Month: November 2020

Read MoreAs crowds throughout Azerbaijan celebrate the ‘capitulation’, the Armenian government is plunged into a political abyss.As crowds throughout Azerbaijan celebrate the ‘capitulation’, the Armenian government is plunged into a political abyss.

Read More Disillusionment with British Prime Minister Johnson’s handling of the pandemic and Brexit has driven a majority of Scottish people to consistently support independence for the first time in decades. Disillusionment with British Prime Minister Johnson’s handling of the pandemic and Brexit has driven a majority of Scottish people to consistently support independence for…

Read More Facing a pandemic lockdown, huge political upheavals and ongoing uncertainty about the future, musicians including Oumou Sangare and Songhoy Blues offer lessons in creativity and optimism. (Image credit: Kiss Diouara/Courtesy of the artists) Facing a pandemic lockdown, huge political upheavals and ongoing uncertainty about the future, musicians including Oumou Sangare and Songhoy Blues…

Read More In 2016, Trump lost all 18 Texas counties where Latinos make up at least 80% of the population. This time he won five of them and closed the gap considerably in the rest. In 2016, Trump lost all 18 Texas counties where Latinos make up at least 80% of the population. This time…

Read More Neto’s outspokenness landed him on Time’s most influential people list, but also made him the target of a vicious fake news campaign Felipe Neto is an irreverent YouTuber with 40 million followers on his channel where he plays computer games, pokes fun at celebrities and riffs on social media trends. With another 25…

Read More Workers faced layoffs and furloughs, and those who returned are adapting to a new work environment as winter approaches Nora Cooper, a bartender and server in Nashville, Tennessee, tested positive for coronavirus in the summer. Despite exhibiting symptoms she was still required to come into work by her employer until her test results…

Read MoreChimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun tops a vote for the book award’s 25th anniversary.Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun tops a vote for the book award’s 25th anniversary.

Read MoreRegulator allows resumption of late-stage Brazilian clinical trials which were suspended after a study subject’s death.Regulator allows resumption of late-stage Brazilian clinical trials which were suspended after a study subject’s death.

Read More Ethiopia’s northern region orders the total mobilisation of its population, as a crisis escalates. Ethiopia’s northern region orders the total mobilisation of its population, as a crisis escalates.

Read MoreProtesters question why PM Pashinyan accepted a deal to stop the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as anger boils in Yerevan.Protesters question why PM Pashinyan accepted a deal to stop the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as anger boils in Yerevan.

Read More The Vatican’s report into ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has raised uncomfortable questions the Holy See will have to confront going forward, chief among them what it’s going to do about current and future clergy who abuse their power to sexually abuse adults. Priests, lay experts and canon lawyers alike say the Vatican needs to…

Read More Report identifies 935 firms finance industry needs to blacklist to meet Paris goals Almost half the companies involved in the thermal coal industry are expected to defy global climate commitments by deepening their coal interests in the coming years, according to a report. The study, by the green campaign group Urgewald, revealed that…

Read More Despite electoral successes, it remains unclear how the new measures will affect those who have been disproportionately targeted in the war on drugs From the Pacific Northwest to the Deep South, drug legalization won big nationwide on election day in America. Under the first state law of its kind, people in Oregon soon…

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Read More‘Yemenis not going hungry, they are being starved,’ says World Food Programme as it again warns of ‘looming famine’.’Yemenis not going hungry, they are being starved,’ says World Food Programme as it again warns of ‘looming famine’.

Read More With Diwali about to burst into the night skies across the globe, our tipsters recommend other winter festivals that banish darkness On recent winter trips to Amsterdam, the sight of thousands of shimmering candle flames lighting up the city’s waterways has been really uplifting. The Amsterdam Festival of Lights (places on the light…

Read More Texas on Wednesday became the first state with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and California closed in on that mark as a surge of coronavirus infections engulfs the country. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said all restaurants, bars and gyms statewide will have to close at 10 p.m. starting Friday,…

Read More The earth was home to 703 million people aged 65 and above in 2019, and by 2050, their number will increase to 1.5 billion, says the United Nations (UN) in its 2019 World Population Ageing report. This would be one of the strongest forces to drive the global electric toothbrush market to $4.8…

Read MoreJane Fonda is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Georgia-based nonprofit organization she founded to prevent teenage pregnanciesJane Fonda is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Georgia-based nonprofit organization she founded to prevent teenage pregnancies

Read More World leaders spoke to President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday about cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and other issues, even as President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede complicates the U.S. post-election transition. In his conversations with key Asian allies, Biden seemed intent on easing their uncertainties about a less-engaged Washington, which built…

Read More Travel bloggers have flocked to Pakistan in recent years – but have some of them become too close to the authorities? Long before she became headline news in Pakistan, Cynthia Dawn Ritchie was simply a tourist. In 2009, Ritchie, an American woman living in Houston, Texas, took a trip to Karachi, the sprawling…

Read More As he publishes a moving memoir, the comedian and Bake Off contestant tormentor talks about homophobic heckles, still living with his parents – and why he’s never been in love In a deserted office overlooking the Thames, Tom Allen is admiring the view. “They’re building some sort of sewage works down there,” he…

Read MoreIndia’s capital is grappling with a twin public health emergency – the pandemic and toxic air.India’s capital is grappling with a twin public health emergency – the pandemic and toxic air.

Read MoreAlleged misconduct by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan has been the focus of a four-year inquiry.Alleged misconduct by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan has been the focus of a four-year inquiry.

Read MoreTehran has continued to breach a 2015 deal, but denies that it is trying to build nuclear weapons.Tehran has continued to breach a 2015 deal, but denies that it is trying to build nuclear weapons.

Read MoreUS hospital admissions hit record levels as New York City warns it is on the cusp of a second wave.US hospital admissions hit record levels as New York City warns it is on the cusp of a second wave.

Read More Bunkueanun ‘Francis’ Paothong, a 21-year-old bespectacled university student, is one of three protesters recently arrested under the rarely invoked section 110 of Thailand’s criminal code. The charge of violence against the queen carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, or, if the queen’s life is perceived to have been endangered, the death penalty…

Read More LONDON — The United Kingdom on Wednesday became the fifth country in the world to record more than 50,000 coronavirus-related deaths, a level that one of the nation’s leading doctors says “should never have been reached.” Figures from the British government showed that 595 more people in the country died within 28 days…

Read More LONDON — The United Kingdom on Wednesday became the fifth country in the world to record more than 50,000 coronavirus-related deaths, a level that one of the nation’s leading doctors says “should never have been reached.” Figures from the British government showed that 595 more people in the country died within 28 days…

Read MoreUS, UK, Europe condemn removal of legislators on national security grounds as pro-democracy camp abandons LegCo.US, UK, Europe condemn removal of legislators on national security grounds as pro-democracy camp abandons LegCo.

Read More Scott Morrison says findings of the Brereton report into conduct of special forces will be ‘difficult’ and ‘disturbing’ for Australia A special investigator will be appointed to consider criminal cases against Australian special forces in Afghanistan, as Scott Morrison declared that a report to be released next week would contain “very difficult” and…

Read MoreAustralians are being encouraged to add Aboriginal place names when sending their mail.Australians are being encouraged to add Aboriginal place names when sending their mail.

Read More BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday said it looked forward to better relations with the United States under the leadership of President-elect Joe Biden, and expressed hope the presidential transition will not be “bumpy.” EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell warmly congratulated “Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris for their historic…

Read More BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday said it looked forward to better relations with the United States under the leadership of President-elect Joe Biden, and expressed hope the presidential transition will not be “bumpy.” EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell warmly congratulated “Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris for their historic…

Read MoreRon Klain has served as an aide to Joe Biden since the 1980s on the Senate Judiciary Committee.Ron Klain has served as an aide to Joe Biden since the 1980s on the Senate Judiciary Committee.