Category: News


Firefighters say they’re struggling, and more lightning could make everything worse


California firefighters are struggling to contain massive wildfires that left at least four people dead and ruined neighborhoods — and approaching weather could make things worse for exhausted crews

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/22/us/california-wildfires/index.html


California fires: Governor asks Australia for help


California is struggling to contain huge wildfires burning forests and homes warned Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday as more than 12,000 fire-fighters battle the blazes that have killed six people.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53828150

DNC 2020: Biden depicts election as battle of light and darkness


Joe Biden said US Donald Trump has “cloaked America in darkness for much too long”, as he accepted the Democratic White House nomination.

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-53858149

DNC 2020: Kamala Harris blasts Trump ‘failure of leadership’


Kamala Harris has accepted her historic nomination as the US Democratic party’s vice-presidential candidate, running with Joe Biden for the White House.

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-53844799

Mueller report: FBI lawyer ‘altered email’ to wiretap Trump aide


An ex-FBI lawyer is expected to admit falsifying a document that was used as part of the inquiry into alleged Russian interference with the 2016 US presidential election.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53784048