The R number has risen above 1 for the first time since March, which indicates that COVID-19 cases are now growing exponentially across the country. The latest estimate is between 1.0 and 1.2, which represents the...
President of Belarus to meet Putin amid brutal crackdown on protesters
Alexander Lukashenko will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi to discuss their countries’ “strategic partnership”, the Kremlin has said. Mr Putin has emerged as a key ally to the embattled...
Half a million people evacuated in Oregon over US wildfires
Homes, streets, and in some cases entire towns have been destroyed by wildfires raging across the US West Coast. In Oregon, half a million people – 10 percent of the state’s population – have been...
‘This is not the US’ | Spanish cop kneels on teen’s neck for allegedly wearing his mask wrong
A Spanish police officer was filmed restraining a 14-year-old boy by pressing his knee down on the teen’s neck for allegedly wearing his face mask around his neck.
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Rio Tinto executives sacked over destruction of historic site
Australian indigenous groups have welcomed the resignation of Rio Tinto’s CEO and two top lieutenants over the mining giant’s destruction of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site to expand an iron ore mine in Australia. The...