Month: November 2020

Read More A protest rally in Nantes, which saw crowds denouncing a proposed national security law, has been dispersed by French police. More protests against the controversial piece of legislation are scheduled for Saturday. The rally was held in the western French city on Friday evening, providing a preview of multiple similar events scheduled for…

Read More South Korea plans to enter low-rate initial production of a new tactical ballistic missile designed to destroy underground artillery bases in North Korea, according to multiple reports. South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 25 November that it has decided that the initial production of the locally developed Korean Tactical Surface…

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Read More The Irish prime minister asked people to stick to “common sense” and wear masks on crowded streets and at work in the weeks leading up to the Christmas celebrations. Staring from December 1, people will be urged to wear masks “outdoors on busy streets, within crowded indoor workplaces and in places of worship,”…

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Read More Moving away from a white- and male-dominated party is the only way for it to survive, pollster says Kat Cammack was raised on a cattle ranch by a working class single mother. She was the third generation of her family to go into business as a sand blaster. And at 32, she is…

Read More In The Welsh Wind distillery already taking orders for 30-litre casks of ultra-local spirit The barley has been grown in fields with spectacular views over Cardigan Bay and malted on a local farm. The all-important water comes from springs deep beneath the Welsh countryside. A small distillery in west Wales is at the…

Read More British tourists, chalet owners and resort staff wait for winter season decisions across Europe British holidaymakers, chalet owners and resort staff are in limbo as countries across Europe decide whether or not this winter’s ski season will go ahead. This week, Britain’s biggest ski operator Crystal Ski Holidays was forced to cancel all…

Read More President Hassan Rouhani has blamed ‘mercenaries of the usurping Zionist regime’ for the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a military scientist, who was accused by Israel of leading a nuclear weapons program in Iran. “Once again, the evil hands of global arrogance were stained with the blood … of the mercenary usurper Zionist regime,”…

Read MoreIranian president accuses Israel of assassinating high-ranking nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.Iranian president accuses Israel of assassinating high-ranking nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.

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Read MoreTelevision images show some of them moving to the capital while thousands still remain on the outskirts of the city.Television images show some of them moving to the capital while thousands still remain on the outskirts of the city.

Read More Hassan Rouhani accuses ‘mercenary’ Israel of killing, according to state TV, amid vows to retaliate The president of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, has accused Israel of killing top scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and promised the assassination would not halt the country’s nuclear progress, state TV reported. “Once again, the evil hands of global arrogance were…

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Read More Two new South Australian coronavirus cases, both in quarantine, bring Parafield cluster to 33 people Follow today’s coronavirus liveblog US surpasses 13m cases as caution urged over Thanksgiving weekend Hospitals in England told to prepare for Covid vaccine rollout in 10 days’ time A casual contact of a Covid-19 case is among two…

Read More Kate, 25, whisky marketing associate, meets Maz, 24, charity worker What were you hoping for?A lovely evening, or a funny anecdote. Continue reading…Kate, 25, whisky marketing associate, meets Maz, 24, charity workerWhat were you hoping for?A lovely evening, or a funny anecdote. Continue reading…

Read More Leader planning to throw weight behind a deal if last-minute negotiations succeed in coming days Keir Starmer is preparing to risk a party rift by throwing Labour’s weight behind a Brexit deal if last-minute negotiations succeed in the coming days. In what he hopes will be a signal to red wall voters that…

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Read More Carrie Lam says she is paid in cash and calls US sanctions imposed over security crackdown ‘unjustifiable’ Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said she keeps “piles of cash” at home because she has no bank account after the United States imposed sanctions on her in response to the crackdown on free speech…

Read MoreAbout 600 members of AfD due to meet Saturday at an unused nuclear plant in Kalkar city defying pandemic warnings.About 600 members of AfD due to meet Saturday at an unused nuclear plant in Kalkar city defying pandemic warnings.

Read More By the time it was extinguished, Camp Fire had killed 85 people, displaced 50,000 and burned down 95 per cent of structures in the 141-year-old town of Paradise in California, writes Louise Boyle By the time it was extinguished, Camp Fire had killed 85 people, displaced 50,000 and burned down 95 per cent…

Read MoreUNSOM’s chief discusses if the conflict in Somalia is the United Nations’s biggest diplomatic failure.UNSOM’s chief discusses if the conflict in Somalia is the United Nations’s biggest diplomatic failure.

Read More Milwaukee recount, which cost Trump campaign $3m, boosts Democratic president-elect days before state must certify result A recount in Wisconsin’s largest county demanded by President Donald Trump’s election campaign ended on Friday with the president-elect, Joe Biden, gaining votes. After the recount in Milwaukee county, Biden made a net gain of 132 votes,…

Read More Amid Beijing’s crackdown on Hong Kong, publisher says joining clubs to discuss free speech and democracy has again become an act of resistance In the early 1950s in Taiwan, 19-year-old Tsai Kun-lin was arrested and jailed after joining a book club. The young man spent more than a decade on Green Island, building…

Read MoreUS accuses the four firms of ‘transferring sensitive technology and items’ to Iran’s missile programme.US accuses the four firms of ‘transferring sensitive technology and items’ to Iran’s missile programme.

Read MoreMohsen Fakhrizadeh, a top nuclear scientist, died on Friday after an attack on his car.Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a top nuclear scientist, died on Friday after an attack on his car.

Read More Thousands block major Bangkok junction in continuing protests against government and monarchy Thousands of democracy activists blocked a major junction in Bangkok for several hours on Friday to rehearse “coup prevention” strategies in the latest round of Thailand’s anti-government protests. The country has for months been rocked by youth-led protests demanding a new…

Read More Newcastle man is facing charges of possessing, soliciting and sharing child abuse material, and bestiality A Newcastle man has become the 15th person arrested after police uncovered a global paedophile ring alleged to have filmed and shared the sexual abuse of almost 50 children in Australia. The 54-year-old was taken into custody on…

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Read MoreEthiopia’s army says it has seized control of several towns in the northern region of Tigray.Ethiopia’s army says it has seized control of several towns in the northern region of Tigray.

Read More A US aircraft carrier and other warships are headed to the Persian Gulf to bolster troop withdrawals in the region, a defense source told CNN, insisting the deployment is unrelated to the recent murder of a top Iranian scientist. The Nimitz carrier strike group – led by the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and…

Read MoreManuel Zelaya says he had been ‘unjustly’ detained at Toncontin airport and denies he owned the $18,000 cash.Manuel Zelaya says he had been ‘unjustly’ detained at Toncontin airport and denies he owned the $18,000 cash.

Read MoreThe key missions recording the loss of thickness in glaciers and sea-ice won’t last the decade.The key missions recording the loss of thickness in glaciers and sea-ice won’t last the decade.

Read More Temperatures expected to reach into the mid-40s in some parts of Australia Much of Australia is in the grip of an extreme heatwave with temperatures expected to reach into the mid-40s and total fire bans in force in parts of South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria. In South Australia, 47C was forecast…

Read MoreHow a lawsuit from an ex-Trump lawyer full of baseless voter fraud claims went viral.How a lawsuit from an ex-Trump lawyer full of baseless voter fraud claims went viral.