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Mali soldiers promise elections after coup d'etat

Coup makers who overthrew President Keita say they are more interested in the stability of the country than power. Soldiers who overthrew Mali’s president in a coup d’etat that drew international condemnation pledged on Wednesday to restore stability and oversee a transition to elections within a “reasonable” period. President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigned and dissolved […]

EU leaders to back Belarus protesters but tread carefully on Russia

MINSK/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders holding an emergency summit were expected to endorse sanctions on Belarusian officials blamed for election fraud on Wednesday, but signalled reluctance to take steps that might be seen as a bid to pry the country from Moscow’s orbit. President Alexander Lukashenko has faced mass street demonstrations since officials declared […]

PM under pressure to ditch holiday and take charge of A-level chaos

Where’s Boris? Demands for Johnson to come out of his tent and take charge of education shambles as he defies calls to sack Gavin Williamson over exams fiasco that has left the Government a laughing stock Boris Johnson is ‘defying calls for autumn reshuffle’ from Tory backbenchers PM is under pressure to sack Gavin Williamson […]

Belarus opposition urges EU not to recognise election ahead of summit

MINSK (Reuters) – Belarusian presidential challenger Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya urged European Union leaders on Wednesday not to recognise what she called fraudulent election results, saying longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko had lost all legitimacy. Tsikhanouskaya was speaking from exile in neighbouring Lithuania before an emergency EU summit, due to be held by video conference, to discuss the […]

What to expect on second day of Democratic National Convention

Jill Biden, John Kerry, Alxandria Ocasio-Cortez, former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter to talk on leadership. The second night of the virtual Democratic National Convention will promote the message of presidential leadership as Democrats seek to illustrate the sharp differences separating their candidate, Joe Biden, from the incumbent President Donald Trump.  Biden’s wife, Jill […]

Life in the ‘hottest place on Earth’

“I think we all lose our patience with how hot it is,” says Brandi Stewart, who works at Death Valley National Park in California. “When you walk outside it’s like being hit in the face with a bunch of hairdryers.” On Sunday, what could be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth, a toasty […]

RICHARD KAY: It's claimed Harry called Angela Kelly 'this woman'

Why Harry was a fool to pick a fight with ‘this woman’: It’s claimed the Duke of Sussex used the phrase to refer to the Queen’s most trusted confidante – with shocking double standards over snobbery, writes RICHARD KAY Normally at this time of year, they like to be peering at the night sky, the […]

NYPD creates Asian Hate Crime Task Force in wake of COVID-19 incidents

The NYPD has created a first-ever Asian Hate Crimes Task Force in the wake of a string of incidents during the COVID-19 pandemic that targeted Asians, officials announced Tuesday. “During the coronavirus pandemic starting in March, New York City experienced 21 anti-Asian hate crimes,” Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison said at One Police Plaza. “This […]

Planet is nowhere near achieving herd immunity to Covid-19, WHO says

World is NOWHERE near reaching herd immunity against the coronavirus and the controversial strategy is ‘NOT a solution we should be looking at’, the WHO warns Dr Michael Ryan told people to stop pinning their hopes on coronavirus strategy  Scientists believe 70% of population needs to have had disease for it to work Studies so […]