Month: November 2020

Read MoreReuters news agency says Rear Admiral Michael Studeman who oversees regional military intelligence arrived on Sunday.Reuters news agency says Rear Admiral Michael Studeman who oversees regional military intelligence arrived on Sunday.

Read More Quinn helped popularise fundraising video craze, which took hold across the world Quinn helped popularise fundraising video craze, which took hold across the world

Read MoreAliyas Dayee, a “voice for the voiceless” in Helmand, was killed by a bomb earlier this month.Aliyas Dayee, a “voice for the voiceless” in Helmand, was killed by a bomb earlier this month.

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Read MoreCountries across the globe continue to suffer a devastating spike of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Canada has been plunged into a lockdown while Europe is emerging once again as the epicenter of the pandemic. Elizabeth Palmer reports.Countries across the globe continue to suffer a devastating spike of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Canada has been…

Read More Infections up in UK by more than 18,000 on Sunday; warning over Gaza Strip infections; UK government to ease isolation requirements for Covid contacts US, Germany and UK may start Covid vaccinations in December Mass testing to be rolled out in England to head off Tory revolt Millions in US to ignore warnings…

Read More Friday and Saturday one of busiest periods at airports since pandemic began in March Friday and Saturday one of busiest periods at airports since pandemic began in March

Read More Record number of Americans hospitalised with Covid-19 as CDC warns against air travel and health officials fear another surge in December Record number of Americans hospitalised with Covid-19 as CDC warns against air travel and health officials fear another surge in December

Read MoreStaff at a 14-bed hospital in North Dakota tell first-hand their fight to keep friends’ family members alive.Staff at a 14-bed hospital in North Dakota tell first-hand their fight to keep friends’ family members alive.

Read MoreFormer Republican governor Chris Christie calls the president’s legal team an “embarrassment”.Former Republican governor Chris Christie calls the president’s legal team an “embarrassment”.

Read More Report says UK hardest hit by pandemic, with payouts falling by 47% Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The economic turmoil caused by the Covid-19 pandemic pushed third-quarter shareholder payouts to their lowest level since 2016, according to the latest snapshot, with the UK recording the biggest falls. Janus Henderson…

Read More Abiy Ahmed urges ‘peaceful’ end to three-week conflict after generals say civilians in the regional capital Mekelle will be shown ‘no mercy’ Ethiopia’s prime minister has given Tigrayan rebel forces 72 hours to surrender before the army begins an offensive on the capital of the wartorn region. As army tanks gathered around the…

Read More The Chang’e-5 mission will attempt to bring back rock and soil samples from a previously unexplored part of the moon, helping scientists better understand its volcanic history. (Image credit: Stringer/AFP via Getty Images) The Chang’e-5 mission will attempt to bring back rock and soil samples from a previously unexplored part of the moon,…

Read More A version of this article was published in It’s Not Just You, a weekly newsletter from TIME editor-at-large Susanna Schrobsdorff. Subscribe here to get your weekly serving.   You’ve done all you can do today, tomorrow you get to try again. #breathe. Connie Schultz 🌞 Well hello! I’m so glad you’re here. This…

Read MoreFormer New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says Trump’s lawyers have not presented evidence backing US vote fraud claims.Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says Trump’s lawyers have not presented evidence backing US vote fraud claims.

Read MoreInter-American Commission on Human Rights slams ‘excessive use of force’ by police; government denounces congress fires.Inter-American Commission on Human Rights slams ‘excessive use of force’ by police; government denounces congress fires.

Read More Proposals include plan to stop Covid contacts having to self-isolate and moves to allow household mixing at Christmas Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A programme of mass, instant coronavirus testing is to be rolled out to areas of England with the highest infection rates after lockdown is lifted next…

Read More NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Robert Malley of the International Crisis Group about the foreign policy decisions the president might make as his time in office comes to an end. NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Robert Malley of the International Crisis Group about the foreign policy decisions the president might make as his…

Read More Tropical Cyclone Gati made landfall in Somalia on Sunday. It’s the first recorded instance of a hurricane-strength system hitting the country. (Image credit: NOAA Hurricane Weather Research and Forecast System) Tropical Cyclone Gati made landfall in Somalia on Sunday. It’s the first recorded instance of a hurricane-strength system hitting the country.

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Read More Restrictions on indoor gatherings are relaxed in Victoria as South Australia’s opposition calls for end to hotel quarantine. Follow the latest updates Victoria ends mandatory mask-wearing outdoors Follow our global live blog Are masks still needed to combat coronavirus in NSW and Victoria? Australia’s restrictions explained: state by state 10.19pm GMT In Tasmania:…

Read MoreGeorgia Republican, who faces a runoff election that could decide control of the US Senate, will continue to quarantine.Georgia Republican, who faces a runoff election that could decide control of the US Senate, will continue to quarantine.

Read More Exclusive: Thinktank urges UK to build democratic counterweight to China’s growing influence The UK should make a major post-Brexit tilt towards the Indo-Pacific region, ploughing military, financial and diplomatic resources into building a major democratic counterweight to China’s growing threat to the post-1945 world order, a major report urges. The report, prepared by…

Read More ‘Within a week, we will become unable to care for critical cases,’ says WHO doctor in Gaza ‘Within a week, we will become unable to care for critical cases,’ says WHO doctor in Gaza

Read More Abiy Ahmed issues ultimatum ahead of military offensive on city of Mekelle Abiy Ahmed issues ultimatum ahead of military offensive on city of Mekelle

Read More John Bolton: Trump is ‘throwing rocks through windows’ HR McMaster: Trump’s actions sowing doubt among electorate Donald Trump faced growing pressure from Republicans on Sunday to drop his chaotic, last-ditch fight to overturn the US presidential election, as victor Joe Biden prepared to start naming his cabinet and a Pennsylvania judge compared Trump’s…

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Read More Heiko Maas criticises young protester who compared herself to Sophie Scholl, a German student executed by the Nazis Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage German foreign minister, Heiko Maas, on Sunday lashed out at anti-mask protesters comparing themselves to Nazi victims, accusing them of trivialising the Holocaust and “making a…

Read More Scaled-down inauguration celebration expected because of risks of spreading coronavirus, says incoming White House chief of staff US president-elect Joe Biden will announce the first names chosen for his cabinet on Tuesday, the incoming White House chief of staff said – and is expecting a scaled-down inauguration celebration because of the risks of…

Read More Border city’s morgues overwhelmed by spike in cases Border city’s morgues overwhelmed by spike in cases

Read MoreThe agreement allows the 34 party nations to conduct aerial reconnaissance over each others’ territory.The agreement allows the 34 party nations to conduct aerial reconnaissance over each others’ territory.

Read MoreThe Michelin star-winning restaurateur, cookbook author and TV host mobilized an army half a world away to battle hunger with his #FeedIndia initiative, all coordinated from his NYC apartmentThe Michelin star-winning restaurateur, cookbook author and TV host mobilized an army half a world away to battle hunger with his #FeedIndia initiative, all coordinated from…

Read More Monday: US president faces pressure from Republicans to drop court battle over election results. Plus: platypus threatened by shrinking habitat Good morning, this is Imogen Dewey bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Monday 23 November. Continue reading…Monday: US president faces pressure from Republicans to drop court battle over election results. Plus:…

Read MorePresident Trump’s former national security adviser says the president is “playing into the hands of our adversaries” with his plan to draw down troops before leaving office.President Trump’s former national security adviser says the president is “playing into the hands of our adversaries” with his plan to draw down troops before leaving office.