World, 29th Aug 2020, News & Stories from India

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World 29 Aug 2020

World, 29 Aug 2020

Smoke billows from burning tyres and pallets and fireworks as a few hundred protesters riot in the Rosengard neighbourhood of Malmo, Sweden. (AP)

Riot in Sweden after Danish leader banned from Quran-burning rally

About 300 people were on the streets of Malmo with violence escalating as the evening wore on, according to police and local media

29 Aug 2020 3:53 PM

Women wearing face masks against the coronavirus walk past United Arab Emirates and Israeli flags at the Peace Bridge in Netanya, Israel. (AP)

UAE formally ends Israel boycott amid US-brokered deal

First direct commercial flight by Israel’s flagship carrier El Al is expected in Dubai on Moday, carrying US and Israeli officials

29 Aug 2020 3:25 PM

Dolphins lay dead on the shore on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. (AP)

39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill

Residents of Mauritius plan to march in the capital after weeks of demanding why the government didn’t act more quickly on the issue

29 Aug 2020 2:24 PM

As many as 2,842 educational institutions across the city are set to open their doors to almost 1.4 million students when the autumn semester gets underway. (AP)

China's Wuhan says all schools to reopen on Tuesday

Schools have been ordered to stock up disease control equipment and to carry out training sessions to help prepare for new outbreaks

29 Aug 2020 2:12 PM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (AFP)

US House panel announces contempt proceedings against Pompeo

Pompeo had refused to comply with a subpoena for records into his ‘transparently political misuse’ of department resources

29 Aug 2020 1:49 PM

US President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka. (AP)

Kamala Harris 'not competent' to be US president, Ivanka is better: Trump

This was Trump's first election rally after he formally accepted the nomination of the Republican Party for the presidential election

29 Aug 2020 1:04 PM

Thousands of demonstrators have again gathered in the major Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk to denounce the arrest of the region's governor a month ago and to support opposition politician Alexei Navalny and Belarusian people. (AP)

'Putin, have some tea': Russian city holds eighth anti-Kremlin protest

Some also expressed solidarity with opponents of Belarusian leader Lukashenko who have been staging public protests for weeks now

29 Aug 2020 12:27 PM

Kyle Rittenhouse (left, with backwards cap) walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, with another armed civilian. (via AP)

Attorney for accused Kenosha protest gunman says teen acted in self-defense

Prosecutors accuse Rittenhouse of firing an assault-style rifle at three protesters who tried to subdue him, killing two of them

29 Aug 2020 11:41 AM

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows during a press conference at the prime minister official residence in Tokyo Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. (AP)

Party election to pick PM Abe's successor around September 15

Abe’s resignation marks the end of his tenure and the start of a several-week race to replace Japan’s longest-serving premier

29 Aug 2020 11:12 AM

Warsaw zoo's two female elephants, Fredzia, right, and Buba, are shown in their enclosure in Warsaw, Poland, Friday, Aug. 28, 2020. Scientists at Warsaw’s zoo have been taking blood, saliva and other samples from the zoo’s three elephants in recent days in preparations to test whether giving them hemp oil can reduce their stress.(AP)

Warsaw zoo tests effect of hemp oil on elephants' stress

Zoo veterinarian says hemp oil, also known as CBD, or cannabidiol oil, has been shown to reduce anxiety and stress in other animals

29 Aug 2020 10:20 AM

"Seven passengers on Sunday's Air India Delhi-Auckland flight have tested positive for COVID-19 three days after arrival," New Zealand government official said. (PTI)

7 Air India passengers test COVID-19 positive in New Zealand after arrival from Delhi

Hong Kong had earlier barred Air India flights from landing after the same thing happened there

29 Aug 2020 9:58 AM

Stepan Svetlov is the founder of NEXTA, a Telegram channel with 2.1 million subscribers that helps mobilise protesters and shares photo and video content from the demonstrations. (AFP)

Young blogger mobilises protest against Belarus dictator

Stepan Svetlov's NEXTA Live, a Telegram channel with 2.1 mm subscribers helps mobilise protesters and shares information from the ground

29 Aug 2020 9:41 AM

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