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Leaders to UN: If virus doesn’t kill us, climate change will

6:08 pm September 27, 2020

Johannesburg: In a year of cataclysm, some world leaders at this week’s annual United Nations meeting are taking the long view, warning: If COVID-19 doesn’t kill us, climate change will. With Siberia seeing its warmest temperature on record this year and enormous chunks of ice caps in Greenland and Canada sliding into the sea, countries […]

Naomi Watts to headline in Phillip Noyce’s thriller ‘Lakewood’

2:59 pm September 13, 2020

Los Angeles: Actor Naomi Watts has teamed up with filmmaker Phillip Noyce for thriller “Lakewood”. Chris Sparling has penned the script for the movie, which is about a mother who desperately races against time to save her child as authorities place her small town on lockdown. Noyce is best known for movies such as “Newsfront”, […]

Britain ends long Brexit journey with economic break from EU

Brexit negotiator says UK unafraid to walk away without deal

8:06 pm September 6, 2020

London: Britain’s chief Brexit negotiator talked tough ahead of a crucial round of post-Brexit trade talks, saying the UK was “not afraid to walk away” if the European Union does not give ground on key issues. David Frost told the Mail on Sunday newspaper that Britain wants “to get back the powers to control our borders and that is the most important thing.” Frost and […]

Commerce secretary sued in plan to move whales for research

10:57 pm September 4, 2020

Hartford: An animals rights group is suing in federal court to stop a Connecticut aquarium from acquiring five more beluga whales for research, saying they would be harmed by the trip from Canada and by being torn from long-term relationships with others of their species. Friends of Animals, based in Darien, Connecticut, filed the lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court against […]

Postal chief DeJoy has long leveraged connections, dollars

8:29 pm August 30, 2020

Washington: During its search for a new postmaster general, the US Postal Service Board of Governors was presented with 53 candidates screened by an outside company. Not on the list: Louis DeJoy, who ultimately got the job. Instead, in what Democrats call a breach of protocol and blatant cronyism, DeJoy’s name was added as a contender by the board member […]