Month: November 2020

Read More Exclusive: study of low-risk individuals finds impairments in organs including heart, lungs and liver four months after infection Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Young and previously healthy people with ongoing symptoms of Covid-19 are showing signs of damage to multiple organs four months after the initial infection, a study…

Read MoreThe president says for the first time his rival won the election but repeats unsubstantiated rigging claim.The president says for the first time his rival won the election but repeats unsubstantiated rigging claim.

Read MoreEthiopian refugees fleeing “massacre” in northern Tigray region describe their ordeal.Ethiopian refugees fleeing “massacre” in northern Tigray region describe their ordeal.

Read MoreSettlement watchdog says the Israel Land Authority opened tenders for more than 1,200 new homes in East Jerusalem.Settlement watchdog says the Israel Land Authority opened tenders for more than 1,200 new homes in East Jerusalem.

Read More Uğur Şahin ‘very confident’ vaccine candidate developed with Pfizer will cause big reduction in cases Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The scientist behind the first potential Covid-19 vaccine to clear interim clinical trials says he is “very confident” the jab will reduce transmission of the disease, perhaps by 50%,…

Read More Less than 48 hours after lifting seven-month-long hard border controls, Western Australia has imposed new restrictions on travelers from South Australia over a coronavirus cluster, catching some of them mid-flight, literally. Western Australia opened its border on Saturday after Victoria recorded its 15th consecutive day without new coronavirus cases or deaths. While the…

Read MoreThe self-styled prophet says he skipped bail and left South Africa because he had received death threats.The self-styled prophet says he skipped bail and left South Africa because he had received death threats.

Read More Last year, when yellow vest riots were weekly events in Paris, I joked with my teenage son it was time for him to fight the cops. This week riot police paid a less than friendly visit to his school, reports Rory Mulholland in Paris Last year, when yellow vest riots were weekly events…

Read MoreThe storm made landfall on Sunday with winds of up to 90km/h, according to media reports.The storm made landfall on Sunday with winds of up to 90km/h, according to media reports.

Read More The U.S. Department of Defense announced on Friday an agreement worth about for $34 million for logistics support for the Afghanistan Air Force MD-530F aircraft fleet.   Within the deal, which was a modification to a previous contract, MD Helicopters Inc. will perform support of Afghanistan’s MD-530F light attack and reconnaissance helicopters. Work will…

Read MoreThe Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership covers nearly a third of the global economy.The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership covers nearly a third of the global economy.

Read More Aerospace giant Boeing Co. has been contracted for logistics support for the AH-64D/E Apache attack helicopter, according to a press release issued by U.S. Department of Defense. The deal, which was a modification to a previous contract, was worth almost $24,1 million and covered work in Mesa, Arizona, with an estimated completion date…

Read MoreResidents of Armenian origin in Kalbajar district of Nagorno-Karabakh begin a mass exodus as Azerbaijan takes over.Residents of Armenian origin in Kalbajar district of Nagorno-Karabakh begin a mass exodus as Azerbaijan takes over.

Read More Reported rocket strikes near Asmara’s International Airport raise fears of wider conflict in Horn of Africa The leader of the Tigray region of Ethiopia has claimed responsibility for rocket strikes on the airport in neighbouring Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, in a move that ratcheted up fears of a wider conflict in the Horn of…

Read More President-elect Joe Biden is expected to return to long-held norms on multilateral policy in Latin America — including a shift in tone and more predictable foreign policy moves. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to return to long-held norms on multilateral policy in Latin America — including a shift in tone and more predictable…

Read More This year has challenged us all. But for Sarah Hughes it’s been particularly hard. Here, she talks about living with cancer – and letting in the light in the darkest of times The strangest thing about having an incurable illness during a time of pandemic is the weird but unavoidable sense that everyone…

Read MoreThousands of Peruvians have rallied in the country’s capital against the interim government of President Manuel Merino in protests that have left at least one person deadThousands of Peruvians have rallied in the country’s capital against the interim government of President Manuel Merino in protests that have left at least one person dead

Read More The president of Azerbaijan is promising that Christian churches will be protected when the strongly Muslim country takes possession of areas formerly controlled by Armenians. President Ilham Aliyev’s office said he made the promise in a telephone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is deploying peacekeeping forces in the areas under an…

Read More All the latest from the 10.10 GMT race at the Istanbul Park Circuit The man from Stevenage who became the moral compass of F1 Send Daniel an email or tweet @DanielHarris 10.19am GMT Lap 4/58 We see the start again, this time from above, and there really was all sorts going on. I…

Read More Hurricane Eta did enough damage on its own, but there are complaints that the authorities in Mexico made the devastation far worse, reports Chris Havler-Barrett Hurricane Eta did enough damage on its own, but there are complaints that the authorities in Mexico made the devastation far worse, reports Chris Havler-Barrett

Read More A six-year mission will soon bring back a few grains of soil that could explain how water arrived on our planet In a few days, a capsule containing samples of soil from a distant asteroid will be released by a robot spaceship and dropped into Earth’s upper atmosphere. If all goes well, the…

Read More Evidence is not so much in the number of tropical storms the Atlantic has seen, but in their strength, intensity and rainfall Paddling in a canoe through the flood waters left by Hurricane Eta in his rural village near the north coast of Honduras, Adán Herrera took stock of the damage. “Compared with…

Read MoreAfter being extended multiple times, Germany’s ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia will be up for debate.After being extended multiple times, Germany’s ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia will be up for debate.

Read More A former entertainment personality decides, in his later years, to go into politics. To curry favor with the Republican Party whose nomination he seeks, he cozies up to red-state extremists and evangelicals via a healthy dose of racist dog whistles. He couples that with decrying communists, liberalism, and anyone out in the streets…

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Read MoreIn the first-round vote earlier this month, pro-European Maia Sandu won a surprise victory.In the first-round vote earlier this month, pro-European Maia Sandu won a surprise victory.

Read More As his film anthology, Small Axe, premieres on the BBC, the artist and film-maker answers questions from celebrity admirers including Idris Elba, Viola Davis, David Lammy and more. Interview by Sean O’Hagan Steve McQueen guest edit: read his editor’s letter The director on the music that moves him Judging by the enthusiastic reviews…

Read More The squeeze on jobs means that many of us are now juggling our finances. But if we are more open and honest about our earnings then all of us will be better off On a sunny Tuesday afternoon in July, Rob Campbell, 50, received a Zoom call from his boss at the advertising…

Read More The final throes of the Trump presidency exposed America as the bad joke – and danger to the world – it has certainly become The chaotic US election has undoubtedly been the biggest story in the world in the last two weeks. Watching it unfold from over 13,000km away in Kenya, the election…

Read More The hostile environment appears very much in operation as documents show the Home Office focusing on exclusions Home Office officials have expressed concern that the welfare of children and families who have crossed the Channel to the UK is being “compromised” by an intent to prosecute individuals for immigration offences, internal emails and…

Read More Winning the White House has done little to mend the party’s fractures – and the left is on collision course with the moderates Joe Biden’s first hours as president-elect were met by his supporters with spontaneous dance parties, champagne showers and car parades that wound through several blocks. But amid the “Biden-Harris” placards…

Read More Child mortality crisis is looming as nations struggle to make payments to west and China, says former prime minister It is being called the “great reversal”. After decades of progress, the international goal of eradicating extreme poverty by 2030 is in jeopardy, Gordon Brown has warned, as developing countries battling the coronavirus sacrifice…

Read MoreAs deaths mount, aid agency says it fears for safety of thousands of people trapped by floodwaters in Cagayan Valley.As deaths mount, aid agency says it fears for safety of thousands of people trapped by floodwaters in Cagayan Valley.

Read More The portrayal of Santa’s Moor servant ‘Zwarte Piet’ is widely seen as offensive. Protesters applaud the decision to remove the character from children’s books Public libraries across the Netherlands are removing from the shelves children’s books depicting a black-faced Zwarte Piet, a side-kick to Sinterklaas, in the latest sign that the country is…

Read More Calls to advice hotlines soar as abusers turn to latest technology to intimidate and control partners Calls to the UK’s largest domestic abuse helpline are rising “week on week” as new figures reveal that almost 50 suspected killings may have occurred during the first lockdown. The charity Refuge, which runs the National Domestic…