U.N. Refugee Chief Says Toxic Language Aimed at Migrants Helped Fuel New Zealand Mosque Attack

An energy business part-owned by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of Britain’s richest men, has appealed to the government for an emergency loan amid a slump in oil demand triggered by the coronavirus crisis.Sky News has learnt that Petroineos, which is jointly owned by Sir Jim’s Ineos Group and the state-owned Chinese company PetroChina, has been…

The Mayor of Flavortown is giving back to restaurant workers around the country. Guy Fieri has helped raise more than $20 million by partnering with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, he announced in an interview with TMZ. He and the organization have been sending restaurant workers $500 grants through the newly created Restaurant Employee…

Former First Lady Barbara Bush, wife of former President George H.W. Bush and mother to former President George W. Bush, died on Tuesday at the age 92.She was born Barbara Pierce, the daughter of publisher Marvin Pierce, and attended Smith College until she dropped out to marry George H.W. Bush, whom she’d met at a…

Washington (AFP) – Virginia politics went into further turmoil Monday as the lieutenant governor of the eastern US state, where the governor is under intense pressure to resign, was accused of sexual misconduct.Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax, who would take over if Governor Ralph Northam steps down, strongly denied the allegation made by a woman about…

Ava DuVernay, Tyler Perry, Viola Davis, Lee Daniels and many more industry luminaries today paid tribute to Charles Gregory Ross after the Emmy-nominated hairstylist lost his battle with coronavirus yesterday. “God bless you and keep you in His Kingdom forever,” DuVernay said of Ross, who she most recently worked with on her HBO Max DMZ…

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SUPERDRUG has pulled its home coronavirus antibody test kits over fears that it could give false results.  Labs have been told to stop processing the tests, as well as other commercial antibody kits, that tell whether you’ve already been exposed to Covid-19 through a finger-prick blood sampling. ⚠️ Read our coronavirus live blog for the…

Italy at long last got a new government. Nominally headed by a non-political lawyer, Giuseppe Conte, it is in reality an uneasy coalition formed from the populist left-wing Five Star Movement and the nationalist Northern League. It is promising both tax cuts and benefit increases, which could rapidly clash with the EU’s budget rules. See…

Giuseppe Conte, Italy’s prime minister, resigned after Matteo Salvini, the leader of the Northern League party, withdrew his support for the coalition government. The coalition’s other party, the Five Star Movement, must now try to form a new government. If that fails, Italy may face a general election. See article.An Italian prosecutor ordered a ship…

Jihadists in Sri Lanka suicide-bombed three churches and three hotels on Easter Sunday, killing more than 350 people. Islamic State claimed responsibility. The Sri Lankan authorities blamed a little-known local group, which they say may have had external help. The government received several detailed warnings, but does not seem to have acted on them. The…

Congressman John Dingell has died at the age of 92. He was the longest-serving representative in American history, winning 30-straight elections over nearly six-decades. He also found internet stardom late in life with a Twitter presence that would be the envy of people half his age.Mat Morrison reports

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Lawyers for the crisis-hit airline say the move is required to make the terms of a proposed rescue package apply…

Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren. The conference extended its moratorium on organized team activities until June 1 on Monday.Getty ImagesThe Big Ten just made an easy decision.The league’s next call could be trickier, and of immense importance to Rutgers.The conference extended its moratorium on all organized team activities to June 1 on Monday, the previously-established…

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov says he won’t leave quarantine in Russia to fight, dealing another blow to UFC President Dana White’s determination to hold UFC 249 on April 18 amid the coronavirus pandemic.Nurmagomedov made his announcement Wednesday on…