Month: December 2020

Read More Russia reportedly has deployed two Mi-8AMTSh Hipp military helicopters to the Central African Republic. On Friday, the heavy-lift An-124 Ruslan (Condor) cargo plane delivered two Russian Mi-8AMTSh Hipp multipurpose helicopters to the Bangui M’poko International Airport in the Central African Republic. According to Radio Liberty, Russia has already deployed hundreds of troops in…

Read MoreDoctors and nurses are spent, and not in a way that a few days off or a round of nightly applause can restore.Doctors and nurses are spent, and not in a way that a few days off or a round of nightly applause can restore.

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Read More Former DoJ officials say they are worried Trump will lean on acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen for potentially risky favors William Barr’s abrupt move to leave his post as attorney general this week has spurred fears among Department of Justice veterans that Donald Trump will put new pressures on Barr’s successor to do…

Read More New Ross reinvented itself as a shrine to the Kennedy clan. Can towns linked to Biden, the most Irish American president since JFK, do the same? After its factories died and its port withered, New Ross, a town perched by the River Barrow in south-east Ireland, decided in the 1990s to tap a…

Read More The ‘Kabul Nandari’ cinema was built in the 1960s during the reign of Zahir Shah The ‘Kabul Nandari’ cinema was built in the 1960s during the reign of Zahir Shah

Read MoreAt least two Palestinians were wounded in what Israel called a retaliatory attack on Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip.At least two Palestinians were wounded in what Israel called a retaliatory attack on Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip.

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Read More Serving in the White House is normally a passport to a lucrative job in business or lobbying but little about the Trump presidency is normal In normal times it would go to the top of anyone’s curriculum vitae or résumé. Serving in the White House has typically been a passport to a lucrative…

Read More Full text obtained by BBC shows compromise over electric cars but standards on environment and workers’ rights enforced The post-Brexit trade deal agreed by the UK and the European Union goes beyond the bloc’s so-called “Canada-style” trade accord, the BBC has reported, citing a full copy of the agreement. Related: The Guardian view…

Read More Black Mirror co-creators Brooker and Annabel Jones discuss new comedy special Death to 2020, and the importance of being silly in the face of disaster I have been uncharacteristically optimistic this year,” Charlie Brooker says cheerfully from his west London living room, a prop sign from Black Mirror’s Bandersnatch episode behind him. “Partly…

Read More Police tell more than 1,300 households to evacuate due to flooding risks as country braces for storm on Boxing Day More than 1,300 households have been urged by police to evacuate their homes due to a risk of flooding in parts of Bedfordshire as large swaths of the UK brace themselves for Storm…

Read MoreIn recent months, Afghanistan has been rocked by bombings, rocket attacks and targeted killings.In recent months, Afghanistan has been rocked by bombings, rocket attacks and targeted killings.

Read More In an unusual year that’s kept us most of us away from live music venues, Guardian writers pick the songs that deserve to have made more impact Continue reading…In an unusual year that’s kept us most of us away from live music venues, Guardian writers pick the songs that deserve to have made…

Read More Norway extends UK travel ban; Japan refuses arrivals from South Africa; Turkey requires all arrivals to provide proof of negative test Japan and France report cases of coronavirus variant found in UK See all our coronavirus coverage South Korea has posted its second-highest daily number of coronavirus cases, as outbreaks at a prison,…

Read More Panto trip this year? Oh, no there isn’t. Instead, charge everyone’s glass and take a whirl around the world with our fiendish quiz? How many countries border Germany? Six Seven Eight Nine Which country is Christmas Island an external territory of? Australia Canada New Zealand United Kingdom In which modern-day country was St…

Read More In our latest report for this year’s Guardian and Observer charity appeal, we talk to the Young Minds ambassador and YouTube star • Please donate to our appeal here Daniel Howell has spent the pandemic in “a slight apocalyptic nuclear bunker”, with terrible internet. It is quite the revelation for someone who shot…

Read More Cancellations across large swaths of UK add to controversy over hunting governing body’s webinars Traditional Boxing Day hunts across large parts of the UK have been cancelled due to coronavirus restrictions, with those going ahead elsewhere not parading through town centres prior to their yuletide meet this year for the first time in…

Read More Four individuals were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries resulting from a shooting in the German capital, according to Berlin’s police and fire services. Security forces are currently searching for suspects. The incident occurred in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district in the early hours of Saturday. A police spokesman confirmed that there had been…

Read More Israeli army says it targeted three Hamas sites in Palestinian territory, including a rocket-manufacturing facility Israel has targeted a number of sites in Gaza after the army said Palestinian militants had fired rockets into the south of the country. The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) said Israeli aircraft had struck three Hamas targets including…

Read More Suky, social media strategist, 29, meets Lola, 24, charity media and communications officer What were you hoping for?I went without too many expectations, apart from the excitement of free food and meeting a fun, new person. Continue reading…Suky, social media strategist, 29, meets Lola, 24, charity media and communications officer What were you…

Read More Bureau of Meteorology issues warnings for possible thunderstorms around Sydney and Melbourne and other parts of both states over the weekend The Bureau of Meteorology has issued severe thunderstorm warnings, including hail and damaging winds, for parts of Victoria and New South Wales from Saturday evening through to Monday. Sydney and surrounding areas,…

Read More Six million more people in England enter tier-4 restrictions as new measures come into force in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales See all our coronavirus coverage Millions more people will be waking to harsher coronavirus restrictions on Boxing Day when new tier changes come into force in England. New lockdowns are set to…

Read MoreKillings come as violence escalates a day before CAR voters head to polls to choose a president and a new parliament.Killings come as violence escalates a day before CAR voters head to polls to choose a president and a new parliament.

Read More Emergency signal sent from Montreal-bound plane carrying three crew before the plane was rerouted to Arizona An Air Canada Boeing Co 737-8 Max en route between Arizona and Montreal with three crew members onboard suffered an engine issue that forced the crew to divert the aircraft to Tucson, Arizona, the airline says. Shortly…

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Read More The coronavirus variant is sweeping through the United Kingdom and prompting travel restrictions in other countries. France’s first confirmed case is in a citizen who recently returned from London. (Image credit: Patrick Hertzog/AFP via Getty Images) The coronavirus variant is sweeping through the United Kingdom and prompting travel restrictions in other countries. France’s…

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Read MoreThere were 1,241 infections on Christmas Day, the largest daily increase.There were 1,241 infections on Christmas Day, the largest daily increase.

Read MoreA former refugee considers the importance of memory for those who lose everything in the chaos of war.A former refugee considers the importance of memory for those who lose everything in the chaos of war.

Read MoreFrance and Lebanon report cases of new COVID variant in passengers arriving from the UK.France and Lebanon report cases of new COVID variant in passengers arriving from the UK.

Read More2020 saw countries grapple with coronavirus, balancing both public health and economic concerns.2020 saw countries grapple with coronavirus, balancing both public health and economic concerns.

Read More Twenty-one people rescued after sinking in high winds, with official saying no more survivors expected At least 26 people died when their boat sank on Lake Albert, which marks the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ugandan officials have said. The boat was carrying passengers between two Ugandan locations in…

Read More The Israel Defense Forces have bombed multiple Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip, saying the strikes came in retaliation for a volley of missiles launched from the Palestinian enclave toward Israel on Christmas day. The targets allegedly included a rocket manufacturing site, a military post and some underground infrastructure, the IDF said in…