African swine fever confirmed in Germany for the first time
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2020-09-10
Boris Johnson’s ‘moonshot’ mass testing plan is not the way out of the coronavirus pandemic
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced an ambitious “moonshot” plan to roll out mass population testing for COVID-19. Johnson said that, under the plan, the UK would process millions of tests a day, allowing those who test negative to resume their normal lives. The programme will cost around £100Continue Reading
2020-09-10
TKR vs SLZ, CPL 2020 Final LIVE Updates, Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Lucia Zouks: Trinbago Knight Riders Lose Two Early Wickets In Chase Of 155 | Cricket News
CPL 2020, TKR vs SLZ: Trinbago Knight Riders need 155 runs to win CPL 2020.© Twitter Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) bowled out St Lucia Zouks for 154, after winning the toss and opting to field in the final of the 2020 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). TKR skipper Kieron PollardContinue Reading
2020-09-10
Eat Out to Help Out: crowded restaurants may have driven UK coronavirus spike – new findings
England is about to re-impose nationwide restrictions on gatherings to control the spread of COVID-19. This comes less than two weeks after the end of the government’s half-a-billion-pound scheme to get people to eat out in restaurants. Depending on how things go, we may look back on this scheme asContinue Reading
2020-09-10
Fire destroys Moria refugee camp: another tragic wake-up call for the EU’s asylum policy
Fires at a reception centre for asylum seekers on the Greek island of Lesbos have left thousands of people without shelter. Around 13,000 people – including those from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and west Africa – lived at the Moria Reception and Identification Centre (RIC) in a space intended for justContinue Reading
2020-09-10
Historic peace deal in Sudan signed during historic flooding · Global Voices
What are the government’s plans to make life easier? Khartoum, Sudan. Photo via Flickr by Christopher Michel under CC BY 2.0. In the aftermath of the Sudanese revolution, transitional authorities of Sudan have signed a peace agreement with The Sudan Revolutionary Front — the main rebel group still active after former leaderContinue Reading
2020-09-10
Digital identity: new UK scheme risks running a repeat of ID card controversy
Rawpixel/Shutterstock Is the UK government planning to revive identity cards for the internet age? The decision to scrap its national ID cards and database in 2010 means the UK is one of the few developed countries not to have such an identity scheme. While this was seen as a victoryContinue Reading
2020-09-10
How churches became entangled in Belarus’ political crisis · Global Voices
Religious communities play an important role in Belarus’ protest spirit Holy Spirit Orthodox Cathedral in Minsk, capital of Belarus, 2018. Photo CC by 2.0: Andrew Milligan / Flickr. This article originally appeared at BelarusDigest, an independent website providing analysis on Belarusian politics and society. It is republished here with permission, andContinue Reading
2020-09-10
Yuzvendra Chahal’s Epic Response To Shikhar Dhawan’s Dance Video | Cricket News
Watch Dhawan’s video here: The four players are currently in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Chahal will represent Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Dhawan, Pant and Rabada will feature for Delhi Capitals (DC). Both the franchises are yet to win theContinue Reading
2020-09-10
How simple changes could improve secondary school choices
Andrea Piacquadio/Pexels Each year, parents in England face the difficult decision of choosing which secondary school they would like their child to attend. They submit a list of schools to a website run by their local authority, and each school then decides (usually, using a computer) which children satisfy theirContinue Reading
2020-09-10