Month: December 2020

Read More Detectives say a knife-wielding man was shot dead by police Detectives say a knife-wielding man was shot dead by police

Read More Tehran has rejected a suggestion of the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that Iran should strike a new nuclear agreement after the new US administration comes to power. “Presenting any assessment on how the commitments are implemented (e.g referring to breach) is absolutely beyond the mandate of the agency and…

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Read More The U.S. Department of Defense has contracted Ultra to supply the Nixie torpedo countermeasure system to the U.S. Navy. Under the terms of the agreement, Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems Inc. is awarded a $186 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract for the AN/SLQ-25E NIXIE electro-acoustic towed torpedo countermeasure system. Ultra is a world-leader in torpedo…

Read More ‘Legally and morally wrong to expect seafarers to work indefinitely while depriving them of their fundamental rights’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Governments around the world have breached the rights of seafarers during the Covid-19 pandemic, creating a “humanitarian crisis” in which hundreds of thousands of workers are stranded…

Read More Denmark becomes 12th country in Europe to categorise absence of clear consent as rape  Denmark becomes 12th country in Europe to categorise absence of clear consent as rape 

Read More Attacker allegedly paid with discounted wedding reception from Dina Manzo’s ex-husband Attacker allegedly paid with discounted wedding reception from Dina Manzo’s ex-husband

Read More William Boyd remembers an exemplar of the ultimate literary professional, tirelessly writing at the top of his game well into his 80s I can still remember the strange thrill I experienced on first reading The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, John le Carré’s third novel, published in 1963, and the one…

Read More The artist’s documentary, Cockroach, tells the inside story of the 2019 demonstrations against mainland China’s brutal clampdown – a tough task when he’s not allowed to return When Ai Weiwei was growing up in China, it was customary for people from the mainland to look down their noses at Hong Kongers. “We thought…

Read More African-led study expected to involve 1,600 people over next three years in Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa The first trial in Africa to test two new vaccines to protect against HIV got under way in Uganda this week, raising hopes of an end to the epidemic that affects millions of people across…

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Read More BUENOS AIRES, Dec 17 (IPS) – Andrés Chambouleyron is Non-Resident Fellow at the Institute of the Americas and Managing Director at Berkeley Research GroupThe COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated an evolution across Latin American electric utilities. The need for utilities to manage structural issues derived from increased deployment of Renewable Sources of Energy (RSE)…

Read More Here are the current coronavirus hotspots in New South Wales and what to do if you’ve visited them Follow Guardian Australia’s coronavirus live blog Australia’s Covid restrictions and lockdown rules – state by state Download the free Guardian app New South Wales health authorities have updated a list of hotspots where Covid-positive people…

Read More The man, whose identity is suppressed, was convicted in February of killing the British backpacker in New Zealand The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane and dumped her body in a forested area in New Zealand has lost an appeal against his conviction and prison sentence. The man, whose identity is suppressed,…

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Read More RT’s project #VictoryPages, dedicated to the defeat of Nazism in World War II, has won three prizes at the prestigious Epica Awards 2020. RT snatched Russia’s only ‘Gold’ award, for its ‘Endless Letter’ on Instagram Stories. The 2020 Epica Awards evaluated 1,980 entries from 59 countries, with the highest number of entries coming…

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Read MoreThe US cyber-security agency says thwarting the attack will be “highly complex and challenging”.The US cyber-security agency says thwarting the attack will be “highly complex and challenging”.

Read More A further 10 cases are added to the cluster and beaches closed, as NSW and Victoria announce new restrictions on aircrew coronavirus quarantine Follow today’s live updates List of Sydney hotspots Sydney’s northern beaches coronavirus cluster grew to 28 people on Friday, including one person who travelled to Queensland before testing positive. The…

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Read More Pro-democracy activists and police clash on the streets, captured vividly in this daring, dynamic and visually stunning documentary The artist Ai Weiwei is emerging as a ferociously productive documentary film-maker, with two other feature credits just this year: Vivos, about the abduction of protesting students in Mexico, and CoroNation, about the spread of…

Read More Osborne-era hopes for trade have been eclipsed by worries over national security and human rights abuses In 2003, the Cabinet Office decided to allow the Chinese state-backed Huawei telecommunications network to start supplying BT for the first time. Nobody bothered to put a note on the security implications into the red box of…

Read More The Spanish government will no longer sterilize disabled people against their will. Despite the fact that eugenics is generally considered a thing of the past, forced sterilization is still permitted in multiple US states. The Spanish government officially ended the forced sterilization of disabled people on Thursday, publishing new legislation in an official…

Read MoreA panel of US experts say the Moderna vaccine should be given emergency use approval.A panel of US experts say the Moderna vaccine should be given emergency use approval.

Read More Release of hotly-anticipated game has been far from smooth, with bugs and the makers forced to add a health warning Sony has announced it is pulling the much-hyped Cyberpunk 2077 from PlayStation stores around the world citing “customer satisfaction”, after complaints of bugs, compatibility issues and even health risks. “SIE (Sony Interactive Entertainment)…

Read MoreA recent report said China’s Alibaba’s facial recognition technology can pick out Uighur minorities.A recent report said China’s Alibaba’s facial recognition technology can pick out Uighur minorities.

Read MoreResidents are told to stay home as officials scramble to contain a cluster ahead of Christmas.Residents are told to stay home as officials scramble to contain a cluster ahead of Christmas.

Read More THE HAGUE, Dec 17 (IPS) – When it comes to international environmental diplomacy, America has a chequered past. It stood at the forefront of the international battle to fix the ozone hole and has shaped many key international agreements. Sadly, US positions are not always built on solid political ground at home. Twice,…

Read More Over the decades many of the city’s stone markers have been submerged in concrete, but a plan is underway to restore them Buried for years under Mumbai’s new roads and ever-increasing layers of development, the British passion for cartography is set to rise up on the city’s streets again thanks to a project…

Read More Twenty houses and a community hall destroyed on Vanua Levu in second category-5 storm to hit country in 2020 At least two people have died and an unknown number of homes and buildings were destroyed when category-5 Cyclone Yasa tore through Fiji’s second-largest island Vanua Levu on Thursday night. By Friday morning the…

Read More President-elect Joe Biden selected New Mexico Rep. Deb Haaland as his nominee for interior secretary on Thursday, a historic pick that would make her the first Native American to lead the powerful federal agency that has wielded influence over the nation’s tribes for generations. Tribal leaders and activists around the country, along with…

Read MoreBoko Haram, the jihadist rebel group, had claimed responsibility and released a video that purportedly showed the abducted boys.Boko Haram, the jihadist rebel group, had claimed responsibility and released a video that purportedly showed the abducted boys.

Read More French president was ‘very likely’ infected at a European council summit; six-week lockdown looms for Northern Ireland; Biden aide tests positive Northern Ireland to enter six-week lockdown from Boxing Day French president Emmanuel Macron tests positive 12.27am GMT In Australia, premier of the country’s most populous state, Gladys Berejiklian has confirmed a new…

Read More French president was ‘very likely’ infected at a European council summit; six-week lockdown looms for Northern Ireland; Biden aide tests positive Northern Ireland to enter six-week lockdown from Boxing Day French president Emmanuel Macron tests positive 12.27am GMT In Australia, premier of the country’s most populous state, Gladys Berejiklian has confirmed a new…