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The founder of one of Russia’s largest cybersecurity companies has been arrested on suspicion of state treason and will be held in a notorious prison run by the security services for the next two... read more .

A group of New York City public school teachers who refuse COVID-19 inoculation have asked the Supreme Court to block a vaccine mandate set to... read more .

 Dozens of masked Israeli settlers lead an organized assault on the Palestinian village of Mufagara, beating and stoning residents while wreaking havoc home by home.  Read more .

 The New York City Health Department is warning residents against using traditional ceramic ware for cooking or serving food or drinks after the agency recorded more than a dozen cases of... read more .

Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government is declaring them extinct.  Read more.

 Lucid Group Inc said on Tuesday it will start delivering its luxury electric sedans with a Tesla-beating driving range in... read more .

The NBA announced on Wednesday that it will withhold pay for unvaccinated players who miss games this season. “Any player who elects not to comply with local vaccination mandates will not be paid for games that he misses,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement.  Read more .

 A 715-km (440-mile) power line in Brazil's Amazon region has received an environmental permit so that construction can move ahead, companies behind the project said on... read more .

 Hats off to Rivian. Until 2018, almost no one had heard of the company. Now, it has brought the first battery electric pickup truck to market ahead of electric vehicle giant Tesla and just-plain-giant Ford, and this vehicle is aimed at a distinct buyer when compared to the everyman F-150 Lightning or the Mars colonist's Cybertruck.  Read more.

YouTube will block all anti-vaccine content, moving beyond its ban on false information about the COVID vaccines to include content that contains misinformation about other... read more .

The Taliban are already restricting women’s rights in Afghanistan — just a month since they overran the capital of Kabul — by blocking female students from returning to schools and universities, and telling many women workers to stay home. The new Taliban government has closed the Ministry of Women’s Affairs that was established soon after the Taliban were toppled in 2001, and replaced it with the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, ​​charged with enforcing... read more .

Greece has announced a deal to buy between six and eight French-built warships accompanied by a strategic defence partnership with France, a move the... read more .

Independent investigators find 83 alleged cases of sexual abuse during the global health agency’s response to an Ebola outbreak in the... read more .

 Liberals on Tuesday fired a shot across the bow at Democratic leaders by warning that a bipartisan infrastructure bill cannot pass the House as long as Senate centrists remain noncommittal on the larger social benefits.. .read more .

 This village in the northern occupied West Bank has held protests every weekend for the past 10 years against the... read more .

 Zemari Ahmadi – a father, brother and son – was running his usual errands on August 29. For years, the veteran aid worker had spent much of his time and energy delivering food and canisters of water to... read more.

 Petrol pumps in English cities are running dry after panic buying worsened shortages caused by a lack of truckers.  Read more .

Archaeologists in Morocco have identified clothesmaking tools fashioned from bone dating back 120,000 years, the oldest ever found, one of the researchers said.  REad more.

 Qatar Airways reported on Monday that its annual revenue loss topped $4bn, and its passenger numbers plunged by 82 percent year... read more.

 Britain will issue up to 10,500 temporary work visas to lorry drivers and poultry workers to ease chronic staff shortages, the government announced Saturday, in a U-turn on... read more .

 The former Ivorian first lady Simone Gbagbo attended a launch event of a political movement to support her, a step further towards creating her own political party for the 2025 presidential election.  Read more .

 New York Governor Kathy Hochul is considering employing the National Guard and out-of-state medical workers to fill hospital staffing shortages with tens of thousands of workers possibly losing their jobs for not... read more .

 Nearly two-thirds of Swiss voters backed the introduction of same-sex marriage in a referendum held Sunday, with campaigners calling it a historic moment for gay rights in Switzerland.  Read more .

 One year after its aging equipment sparked a wildfire that killed four people in Northern California, Pacific Gas & Electric on Friday was hit with 31 charges, including 11 felonies, by a county prosecutor who... read more .

 BP said nearly a third of its British petrol stations had run out of the two main grades of fuel on Sunday as panic buying forced the government to suspend competition laws... read more .

 Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi Di Maio has said the Taliban government in Afghanistan could not be recognised but said Afghans should start receiving the financial support that was frozen after the... read more.

Iceland looked to have elected a woman-majority parliament but a recount of votes on Sunday showed there will still be more men than women in the... read more .

Germany's Social Democrats narrowly won Sunday's national election, projected results showed, and claimed a "clear mandate" to lead a government for the first time since 2005 and to... read more .

Cannabis entrepreneurs spent decades longing for Washington’s blessing — but now a vocal corner of the industry is afraid federal marijuana legalization poses an existential threat.  Read more .

 Five Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli army during overnight military raids that led to armed confrontations on Sunday in the... read mor e.

 Iceland’s national election has, for the first time, seen more women than men elected to a European parliament.  Read more .

 Lewis Hamilton has become the first Formula One driver to win 100 races with victory in the Russian Grand Prix to retake the championship lead... read more .

 China presents a significant threat, believes former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Which is why, he says, the West must work together rather than engage in the kind of bickering triggered by the recent submarine deal... read more .

 HBO host Bill Maher fired back at “The View” host Whoopi Goldberg on Friday after Goldberg criticized his comments regarding the NFL playing “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” known as the... read more .

 It’s not often that good news comes out of the Middle East. For decades, this region has dominated the headlines of international politics, and usually, it hasn’t... read more .

 ew York City schools have been temporarily blocked from enforcing a vaccine mandate for its teachers and other workers by a federal appeals judge just days before it was... read more .

 The first phase of the reconstruction process will soon begin in the Gaza Strip four months after Israel’s deadly offensive.  Read more.

 After he defeated Donald Trump, many Europeans hailed Biden as a conquering hero — the quiet, cool kid who kicked the loudmouth bully out of the playground.  Read more .

 When 24-year-old Shilan Ahmad arrived to start work at a nursery in Erfurt, Germany, she was immediately turned away.  REad more.

 The global climate strike led by a generation of youths starts this Friday and is expected to take place at more than 1,400 locations.  Read more.

 Clearview AI, the controversial facial recognition company that scrapes public images from social media to aid law enforcement probes, has subpoenaed internal documents from some of the... read mor e.

 A powerhouse DC lobbying firm has formally cut ties with the Saudi government office implicated in the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The move comes after an advocacy group Khashoggi founded launched a campaign to... read mor e.

 Whenever a plastic bag or bottle degrades, it breaks into ever smaller pieces that work their way into nooks in the environment. When you wash synthetic fabrics, tiny plastic fibers break loose and flow out to sea. When you drive, plastic bits fly off your tires and brakes. That’s why literally everywhere scientists... read more .

 The House cleared bipartisan legislation on Tuesday that would authorize payments to government employees injured by anomalous health... read more .

 Once more the plight of Haitian refugees tests the measure of this administration’s and this country’s humanity. Will the U.S. simply dump thousands of the displaced in a country that has no... read more .

 The board of trustees of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning has voted to ban public universities from mandating the COVID-19 vaccine.  Read more .

 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called on the Biden administration Tuesday to halt the deportation of Haitian migrants.  Read more .

 With millions of people across the United States facing lapsed eviction moratoria, joblessness, and expired unemployment benefits as the coronavirus pandemic drags on, U.S. Rep. Cori Bush and Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday unveiled a bill to help keep renters in their homes.  Read more.

September 17 is Constitution Day, marking the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. Schools often trace the intellectual lineage of the Constitution from ancient Athens through the European Enlightenment. But Robert Miller, a legal scholar, tribal court... read more .

France has cancelled a meeting between Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly and her British counterpart planned for this week after Australia scrapped a submarine order with Paris in favour of... read more .

Fewer than 5,000 Hong Kong people from mostly pro-establishment circles began voting on Sunday for candidates to an election committee, vetted as loyal... read more .

U.S. authorities have moved 3,300 migrants in the last two days from a Texas border city where thousands of mostly... read more .

French Ambassador to Australia Jean-Pierre Thébault publicly chided Australia on Saturday for canceling a multibillion-euro submarine contract with Paris after striking up a strategic partnership with the U.S. and the U.K.  Read more .

Facing unrelenting criticism over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Biden Administration is insisting that the United States will maintain a... read more.

Thousands of migrants and refugees have gathered under the bridge that connects Del Rio in Texas and Mexico’s Ciudad Acuña, creating a makeshift camp with few basic services in... read more .

The Italian government approved on Thursday some of the strictest anti-COVID measures in the world,making it obligatory for all workers either to show proof of vaccination, a negative test or recent recovery... read more .

It was a routine bike ride around the neighborhood that landed Zachary McCoy in the crosshairs of the Gainesville, Florida , police department.  REad more.

Cancelled during last summer’s protests, the much-maligned reality series will return – a sadly predictable sign of a too-brief cultural reckoning... read more .  

The Justice Department on Tuesday announced a ban on "carotid restraints, chokeholds and "no-knock" entries for its law enforcement agencies unless the... read more .

 The U.K. Houses of Parliament decided Tuesday to bar China's ambassador to the country in retaliation over Beijing imposing sanctions on British MPs earlier this year.  Read more .

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday that the state would replace the "outdated" Florida Standards Assessment (FSA) with a progress monitoring system that... read more .

Israeli state-owned defence contractor Israel Aerospace Industries has unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot it says can patrol battle zones, track infiltrators and open fire.  REad more .

The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, has announced she will run for president in next year’s election, joining a growing list of challengers to centrist incumbent Emmanuel Macron.  Read more.

Women in Afghanistan can continue to study in universities, including at the postgraduate level, but classrooms will be gender-segregated and head coverings will be compulsory.  Read more .

U.S. heath regulators said children in clinical trials testing COVID-19 vaccines should be monitored for at least two months for side effects, suggesting that the agency is considering a quicker path to authorize the... read more .

Japan and Vietnam have agreed to step up cooperation amid worries about China’s growing military influence, signing a new deal that enables the export of Japanese-made defence equipment and technology to Hanoi. Read more .

A new investigation from The Guardian pulls no punches while detailing Google's treatment of temporary workers, saying, "Google has been illegally underpaying thousands of temporary workers in dozens of... read more.

A panel of federal judges reversed course Friday and blocked a Tennessee restriction that outlaws abortions because of a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome, or because of... read more .

A state appeals court ruled on Friday in favor of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, issuing a stay in a case that effectively reinstates his ban on mask mandates in the...read more.

China made an unprecedented intervention in the global oil market, releasing crude from its strategic reserve for the first time with the explicit aim of lowering prices.  Read more .

Three Vermont state troopers have resigned amid an investigation into allegations relating to fake COVID-19 vaccination cards.  Read mor e.

The world’s largest plant designed to suck carbon dioxide out of the air and turn it into rock has started running, the companies behind the project said on Wednesday.  Read more.

 Exposure to noise from road traffic and railways is associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to the largest study of its kind.  Read more .

A photograph from 1940 shows three conquering Nazis in Paris against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower. Within a few years one of these men, Adolf Hitler, was dead by his own hand; another, Albert Speer, was writing his memoirs in Spandau prison, having eluded a death... read more.

A sharply and bitterly divided U.S. Supreme Court has declined to block a novel Texas law that opponents say could effectively outlaw abortion in the state.  Read more .

Adult film actor Ron Jeremy leveraged the novelty of his celebrity to meet and often isolate women whom he raped and sexually assaulted, using the same tactics for years, according to grand jury testimony from... read more .

The quest to form a more perfect union “acknowledges our imperfections, acknowledges that we’re not perfect,”  Secretary of State Antony Blinken vouchsafes in presage of a Chinese retort of hypocrisy when confronting his Chinese counterparts regarding human rights abuses in China. Read more .

Beyoncé and Jay-Z recently appeared in a new campaign from Tiffany & Co. that featured a never-before-seen Basquiat original, and friends of the artist aren’t happy about it.  Read more .

A “furious” Las Vegas mom is calling for the resignation of a substitute teacher who allegedly taped a face mask to her 9-year-old son after he forgot to wear it in class.  Read more.

The Taliban has announced the names of several acting cabinet ministers of a new caretaker government in Afghanistan led by Mohammad Hasan Akhund.  Read more.

A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to jail for five years for flouting Covid-19 rules and spreading the virus. A court found Le Van Tri guilty of "transmitting dangerous infectious diseases" to eight people, one of whom eventually died.  Read more .  

A statute of Christopher Columbus in Mexico City will be replaced with one honoring Indigenous women.  Read more.

In an extended conversation with Spencer Ackerman, the Pulitzer Prize-winning national security reporter, he examines the connection he sees between the rise of right-wing extremism in the United States and the so-called war on terror, which he writes about in his new book, “Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump.” He begins his book with... read more .

Eight people were shot, one fatally, after a man opened fire after being kicked out of a nightclub in Kansas, police said.  Read more .

In July 2021, an investigation by a consortium of media outlets revealed that several governments used phone malware supplied by an Israeli firm to spy on journalists, activists, opposition figures and heads of state. The revelation that Pegasus spyware, developed by Israel-based NSO Group, has been used to... read more.

 A n ex-Marine sharpshooter who is accused of killing four people in Florida says “voices” told him to shoot people.  Read more.

A former Georgia prosecutor was indicted Thursday on misconduct charges alleging she used her position to shield the men who chased and killed... read more.

Dozens of women took to the streets of the capital on Saturday to demand their right to work, a role in any future government, and a seat at the... read more .

D avid, 23, admits that he felt a twinge of relief when the first wave of Covid-19 shut down his Arlington, Virginia, office. A recent college graduate, he was new to the job and struggled to click with his teammates. Maybe, he thought, this would be a nice... read more .

 The August job gains were somewhat weaker than expected; although it is not clear that it should be viewed as a seriously negative report. The 235,000 figure is less than half of what most forecasters had been... read more .

Social media giant founded by Mark Zuckerberg apologises for ‘clearly unacceptable error’ but has previously faced allegations of racial bias.  Read more .

China ordered broadcasters on Thursday to shun artists with "incorrect political positions" and "effeminate" styles, and said a patriotic atmosphere needed to be cultivated, widening a crackdown on... read more .

Videos shared on the Chinese social media Douyin show bank staff in a village in China scanning the faces of elderly people, which would then allow them to access their pension and health insurance. The use of facial recognition to access bank services is becoming more and more... read more .

Flash flooding killed at least 44 people in four Northeastern states as remnants of Hurricane Ida unleashed torrential rains that swept away cars, submerged New York City subway lines and... read more .

Chinese firm Sinovac’s decision to set up a COVID-19 vaccine plant in Chile is the latest example of growing trade between the two countries.  Read more .

Apple announced on Friday that it would delay its plan to scan iPhone users' libraries for images of child sex abuse.  Read more.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) announced Wednesday that three police officers and two paramedics have been charged in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man.  Read more.  

In a bid to keep the coronavirus out of the country, Australia’s federal and state governments imposed draconian restrictions on its citizens. Prime Minister Scott Morrison knows that the burden is too heavy... read more .

A pair of climate advocacy groups on Friday announced lawsuits against BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen for fueling the climate emergency, hoping to force the German carmakers to stop selling internal combustion vehicles and... read more .

Police in Norway have seized nearly 100 Mesopotamian archaeological artefacts, reported missing by Iraqi authorities, from a collector.  Read more .

  A union representing thousands of Southwest Airlines pilots has sued the company over alleged changes to employment rules, pay rates and other working conditions... read more .