Month: December 2020

Read More SYDNEY, Dec 24 (IPS) – What a challenging year 2020 has been! A year of living dangerously – “Tahun vivere pericoloso”- perhaps these words of late President Soekarno of Indonesia are the best description. Fortunately, I managed to remain sane, reading and writing op-eds (mostly about the pandemic, here, here). Read the full…

Read MoreMany had wondered if he would mention the former king’s scandals in his Christmas speech.Many had wondered if he would mention the former king’s scandals in his Christmas speech.

Read More Prime minister joins ranks of prominent figures using clothing to comment on issues Boris Johnson delivered his press conference on Christmas Eve, outlining the Brexit trade deal that will separate the EU and UK, while wearing a tie with a subtle fish motif in a nod to one of the dominant issues of…

Read MoreOfficials say Moderna vaccine will be distributed to remote, isolated communities in northern Canada.Officials say Moderna vaccine will be distributed to remote, isolated communities in northern Canada.

Read More The department police chief apologised for his officer’s actions and demoted one  The department police chief apologised for his officer’s actions and demoted one 

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Read More Only 100 or so people attended the service, and they wore masks and socially distanced. The Mass began two hours early so all could make it home before Italy’s virus curfew. (Image credit: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images) Only 100 or so people attended the service, and they wore masks and socially distanced.…

Read MoreSubdued scenes were repeated across the world as the festive family gatherings and packed prayers that typically mark the holiday were scaled back or canceled.Subdued scenes were repeated across the world as the festive family gatherings and packed prayers that typically mark the holiday were scaled back or canceled.

Read More The U.K. and the European Union have reached an agreement on the Brexit trade deal. NPR remembers the day when listeners heard the word “Brexit” for the first time. The U.K. and the European Union have reached an agreement on the Brexit trade deal. NPR remembers the day when listeners heard the word…

Read More The U.K. and the European Union have finalized their post-Brexit agreement, striking a deal to allow for tariff-free trade after the U.K. exits the EU single market and customs union. The U.K. and the European Union have finalized their post-Brexit agreement, striking a deal to allow for tariff-free trade after the U.K. exits…

Read MorePfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Sputnik V and Sinopharm vaccines being administered to people in more than 10 countries.Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Sputnik V and Sinopharm vaccines being administered to people in more than 10 countries.

Read MorePanama welcomes 220 Cuban doctors to confront a surge in COVID-19 cases and shortages of medical workers.Panama welcomes 220 Cuban doctors to confront a surge in COVID-19 cases and shortages of medical workers.

Read MoreOmar Sheikh was acquitted earlier this year of murdering the US journalist in Pakistan in 2002.Omar Sheikh was acquitted earlier this year of murdering the US journalist in Pakistan in 2002.

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Read More Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh’s murder conviction was overturned in April and he was ordered released for time served for kidnapping Pearl. He has remained in detention pending appeals. (Image credit: Getty Images/Getty Images) Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh’s murder conviction was overturned in April and he was ordered released for time served for kidnapping…

Read More But von der Leyen questioned PM’s understanding of sovereignty while OBR expects Brexit to hurt GDP Britain heads into a new chapter in its relationship with the rest of Europe today with Boris Johnson vowing to pit the country against the EU in a race for economic success. After nine months of tortuous…

Read More For many, the last-minute agreement comes as a relief, despite criticisms of the negotiations process For many, the last-minute agreement comes as a relief, despite criticisms of the negotiations process

Read More The former politician disappeared when he was sentenced for selling pistols without a permit The former politician disappeared when he was sentenced for selling pistols without a permit

Read More Dr Susan Moore said made to feel like a drug addict for asking for pain medication from white doctor  Dr Susan Moore said made to feel like a drug addict for asking for pain medication from white doctor 

Read More Property sold for less than a quarter of its initial $100m asking price to billionaire investor Ron Burkle Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch has reportedly sold for $22m, less than a quarter of its initial $100m asking price, to billionaire investor Ron Burkle in a deal described one LA real estate agent as a…

Read MoreStrategists say much of the optimism over a Brexit trade deal was already baked into the price of sterling.Strategists say much of the optimism over a Brexit trade deal was already baked into the price of sterling.

Read MoreThe UNGA adopted 17 resolutions against Israel this year, compared with six for the rest of the world.The UNGA adopted 17 resolutions against Israel this year, compared with six for the rest of the world.

Read MoreGunmen on motorbike kill 29-year-old Freshta Kohistani and her brother in Kohistan district of Kapisa province.Gunmen on motorbike kill 29-year-old Freshta Kohistani and her brother in Kohistan district of Kapisa province.

Read More Tehran has rejected Donald Trump’s claims that Iran was behind a rocket attack on the US Embassy in Baghdad, claiming the president’s foreign policy in the Middle East is far worse than the warmongering tactics of George W. Bush. On Wednesday President Trump accused Iran of the strikes in the Iraqi capital’s fortified…

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Read MoreRepublicans block Democrat efforts to increase direct stimulus payments to Americans from $600 to $2,000 per person.Republicans block Democrat efforts to increase direct stimulus payments to Americans from $600 to $2,000 per person.

Read MoreThe president wants changes to the federal spending bill, but Congress cannot agree on which ones.The president wants changes to the federal spending bill, but Congress cannot agree on which ones.

Read More The prime minister deserves no credit for avoiding a calamity that loomed so close because he had chosen to drive eagerly towards it That it would be better to leave the European Union with a deal than without one has never been in doubt. Only irresponsible demagogues, delusional ideologues and maverick bluffers pretended…

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Read MoreWith just over a week until the U.K.’s final split from the European Union, the British government said the “deal is done.”With just over a week until the U.K.’s final split from the European Union, the British government said the “deal is done.”

Read More The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Thursday that a new strain of the coronavirus appears to have emerged in Nigeria, but further investigation is needed. “It’s a separate lineage from the UK and the South African lineages,” John Nkengasong, director of the CDC, told reporters from Addis Ababa.…

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Read More Seen but rarely heard. Moustachioed and bald Pavel Palazhchenko was the man who saw the end of the Cold War from close up and makes his voice heard in a new book, reports Oliver Carroll in Moscow Seen but rarely heard. Moustachioed and bald Pavel Palazhchenko was the man who saw the end…

Read MoreUK and EU reach post-Brexit trade deal ending months of arguments over business rules and fishing rights.UK and EU reach post-Brexit trade deal ending months of arguments over business rules and fishing rights.