Month: November 2020

Read MoreThe president-elect is the first Democrat projected to win in Georgia since 1992.The president-elect is the first Democrat projected to win in Georgia since 1992.

Read More Montreal police found no hostage-takers at the offices of video game company Ubisoft, Canadian media have reported. Police spent more than two hours securing and clearing the building after a 911 call. While dozens of Montreal Police (SPVM) officers were still blocking Saint-Laurent Boulevard on Friday afternoon, and no official explanation was on…

Read MorePresident Donald Trump is wrongly taking full credit for Pfizer’s announcement that its COVID-19 vaccine was robustly successfulPresident Donald Trump is wrongly taking full credit for Pfizer’s announcement that its COVID-19 vaccine was robustly successful

Read More DELHI, India, Nov 13 (IPS) – Back in May 2019, we were visiting a large garment factory in Arsikere, Karnataka, when we asked some of the workers, “What would you do if you got Saturdays off?” Their responses to this simple question summed up their priorities. A majority said they would spend time…

Read More California has become the second state to amass more than one million confirmed cases of Covid-19. California has become the second state to amass more than one million confirmed cases of Covid-19.

Read More BANGKOK, Thailand, Nov 13 (IPS) – Fifteen countries will sign a mega-trade deal at the ASEAN conference this weekend imposing secretive restrictions on how governments help workers through the pandemic, trade union leaders and parliamentarians have warned. Read the full story, “Secretive Mega-Trade Deal Rules Could Harm Asia’s Covid-19 Recovery”, on globalissues.org →…

Read More Georgia has long been a reliably red Southern state. Biden becomes the first Democratic presidential candidate to win it since 1992. Georgia has long been a reliably red Southern state. Biden becomes the first Democratic presidential candidate to win it since 1992.

Read MoreCalifornia is the second state to reach a million cases as outbreaks put a pause on reopenings.California is the second state to reach a million cases as outbreaks put a pause on reopenings.

Read More What makes some COVID-19 patients so much sicker than others? In some cases, people are more vulnerable because their immune systems are hit by friendly fire. What makes some COVID-19 patients so much sicker than others? In some cases, people are more vulnerable because their immune systems are hit by friendly fire.

Read More Libya’s warring sides have agreed to hold nationwide elections in December next year, the top U.N. official for the North African country said Friday in a sign of progress from the U.N.-brokered peace talks underway in Tunisia. The gathering, which started on Monday, was aimed at setting a roadmap out of Libya’s yearslong…

Read MoreUN envoy Stephanie Williams says participants at Tunisia talks agreed elections should take place on December 24, 2021.UN envoy Stephanie Williams says participants at Tunisia talks agreed elections should take place on December 24, 2021.

Read More ‘It feels amazingly wonderful to know that I will be home with my family and loved ones very soon’ ‘It feels amazingly wonderful to know that I will be home with my family and loved ones very soon’

Read MoreFacing public criticism for siding with Trump’s attacks on the election, lawyers struggle with ethics and politics.Facing public criticism for siding with Trump’s attacks on the election, lawyers struggle with ethics and politics.

Read MoreNASA will launch four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule this weekend, opening a new era in human spaceflight.NASA will launch four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule this weekend, opening a new era in human spaceflight.

Read More MANILA, Nov 13 (IPS) – Development banks have repeatedly looked the other way and been complicit in the human rights violations of corporations and governments they work with. They support activities where armed forces push forward large infrastructure and extractives projects on traditional lands without the participation and consent of Indigenous Peoples.  …

Read MoreCharismatic military leader and elected president of Ghana who dominated political life in the 1980s and 90s Jerry Rawlings, the former military leader then twice-elected president of Ghana, who has died aged 73, dominated the country’s political life for two decades in the 1980s and 90s. In May 1979, Flt Lt Rawlings of the…

Read More City’s 2.83 per cent infection rate, on a rolling seven-day average, is fast approaching the 3 per cent threshold for closing schools City’s 2.83 per cent infection rate, on a rolling seven-day average, is fast approaching the 3 per cent threshold for closing schools

Read More This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. President Donald Trump ran on his stewardship of the U.S. economy before the coronavirus pandemic hobbled almost every corner of the American marketplace and his promise to…

Read MoreSadat Rahman, 17, created an app to help young people learn about and report cyberbullying.Sadat Rahman, 17, created an app to help young people learn about and report cyberbullying.

Read More NOIDA, India, Nov 13 (IPS) – “My daughter is eight years old. In May 2017, I had her ‘Khatna,’ her circumcision, done. I had taken her to a traditional cutter. Once back home I made her sleep on the bed. After some time, around 4:00 p.m. I took her to the bathroom, she…

Read More The camps will be built on military bases on three islands The camps will be built on military bases on three islands

Read More The strain found in the minks is the same one found in humans, an agriculture official said, and a breeder at one farm also tested positive. Some 2,500 minks have reportedly been culled already. (Image credit: Ole Jensen/Getty Images) The strain found in the minks is the same one found in humans, an…

Read More In the new film Ammonite, the brilliant self-taught paleontologist Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) finds herself unexpectedly consumed by a love affair with the sullen wife of a geologist. It’s 1840s England when Roderick (James McArdle) and Charlotte Murchison (Saoirse Ronan) travel to Mary’s coastal town of Lyme Regis in the aftermath of a…

Read More Joe Biden’s election victory draws to an end to a Trump presidency considered hostile to man’s best friend With Joe Biden’s election, dignity has been restored to the US presidency: after four years marked by perverse priorities and conspicuous inhumanity, a dog will finally be back in the White House. When Biden takes…

Read MoreFleeing ethnic Armenians are destroying their own homes so no Azerbaijanis can move in.Fleeing ethnic Armenians are destroying their own homes so no Azerbaijanis can move in.

Read More I’m sorry, but crocs and gators are the same to me. View Entire Post › I’m sorry, but crocs and gators are the same to me.View Entire Post ›

Read More Researchers in Norway are expanding a major ongoing study to determine whether cod liver oil can help fight off Covid-19 or whether those who take the supplement anyway tend to lead healthier lives in general. Previously, the major national Covid-19 study (‘Koronastudien’) that began this spring, found that cod liver oil users had…

Read More The best toys of 2020 perfectly encapsulate this year’s events—from Monopoly House Divided, a state-of-the-nation take on the classic board game, to Playmobil’s Large Hospital play set, which introduces kids to what goes on inside a hospital. Other top toys serve as an escape from the chaos of 2020—think drawing with chocolate, creating…

Read MoreMicrosoft says state-backed Russian and North Korean hackers have in recent months tried to steal valuable data from leading pharmaceutical companies and COVID-19 vaccine researchersMicrosoft says state-backed Russian and North Korean hackers have in recent months tried to steal valuable data from leading pharmaceutical companies and COVID-19 vaccine researchers

Read More Music’s primal power for those living with dementia has inspired thousands of YouTube views for a clip of a former dancer We see a frail and elderly woman in a chair, her eyes downcast. She motions for the music to be turned up, a swelling melody from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, and with a…

Read More Despite Trump’s claims, coalition of federal, state and local election officials praised 3 November vote as ‘the most secure in American history’ Biden presses ahead with cabinet selection 2.19pm GMT The number of coronavirus cases continues to surge across the US, with the country setting another single-day record for new cases yesterday. According…

Read More He may have lost the vote, but could Trump’s deligitimizing of the electoral process act as an inspiration to others, reports Borzou Daragahi He may have lost the vote, but could Trump’s deligitimizing of the electoral process act as an inspiration to others, reports Borzou Daragahi

Read More A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 1 million globally. (Image credit: NPR) A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has…

Read MoreWith deaths mounting fast, the government is hoping to turn the tide by making free coronavirus tests available to millions of people across hard-hit England.With deaths mounting fast, the government is hoping to turn the tide by making free coronavirus tests available to millions of people across hard-hit England.

Read MoreUN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet calls for an inquiry over the killings in the Tigray region.UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet calls for an inquiry over the killings in the Tigray region.