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The U.S. National Football League announced Tuesday that two of its teams, the Tennessee Titans and Minnesota Vikings, have suspended team activities after three Tennessee players and five staff members tested positive for the coronavirus. NFL sources say Tennessee reported the positive tests Tuesday. The Vikings had not reported a positive test, but as they hostedRead more
Need to pay for some groceries? No problem, just wave your palm. That could be the new mode of payment at Amazon Go stores if current trials of its new technology in Seattle, Washington, are successful. The technology, known as Amazon One, is a “free, contactless service that lets you use your palm to pay,Read more
The death of a 19-year-old woman from the lowest rung of India’s caste system who was raped by a group of men has triggered protests in the capital, New Delhi. The teenager, authorities believe, was brutally assaulted by four upper caste men in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh on September 14. HerRead more
A group of Eminent Experts on Yemen accuses Yemen’s warring parties of widespread violations, some amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity. They are calling for an end to impunity and for perpetrators of these crimes to be brought to justice. The report has been submitted to the UN Human Rights Council. For the secondRead more
The ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, has died. He was 91. “With great sadness and sorrow, we mourn to the Kuwaiti people, the Arab and Islamic nations, and the friendly peoples of the world, the death of the late His Highness Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait who movedRead more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was forced to correct himself Tuesday after he initially gave conflicting information about stricter COVID-19-related social distancing rules going into effect in northeast Britain.In the latest round of localized measures, the government announced a tightening of restrictions on socializing in northeast England effective midnight Tuesday in response to a surgeRead more
Afghanistan’s senior leadership has told its team in Doha to be flexible in negotiating with the Taliban in order to seize the opportunity to end the country’s conflict, according to Abdullah Abdullah, the chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation. “We’ve asked our own delegation, President (Ashraf) Ghani and myself, to beRead more
France’s environment minister has announced a gradual ban on using wild animals in traveling circuses, on keeping dolphins and killer whales in captivity in marine parks and on raising mink on fur farms. Barbara Pompili, France’s minister of ecological transition, said in a news conference Tuesday that bears, tigers, lions, elephants and other wild animalsRead more
U.S. President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Amy Coney Barrett, meets informally Tuesday with senators on Capitol Hill, kicking off an accelerated confirmation process that Republicans intend to complete before the November 3 presidential election in the face of Democratic opposition. Barrett, who would be Trump’s third conservative appointee to the nation’s highest courtRead more
The lone Kentucky detective facing charges related to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday. Brett Hankison’s plea comes five days after a grand jury indicted him on three counts of wanton endangerment for firing into the home of Taylor’s neighbors. If convicted, he could face up to five years in prisonRead more
Amnesty International says it is halting its operations in India after the government froze its bank accounts. The group says the action was part of an “incessant witch hunt of human rights organizations.” In a statement on Tuesday, Amnesty said it has been compelled to lay off its staff in India and “pauseRead more
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday pledged European support for the people of Belarus after he met with opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. The talks took place in the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, where Tsikhanouskaya fled after an August presidential election in Belarus sparked a political crisis. Many in Belarus reject the official results of the election that gave another term to longtime President AlexanderRead more
Millions of Afghans are closely watching preliminary peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Doha. Many are waiting to see whether the political freedoms and rights gained over the last 19 years will be protected in a future peace deal. VOA’s Najiba Khalil spoke to Mohammad Naim, the spokesperson for the Taliban’s politicalRead more
New reported revelations that President Donald Trump paid little in federal taxes, along with the president’s unsubstantiated allegations of mail-in voting fraud, and the political battle to name a new conservative Supreme Court justice before the November election, have shifted media focus of the U.S. presidential campaign away from the coronavirus pandemic. VOA’s Brian Padden reports on how both Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are reacting to these issues as they prepare for the first ofRead more
Northern California’s wine country was on fire again Monday as strong winds fanned flames in the already scorched region, destroying homes and prompting orders for nearly 70,000 people to evacuate. Meanwhile, three people died in a separate fire farther north in the state. In Sonoma County, residents of the Oakmont Gardens senior living facility in SantaRead more
Greek authorities on Monday began transferring hundreds of refugees from the island of Lesbos to reduce chronic overcrowding that caused hardship and fanned tensions with locals. Over 700 people were to sail to the Greek mainland aboard a ferry later Monday, organizers said, three weeks after a sprawling camp on the island burned down. Another group willRead more
Republican President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, are set to debate Tuesday night, five weeks ahead of the Nov. 3 election, in the first of three planned face-to-face encounters over the next month. The high-stakes event in the midwestern city of Cleveland, Ohio, comes as Biden has maintained aboutRead more
Pakistan’s anti-corruption authorities Monday arrested the leader of the opposition in Parliament, Shehbaz Sharif, after a high court rejected his bail plea in a money laundering case. Sharif, president of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N), was taken into custody from the court’s premises in the eastern city of Lahore. His wife, sons and daughters areRead more
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- 2 NFL Teams Suspend Activities After 8 Test Positive for Coronavirus 2020-09-29
- Amazon Launches Trial of Pay-by-Palm Device 2020-09-29
- Rape Victim’s Death Sparks Protests in India 2020-09-29
- UN Says Yemen’s Warring Parties Must Face Justice 2020-09-29
- Kuwaiti Leader Dead at 91 2020-09-29
- Johnson Asked to Clarify Confusion Over COVID-19 Social Distancing Rule 2020-09-29
- Afghan Team Told to Be Flexible in Negotiating With Taliban 2020-09-29
- France to Ban Use of Wild Animals in Circuses, Marine Parks 2020-09-29
- US Supreme Court Nominee Barrett to Meet With Republican Senators 2020-09-29
- Officer Charged in Breonna Taylor Case Pleads Not Guilty 2020-09-29
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