Month: November 2020
2 more suspects arrested over Nice church attack
Authorities in France holding 6 people for their suspected links to Brahim Issaoui, who stabbed 3 people to death in the southern French city
Read MoreBattling virus and Islamist attacks, France’s Macron faces defining moment
French president had been beset by a succession of crises even before current situation; likely challenger in 2022 will be far-right’s Marine Le Pen
Read MoreLife Was Improving For ‘No Sex For Fish.’ Then Came The Flood
In a Kenyan fishing village along Lake Victoria, women fought the practice of fishermen demanding sex in exchange for a catch of fish to sell. They were making progress. Then came the floods of 2020. (Image credit: Julia Gunther For
Read MoreWhat It’s Like For Asian American Candidates During A Pandemic Marked By Racism
While the pandemic has made this an unprecedented election for all campaigns, it’s a particular challenge for the record number of Asian American and Pacific Islander candidates running this year. (Image credit: Steven Senne/AP)
Read MoreTropical Storm Eta forms in the Caribbean and ties for most named storms in a season – CNN
Tropical Storm Eta forms in the Caribbean and ties for most named storms in a season CNN Tropical Storm Eta a Central America Hurricane Threat | The Weather Channel – Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com The Weather Channel Sunday 7
Read MoreExtremists Are Threatening ‘Mayhem’ at Polling Sites. Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt on Preventing Election Day Violence
(Miss this week’s The Leadership Brief? This interview below was delivered to the inbox of Leadership Brief subscribers on Sunday morning, Nov. 1; to receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) “I
Read MoreEngland to lock down again as virus surges in Europe
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new four-week coronavirus lockdown in England, which will join several European countries in imposing the measure for a second time, as Slovakia took a different tack and began testing its entire population.
Read MoreHong Kong Lawmakers Arrested Over Scuffle in Legislature
Police arrested seven opposition figures, including four sitting pro-democracy lawmakers, and charged them with offenses related to a scuffle that broke out in the legislature earlier this year.
Read MoreManhunt underway in France as suspects quizzed over shooting of Orthodox priest
Motive remains unclear but anti-terror prosecutors not investigating case; priest, who is in critical condition, said to be in legal dispute with former monk
Read MoreIn pandemic’s shadow, health coverage decisions move from doctors to politicians
Netanyahu and Gantz’s refusal to pass a state budget means the expert committee that chooses which new treatments to add to the national insurance plan cannot do its job
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