Month: December 2020

Read More Blast linked to parked RV occurred at 6.45am on Christmas Day No critical injuries but reports of structural damage A large explosion that shattered windows and sent a column of smoke rising above downtown Nashville early Christmas morning appears to have been an “intentional act”, according to local police, and linked to a…

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Read MoreCritical payments to 14 million people could stop from Saturday in a standoff over a stimulus bill.Critical payments to 14 million people could stop from Saturday in a standoff over a stimulus bill.

Read More Christmas message singles out young people for special praise, and speaks of ‘hope in the new dawn’ The Queen has spoken of her great pride in the “quiet, indomitable” spirit of those who have “risen magnificently” to the challenges of 2020 in a Christmas address that stressed: “We need life to go on.”…

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Read More Cases emerge as Russia becomes latest country to tighten controls on travel from Britain See all our coronavirus coverage Five cases of the new coronavirus variant spreading fast across the UK have been found in Japan, and Russia has become the latest country to impose stricter quarantine on travellers from Britain. Japan has…

Read More World Wars? No big deal. Global recession? Child’s play. According to a group of Gen Z kids interviewed by Reuters, their generation was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic more than any other, and is “scarred” by the experience. Imagine a world without K-pop. To some, this would seem a utopia, but for super-fan…

Read More How Britons celebrated during the pandemic while unable to meet loved ones See all our coronavirus coverage Britons across the country celebrated a very different Christmas on Friday, with many unable to gather with loved ones or take part in some of their festive traditions. Dozens of residents at a Leeds care home…

Read MoreOleg Sokolov, an expert on Napoleon, was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison.Oleg Sokolov, an expert on Napoleon, was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison.

Read More Ankara is seeking to have better relations with Tel Aviv, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip has said, while also criticizing Israel’s top leadership and condemning its “merciless acts” towards Palestinians. ‘We would like to bring our ties to a better point,” Erdogan said, but yet again criticized Israel’s policies towards Palestine. “The Palestine policy…

Read MoreTurkish president wants to bring ties to a ‘better point’ but says Israeli policy towards Palestinians is unacceptable.Turkish president wants to bring ties to a ‘better point’ but says Israeli policy towards Palestinians is unacceptable.

Read MoreThis year his remarks were delivered via livestream from inside the Vatican instead of at the balcony to a crowd of thousands of followers.This year his remarks were delivered via livestream from inside the Vatican instead of at the balcony to a crowd of thousands of followers.

Read More Monarch not with family in Norfolk for first time in 30 years because of Covid restrictions The royal family, in common with so many other families across the nation, were separated by tiers and restrictions on Christmas Day. The Queen, 94, and Duke of Edinburgh, 99, spent the day privately at Windsor Castle,…

Read More Pope urges nations to share Covid vaccines while archbishop of Canterbury insists ‘darkness has not overcome the light’ See all our coronavirus coverage Christian leaders have delivered their Christmas messages, with the pope calling on nations to share Covid-19 vaccines and the archbishop of Canterbury saying that despite a testing year, “darkness has…

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Read More U.S. tourists aren’t welcome in most countries because of the surging coronavirus. But Mexico lets them in, with no quarantine or test requirements. (Image credit: Alfredo Martinez/Getty Images) U.S. tourists aren’t welcome in most countries because of the surging coronavirus. But Mexico lets them in, with no quarantine or test requirements.

Read More The number of coronavirus cases in Europe surpassed 25 million on Friday, according to a tally by news agency AFP based on official health statistics from different nations. This makes the continent, representing over 50 countries, the world’s worst-affected region in terms of the quantity of registered infections. The US and Canada rank…

Read MoreElection, which was set to take place in August, was delayed because of the pandemic, as new date is set amid violence.Election, which was set to take place in August, was delayed because of the pandemic, as new date is set amid violence.

Read More“We cannot erect walls” to its availability, he says, in his first online Christmas Day message.”We cannot erect walls” to its availability, he says, in his first online Christmas Day message.

Read More The annual Christmas festivities around the Church of the Nativity in the city of Bethlehem were scaled back. But residents were intent on maintaining the traditions. The annual Christmas festivities around the Church of the Nativity in the city of Bethlehem were scaled back. But residents were intent on maintaining the traditions.

Read MoreDaily death toll reaches record high, with total fatalities expected to soon reach grim first-wave milestone.Daily death toll reaches record high, with total fatalities expected to soon reach grim first-wave milestone.

Read More During the pandemic, there have been many unsung heroes – from supermarket staff to the people who carried on doing essential work for our society. Here are some of them At the start of lockdown, I interviewed the virologist Dr Jane Greatorex. She was superb, with a gunslinging turn-of-phrase (“corona is the only…

Read More Kim Logchies-Prins tells how employees gathered around canvas, sold for £1.5m, to give thanks The owner of an art museum in Amsterdam who sold a prized Banksy painting for £1.5m to avoid laying off staff during the coronavirus pandemic has told how her employees gathered around the canvas to give thanks. Kim Logchies-Prins,…

Read More Pixar films are the most philosophical of the animation world, and the fact that they deal overtly with existential problems or anxieties might sometimes trick us into believing they’re better or deeper than they actually are. In Pixar’s latest, Soul, a jazz musician, voiced by Jamie Foxx, suffers a near-death experience just as…

Read More About 4,000 lorries still waiting to cross Channel after French closed border with UK See all our coronavirus coverage A further 800 military personnel are being sent to Kent to help thousands of lorry drivers forced to spend Christmas in their cabs, parked up on roads and in lorry parks around the south…

Read MoreMembers wore hard hats and protective suits. The medieval Paris landmark suffered a devastating blaze in April 2019.Members wore hard hats and protective suits. The medieval Paris landmark suffered a devastating blaze in April 2019.

Read MoreTens of thousands of farmers are protesting against new laws they say will threaten their livelihoods.Tens of thousands of farmers are protesting against new laws they say will threaten their livelihoods.

Read More Warning comes as all passengers on board a regional flight told to isolate, and alerts issued across Sydney for a gym, cafes, shopping centre, food court and Santa photos NSW Covid hotspots – list of venues and case locations Border restrictions: rules for NSW travellers Sydney shoppers have been urged not to enter…

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Read MoreFor those countries that have not yet secured a vaccine, China may be the only solution.For those countries that have not yet secured a vaccine, China may be the only solution.

Read More Europeans, weary of the long Brexit saga, see the final bill of divorce inked on Thursday by European Union and United Kingdom negotiators as a Christmas present. Europeans, weary of the long Brexit saga, see the final bill of divorce inked on Thursday by European Union and United Kingdom negotiators as a Christmas…

Read More Bright yellow stickers warn drivers burning of gasoline has ‘major consequences on human health and the environment’ Cambridge, Massachusetts, has become the first US city to mandate the placing of stickers on fuel pumps to warn drivers of the resulting dangers posed by the climate crisis. Continue reading…Bright yellow stickers warn drivers burning…

Read More From producers’ faux pas to an actor’s accident with a chainsaw, check out your knowledge of the movie world Which James Bond film had its release postponed twice this year due to Covid-19? Die Another Day No Time to Die Live and Let Die Tomorrow Never Dies Which actor was picked by Pablo…

Read More I jumped in the cab to find a tall handsome stranger sitting in the back It was a beautiful spring day in Manhattan in May 2016. The air was crisp and the skies were blue, so I decided to walk across town to meet a friend for lunch. I had gone only a…