‘Accept more refugees’ — Germany’s left places new demands on the government

For the first time since 2011, the number of people living in a country with refugee status decreased. In Germany, for the first time since 2011, the number of people living in a country with refugee status decreased year-on-year. Some … Read More

Trump Says FDA Pulled ‘Political Hit Job’ With Vaccine Rules

(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump accused the Food and Drug Administration of carrying out a “political hit job” against him by releasing new standards that could delay authorization of a coronavirus vaccine until after the November election. “New FDA Rules … Read More

White House: Trump experiencing ‘mild symptoms’ after positive coronavirus test, ‘in good spirits’

Meadows did not elaborate on the types of symptoms the president was experiencing. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Friday that President Trump is experiencing “mild symptoms” of COVID-19 after the president and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus. … Read More

Protests in Hong Kong despite ban by police

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Riot police detaining people in Hong Kong as they patrolled the route of a banned anti-government march on Oct 1, 2020.PHOTO: BLOOMBERG Dozens arrested as Carrie Lam hails ‘return to stability’ on China’s national day HONG KONG • Hong Kong … Read More

UK ponders using retired cruise ships to process asylum seekers offshore

The UK government is considering using cruise ships, possibly similar to this one docked near Athens this week, to process asylum seekrs – Petros Giannakouris/AP The UK government is considering plans to move arriving asylum seekers offshore to small islands … Read More

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