Month: November 2020

Read More Five more federal executions are scheduled in the weeks before Joe Biden enters the White House Five more federal executions are scheduled in the weeks before Joe Biden enters the White House

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Read MoreThe Supreme Court says attendance limits at places of worship in New York violate religious freedom.The Supreme Court says attendance limits at places of worship in New York violate religious freedom.

Read MoreUS markets fell after second weekly rise in jobless claims raised concerns about strength of economic recovery.US markets fell after second weekly rise in jobless claims raised concerns about strength of economic recovery.

Read More ‘She is a tough little bird and we’re happy to see her back in her natural habitat,’ cenre says ‘She is a tough little bird and we’re happy to see her back in her natural habitat,’ cenre says

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Read More GSA recognises Biden’s win, allowing presidential transition to go ahead, as Trump continues to refuse to accept result Continue reading…GSA recognises Biden’s win, allowing presidential transition to go ahead, as Trump continues to refuse to accept result Continue reading…

Read More ‘She wanted to do something that would make a difference,’ daughter said ‘She wanted to do something that would make a difference,’ daughter said

Read More ‘It was just nice to have a moment of lightness and laughter in such an intense year,’ mother says ‘It was just nice to have a moment of lightness and laughter in such an intense year,’ mother says

Read More Thailand has given the green light to transfer three people serving sentences for plotting a bombing to Iran. The move is an apparent exchange for Tehran releasing an Australian-British academic convicted of espionage charges. The prisoner swap was first reported on Wednesday, when the Iranian government agreed to release 33-year-old Kylie Moore-Gilbert. She…

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Read More Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed makes order after dissident local leaders reject ultimatum to surrender Ethiopia’s prime minister has ordered federal military forces to launch a “final offensive” on the capital of the restive Tigray region after his 72-hour ultimatum for dissident local leaders to surrender expired. Related: Rise and fall of Ethiopia’s TPLF…

Read MoreA former gymnast is thought to have jumped across the border fence undetected to flee to the South.A former gymnast is thought to have jumped across the border fence undetected to flee to the South.

Read MoreUAE and Israel are hoping for rapid dividends from the normalisation deal, including an influx of tourists.UAE and Israel are hoping for rapid dividends from the normalisation deal, including an influx of tourists.

Read MoreFans pay their respects to the football icon as President Alberto Fernandez declares three days of national mourning.Fans pay their respects to the football icon as President Alberto Fernandez declares three days of national mourning.

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Read More The South Korean Defense Ministry has introduced tight travel restrictions for military personnel after a cluster of Covid-19 infections was discovered at a boot camp near the border with North Korea. Vacationing and non-essential trips off military sites were banned starting from November 27, the country’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. Soldiers…

Read More ‘It’s much easier to get funding for children’ says one charity, as 11-country survey finds systematic failings ‘tantamount to neglect’ Older people around the world are being “systematically failed” by aid agencies, leaving them unable find enough food or access medicine, research has found. Interviews with almost 9,000 older people affected by natural…

Read MoreChina’s top diplomat has stressed the importance of bilateral relations while meeting senior officials in South Korea, where there’s growing concern the country is becoming squeezed between its biggest trading partner and military ally the United StatesChina’s top diplomat has stressed the importance of bilateral relations while meeting senior officials in South Korea, where…

Read More WILMINGTON, Del. — On a day of grace and grievance, President-elect Joe Biden summoned Americans to join in common purpose against the coronavirus pandemic and their political divisions while the man he will replace stoked the fading embers of his campaign to “turn the election over.” Biden, in a Thanksgiving-eve address to the…

Read More Giant iPhone has two-day battery, better camera, massive screen and much-improved ergonomics The iPhone 12 Pro Max is the biggest, heaviest and most expensive version of Apple’s smartphone for 2020, a beast in every dimension. The top-of-the-range iPhone costs from £1,099 and sits above the 12 Pro (£999), the 12 (£799) and 12…

Read More Photographer Jill Mead roams around London for the third part in our series of lockdown diaries documenting the second full lockdown in England Continue reading…Photographer Jill Mead roams around London for the third part in our series of lockdown diaries documenting the second full lockdown in England Continue reading…

Read More Global retailers should help collect, recycle and repair tech products, say MPs Global giants such as Amazon and Apple should be made responsible for helping to collect, recycle and repair their products to cut the 155,000 tonnes of electronic waste being thrown away each year in the UK, MPs say. An investigation by…

Read MoreBitcoin slumped as much as 8.7% while other digital coins like Ether posted double-digit percentage declines.Bitcoin slumped as much as 8.7% while other digital coins like Ether posted double-digit percentage declines.

Read MoreNew Zealand officials say players would be moved into quarantine, throwing preparations for the series into turmoil.New Zealand officials say players would be moved into quarantine, throwing preparations for the series into turmoil.

Read More ‘I am quite fortunate that I can say that I didn’t lose 15 members of my family, a lot of other are not’ ‘I am quite fortunate that I can say that I didn’t lose 15 members of my family, a lot of other are not’

Read More Cuts announced by Rishi Sunak will hit girls and women in poorest countries hardest, with charities predicting hundreds of thousands of deaths UK’s foreign aid budget to be reduced to 0.5% of gross national income See all our coronavirus coverage The UK aid cuts announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak could see a million…

Read More Audit finds figures linked to colonial exploitation honoured in statues, buildings and street names More than 200 statues, street names and buildings in Wales have been identified as being connected to the slave trade, and many of the figures represented are shown as role models. An audit commissioned in July by the first…

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Read More Ruth Ben-Ghiat delivers a superb examination of how close the US came to fascism – and how it has propped it up before This terrific history of strongmen since Mussolini makes it clear that despite a horrific pandemic and massive economic disruption, ordinary democratic Americans have more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving…

Read More Indigenous group plead for help after being targeted by government ecoguards supported by the WWF Josi Emerson, president of the Baka pygmy village of Seh in the Congolese rainforest, was working in his field in June 2018 when he heard vehicles and shouts. Ecoguards, dressed in paramilitary uniforms and carrying guns, had arrived…

Read MoreSaid al-Mahdi was Sudan’s last democratically elected prime minister before he was toppled in a 1989 coup.Said al-Mahdi was Sudan’s last democratically elected prime minister before he was toppled in a 1989 coup.

Read More The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are preparing for a possible US attack on Iran before President Donald Trump leaves office, viewing his lame-duck period as a “very sensitive” time, according to several recent reports. The Israeli government has instructed the IDF to draw up plans in the event Trump orders a preemptive strike…

Read MoreSouth Korean Cho Ju-bin ran a group which blackmailed girls into sharing sexual videos.South Korean Cho Ju-bin ran a group which blackmailed girls into sharing sexual videos.