Month: December 2020

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Read MoreAdd snow days to the list of things that coronavirus has stolen from some childrenAdd snow days to the list of things that coronavirus has stolen from some children

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Read More Style was as weird as you would expect in a year that saw most of us locked down. Hazmat suits, feral scruffiness and gender twists led to some memorable looks Naomi Campbell in hazmat suit, a critique (thread) pic.twitter.com/hjXUalJROz Continue reading…Style was as weird as you would expect in a year that saw…

Read More Women from the mountains of Uttarakhand in India have been guaranteed palanquins so that they can reach vital transport Narendra Kumar is going to become a father in early January. His wife, Kavita, became pregnant two months after they got married in February and since then he has been worrying about getting her…

Read More For the prime minister’s aide, this County Durham town was somewhere to ‘test his eyesight’ during the first lockdown. It is now a place of pilgrimage Rosalind Evans was one of at least three residents of Barnard Castle who claimed to have seen Dominic Cummings visit the town at the height of the…

Read More She published her first book in her 40s and became the biggest selling author of the past decade in any genre – The Gruffalo alone has sold 13m copies. How did this former busker make it so big? The room where the children’s author Julia Donaldson writes – the heart of her vast…

Read More If the vaccines are proven to be safe and effective, the immunization campaign is expected to begin with border officers and other essential workers at the beginning of 2021. (Image credit: Phil Walter/Getty Images) If the vaccines are proven to be safe and effective, the immunization campaign is expected to begin with border…

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Read More Purchase ends decades-long land dispute in which protesters resisted private developer’s plans Land claimed by Māori and once slated for large-scale private housing development has been brought by the crown, bringing an end to a decades-long land dispute. Ihumātao, the sacred site in south Auckland, was seized by the crown in 1863, and…

Read MoreThe virtual currency has gained more than 170% this year amid stock market turmoil during the pandemic.The virtual currency has gained more than 170% this year amid stock market turmoil during the pandemic.

Read More Vietnam’s central bank has dismissed US allegations of currency manipulation, insisting its policies aim to promote “stability” after Washington labeled the country an unfair competitor, potentially paving the way for new tariffs. The State Bank of Vietnam responded to a new US Treasury Department report in a statement on Thursday morning, rejecting charges…

Read More A bipartisan congressional investigation released Wednesday found that key players in the nation’s opioid industry have spent $65 million since 1997 funding nonprofits that advocate treating pain with medications, a strategy intended to boost the sale of prescription painkillers. The report from Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Ron Wyden of Oregon found…

Read More Study finds it takes at least a minute to apply recommended amount for protection and that spraying could dilute product’s effectiveness The Cancer Council has warned against the use of aerosol sunscreens after a study by the Queensland University of Technology found the products were diluted and took a minute of spraying to…

Read More The Guardian’s international correspondent Michael Safi returns to Tunisia where, 10 years ago, fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi set fire to himself. It triggered a wave of protests across North Africa and the Middle East which have had profound ramifications In 2010 the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old Tunisian fruit seller, triggered protests…

Read MoreThe storm is expected to stretch from Colorado to Maine with warnings in place in 14 states.The storm is expected to stretch from Colorado to Maine with warnings in place in 14 states.

Read MoreViola Davis on her new movie with Chadwick Boseman and how black women are represented on screen.Viola Davis on her new movie with Chadwick Boseman and how black women are represented on screen.

Read MoreAbout 49kg (1,430lbs) of cocaine was found hidden inside a boat that had washed ashore.About 49kg (1,430lbs) of cocaine was found hidden inside a boat that had washed ashore.

Read More Twitter has signalled that it will begin removing posts containing vaccine “conspiracies,” including claims that they are purposely used to cause harm and “control populations,” its latest effort to suppress “misinformation.” Starting next week, the social media giant will excise all posts that “invoke a deliberate conspiracy” or “advance harmful, false or misleading…

Read MoreA snap decision to confine 3,000 people to public housing units was unlawful, a report finds.A snap decision to confine 3,000 people to public housing units was unlawful, a report finds.

Read MoreA sheep, a goat and three lambs escaped from their farm in Turkey, ending up at a nearby town hall.A sheep, a goat and three lambs escaped from their farm in Turkey, ending up at a nearby town hall.

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Read More Twitter bans false vaccine claims; Germany plans to start vaccinations on 27 December; Biden’s swearing in to have reduced capacity Wear masks when you see family for Christmas, WHO urges Europeans Scheme to get Covid vaccine to poorer countries at ‘high risk’ of failure ‘On the brink’: Covid pressure mounts at hospitals in…

Read More Pan Am flight 103 exploded over Scottish town killing 270 people Pan Am flight 103 exploded over Scottish town killing 270 people

Read MoreTyson Foods says it has fired seven top managers at its largest pork plant after an independent investigation into allegations that they bet on how many workers would test positive for the coronavirusTyson Foods says it has fired seven top managers at its largest pork plant after an independent investigation into allegations that they…

Read More Lawsuit accusing company of ‘tremendous violation of justice’ is latest bid to rein in big tech Google is facing a new multi-state lawsuit, led by Texas, that accuses the company of abusing its “monopolistic power”, the latest in a slew of major legal efforts to rein in big tech. In a video announcing…

Read MoreCholo Abdi Abdullah was transferred to U.S. custody on charges that he conspired to hijack an aircraft and slam it into a building.Cholo Abdi Abdullah was transferred to U.S. custody on charges that he conspired to hijack an aircraft and slam it into a building.

Read More WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (IPS) – Energy efficiency (EE) is often marketed as a tool to save energy and money. The oft-repeated mantra is doing “more with less”, namely producing more goods with less energy. But, as set out in a recent World Bank report (which I co-authored), EE can do something that is…

Read More The festively themed officers broke into the suspected drug dealer’s home using a large hammer. The festively themed officers broke into the suspected drug dealer’s home using a large hammer.

Read More Dec 16 (IPS) – Kriti Sharma is a senior disability rights researcher  and Shantha Rau Barriga is the disability rights director at Human Rights Watch.Long before the Covid-19 pandemic grounded much of the world, lockdown, confinement, violence, and isolation was the daily reality for hundreds of thousands of people with disabilities around the world. Many are locked in…

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Read More After reading a sexist op-ed about Jill Biden in ‘The Wall Street Journal’, Holly Baxter is fed up of women being belittled by men who feel threatened After reading a sexist op-ed about Jill Biden in ‘The Wall Street Journal’, Holly Baxter is fed up of women being belittled by men who feel…

Read More State breaks 12-day streak with no local transmission as Sydney airport driver test positive and two mystery cases emerge in the northern beaches. Follow latest updates Follow our global coronavirus live blog 9.11pm GMT Seven venues have been identified as locations the two northern beaches cases attended while infectious, including: 8.58pm GMT Flood…

Read MoreDominic Rabb says the UK wants a post-Brexit trade deal with India, but will also hold it accountable for human rights issues.Dominic Rabb says the UK wants a post-Brexit trade deal with India, but will also hold it accountable for human rights issues.

Read More Move seen as political theatre as talks in Brussels continue, but may not preclude recall of MPs and peers MPs and peers will begin their Christmas break on Thursday evening, the government has announced, amid waning hopes that a Brexit deal will be struck in time to be approved in parliament next week.…