Month: November 2020

Read MoreErdogan’s message comes as EU leaders consider imposing further sanctions on Turkey over Eastern Mediterranean dispute.Erdogan’s message comes as EU leaders consider imposing further sanctions on Turkey over Eastern Mediterranean dispute.

Read More A federal judge ordered the CEO over the Voice of America to stop investigating its journalists for anti-Trump bias, saying he caused “self-censorship and the chilling of First Amendment expression.” (Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images) A federal judge ordered the CEO over the Voice of America to stop investigating its journalists for anti-Trump…

Read More LOS ANGELES — California enacts a nighttime curfew Saturday as spiking coronavirus cases threaten to swamp health care systems and the state’s largest county warned that an even more drastic lockdown could be imminent. The newest restrictions require people not on essential errands to stay home from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. through…

Read MoreWriter Martin Amis has never been at a loss for words, in person or on the page. The British novelist, who moved to America 10 years ago, has written books that have enthralled, provoked and chastised over the past five decades. He talked with “CBS This Morning: Saturday” co-host Jeff Glor about his latest…

Read More Some have criticised the Academy’s recognition as failing to recognise problems in the states handling of the pandemic Some have criticised the Academy’s recognition as failing to recognise problems in the states handling of the pandemic

Read MorePolice said so far 15 inmates have been rearrested and four of the escaped prisoners handed themselves over.Police said so far 15 inmates have been rearrested and four of the escaped prisoners handed themselves over.

Read MoreThe Viking Grace was carrying about 400 people when it hit rocks off the Finnish Aland islands.The Viking Grace was carrying about 400 people when it hit rocks off the Finnish Aland islands.

Read MoreThe Biden administration must address curbs to the US asylum system that worsened under Trump, refugee groups say.The Biden administration must address curbs to the US asylum system that worsened under Trump, refugee groups say.

Read More President’s eldest son, who tested positive for coronavirus, made remark in Instagram video Donald Trump Jr, the president’s son who has tested positive for the coronavirus, has said he will pass the time in isolation battling with the virus by cleaning his collection of guns. Trump Jr is now the fourth member of…

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Read More A largescale manhunt is underway in Lebanon as dozens of inmates managed to escape from a prison facility. Some of the fugitives have already been captured or surrendered, while five died after crashing a stolen car into a tree. A total of 69 people managed to break open their cells and flee a…

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Read MoreThe remote Italian village of San Giovanni in Galdo, population 500, is putting the village on the tourist map, rewarding visitors with free lodging just for going there. Correspondent Chris Livesay reports.The remote Italian village of San Giovanni in Galdo, population 500, is putting the village on the tourist map, rewarding visitors with free…

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Read MorePolice say they have rescued teenage girls being targeted online during the coronavirus lockdown.Police say they have rescued teenage girls being targeted online during the coronavirus lockdown.

Read More In a year when the headlines were dominated by conflict around the things that make us different—race, class, gender, politics and all the other markers of identity—the best nonfiction books tore into those tensions and explored the humanity beneath. Some authors revisited historical figures to ask how their perspectives on race and religion…

Read More A system of pooled coronavirus tests to catch asymptomatic infections among Duke University students helped keep the campus open in the midst of the pandemic. A system of pooled coronavirus tests to catch asymptomatic infections among Duke University students helped keep the campus open in the midst of the pandemic.

Read More Shopping centers across Poland will be allowed to reopen next week despite a recent surge in coronavirus cases, PM Mateusz Morawiecki has said, insisting the move would save “hundreds of thousands” of jobs. Warsaw is planning to loosen some of the restrictions it introduced earlier this month in wake of an explosive surge…

Read More The intellectual heart of China’s Muslim community is under threat as scholars, writers, religious leaders and their families are under constant state surveillance. (Image credit: Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images) The intellectual heart of China’s Muslim community is under threat as scholars, writers, religious leaders and their families are under constant state surveillance.

Read More Protests turned violent this week following the arrest of Ugandan activist and presidential contender Bobi Wine. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Wine about his campaign. Protests turned violent this week following the arrest of Ugandan activist and presidential contender Bobi Wine. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Wine about his campaign.

Read More NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to 12-year-old Joe Bryant, who has been building intricate models of German soccer stadiums out of Lego blocks without any blueprints. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to 12-year-old Joe Bryant, who has been building intricate models of German soccer stadiums out of Lego blocks without any blueprints.

Read More Mexico’s former defense minister is back home after the U.S. dropped drug trafficking charges against him. The move raises questions about whether he’ll face justice. Mexico’s former defense minister is back home after the U.S. dropped drug trafficking charges against him. The move raises questions about whether he’ll face justice.

Read MoreThey are among 69 prisoners who managed to escape from a jail near the capital, Beirut.They are among 69 prisoners who managed to escape from a jail near the capital, Beirut.

Read MoreIran has enacted new restrictions but experts say a full lockdown is needed to control COVID-19 infections.Iran has enacted new restrictions but experts say a full lockdown is needed to control COVID-19 infections.

Read MoreTurkish President Erdogan and Saudi King Salman discussed bilateral ties and agreed to resolve lingering disputes.Turkish President Erdogan and Saudi King Salman discussed bilateral ties and agreed to resolve lingering disputes.

Read More An alertness to racial injustice, a weaponised word in the culture wars, a reflection of our times … Kenya Hunt explores how the world woke up As I write this, I’m staring at a fashion magazine with the coverline “Woke bespoke”. Next to it, a newspaper supplement features a dating diary of the…

Read More Festive tipples for family and friends with whom, in better times, you’d usually share a Christmas drink This will keep for three weeks in the fridge, so it’s not one to leave under the tree in the run-up to Christmas. Continue reading…Festive tipples for family and friends with whom, in better times, you’d…

Read More 105 members of Congress signed petition seeking to prevent Dr Mahendra Amin’s accusers from being deported A group of 30 US senators and 75 congressmen and women have demanded an immediate halt to deportations of women who claim they were abused by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) gynecologist, as the furore over…

Read More The virus is on the rise so uniformly across the vast landmass of the US, that records are being shattered daily The Disunited States of America are united once more. After a brutal election that exacerbated bitter partisan divisions and left the country feeling as though it had been torn in two, it…

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Read MoreAddis Ababa’s denial that talks were imminent comes hours after the African Union named special envoys to help mediate.Addis Ababa’s denial that talks were imminent comes hours after the African Union named special envoys to help mediate.

Read More Activists have rallied in Berlin to decry coronavirus sceptics’ tactics. The counter-protest comes amid demonstrations over a controversial law that gives the government more powers to fight the virus. Hundreds of Antifa members marched through the German capital on Friday night, holding banners denouncing “Corona deniers and Nazi pigs” as they chanted slogans.…

Read MoreZambia becomes the first African nation to default on its debts in the pandemic era.Zambia becomes the first African nation to default on its debts in the pandemic era.

Read MoreDaniel Verlaan joined the meeting after the Dutch defence minister posted login details on Twitter.Daniel Verlaan joined the meeting after the Dutch defence minister posted login details on Twitter.

Read More Pennsylvania strike is the latest in a wave of healthcare worker protests over low pay, understaffing and PPE shortages Jim Gentile is haunted by the patients who died alone. A surgical nurse at St Mary medical center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, his hospital was quickly overwhelmed during the first wave of the pandemic this…