Month: December 2020

Read MoreInvestigators conduct DNA tests after human remains are found and a house is searched.Investigators conduct DNA tests after human remains are found and a house is searched.

Read MoreUNHCR says several people injured after fire at camp hosting 75 families in Lebanon’s Miniyeh region.UNHCR says several people injured after fire at camp hosting 75 families in Lebanon’s Miniyeh region.

Read More Four people recently arrived from UK test positive for variant in Madrid, one in Sweden and two in Canada Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Spain, Sweden and Canada have joined the growing list of countries to have reported cases of the more contagious coronavirus variant first identified in Britain.…

Read MoreJail officials have been called out for being cruel to prisoners – especially the government’s critics.Jail officials have been called out for being cruel to prisoners – especially the government’s critics.

Read More Authorities say the five people were all related and are treating the deaths as suspected homicides Two women and three girls have been found dead in a home in north-west Arkansas in a suspected homicide. Deputies responded to a call at around 5pm on Friday and found the five people dead in a…

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Read MoreCatherine Nakalembe won this year’s Africa Food Prize for pioneering work using satellite images.Catherine Nakalembe won this year’s Africa Food Prize for pioneering work using satellite images.

Read MoreThe pandemic affected us all – and shaped global issues, with knock-on effects for millions.The pandemic affected us all – and shaped global issues, with knock-on effects for millions.

Read More Lopez, who wrote nearly 20 books on natural history, died in Oregon after a years-long struggle with prostate cancer Barry Lopez, an award-winning American writer who tried to tighten the bonds between people and place by describing the landscapes he saw in 50 years of travel, has died. He was 75. Lopez died…

Read More The 2020 Observer Business Agenda Awards honour showoffs, light-touch founders and even … Big Pharma Each year, our awards celebrate the physical prowess of the finance world’s most alluring tycoons – who get their very own entry on our prestigious topless calendar. Continue reading…The 2020 Observer Business Agenda Awards honour showoffs, light-touch founders…

Read MoreCountries across the EU received their first shipments of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines.Countries across the EU received their first shipments of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines.

Read More Christmas day sweet sighting in Corona Heights park attracted visitors who took pictures and even took a bite Like the other monoliths that have mysteriously appeared across America and the world in the waning weeks of 2020, the one that popped up on a California hilltop on Christmas Day seemed to come out…

Read MoreAs COVID-19 relief legislation remains in limbo, millions of Americans are set to lose special unemployment benefits.As COVID-19 relief legislation remains in limbo, millions of Americans are set to lose special unemployment benefits.

Read MoreBlake was one of the Cold War’s most notorious double agents and betrayed dozens of MI6 personnel.Blake was one of the Cold War’s most notorious double agents and betrayed dozens of MI6 personnel.

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Read More Residents of Sydney’s northern beaches are under stay-at-home orders again today after a Christmas reprieve; NSW recorded nine new cases of locally acquired coronavirus on Boxing Day. Follow all the latest news and updates, live 10.09pm GMT A strong majority of NSW voters support the legalisation of euthanasia, according to a poll conducted…

Read MoreThe US president-elect calls for immediate action as millions of people face losing jobless benefits.The US president-elect calls for immediate action as millions of people face losing jobless benefits.

Read More A monolith made of gingerbread appeared on a hill in San Francisco on 25 December. The large biscuit is the latest in a series of mysterious monoliths that have appeared – and disappeared – in the US and Romania ‘I guess this is a thing now, right?’: monolith appears on California mountain – video…

Read More The frescoed thermopolium, a Roman-era fast-food stall, is the first to be fully excavated Researchers said on Saturday they had discovered a frescoed thermopolium or fast-food counter in an exceptional state of preservation in Pompeii. Related: Researchers win £1m grant to unlock secrets of Viking-era treasure trove Continue reading…The frescoed thermopolium, a Roman-era…

Read More Business magnate ends the year as the world’s second richest man behind only Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Business magnate ends the year as the world’s second richest man behind only Amazon’s Jeff Bezos

Read MoreFarmer unions’ leaders to meet ministers on Tuesday, possibly paving the way for a seventh round of talks amid protests.Farmer unions’ leaders to meet ministers on Tuesday, possibly paving the way for a seventh round of talks amid protests.

Read MoreAid organisations urge for a solution as migrants stranded by Croatian border face cold with no facilities or heating.Aid organisations urge for a solution as migrants stranded by Croatian border face cold with no facilities or heating.

Read MoreAid organisations urge for a solution as migrants stranded by Croatian border face cold with no facilities or heating.Aid organisations urge for a solution as migrants stranded by Croatian border face cold with no facilities or heating.

Read More Hostages have been taken and three bodies found in the Wulgo forest, close to the border with Cameroon Boko Haram jihadists have seized about 40 loggers and killed three others in north-east Nigeria near the border with Cameroon, militia sources and residents have said. The hostages were rounded up by the insurgents on…

Read More Hostages have been taken and three bodies found in the Wulgo forest, close to the border with Cameroon Boko Haram jihadists have seized about 40 loggers and killed three others in north-east Nigeria near the border with Cameroon, militia sources and residents have said. The hostages were rounded up by the insurgents on…

Read MoreA UK-based think tank says the pandemic has caused economic momentum to shift further in favour of Asia.A UK-based think tank says the pandemic has caused economic momentum to shift further in favour of Asia.

Read More No arrests have been made and no suspects are custody a day after a Christmas morning blast in Nashville, but law enforcement has identified “a number of individuals” that could be connected to the explosion. No arrests have been made and no suspects are custody a day after a Christmas morning blast in…

Read MoreElection commission suspends campaigning for presidential polls, citing coronavirus risks, as opposition cries foul.Election commission suspends campaigning for presidential polls, citing coronavirus risks, as opposition cries foul.

Read MoreMotivated by right wing’s ‘love jihad’ campaign, Madhya Pradesh approves bill to stop ‘forceful’ religious conversions.Motivated by right wing’s ‘love jihad’ campaign, Madhya Pradesh approves bill to stop ‘forceful’ religious conversions.

Read MoreThree people were injured when a camper van exploded in the city centre early on Christmas DayThree people were injured when a camper van exploded in the city centre early on Christmas Day

Read More The Australian songwriter has capped her ‘dumbest, craziest, wildest’ year with an invitation from Broadway for her Ratatouille-inspired show tune After years of making heartfelt songs about love and loss, Bathurst musician Gabbi Bolt is now best known for her songs about ABC political editor Andrew Probyn and rats. The latter, an original…

Read More Michelle Lim is used to family separations but this year was different. She is one of a generation of young Australians whose lives are being shaped by Covid-19 Read Michelle’s first Dreams interrupted diary here Read how the pandemic-fuelled recession will affect Australia’s young people here Name: Michelle Lim Age: 23 This morning…

Read MoreWith infections surging, COVID-19 has exacerbated the Palestinian enclave’s already dire living conditions in 2020.With infections surging, COVID-19 has exacerbated the Palestinian enclave’s already dire living conditions in 2020.

Read More We are working with conservation charity Space for Giants to protect wildlife at risk from poachers due to the conservation funding crisis caused by Covid-19. Help is desperately needed to support wildlife rangers, local communities and law enforcement personnel to prevent wildlife crime We are working with conservation charity Space for Giants to…

Read More In Delhi’s red light district, Namita Singh hears how workers have been affected by the pandemic in an industry that relies entirely on one thing – physical contact with strangers In Delhi’s red light district, Namita Singh hears how workers have been affected by the pandemic in an industry that relies entirely on…