Month: November 2020

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Read More Tier 2 expected for capital but MPs from boroughs with lower infection rates want varying restrictions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Leading London Tories are split over whether varying lockdown rules should be imposed on different areas of the capital depending on local infection rates. The mayor, Sadiq Khan,…

Read More Donald Trump and Mike Pence appeared in the White House briefing room for less than two minutes for Trump to tout the stock market’s good day – despite Trump having not taken a question from reporters in about three weeks. There was almost no notice of the briefing. CNN’s Jim Acosta said White…

Read More STOCKHOLM / ROME, Nov 24 (IPS) – ”If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? And if not now, when? That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow go and learn.”                                                                                                 Hillel the Elder, active…

Read More Structure compared to monolith featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey while John McCracken gallerist says object is not sculptor’s work A giant, metal mystery slab has captured the attention of millions, as people speculate over how such a structure came to be in a remote part of southern Utah. The object was first…

Read More Saudi Arabia has told the United Nations Security Council that Yemen’s Houthi militia is behind the missile attack at a petroleum facility in Jeddah owned by its Aramco oil company on Monday, in a formal letter seen by reporters. A letter penned by Saudi UN ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi called on the 15-member body…

Read MoreTuesday’s Grammy Award nominations included numerous surprises and snubsTuesday’s Grammy Award nominations included numerous surprises and snubs

Read MoreHarry Dunn’s parents say they are hopeful President-elect Biden will look at the case “from a humane angle.”Harry Dunn’s parents say they are hopeful President-elect Biden will look at the case “from a humane angle.”

Read More The increased demand for pets amid the pandemic has sent puppy prices skyrocketing, and has caused a boom in pet-related fraud. In Australia alone, such scams have inflicted losses of more than US$1.5 million. The country has seen a spike in pet-related fraud this year, with the numbers being at least four times…

Read MoreInterior Minister Gerald Darmanin has promised an investigation as officers stand accused of hitting protesters and journalists with truncheons, and he wants it done in 48 hours.Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has promised an investigation as officers stand accused of hitting protesters and journalists with truncheons, and he wants it done in 48 hours.

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Read MoreDinkins’s death comes just weeks after the death of his wife, Joyce, who died in October at the age of 89.Dinkins’s death comes just weeks after the death of his wife, Joyce, who died in October at the age of 89.

Read MoreThe US president-elect will formally introduce cabinet picks, as the transfer of power gathers pace.The US president-elect will formally introduce cabinet picks, as the transfer of power gathers pace.

Read More Cambridge University Library said Tuesday that two of the naturalist’s notebooks have been missing for nearly two decades. Now, the library has told local police that they “have likely been stolen.” (Image credit: Cambridge University Library) Cambridge University Library said Tuesday that two of the naturalist’s notebooks have been missing for nearly two…

Read More The governments of Hungary and Poland have been blasted for derailing the EU budget and Covid-19 recovery fund by the mayors of Budapest and Warsaw, who wrote to Brussels urging it to work directly with regional authorities. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Polish Deputy Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski have proven that they…

Read More In February 2019, the Kaiser Permanente health system announced a new kind of medical school. The school would be built “from the ground up” to prepare students for the complexities of the U.S. medical system. The curriculum would emphasize cultural competency, patient and provider well-being, and the elimination of socioeconomic disparities in the…

Read More ‘I’m extremely nervous about tomorrow. But I’m also hopeful they release her. I really miss my sister. Not a second goes by that I don’t miss her,’ says activist’s sister  ‘I’m extremely nervous about tomorrow. But I’m also hopeful they release her. I really miss my sister. Not a second goes by that…

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Read More ‘John was a talented musician who loved rock and roll. He will be deeply missed,’ said his father Gordon Getty ‘John was a talented musician who loved rock and roll. He will be deeply missed,’ said his father Gordon Getty

Read More The gruesome decline and drugs-related death of the comedy icon has overshadowed his legacy, says his widow Judy, who welcomes a new film showing him as a sensitive star full of doubts Can you disentangle the life of John Belushi from his tragic death? Has he left a comic legacy – or just…

Read More In the second of our series of lockdown diaries documenting the second full lockdown in the UK, photographer Jonny Weeks takes a look at his local north Cornish coast. ‘At this time of year, the Atlantic is around 10C and the rain often sideways, but every now and then the sun bleeds across…

Read More The ugly green coat in the HBO drama The Undoing has usurped a starry cast that includes Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. But what are the show’s makers trying to say, exactly? The real star of The Undoing, HBO’s absurd marital melodrama, is not Hugh Grant, the Manhattan skyline or even the pair…

Read More GENEVA, Nov 24 (IPS) – Until recently, Benin was best known for its cotton exports and its vibrant clothing designs. Since this year it is also the fastest place in the world to start a company. By providing a full online service, the government helped entrepreneurs create businesses and jobs during the pandemic.…

Read More China has said it is committed to peace in the region and reducing hostilities in the East China Sea following high-level talks with Japan. Both nations say they want better and more stable relations. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi conducted a joint press conference following a day…

Read More KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Nov 24 (IPS) – The World Bank has been leading other multilateral development banks (MDBs) and international financial institutions to press developing country governments to de-risk infrastructure and other private, especially foreign investments. Read the full story, “World Bank Urges Governments to Guarantee Private Profits”, on globalissues.org → KUALA…

Read More Police officers filmed pulling up tents and leaving people thrown to ground France’s interior minister has ordered an inquiry into the actions of police in dismantling a protest refugee camp in central Paris during which they were filmed chasing people down streets and attacking journalists and others with truncheons and teargas. Gérald Darmanin…

Read More The Chinese foreign ministry has attacked the Pope after he shared his thoughts on the persecuted peoples of this world, a list which included the Uighur people, who largely reside in Northwest China. Zhao Lijian, China’s foreign ministry spokesman, hit out at Pope Francis on Tuesday after he made “groundless” accusations against China…

Read More High Court criticises a previous court order which had said that conversion for sake of marriage was illegal High Court criticises a previous court order which had said that conversion for sake of marriage was illegal

Read More Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an American icon. The late Justice, who died on September 18, 2020 at the age of 87, was only the second woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, and a trailblazing feminist who enshrined equal protections for women into the law. Over her 27 years on the nation’s…

Read More The EU organization tasked with screening drugs has promised to carefully study all available data on several Covid-19 vaccines before issuing opinions on the jabs, saying it could make a decision by the end of the year. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) could release its opinions on jabs developed by AstraZeneca, Pfizer and…

Read MorePolice dismantled the makeshift camp, tipped migrants out of their tents, and used tear gas.Police dismantled the makeshift camp, tipped migrants out of their tents, and used tear gas.

Read More Latest updates: health secretary questioned by MPs; Covid now accounts for more than 20% of deaths in England and Wales; Christmas statement held up ‘Test to release’ scheme will cut England travel quarantine to five days England Covid system to be based on data released within days Vaccine results bring ending Covid a…

Read More Pope contrasts the protests of ‘anti-maskers’ with the ‘healthy indignation’ seen in Black Lives Matter rallies Pope contrasts the protests of ‘anti-maskers’ with the ‘healthy indignation’ seen in Black Lives Matter rallies

Read MoreBiden has pledged to reverse course on climate from President Donald Trump, who doubts mainstream climate science.Biden has pledged to reverse course on climate from President Donald Trump, who doubts mainstream climate science.

Read MoreInterior minister says footage of people being thrown out of tents in Paris is ‘shocking’, as investigation launched.Interior minister says footage of people being thrown out of tents in Paris is ‘shocking’, as investigation launched.