام کمپنی ہواوے جیسی چینی کمپنیوں کے خلاف امریکی جرمانے کے جواب میں دیکھا جاتا ہے۔ وزارت تجارت کے ایک اعلان میں کسی مخصوص غیر ملکی اداروں کا ذکر نہیں کیا گیا، لیکن وسیع پیمانے پر ان عوامل کا ذکر کیا گیا جو متحرک کر سکتے ہیں […]
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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said European leaders “haven’t lifted a finger” to halt arms sales to Iran after they rejected a unilateral US declaration that UN sanctions on Tehran were back in force. The administration of President Donald Trump said the sanctions had been re-activated under the “snapback” mechanism in a […]
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Officers requested a “heat ray” weapon for possible use against protesters in a park next to the White House in June, a National Guard major has testified. Military police allegedly asked for the Active Denial System (ADS), which makes targets feel their skin is on fire. It was before authorities cleared Lafayette Square of demonstrators […]
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Talia Ellis and her family live on a farm in New South Wales, Australia. So they are perhaps not the most likely owners of a pub 1,800km (1,200 miles) away in outback Queensland. An Australian family has made news for their incredible story of perseverance and adventure when they traveled 1,800 kilometers to take over […]
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Police on the Greek island of Lesbos are moving thousands of migrants and refugees from the fire-gutted Moria camp to a new tent city nearby. Seventy female officers in protective suits were flown in to organise the transfer of women and children to the temporary Kara Tepe camp. On Wednesday four Afghan asylum seekers were […]
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Almost two million people in north-east England are expected to face local restrictions as coronavirus cases rise. Northumberland, Newcastle, Sunderland, North and South Tyneside, Gateshead and County Durham council areas are in discussions to get the measures. These may include pubs closing earlier and restrictions on households mixing. It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson […]
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امریکی محکمہ انصاف (DoJ) نے پانچ چینی اور دو ملائیشین مردوں پر 100 سے زائد کمپنیوں کو ہیک کرنے کا الزام عائد کیا ہے۔ DoJ نے کہا کہ ملائیشیا کے دو تاجروں نے خاص طور پر ویڈیو گیمز کی صنعت کو نشانہ بنانے کے لیے دو چینی ہیکرز کے ساتھ "سازش" کی۔ وہ دھوکہ دہی، ہیکنگ یا دیگر طریقوں سے گیم میں اشیاء اور کرنسی حاصل کرتے، […]
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The World Bank on Thursday said that the ongoing coronavirus pandemic threatens to diminish progress made in the last decade in improving child education and health, particularly in the poorest countries The conclusion comes in the Washington-based development lender’s Human Capital Index for 2020, which ranks countries on how well children are prepared for the […]
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President Trump has dismissed concerns over climate change on a visit to fire-ravaged California, telling an official there it would “start getting cooler”. Blazes in California, Oregon and Washington state have burned almost 2m hectares (5m acres) of land and killed at least 36 people since early August. Climate change sceptic Mr Trump blames the […]
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