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Monday 31 August 2020
A Long History of Language That Incites and Demonizes
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‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt
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Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia
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Frustrated by Election Boycott, Venezuela’s Leader Pardons 100 Opponents
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A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings
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Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.
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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Captcha Alternatives?
Ask HN: Captcha Alternatives?
51 by ev1 | 42 comments on Hacker News.
TLDR: I help with a gaming community-related site that is being targetted by a script kiddie, they are registering hundreds of thousands of accounts on our forums to 'protest' a cheating (aimbot) ban. They then post large ASCII art spam, giant shock images (the first one started after we blocked new accounts from posting [img]), the usual. Currently we use a simple question/answer addon at registration time - it works against all untargeted bots and is just a little "what is 4 plus six" or "what is the abbreviation for this website" type of question. It's worked fine for years and we don't really get general untargeted spam. I am somewhat ethically disinclined to use reCAPTCHA, and there are some older members that can't reasonably solve hcaptcha easily. Same for using heavy fingerprinting or other privacy invading methods. It's also donation-run, so enterprise services that would block something like this (such as Distil) are both out of budget and out of ethics. Is there a way I can possibly solve this? Negotiation is not really an option on the table, the last time one of the other volunteers responded at all we got a ~150Gbps volumetric attack. I've tried some basic things, like requiring cookie and JS support via middleware; they moved from a Java HTTP-library script to some kind of Selenium equivalent afterward. They also use a massive amount of proxies, largely compromised machines being sold for abuse.
51 by ev1 | 42 comments on Hacker News.
TLDR: I help with a gaming community-related site that is being targetted by a script kiddie, they are registering hundreds of thousands of accounts on our forums to 'protest' a cheating (aimbot) ban. They then post large ASCII art spam, giant shock images (the first one started after we blocked new accounts from posting [img]), the usual. Currently we use a simple question/answer addon at registration time - it works against all untargeted bots and is just a little "what is 4 plus six" or "what is the abbreviation for this website" type of question. It's worked fine for years and we don't really get general untargeted spam. I am somewhat ethically disinclined to use reCAPTCHA, and there are some older members that can't reasonably solve hcaptcha easily. Same for using heavy fingerprinting or other privacy invading methods. It's also donation-run, so enterprise services that would block something like this (such as Distil) are both out of budget and out of ethics. Is there a way I can possibly solve this? Negotiation is not really an option on the table, the last time one of the other volunteers responded at all we got a ~150Gbps volumetric attack. I've tried some basic things, like requiring cookie and JS support via middleware; they moved from a Java HTTP-library script to some kind of Selenium equivalent afterward. They also use a massive amount of proxies, largely compromised machines being sold for abuse.
Coronavirus live news: WHO says states can't 'pretend pandemic is over', French cases rise 50% in August
Hong Kong to launch mass testing; India’s economy shrinks nearly 24%; Spain cases jump 23,000 since Friday. Follow the latest
- US tops 6m cases as some states post record daily totals
- When will a coronavirus vaccine be ready?
- Portugal may go back on UK’s quarantine list as cases rise
- World map: which countries have most cases?
- See all our coronavirus coverage
France’s new Covid-19 infections surged by almost 50% in August, hitting 281,025 cases, versus 187,919 at the end of July.
New cases in August increased on average by a record 3,003 every day, a figure four times higher than July’s average increase of 746 per day.
The World Health Organization has urged governments to engage with people demonstrating against Covid-19 restrictions and listen to their concerns, but stressed protesters needed to understand the virus was dangerous.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus voiced understanding for the growing frustration felt as people continue to have to deal with restrictions eight months into the pandemic.
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India mourns former president Pranab Mukherjee amid Covid crisis
Prime minister Narendra Modi praises ‘wise counsel’ of Congress party figure who tested positive for coronavirus during surgery for blood clot
Former Indian president Pranab Mukherjee, a senior leader of the Congress party who served in multiple cabinets during five decades in politics, has died. He was 84.
Mukherjee had emergency surgery for a blood clot in his brain on 10 August at Delhi’s Army Hospital Research and Referral after a fall. The hospital said he tested positive for Covid-19 after the surgery and his condition was critical.
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Ron Jeremy: adult film star charged with 20 new rape and sexual assault counts
Charges involving 12 women and a teenager bring total number of alleged victims to 17 over 16 years
The adult film star Ron Jeremy was charged on Monday with 20 new counts of rape or sexual assault involving 12 women and a teenage girl, the Los Angeles district attorney’s office said.
The charges come two months after the 67-year-old was charged with the rape of three women and the sexual assault of a fourth in incidents dating back to 2014.
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BTS: K-pop stars become first all-South Korean act to top US singles charts
Dynamite, the boy band’s first single sung completely in English, has nabbed the No 1 spot from Cardi B’s WAP
The K-pop sensation BTS have become the first all-South Korean act to rule the top US singles chart, the industry tracker Billboard announced Monday, with their English-language Dynamite hitting No 1.
It’s another milestone cementing the seven-member boy band’s global dominance, just hours after BTS beat US heavyweights including Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift to score the best pop award at Sunday’s MTV Video Music awards.
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Bronze age Britons made keepsakes from parts of dead relatives, archaeologists say
Pieces of bone were turned into ornaments, and may have been placed on display
Bronze age Britons remembered the dead by keeping and curating bits of their bodies, and even turning them into instruments and ornaments, according to new research on the remains.
Archaeologists found that pieces of bone buried with the dead were often from people who had died decades earlier, suggesting their remains had been kept for future generations, as keepsakes or perhaps for home display.
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Trump defends supporters accused in deadly clashes
The US president suggests right-wing activists in Wisconsin and Oregon acted in self-defence.
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Hundreds of migrants still dying in Med five years since 2015
Five years on from the migrant crisis of 2015 hundreds are still dying in the Mediterranean.
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Still ill with coronavirus six months later: 'I have no idea how to get better'
For some people Covid just will not go away – one woman’s Instagram diary of her long-haul illness.
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Rival powers jockey for the lead in hypersonic aircraft
The US, China and Russia are pouring money into aircraft that can fly at five times the speed of sound.
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Prashant Bhushan: India finds an unlikely hero in lawyer-activist
Prashant Bhushan refused to apologise to the Supreme Court and got a symbolic one-rupee fine.
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Sunday 30 August 2020
100,000 Gather In Minsk To Protest Against Belarus President Lukashenko
DW: Belarus: Thousands defy ban to protest Lukashenko on his birthday
Lukashenko's opponents defied a police ban to stage a massive anti-government rally on the strongman's birthday. Some 125 people were arrested after trying to join the Minsk event.
Belarusian police on Sunday detained 125 protesters who had gathered in central Minsk, according to the Interior Ministry, as an unauthorized demonstration against President Alexander Lukashenko went ahead as planned.
Opposition sources estimated some 100,000 protesters marched through the Belarusian capital. Many of the participants carried placards mocking Lukashenko, who turned 66 on Sunday.
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WNU Editor: Putin wants something for his support .... Putin and Lukashenko plan to meet in Moscow - Kremlin (Reuters).
Update: Here is a photo-gallery from today's protests .... People Take To The Streets Again In Belarus For 'Peace And Independence March' (RFE).
More News On Today's Protests In Belarus
Huge protest on Belarus leader’s birthday demands he resign -- AP
Tens of thousands march in Belarus capital despite massive police presence -- France 24
Belarus protest: Mass rally keeps pressure on Lukashenko -- BBC
Protesters crowd Minsk as Belarus leader gets birthday call from Putin -- Reuters
Belarus: Thousands defy ban to protest Lukashenko on his birthday -- DW
Belarus protesters defy crackdown to march again through Minsk -- The Guardian
Belarusian police detain 125 protesters during rally in Minsk: RIA -- Reuters
Belarus: Tens of thousands rally in opposition march, dozens held -- Al Jazeera
Belarus cracks down on journalists, 2 AP staff deported -- AP
Belarus revokes accreditations of journalists covering protests for foreign media -- Reuters
Putin passes on 'warm wishes' to embattled Lukashenko, as tanks are seen in Minsk amid protests -- CNN
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Leaders resign after 'Golfgate' scandal highlights hypocrisy
EU Commissioner Phil Hogan, who resigned from his post for breaking Ireland's coronavirus restrictions by attending a political golf society event with 80 other people, was just the latest member of the political elites to be caught flouting the rules. CNN's Salma Abdelaziz
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Number of US coronavirus cases nears six million: Live news
Several US states report record daily infections; New Zealand eases restrictions and makes masks compulsory.
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Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race
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Tories warn Rishi Sunak amid Covid tax hike rumours
Several Conservative backbenchers argue that focus must be on supporting a continued economic recovery
The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has been urged not to introduce tax hikes in his November budget by Conservative backbenchers who argue they would damage economic recovery.
The intervention followed speculation the Treasury could raise £20bn through extra levies to deal with the fallout from Covid-19.
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Beirut blast: ambassador firms as Lebanon's next PM ahead of Macron visit
Mustapha Adib, the ambassador to Germany, is backed by four former prime ministers as French president flies in to press for new political pact
Lebanon’s ambassador to Germany could become the crisis-stricken country’s next prime minister after getting the support of senior Sunni politicians.
Mustapha Adib was named by four former prime ministers on the eve of binding consultations between the president and parliamentary blocs on their choice for the post.
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Norway bunker partygoers poisoned with carbon monoxide
More than 20 people were hospitalised after attending the party in the Norwegian capital Oslo.
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Covid-19 Coronavirus Cases Top 25 Million Globally. India Emerging As A New Epicenter
CNBC: Coronavirus cases surpass 25 million as pandemic strains nations around the world
* The number of reported Covid-19 cases across the globe have surpassed 25 million, with the U.S., Brazil and India leading the total count, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
* The U.S., Mexico and Brazil represent more than 40% of the global death toll, according to Johns Hopkins.
* Reported Covid-19 cases first surpassed 10 million in late June, then reached 20 million just over six weeks later on Aug. 10, according to Johns Hopkins data.
The number of reported Covid-19 cases across the globe has surpassed 25 million, with the U.S., Brazil and India leading the grim count, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The coronavirus has killed more than 843,000 people worldwide since it emerged from Wuhan, China, late last year, with the Americas reporting the bulk of fatalities. The U.S., Mexico and Brazil represent more than 40% of the global death toll, according to Johns Hopkins.
Reported Covid-19 cases first surpassed 10 million in late June, then reached 20 million just over six weeks later on Aug. 10, according to Johns Hopkins data.
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Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Updates -- August 30, 2020
Global coronavirus cases surpass 25 million: Reuters tally -- Reuters
Confirmed global coronavirus cases top 25 million -- France 24
How the world reached 25 million coronavirus cases -- Al Jazeera
Global coronavirus cases hit 25 million as India sets grim record with 78,761 recorded infections in one day -- Daily Mail
Coronavirus Cases Top 25 Million Globally As India Emerges As A New Epicenter -- NPR
India records world’s biggest single-day jump in virus cases -- AP
India sets global record with single-day rise in coronavirus cases -- Reuters
U.S. coronavirus cases approach 6 million as Midwest, schools face outbreaks -- Reuters
Coronavirus: India surpasses US for highest single-day rise in Covid-19 cases -- BBC
European Leaders Weigh New Lockdowns as Cases Rise -- NYT
French virus surge threatens nationwide back-to-school plan -- AP
UK records 1,715 daily confirmed cases of COVID-19 -- Reuters
Mutated coronavirus strain found in Indonesia as cases jump -- Reuters
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Is Canada Heading Down The Same Violent Path As The US?
WNU Editor: The above commentator is still optimistic that we will not head down the same path of the US. I disagree. I like Anthony Furey, but we are going down that path. Canada's major news broadcasters have been pushing a pro-BLM/race agenda non-stop since the killing of George Floyd, and any opposition is not tolerated.That was reflected from what I saw on the streets of Montreal yesterday .... Statue Of Canada's First Prime Minister Toppled Down In Montreal.
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Letter from Africa: Why Kenyans are no longer cheering their constitution
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Jon Rahm Sinks a Big Putt to Win Playoff at the BMW Championship
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Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain
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Portland mayor Ted Wheeler to Trump: 'Stay the hell out of the way' – video
The mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler, launched a searing attack against Donald Trump on Sunday, saying the US president is inciting violence in his city. 'It's you [Trump] who have created the hate and division,' Wheeler said. Trump responded to the comments with a series of counterattacks on Twitter
• Fatal shooting in Portland as Trump supporters confront BLM protesters
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New Zealand's astounding wealth gap challenges our 'fair go' identity | Max Rashbrooke
New data shows the richest 1% are worth 68 times more than a typical New Zealander
The extent of wealth inequality in supposedly egalitarian New Zealand has been laid bare by figures showing the wealthiest individuals have over NZ$140bn (US$93bn) stashed away in trusts – and overall have nearly 70 times more assets than the typical Kiwi.
The new data, drawn from the 2017-18 Household Economic Survey, are likely to underestimate true inequality, as the ultra-wealthy are generally reluctant to take part in such surveys.
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Mauritius oil spill: 'We want to protect our island'
Young locals are helping to prevent environmental damage after an oil leak from a ship that ran aground.
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Europe's migrant crisis: The year that changed a continent
More than a million people arrived in Europe in 2015. Five years on, we reflect on what's changed.
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The search engine boss who wants to help us all plant trees
Christian Kroll is the boss of Ecosia, which donates 80% of its profits to tree-planting projects.
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Letter from Africa: Why Kenyans are no longer cheering their constitution
It is a time of reflection 10 years after the country was promised a rebirth, writes Waihiga Mwaura.
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Saturday 29 August 2020
California moves to consider reparations for slavery
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How to Build a Catapult From Newspaper
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Phoenix Settles With Black Family After Police Drew Guns Over Reported Doll Theft
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Covid-19 Coronavirus Cases Are Rising In Europe. But Fewer People Are Dying
Washington Post: Case numbers rise again in Europe but with fewer deaths
Coronavirus cases are surging again in Europe after months of relative calm, but the second wave looks different from the first: Fewer people are dying, and the newest and mostly younger victims of the pandemic need less medical treatment.
Unlike the initial hit of the pandemic this spring, which overwhelmed hospitals and turned nursing homes into grim mortuaries, the European resurgence of recent weeks has not forced as many people into medical wards.
But the increase is widespread, and it is unsettling societies that had hoped the worst was behind them. Paris on Friday joined some other French jurisdictions in imposing a citywide mask requirement, with cases spiking. France, Germany, Spain and others posted caseloads in recent days that had not been seen since April and early May. Spain has been hit particularly hard, with per capita cases now worse than in the United States - a notable marker in Europe, which after the initial springtime spike had generally controlled the virus more successfully than America.
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WNU Editor: Cases are also growing in Canada, and in the US .... Coronavirus cases climb in the Midwest as more states report growing outbreaks (CNBC). The big test is what will be the case numbers a few weeks from now. With the return of cold weather and schools opening, many health experts are worried .... New York City nervously braces for another ‘explosive spread’ (Politico)
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Brazil coronavirus deaths surpass 120,000: Live updates
Brazil's Ministry of Health reports slowdown in the number of new fatalities; Italy conducts record number of tests.
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‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism
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‘Enough Is Enough’: New Racial Justice Leaders Rise in Kenosha
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No More In-Person Election Briefings for Congress, Intelligence Chief Says
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It’s Hard to Make Dignity Interesting. Chadwick Boseman Found a Way.
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Coronavirus live news: Queensland steps up alert; protesters try to storm Reichstag
Demonstrations in Germany and UK against coronavirus restrictions; Australian opposition calls for wider care home inquiry; Turkey sees two-month high in cases. Follow all the developments live
- UK care homes still denied Covid test despite minister’s pledge
- New York: pandemic lays bare city’s problems
- Germany: far-right extremists try to storm Reichstag
- World map: which countries have most cases?
We mentioned India in our earlier blog coverage, but the issue of its easing restrictions - despite surging Covid-19 infection numbers - compels revisiting.
India is a prime example of the tension being felt by governments across the world: the competing imperatives protecting citizens’ health against the economic damage of widespread shutdowns.
AFP is reporting from Rome:
Three Nigerian migrants attacked staff in a military hospital in Rome after testing positive for Covid-19, the defence ministry said Saturday.
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Wild weather and winds of up to 100km/h forecast for Victoria
Residents in suburbs without power or drinking water from the storm on Thursday are exempt from coronavirus travel restrictions
The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting more damaging winds to sweep Victoria, while some Melbourne residents are still dealing with the impacts of Thursday’s storm.
The Bom has forecast that strong north to northwesterly winds will develop early Sunday ahead of a front that will move across the state during the day.
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Searching for the lost dogs of the Beirut blast
Many pets ran away after a massive explosion in Beirut, leaving Leila Molana-Allen pining for a missing puppy.
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'They wanted to drown me at birth - now I'm a poet'
Kuli Kohli has always used writing as a means of escape from the prejudice she has experienced as an Asian woman with cerebral palsy.
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Begum Rokeya: The forgotten 19th Century feminist
Begum Rokeya was a writer, educationalist and reformer who tirelessly fought for women's rights.
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Algeria's lessons from The Plague in the age of coronavirus
Finding parallels between the famous novel and how Algeria is coping with coronavirus amid political upheaval.
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ICYMI: Aquarium art and crop portraits
Plus a newborn puma and pioneering women statues in our round-up of stories you may have missed this week.
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With Sanctions Against Iran About To Expire In October, Will There Be An Arms Race, And Will There Be A War?
Presidents Putin, Xi, and Rouhani
Washington Free Beacon: Looming Middle East Arms Race Sparks Fear of Unprecedented Regional War
Armed by Russia and China, Iran poses historic security threat, sources say
The impending expiration of an international weapons ban on Iran threatens to flood the Middle East with high-tech Russian and Chinese military equipment, a situation that senior Trump administration officials warn will spark an arms race and could ignite a massive regional war.
A United Nations ban on the sale of weapons to Iran is set to expire in mid-October despite a last-ditch effort by the Trump administration to renew it. Senior U.S. officials involved in regional discussions told the Washington Free Beacon that Israel and its traditional Arab foes are united in opposition to the arms embargo lifting.
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WNU Editor: China and Russia will sell advanced weaponry to Iran, and there will be an arms race. As to the prospect of a unprecedented regional war. For the past few decades the region has seen nothing but war. I expect this to continue.
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Friday 28 August 2020
Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay Tough It Out, Sharing BMW Lead
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Hurricane Laura Was Powerful, but Louisiana Was Prepared
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Sarah Palin’s Suit Against New York Times Will Go to Trial, Judge Rules
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Quotation of the Day: ‘Panting for Air’ Under Smoky Western Skies
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Sydney boy, 5, in critical condition after alleged domestic violence assault
Police will allege in court that the child was assaulted with a wooden stick
A five-year-old boy is in a critical condition after allegedly being beaten with a wooden stick in a domestic violence assault at a home in Sydney’s south-west.
When officers from Fairfield city police area command arrived at the Cabramatta home on Friday night, they found the boy with serious injuries.
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Hurricane Laura death toll climbs to 14 in the US
Fourteen people are now confirmed dead in the US after Hurricane Laura battered two states.
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Amazon fires: Are they worse this year than before?
Blazes are continuing to rage in the Amazon rainforest, despite the Brazilian president's fire ban.
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Cloud gaming: Are game streaming services bad for the planet?
Remote streaming services may be the future but could cause a sharp rise in emissions, a study shows.
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Week in pictures: 22-28 August 2020
A selection of remarkable images taken around the world this week.
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Bihar: Destroyed lives and submerged homes in flood-hit India
Homes and livelihoods have been swept away by monsoon rains in India's Bihar state.
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Fact-checking President Donald Trump's false campaign claims
As Trump seeks re-election, his speeches are full of half-true grievances, made-up problems and exaggerated claims.
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Workers will have to pay any deferred payroll taxes by April.
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Rival Themes Emerge as Race Enters Final Weeks: Covid vs. Law and Order
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Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore After Oil Spill Off Mauritius
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Returning to the campaign trail, Trump unloads baseless attacks on Biden.
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Jacob Blake Was Shackled in Hospital Bed After Police Shot Him
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Lute Olson, Who Put Arizona on College Basketball Map, Dies at 85
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El legado de Shinzo Abe, el primer ministro de Japón que anunció su dimisión
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Coronavirus live news: Europe cases continue to rise as Victoria sees fewest in two months
France racks up post-lockdown high in new infections; Australian state sees 18 deaths and 94 cases; India sets new daily record with more than 77,000 cases. Follow all the updates live
- Global report: India sets new daily case record
- Repatriating 100,000 stranded Australians could take six months
- Locals rediscover streets and beaches absent of foreign tourists
- UK businesses offer incentives to lure back office workers
In the US, the University of Alabama has reported that an additional 481 students have tested positive for Covid-19, according to AP.
That brings the college to a total of more than 1,000 infections since its students returned to campus.
Queenslanders are waking up today to the reality of extended restrictions after two new cases were diagnosed yesterday in Pimpama.
As of 8am today, restrictions in the Australian state will be extended to the Gold Coast.
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Accused Kenosha shooter's lawyer claims self-defense
08/28/20 4:25 PM
Accused Kenosha shooter's lawyer claims self-defense
08/28/20 4:25 PM
Thursday 27 August 2020
The Latest: South Lawn is stage for GOP political convention
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Semiarid Regions of Latin America Cooperate to Adapt to Climate
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 27 (IPS) - After centuries of poverty, marginalisation from national development policies and a lack of support for positive local practices and projects, the semiarid regions of Latin America are preparing to forge their own agricultural paths by sharing knowledge, in a new and unprecedented initiative.
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Suspect in Kenosha Killings Ardently Promoted Blue Lives Matter
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks with Senator John McCain on Capitol Hill in 2016. NATO photo CNBC: NATO is considering na... -
DAKAR, Dec 17 (IPS) - Masters of Laws student Khoudia Ndiaye will graduate from Senegal's University Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) next year....
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