Month: December 2020

Read More Some Dyker Heights families continue to put up extravagant displays as locals find comfort and joy in annual tradition Every holiday season, a quiet neighborhood in Brooklyn turns into a must-see attraction in New York City. Houses and yards get draped in strings of light, armies of toy soldiers, angels and reindeer are…

Read MoreIraqis express anger after Trump pardoned four guards convicted in the 2007 Baghdad massacre that killed at least 14.Iraqis express anger after Trump pardoned four guards convicted in the 2007 Baghdad massacre that killed at least 14.

Read More Singapore Airlines has become the first major carrier to introduce a digital certificate used to verify a passenger’s Covid-19 test results and vaccination status, in what the company described as the new normal for travel. It announced on Wednesday that it had started the world’s first trials of a “health verification process” developed…

Read MoreJohnson and von der Leyen are likely to have another phone call after talks continued overnight.Johnson and von der Leyen are likely to have another phone call after talks continued overnight.

Read More Taiwan’s record was unmatched. Even as the coronavirus slipped past tight restrictions in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and elsewhere, the island remained blissfully COVID-19 free. But, the streak ended Tuesday after 253 days. Officials announced a Taiwanese woman who had been in contact with a cargo plane pilot tested positive for the…

Read More Taiwan’s record was unmatched. Even as the coronavirus slipped past tight restrictions in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and elsewhere, the island remained blissfully COVID-19 free. But, the streak ended Tuesday after 253 days. Officials announced a Taiwanese woman who had been in contact with a cargo plane pilot tested positive for the…

Read More Negotiations continued overnight between UK and EU at European commission’s headquarters in Brussels Brexit trade deal with EU within ‘touching distance’, says No 10 7.22am GMT This is from Gavin Barwell, who was chief of staff to Theresa May in No 10 when she tried, and failed, to negotiate a withdrawal agreement to…

Read More The district attorney says the police never stopped looking for Michaela Garecht who was kidnapped in 1988 The district attorney says the police never stopped looking for Michaela Garecht who was kidnapped in 1988

Read More Met Office issues weather warnings after downpours hit many parts of UK Emergency services in England and Wales have been inundated with requests for help after heavy rain fell across the UK. A yellow Met Office weather warning for rain stretched from East Anglia, across Leicester, parts of Birmingham and north London, and…

Read More Analysis: aide labelled ‘career psychopath’ by David Cameron apparently has his pick of jobs on leaving No 10 For an alleged “career psychopath”, as David Cameron once described him, Dominic Cummings appears to have a number of job options available when he leaves the employment of Downing Street next week. Friends and rivals…

Read More

Read MoreIt’s been more than two months since violent weather walloped southwest Louisiana, yet the state is still far from being fully recoveredIt’s been more than two months since violent weather walloped southwest Louisiana, yet the state is still far from being fully recovered

Read MoreInvestigation is part of a push by Beijing to crack down on monopolistic behaviour among tech giants.Investigation is part of a push by Beijing to crack down on monopolistic behaviour among tech giants.

Read MoreA contact of the pilot tested positive – the first local case in the island since April.A contact of the pilot tested positive – the first local case in the island since April.

Read MoreMedia reports say a trade deal is close after months of negotiations, with agreements on fishing and competition rules.Media reports say a trade deal is close after months of negotiations, with agreements on fishing and competition rules.

Read MoreIndian MP Saumitra Khan sent a divorce notice to wife Sujata Mondal Khan after she joined a rival party.Indian MP Saumitra Khan sent a divorce notice to wife Sujata Mondal Khan after she joined a rival party.

Read More Shares in e-commerce company plummet, with financial spinoff Ant Group also called in for ‘supervisory’ talks with authorities Chinese regulators have launched an anti-monopoly investigation into Alibaba and called in for talks its online finance spinoff, Ant Group – increasing pressure on the e-commerce company founded by the Chinese tech entrepreneur Jack Ma.…

Read MoreStarting on Thursday, gatherings of five or more individuals are banned nationwide with violators facing stiff fines.Starting on Thursday, gatherings of five or more individuals are banned nationwide with violators facing stiff fines.

Read MoreForeign travellers who break the new rules will be fined $1,000 a day, as cases surge across the US.Foreign travellers who break the new rules will be fined $1,000 a day, as cases surge across the US.

Read More The wife of America’s top public health official, herself a National Institutes of Health bioethicist, had to get creative this year Anthony Fauci, America’s guiding light through the darkness of Covid-19, turns 80 today, Christmas Eve. Continue reading…The wife of America’s top public health official, herself a National Institutes of Health bioethicist, had…

Read More Desperate relatives in Britain plead with Home Office for flexibility as paperwork holdups delay family reunions while deadline looms The Home Office has said it will not allow a group of stranded refugee children to join their families in the UK if their cases do not make it through the Greek asylum system…

Read More Girls who got free sanitary products at school were pushed to desperate measures in what is being called a shadow pandemic Thousands of girls in Kenya will not be going back to school when classes start again in January, because they became pregnant during the Covid 19-lockdown. The African Institute for Development Policy…

Read More Exposure to the heavy metal from spice powders and car batteries is affecting child health across the subcontinent An outbreak of a mystery illness over two days in early December in the south Indian city of Eluru saw more than 560 people hospitalised, most of them children, and baffled doctors. Symptoms were described…

Read More Andre Hill seen on officer’s body camera emerging from garage in Columbus a few seconds before being fatally shot Body camera footage shows a Black man emerging from a garage and holding up a cellphone in his left hand seconds before he is fatally shot by a Columbus police officer. About six seconds…

Read MoreMillions of Filipinos hold on to their faith as they defy warnings that mass gatherings could drive up transmission.Millions of Filipinos hold on to their faith as they defy warnings that mass gatherings could drive up transmission.

Read More (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday pardoned former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and Charles Kushner, the father of his son-in-law, in the latest wave of clemency to benefit longtime associates and supporters. The actions, in Trump’s final weeks at the White House, bring to nearly 50 the number of people whom the…

Read More President also gives clemency to Roger Stone in second round of pardons since Tuesday Donald Trump has pardoned another 26 people in his second major wave of clemency actions since Tuesday, marking yet another audacious application of presidential power to reward loyalists. The US president pardoned his former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, his…

Read More (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the annual defense policy bill, following through on threats to veto a measure that has broad bipartisan support in Congress and potentially setting up the first override vote of his presidency. The bill affirms 3% pay raises for U.S. troops and authorizes more than $740…

Read MoreTwo key allies jailed over the Russia inquiry benefit from the latest wave of presidential pardons.Two key allies jailed over the Russia inquiry benefit from the latest wave of presidential pardons.

Read More

Read MoreLatest pardons cover 26 people including Jared Kushner’s father, who pleaded guilty to tax evasion in 2004.Latest pardons cover 26 people including Jared Kushner’s father, who pleaded guilty to tax evasion in 2004.

Read More The Chinese government has rejected allegations from two US senators that it seeks to leverage a multi-million dollar undersea cable project for “espionage,” deeming the charges cover for Washington’s own global spying efforts. Addressing a letter penned by Republican Senators Marco Rubio (Florida) and Ted Cruz (Texas) warning of Beijing’s role in the…

Read MoreFamilies in five countries explain how their plans have changed and how they’re staying upbeat.Families in five countries explain how their plans have changed and how they’re staying upbeat.

Read MoreAs Britain recorded its highest one-day total of new cases, health officials warned a new variant of the coronavirus is surging at “dangerous rates.” Charlie D’Agata has the latest.As Britain recorded its highest one-day total of new cases, health officials warned a new variant of the coronavirus is surging at “dangerous rates.” Charlie D’Agata…

Read MoreFacebook last year filed a lawsuit against NSO, accusing it of subverting WhatsApp to hack into phones of activists.Facebook last year filed a lawsuit against NSO, accusing it of subverting WhatsApp to hack into phones of activists.