Month: November 2020

Read MoreAn opinion piece published by a hard-line Iranian newspaper has suggested that Iran must attack the Israeli port city of Haifa if Israel carried out the killing of a scientist linked to its disbanded military nuclear programAn opinion piece published by a hard-line Iranian newspaper has suggested that Iran must attack the Israeli port…

Read More An Indian man who helped test a coronavirus jab based on AstraZeneca’s candidate vaccine has filed suit, claiming that he suffered extreme side effects during his participation in the trial. The plaintiff, identified in media reports as a 40-year-old man from Chennai, is suing the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) for Rs…

Read MoreThe former bodybuilder was also given an MBE for his long-running role as the Green Cross Code Man.The former bodybuilder was also given an MBE for his long-running role as the Green Cross Code Man.

Read MoreDozens of soldiers killed and wounded after attackers detonate vehicles full of explosives.Dozens of soldiers killed and wounded after attackers detonate vehicles full of explosives.

Read More It’s no surprise Boris Johnson’s fiancee has his ear. But the former spin doctor may be turning into another unelected decision-maker There could only be one winner. Shimmying across her office rooftop while miming valiantly to a Taylor Swift song, the new Tory MP Dehenna Davison beat a strong performance from veteran London…

Read MoreAdam King from County Cork captured the hearts of TV viewers with dreams of joining a space mission.Adam King from County Cork captured the hearts of TV viewers with dreams of joining a space mission.

Read More The U.S. Marine Corps conduct cold-weather and mountain-warfare training during Exercise Reindeer II in Setermoen, Norway. Reindeer II was a bilateral training exercise hosted by the Norwegian military to increase support capabilities between NATO allies in extreme conditions. The U.S. Marines of the Marine Rotational Force Europe 21.1 (MRF-E), Marine Forces Europe and…

Read More Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) scrambled Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets on Saturday as multiple Russian aircraft approached the UK airspace, according to multiple reports. On November 28, the RAF announced that Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to intercept Russian military aircraft operating in international airspace near UK airspace. “The Typhoons launched from RAF…

Read MoreThe attack marked the third time Asmara has come under fire from Tigray since military operations began in November.The attack marked the third time Asmara has come under fire from Tigray since military operations began in November.

Read More What would Marx say? Visitor centre and cafe planned for historic London burial ground to capitalise on growing public appetite for genealogy while raising vital funds for upkeep It’s a development that its most famous occupant might have predicted, even if it would have him spinning in his well-visited grave. North London’s Highgate…

Read More At least 26 security personnel were killed and over a dozen injured when a suicide car bomb hit a military base in Afghanistan early on Sunday in one of the deadliest attacks against the country’s forces in months. The incident occurred in the main city of the eastern province of Ghazni, which has…

Read More They’re too young to vote or drive. But meet the children writing computer programs to track our health and wellbeing, choose a new school… and even how to cheat at online games I started getting interested in coding when I was about 11. I joined a local community lab where biologists and computer…

Read More Critical report details the trauma of families as soldiers describe midnight raids in the occupied territories A damning report by three Israeli human rights groups has condemned the military’s widespread practice of entering Palestinian homes in the occupied territories, often in the middle of the night. The report, which includes testimonies of soldiers,…

Read More Former weightlifter and actor best known for playing Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies has died, his agent has said David “Dave” Prowse, the actor best known for playing Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died at the age of 85, his agent has said. Agent Thomas Bowington said:…

Read More Reports in state media signal an intensifying propaganda effort to place the birth of the virus in other countries Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Nearly a year after doctors identified the first cases of a worrying new disease in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the country appears to be…

Read More In reflections written during lockdown, the pontiff adds his weight to a growing group of people seeking a return to community-minded values Not long into these reflections on the lessons of a traumatic year, Pope Francis offers a line from his favourite poet, Friedrich Hölderlin: “Where the danger is, grows the saving power.”…

Read More Sunak’s plan to pinch pennies in a pandemic is unwise. But the bigger problem is the centralisation of his spending projects Rishi Sunak has spent billions of pounds rescuing the economy during the year of Covid, but he needs to go further. To start with, the chancellor, who set out his 2021-22 spending…

Read More Author dressed up as Professor Challenger, whom he preferred over his Sherlock creation Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Professor Challenger, the fictional scientist and explorer who discovers a forgotten land of dinosaurs, went on to inspire a string of adventure films, including Jurassic Park. He was a headstrong and irascible antihero, but there is…

Read More A version of this article was published in It’s Not Just You, a weekly newsletter by TIME Editor at Large, Susanna Schrobsdorff. Subscribe here to get your dose of small comforts. Well hello! I’m so glad you’re here. This week: The psychology of holiday Zooming, lessons from a recovering pessimist, and a moment…

Read More MPs campaigning against chancellor’s plans believe they can ‘humiliate’ the government into U-turn Senior Tories fear that the cut to Britain’s aid budget will become permanent, amid a growing campaign inside and outside parliament to reverse the decision. Conservatives opposed to the move are already vowing to “humiliate” the government by forcing it…

Read More Flinders University and three other locations considered ‘high risk’ after Covid-19-positive man breaks home quarantine • Follow the global coronavirus live blog South Australian health authorities are urging anyone who visited Flinders University and three other “high-risk” locations to get tested for coronavirus immediately after a Covid-19-positive man broke his required home quarantine…

Read MoreThe Australian city recorded a minimum overnight temperature of 25.4C.The Australian city recorded a minimum overnight temperature of 25.4C.

Read More Judge says plaintiff ‘failed to allege that even a single mail-in ballot was fraudulently cast or counted’ Pennsylvania’s highest court has thrown out a lower court’s order that was preventing the state from certifying dozens of contests from the 3 November election. In the latest Republican lawsuit attempting to thwart president-elect Joe Biden’s…

Read MoreRural Fire Service forecasts ‘very high to severe fire danger’ in parts of New South Wales, issues total fire ban.Rural Fire Service forecasts ‘very high to severe fire danger’ in parts of New South Wales, issues total fire ban.

Read More James Waugh faced court on Saturday charged with ‘planning to undertake a terrorist act in the Bundaberg region’ A former journalist has been charged with allegedly planning a terrorist attack in the regional Queensland city of Bundaberg. James Waugh faced a Brisbane court on Saturday after he was charged by police on Friday…

Read MoreArchbishop Wilton Gregory made history this Saturday by becoming the first African American Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Chris Livesay has more on Gregory’s historic installation.Archbishop Wilton Gregory made history this Saturday by becoming the first African American Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Chris Livesay has more on Gregory’s historic installation.

Read MoreOn Saturday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed Israel for the assassination of a top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh. In 2018, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu singled out Fakhrizadeh in a news conference, accusing him of developing nuclear weapons. Holly Williams has more.On Saturday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed Israel for the assassination of a…

Read More Trade conflicts threaten global confidence as world economy struggles to recover from pandemic, Simon Birmingham says The Australian government is continuing its tough talk against Beijing’s trade impositions with the trade minister, Simon Birmingham, giving the strongest indication yet that Canberra will take its complaints to the World Trade Organization. China first announced…

Read More International rights groups called attack ‘a serious escalation’ against Indonesia’s Christian minority Police in Indonesia were on Saturday hunting suspected militants accused of killing four people said by rights groups to be Christians, beheading one and burning down their homes. Ten militants linked to a “terrorist” group beheaded one victim and slit the…

Read More Pope Francis installed 13 new cardinals during a Saturday ceremony at the Vatican Pope Francis installed 13 new cardinals during a Saturday ceremony at the Vatican

Read More The pilot reportedly killed more Taliban fighters than anyone else in the Afghan Air Force The pilot reportedly killed more Taliban fighters than anyone else in the Afghan Air Force

Read More Brazil records nearly 52,000 daily new cases; more than 150 arrested in UK anti-lockdown protests; Australian state of Victoria records no new cases and no deaths UK: Angry Tory MPs turn on Gove after ‘overwhelmed NHS’ claims Shops reopen in France as national lockdown eases Australia’s Covid vaccines: everything you need to know…

Read MoreThe country has rebuffed African efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the Tigray conflict.The country has rebuffed African efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the Tigray conflict.

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Read MoreEnvironmentalists in India’s Goa state are fighting projects they say will turn it into a coal hub.Environmentalists in India’s Goa state are fighting projects they say will turn it into a coal hub.