Trump Covid: President downplays virus on leaving hospital
US President Donald Trump has made a theatrical return to the White House to continue his treatment for coronavirus after a three-night hospital stay.
Mr Trump, who is still contagious, removed his mask on the balcony of the White House, while posing for pictures.
His physician said he would continue treatment from there, and he "may not entirely be out of the woods yet".
Several of Mr Trump's staff and aides have also tested positive for the virus in recent days.
Hong Kong primary teacher deregistered 'for talking about independence'
Teacher accused of violating legislation, reportedly discussing freedom of speech with pupils
A Hong Kong primary school teacher has been deregistered after being accused of using pro-independence materials in class, reportedly to teach students about the concepts of freedom of speech and independence.
The education bureau accused the teacher of a premeditated act in violation of Hong Kong’s Basic Law, its de facto constitution, by having “spread a message about Hong Kong independence”.
“In order to protect students’ interest and safeguard teachers’ professionalism and public trust in the teaching profession, the education bureau decided to cancel the teacher’s registration,” it said in a statement.
Trump’s handling of Covid diagnosis and wider pandemic is 'classic' fascism, expert says
Trump’s insistence on showing strength, even when infected with Covid, is part of a larger fascist turn, Yale professor Jason Stanley says
President Trump and his supporters have embraced fascist politics, and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his positive diagnosis are a “classic” example of how, according a Yale philosophy professor and fascism expert.
“In this kind of politics the leader is the nation,” Jason Stanley, the author of 2018’s How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them, told The Independent.
“The leader is supposed to be strong. They’re just trying to represent that he’s strong and it doesn’t affect him and it won’t affect the nation. [President Jair] Bolsonaro in Brazil did the same thing.”
West African leaders lift sanctions on Mali after PM announces transitional govt
West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS lifted sanctions against Mali on Tuesday after the prime minister announced the rest of the transitional government positions nearly two months after a military coup.
In a communique, the regional heads of state cited “significant advances” toward a return to democracy in Mali, noting the selection of a civilian president and prime minister to head the process.
ECOWAS also called on the transitional authorities to release all remaining detainees arrested since the Aug. 18 coup, when democratically elected President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was forced to resign after the junta surrounded his home and fired shots into the air.
Report: One quarter of Kamala Harris announcement coverage included racist or sexist stereotyping
The announcement of Sen. Kamala Harris as the Democratic vice presidential nominee -- the first Black woman and Asian person on a major party's presidential ticket -- was met with more racist and sexist stereotyping in media coverage compared to both major parties' 2016 vice presidential nominees, according to a new report.
One quarter of coverage of Harris included racist or sexist tropes, such as describing the senator as too "uncooperative" or "ambitious," according to the report from Time’s Up Now, the political arm of TIME’S UP, which advocates to end harassment and discrimination in the workplace.
Locked out: Clash of Clans latest title off limits to Iran gamers
Iranian users are being blocked from some massively popular online games, including League of Legends.
October is poised to be a brutal month for Iran based fans of the massively popular mobile games Clash of Clans and Clash Royale, after the company that developed the games set in motion policies that will effectively ban Iranian accounts.
Finnish mobile game developer Supercell, which is majority-owned by China’s Tencent, pulled the trigger last week on blocking in-app purchases for Iran-based gamers. The titles will be completely unavailable to them later this year after the next update is released.
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