Month: November 2020

Read MoreAll the island’s ageing F-5 fighter jets were grounded after a pilot died in a crash last month.All the island’s ageing F-5 fighter jets were grounded after a pilot died in a crash last month.

Read More Storm may bring dangerous winds, storm surge and as much as 30in of rain to Nicaragua and Honduras Tropical Storm Iota was brewing in the Caribbean early on Saturday, threatening a second tropical strike for Nicaragua and Honduras, countries recently ransacked by Eta, a category 4 hurricane. Related: Devastating 2020 Atlantic hurricane season…

Read MoreItaly is now dealing with tens of thousands of new coronavirus cases per day, as the once hardest-hit nation grapples with a new COVID-19 wave afflicting Europe. Chris Livesay gets a look inside a Rome hospital where doctors are struggling to keep pace with the virus.Italy is now dealing with tens of thousands of…

Read More President Donald Trump rebelled this past week against Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election with denial, delay and outright misrepresentation. Trump raged about widespread cases of fake ballots that aren’t so and undertook legal challenges that even state GOP election officials say can’t overcome Biden’s lead. As the coronavirus surged nationwide,…

Read MoreForecasters say Iota could bring dangerous wind, storm surge and as much as 30 inches of rainfall to Nicaragua and Honduras.Forecasters say Iota could bring dangerous wind, storm surge and as much as 30 inches of rainfall to Nicaragua and Honduras.

Read More The little spotted kiwi soared in the rankings before election organizers discovered 1,500 fraudulent votes placed for the flightless bird. (Image credit: Hannah Peters/Getty Images) The little spotted kiwi soared in the rankings before election organizers discovered 1,500 fraudulent votes placed for the flightless bird.

Read MoreA top Lebanese security official says that after returning from Washington recently he visited Syria for two days where he spoke with officials about American journalist Austin Tice who has been missing in the war-torn country since 2012A top Lebanese security official says that after returning from Washington recently he visited Syria for two…

Read MoreThis was a rare time officials said they prepared a mountain of evidence to back up the charges against India.This was a rare time officials said they prepared a mountain of evidence to back up the charges against India.

Read More With the world feeling more distant than ever, photographers were this year called on to translate their vision of the new humanity into images seen through their own eyes. David LaChapelle and Steve McCurry are among those who contributed Continue reading…With the world feeling more distant than ever, photographers were this year called…

Read More Egyptian antiquities officials on Saturday announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside, and around 40 gilded statues in a vast Pharaonic necropolis south of Cairo. Colorful, sealed sarcophagi and statues that were buried more than 2,500 years ago were displayed in a makeshift exhibit at the feet…

Read More Revelation comes as senior Tory says it was wrong to back Cummings over lockdown breaches Dominic Cummings left Downing Street after his relationship with the prime minister “fell off a cliff”, a former cabinet minister has said. Cummings left his role as chief adviser on Friday after a power struggle that has rocked…

Read MoreVietnam braces for Typhoon Vamco to make landfall on its central coast as the death toll in the Philippines rises to 53.Vietnam braces for Typhoon Vamco to make landfall on its central coast as the death toll in the Philippines rises to 53.

Read More Artefacts held by British Museum and other western institutions were looted by British forces in 1897 A new museum designed by Sir David Adjaye is to be built following the most extensive archaeological excavation ever undertaken in Benin City, Nigeria, raising hopes of a resolution to one of the world’s most controversial debates…

Read MoreAs international scholars, we are outraged by the attacks on universities and educational institutions in Afghanistan.As international scholars, we are outraged by the attacks on universities and educational institutions in Afghanistan.

Read More The government says forces from the northern state of Tigray have fired on a neighbouring region. The government says forces from the northern state of Tigray have fired on a neighbouring region.

Read More Scientists have unraveled one of the mysteries of Covid-19, why the virus strikes down older people while seeming to leave children untouched. The breakthrough could pave the way for new treatments to combat the pandemic. Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center figured out that children have lower levels of a receptor protein that…

Read More Despite surpassing 1 million coronavirus cases, one thing was clear: Texas, like much of the nation, is overwhelmed by a virus that is more stubborn than the will of many quarantine-fatigued Americans who want to wish it away. Despite surpassing 1 million coronavirus cases, one thing was clear: Texas, like much of the…

Read More Donald Trump appeared to come close to acknowledging Joe Biden’s election victory in a Rose Garden press conference. Discussing the possibility of a national lockdown, the president said: ‘Whatever happens in the future, who knows which administration it will be, I guess time will tell … this administration will not go to a…

Read More Hvistendahl’s book charts the story of Robert Mo, the subject of an FBI investigation into industrial espionage, presenting a rich example of an everyday lived experience of the reality of international relations.Hvistendahl’s book charts the story of Robert Mo, the subject of an FBI investigation into industrial espionage, presenting a rich example of…

Read MoreThe government says forces from the northern state of Tigray have fired on a neighbouring region.The government says forces from the northern state of Tigray have fired on a neighbouring region.

Read MoreAt least 22 people were killed when three gunmen rampaged through the university on November 2.At least 22 people were killed when three gunmen rampaged through the university on November 2.

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Read More The Ethiopian cities of Bahirdar and Gondar have been rocked by explosions, local and central authorities said, accusing the region of Tigray, which has been targeted by a government offensive, of striking them with rockets. The explosions, said to be caused by “rocket” strikes, were first reported overnight by Amhara’s communication office. So…

Read More I’d love to suggest I embarked on my career with a grand plan. But really, it was just me wanting to meet people I like to watch Never meet your heroes is the cliche, as everyone knows. Except me, apparently, because I have spent my career doing the opposite. In fact, it was…

Read More As her novel Half of a Yellow Sun is hailed as the Women’s prize ‘winner of winners’, the Nigerian-born, US-based author talks about her relief over Joe Biden’s victory – and the bittersweet highs of a difficult year A few hours before Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and I are due to speak, the result…

Read More Advisory board set up by president-elect to play high-profile role as pandemic enters its deadliest phase so far President-elect Joe Biden has set up a 13-member coronavirus advisory board will play a high-profile role in helping the Biden-Harris administration contain the coronavirus pandemic in the US as it enters its deadliest phase so…

Read More Trump’s defeat in the reliably red state has shown Democratic voters the power of their ballot, activists say as they focus on Ossoff and Warnock’s races Donald Trump may have forced a recount of the votes in Georgia that helped end his presidency, but the activists who organised the surge in turnout that…

Read MoreRockets strike two cities in Ethiopia’s Amhara state bordering the Tigray region, raising fears of escalation.Rockets strike two cities in Ethiopia’s Amhara state bordering the Tigray region, raising fears of escalation.

Read More NSW, South Australia and Queensland all report Covid-19 cases of people in quarantine Follow today’s live blog Pepper spray and arrests as riot squad breaks up Sydney party Hundreds of people had started arriving in Perth and more were crossing into Western Australia by road after the scrapping of the state’s Covid-19 hard…

Read More Thought up by a tired new mother, and now backed by Bill Gates, manufactured human milk sounds like the stuff of science fiction. But just how liberating will it be? Dr Leila Strickland became a mother when she was a few months away from completing her postdoctorate fellowship in cell biology at Stanford…

Read More It comes as the UN’s human rights chief warns of possible war crimes happening in northern Tigray state. It comes as the UN’s human rights chief warns of possible war crimes happening in northern Tigray state.

Read MoreIt comes as the UN’s human rights chief warns of possible war crimes happening in northern Tigray state.It comes as the UN’s human rights chief warns of possible war crimes happening in northern Tigray state.

Read MoreThe president of Sierra Leone discusses how his country is recovering from years of conflict and government corruption.The president of Sierra Leone discusses how his country is recovering from years of conflict and government corruption.

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Read MoreNorth Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has ordered a statewide mask mandate and imposed several business restrictions in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus that has stressed the state’s hospital capacityNorth Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has ordered a statewide mask mandate and imposed several business restrictions in an effort to contain the…