Month: December 2020

Read More NSW suddenly shifted from a lengthy period of no local transmission to 38 cases. How did it happen? Follow today’s live updates List of Sydney hotspots Map: where NSW cases are rising and falling Sydney is in the grip of a new coronavirus outbreak centred on the northern beaches. In the space of…

Read More It becomes second jab to now be used in biggest inoculation programme in US history It becomes second jab to now be used in biggest inoculation programme in US history

Read MoreVanessa Bryant’s messy legal dispute with her mother has also got us talking about the value of housework.Vanessa Bryant’s messy legal dispute with her mother has also got us talking about the value of housework.

Read More Moderna’s is the second Covid-19 vaccine to receive such approval, following Pfizer’s vaccine, which uses the same technology The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized a vaccine developed by Moderna and federal researchers, the second Covid-19 vaccine to receive such approval for emergency use across the US. The vaccine’s emergency authorization brings…

Read More The Food and Drug Administration grants emergency-use authorization to the COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna and the National Institutes of Health. The Food and Drug Administration grants emergency-use authorization to the COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna and the National Institutes of Health.

Read More Traditional data used for credit-scoring could be replaced by AI-powered processes based on online search and purchase histories to better reach a billion-plus “unbanked people” globally, a group of IMF researchers has proposed. Using non-financial data such as “the type of browser and hardware used to access the internet, the history of online…

Read MoreCybersecurity experts are scrambling to limit the damage of a massive breach believed to be carried out by the Russians. Catherine Herridge reports.Cybersecurity experts are scrambling to limit the damage of a massive breach believed to be carried out by the Russians. Catherine Herridge reports.

Read MoreCountries such as Zimbabwe, Mexico and Pakistan are likely to have to wait for the coronavirus vaccine.Countries such as Zimbabwe, Mexico and Pakistan are likely to have to wait for the coronavirus vaccine.

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Read MoreAntibody tests show that up to a third of South Africans may have contracted coronavirus during the first wave.Antibody tests show that up to a third of South Africans may have contracted coronavirus during the first wave.

Read MoreSome say the place where Mary is said to have nursed Jesus holds the power to help couples conceive.Some say the place where Mary is said to have nursed Jesus holds the power to help couples conceive.

Read More Italy will undergo another national lockdown for the Christmas holiday, closing “non-essential” businesses and restricting home gatherings under a new decree by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, mirroring similar moves across Europe. All of Italy will be designated a “red zone” – the highest risk level on its color-coded Covid-19 scale – by the…

Read More Italy announces new lockdowns; Australian states consider closing borders to NSW; France death toll surpasses 60,000 Mike Pence receives Covid-19 vaccine on live TV: ‘I didn’t feel a thing’ Austrians who pass antigen test to be exempt from lockdown Unions say mass testing of England’s pupils ‘undeliverable’ Belgian minister tweets EU’s Covid vaccine…

Read MoreThe newly born boys need surgery that can only be done abroad, medics in the war-torn country say.The newly born boys need surgery that can only be done abroad, medics in the war-torn country say.

Read More ‘If you look at something like our coverage of Donald Trump’s finances, I read so many versions of those stories that frankly, I could almost do Donald Trump’s taxes. We did not do that in this case’ ‘If you look at something like our coverage of Donald Trump’s finances, I read so many…

Read More The Trump Administration says miscommunication was to blame for a rift between the federal government and state governors who complained of receiving fewer COVID-19 vaccine doses than they were initially promised for next week’s round of deliveries. “There was some confusion between planning and training numbers provided in mid-November and actual official weekly…

Read MoreIt is unclear if the explosion was a deliberate attack or unexploded ordnance going off.It is unclear if the explosion was a deliberate attack or unexploded ordnance going off.

Read More Police in the footage say the shooting appeared to be self defence Police in the footage say the shooting appeared to be self defence

Read More Donald Trump hates it, other world leaders are dismissive of its authority. But the reach of the International Criminal Court is expanding from lowly ranked offenders to brutal heads of state. ‘You can’t start with a shark if you can’t handle a sardine,’ Borzou Daragahi is told Donald Trump hates it, other world…

Read More Kepco had appealed against decision to refuse development proposal to extract 120m tonnes of coal over 25 years The development of an underground and open-cut coalmine in the Bylong Valley will not be allowed to proceed after a ruling in the NSW land and environment court. In what environmental campaigners described as a…

Read More Lawyers raise concerns that being sick with virus will impede their ability to advise their clients Lawyers raise concerns that being sick with virus will impede their ability to advise their clients

Read MoreThe country was one of few not to recommend masks in public outside of healthcare settings.The country was one of few not to recommend masks in public outside of healthcare settings.

Read More BONN, Germany, Dec 18 (IPS) – While Afghanistan ends a historic year, filled with the hope for peace as the government and Taliban sat down for almost three months of consecutive peace talks for the first time in 19 years, it was also a year filled with violence with provisional statistics by the…

Read MoreA new report finds that the New York Police Department was caught off guard by the size and scope of the spring protests sparked by the police killing of George FloydA new report finds that the New York Police Department was caught off guard by the size and scope of the spring protests sparked…

Read More Investigators from the World Health Organization (WHO) will head to China in January in a bid to unearth the origins of the coronavirus, officials said on Friday, more than a year after the first infections were reported there. The United Nations health agency will send an international team of up to 15 scientists…

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Read More Home secretary says mayor has ‘thrown senior officer under bus to save his own skin’ The home secretary has attacked the mayor of Greater Manchester as the area’s chief constable stepped down after the force was placed in special measures. Ian Hopkins said he was bringing forward his retirement in the wake of…

Read More Desperation is driving hundreds of Lebanese and Syrians to risk everything to reach Cyprus by boat, but the journey is fraught with danger – and many won’t survive Desperation is driving hundreds of Lebanese and Syrians to risk everything to reach Cyprus by boat, but the journey is fraught with danger – and…

Read More ‘If you want people to take your vaccine they must trust your vaccine, and if you want them to trust it you have to let them speak freely about it’ ‘If you want people to take your vaccine they must trust your vaccine, and if you want them to trust it you have…

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Read More At least six government departments breached in likely Russian intelligence operation thought to have begun in March The US government is still in the dark over how deeply Russian hackers penetrated its networks during the worst ever cyber attack on federal agencies, members of Congress warned on Friday. At least six government departments…

Read More Trust chiefs say making frontline workers wait until early 2021 is ‘kick in the teeth’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hospital bosses in England want NHS staff to start getting the Covid vaccine urgently because soaring rates of sickness among frontline personnel are threatening to intensify the service’s growing…

Read More The U.S. Commerce Department announced it’s blacklisting Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., drone maker SZ DJI Technology Co. and more than 60 other Chinese companies “to protect U.S. national security.” “This action stems from China’s military-civil fusion doctrine and evidence of activities between SMIC and entities of concern in the Chinese military industrial complex,”…

Read More Japan’s Nagashiki Shipping, owner of the bulk carrier that caused an oil spill off Mauritius, announced the results of its investigation, blaming the incident on the crew, who ran the vessel aground seeking a better phone signal. “There was a lack of awareness of the dangers of navigating close to the coast… and…

Read More The state reported a record 53,711 new coronavirus cases in a single day on Wednesday The state reported a record 53,711 new coronavirus cases in a single day on Wednesday