Month: November 2020

Read MoreThe federal lawsuit no longer seeks to invalidate over 600,000 ballots it says were processed without proper observers.The federal lawsuit no longer seeks to invalidate over 600,000 ballots it says were processed without proper observers.

Read More Leaked documents show how the Foreign & Commonwealth Office spent millions setting up a clandestine network to churn out pro-rebel material, much of it aimed at winning the hearts and minds of kids. A swath of internal UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) files have exposed a number of covert ways in which…

Read MoreThe results add to growing confidence that vaccination can end the pandemic.The results add to growing confidence that vaccination can end the pandemic.

Read More For centuries, people in the New Forest have been exercising their rights as commoners and grazing their livestock freely. But this ancient way of life is increasingly under threat A stack of old newspapers is perched on the front seat of the bashed-up Subaru, while in the back is a long stick for…

Read More ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Nov 16 (IPS) – As a 10 year-old newly arrived in Lagos from England, I recall listening intently to how the Yoruba language – my father’s language – was spoken. I would constantly repeat in my head or verbally repeat what I thought I had heard. I was not always…

Read More Trump is urging his supporters to turn to One America News Network as his romance with Fox News sours For some time now, and particularly since his election loss, the romance between Donald Trump and Fox News has appeared to be souring. The president has depicted Fox News’s actions on election night, and…

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Read More QUITO / PARIS, Nov 16 (IPS) – Ecuador’s entry for the 2021 Academy Awards’ International Feature section is a surprising movie, highlighting a story that up to now has been little-known. Titled Vacío / Emptiness and directed by self-taught filmmaker Paúl Venegas, the work focuses on how increasing numbers of Chinese migrants have…

Read More The Swedish government has announced new coronavirus restrictions will come into force for four weeks to limit socializing in the run-up to Christmas, amid soaring infections and falling compliance with current guidelines. In a digital press conference on Monday, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said there had been concerning developments in the spread of…

Read MoreThe two countries object to a clause that links funding with adherence to the rule of law.The two countries object to a clause that links funding with adherence to the rule of law.

Read More Ex-fighter pilot and businessman, Eytan Stibbe, will become the second ever Israeli to go into space, the country has announced. His friend and predecessor, Ilan Ramon, was killed during the ill-fated US Columbia mission in 2003. Stibbe is scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) from Florida in late 2021,…

Read More Campaign reportedly withdraws illegally processed ballots claim Trump faces pressure to begin transition as Covid surges Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 3.18pm GMT The American political universe is turning its attention to Georgia, where two Senate races will decide control of the Senate in 2021. In…

Read MorePM Nikol Pashinyan under increasing pressure to step down after Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire deal triggered protests.PM Nikol Pashinyan under increasing pressure to step down after Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire deal triggered protests.

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Read More Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has admitted his government deliberately chose to flood large areas of Tabasco state last week in an attempt to protect the regional capital Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has admitted his government deliberately chose to flood large areas of Tabasco state last week in an attempt…

Read More Tadao Ando’s modernist work in Piccadilly Gardens has divided opinion since 2002 To some it is a modernist masterpiece for which “any other city in the world would give their right arm”. To others, it is a concrete carbuncle that should never have been installed on what was once Manchester’s lushest square. Work…

Read More New research has warned that babies and toddlers who receive antibiotics are more likely to develop childhood health issues, such as asthma, eczema, hay fever, food allergies, and celiac disease. A study published on Sunday in the journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings says that childhood health issues are more common in children who received…

Read More As surveillance and spraying operations cease due to conflict, there are fears the existing food crisis could worsen They marched over grassy plateaux and down craggy hillsides, beating the earth with sticks and blasting gunshots into the darkening skies. “Never before have we seen something like this,” says Mulualem Berhe, a 54 year-old…

Read More For the second time this month, there’s promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges in the U.S. and around the world. Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective, according to preliminary data…

Read More For the second time this month, there’s promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges in the U.S. and around the world. Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5% effective, according to preliminary data…

Read MoreRussia, which is deploying troops to Nagorno-Karabakh, has previously rejected the idea of Turkish peacekeepers.Russia, which is deploying troops to Nagorno-Karabakh, has previously rejected the idea of Turkish peacekeepers.

Read More Latest updates: more MPs in self-isolation after meeting with PM and Lee Anderson, who later tested positive for Covid Second vaccine candidate almost 95% effective, trials show What does the Moderna vaccine mean for fight against Covid? Boris Johnson ‘bursting with antibodies’ as he is told to self-isolate How did it happen? PM’s…

Read More A cub miraculously survived the accident that killed one adult bear A cub miraculously survived the accident that killed one adult bear

Read More ‘Potentially catastrophic’ weather system heading for Nicaragua and Honduras due to make landfall on Monday ‘Potentially catastrophic’ weather system heading for Nicaragua and Honduras due to make landfall on Monday

Read MoreThe Booker Prize shortlisted author on being arrested, having more Black characters in fiction and why she writes.The Booker Prize shortlisted author on being arrested, having more Black characters in fiction and why she writes.

Read More A new jukebox musical of Carrà’s songs caps a 60-year career for a cultural icon who revolutionised Italian entertainment – and gave women agency in the bedroom At the beginning of Explota Explota, a new Spanish-Italian jukebox musical comedy set at the tail end of the Franco dictatorship in 1970s Spain, airport employee…

Read More The election of Joe Biden has only antagonized Portland anarchists — and exposed their differences with the Black activists they claim to support. The election of Joe Biden has only antagonized Portland anarchists — and exposed their differences with the Black activists they claim to support.

Read More The conflict in Ethiopia shows no sign of abating and now risks dragging into neighboring Eritrea. The conflict in Ethiopia shows no sign of abating and now risks dragging into neighboring Eritrea.

Read More (YAKUTAT, Alaska) — An Alaska Airlines jetliner struck a brown bear while landing early Saturday evening, killing the animal and causing damage to the plane, officials said. None of the passengers or crew members on board the plane were injured during the accident at the Yakutat Airport in southeast Alaska, The Anchorage Daily…

Read More French President Emmanuel Macron has argued for a radical revision of global social and economic systems, claiming that changing demographics and other issues will require new ways to distribute finite resources. In a wide-ranging interview with the Groupe d’Études Géopolitiques, the French leader said the “Washington Consensus,” which he defined as a “monolithic…

Read More A group led by privacy activist Max Schrems has filed complaints with German and Spanish data protection authorities, accusing Apple of breaching EU laws with its tracking tool, alleging it handles users’ data without consent. The complaints, made on behalf of individual Spanish and German consumers, were filed by the digital rights group…

Read More French president says US election chance to pursue sovereignty amid rising populism European leaders must not let up on efforts to construct an autonomous bloc that is capable of resisting the duopoly of China and the US, Emmanuel Macron has said in his first extended response to the US presidential election. The French…

Read MoreEta is expected to bring “potentially catastrophic winds, life-threatening storm surge and extreme rainfall,” the U.S. National Hurricane Center says.Eta is expected to bring “potentially catastrophic winds, life-threatening storm surge and extreme rainfall,” the U.S. National Hurricane Center says.

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Read More Pan Macmillan says it is ‘finalising its contractual relationship’ with Evans and retailers can return his books The publisher of Pete Evans’ books has said it is “finalising” its relationship with the celebrity chef after he posted a cartoon on his social media accounts which included a neo-Nazi symbol used by the Christchurch…