Month: December 2020

Read More Unmanned Chang’e-5 probe returns to Earth after first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the moon returned safely to Earth early Thursday (local time) in the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples, the Xinhua news agency said. The return…

Read More Cholo Abdi Abdullah was arrested in the Philippines in 2019 Cholo Abdi Abdullah was arrested in the Philippines in 2019

Read More The person is reportedly still in the hospital as of Wednesday  The person is reportedly still in the hospital as of Wednesday 

Read More Farieissia Martin will face retrial after judges ruled new evidence had emerged A woman found guilty of stabbing and killing her partner has had her murder conviction overturned by the court of appeal. Farieissia Martin will now face a retrial after judges ruled that new evidence had emerged that was not heard in…

Read More The film tells the story of the ancient town of Hasankeyf The film tells the story of the ancient town of Hasankeyf

Read More ‘It was so traumatic to hear the thing that was hitting the door,’ says Anjanette Young ‘It was so traumatic to hear the thing that was hitting the door,’ says Anjanette Young

Read MoreThe WHO says Europe is at “high risk” of a new wave of infections in the New Year.The WHO says Europe is at “high risk” of a new wave of infections in the New Year.

Read MoreTen international scientists will travel next month to the city where the coronavirus first emerged.Ten international scientists will travel next month to the city where the coronavirus first emerged.

Read MoreThe deadly attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket shook France.The deadly attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket shook France.

Read More Widow of gunman who killed five people convicted in absence after fleeing to Syria Widow of gunman who killed five people convicted in absence after fleeing to Syria

Read More Restrictions linked to how many intensive care beds are free in state’s five regions Restrictions linked to how many intensive care beds are free in state’s five regions

Read More The company spent $100,000 disinfecting its workspace and paying for employee salaries while they were home isolating The company spent $100,000 disinfecting its workspace and paying for employee salaries while they were home isolating

Read MoreThe drugs may have been abandoned by smugglers in danger of being caught or who were lost in storms, authorities said.The drugs may have been abandoned by smugglers in danger of being caught or who were lost in storms, authorities said.

Read MoreThe suspect is alleged to have gained nearly $400,000 through corrupt betting on matches in Europe.The suspect is alleged to have gained nearly $400,000 through corrupt betting on matches in Europe.

Read More The US Treasury Department has designated Vietnam and Switzerland as “currency manipulators,” while placing China, India and several other countries on its “monitoring list.” “The Treasury Department has taken a strong step today to safeguard economic growth and opportunity for American workers and businesses,” Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement on Wednesday,…

Read MoreMore than 300 students are still missing after gunmen raided a school in Katsina state on Friday.More than 300 students are still missing after gunmen raided a school in Katsina state on Friday.

Read More Senior creative producer with RT Creative Lab, Ania Fedorova, will represent Russia in the Gerety Awards Grand Jury which includes some of the world’s most respected advertising and marketing leaders. The Gerety Awards marks the first time that a jury has been brought together to select the best in advertising – all advertising,…

Read More New technique reportedly identifies fresh suspect in unsolved murder of four-year-old boy in 1984 It is 36 years since the lifeless body of Grégory Villemin, who disappeared while playing in the garden of his home, was found in a river in France’s eastern Vosges region, his hands and feet bound, his woolly hat…

Read More A new poll has revealed that minorities in the UK are significantly less likely to take a Covid-19 vaccine. Authorities blame racially targeted misinformation, but a similar pattern is emerging in the US. After approving Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine earlier this month, Britain got its mass vaccination program underway, aiming to administer 800,000 doses…

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Dec 16 (IPS) – Siddharth Chatterjee, who has served with the United Nations for over 20 years, has been appointed as the new Resident Coordinator in China, the world’s second largest economy after the United States. Read the full story, “Sid Chatterjee Epitomizes the New Leadership Model of UN Resident Coordinators…

Read More KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec 16 (IPS) – In Jamaica, school playgrounds are deserted, filled only with phantom shrieks of delight. Blackboards remain devoid of arithmetic and uniforms hang wrinkle-free in closets. When the first case of Covid hit Jamaican shores in early March, the government closed primary and secondary schools and over 500,000 children…

Read More President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has questioned the Turkey-US alliance after Washington announced sanctions on Ankara over the purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems. During a televised statement, the Turkish leader criticized the Trump administration for issuing further sanctions, labelling it an attack on the country’s sovereignty and declaring that his government will continue…

Read More ‘I just wasn’t going to let him have my puppy for breakfast’ ‘I just wasn’t going to let him have my puppy for breakfast’

Read MoreThe Dutch government has tightened even further the strict five-week coronavirus lockdown that went into force this week, amid a backlash over some large stores remaining openThe Dutch government has tightened even further the strict five-week coronavirus lockdown that went into force this week, amid a backlash over some large stores remaining open

Read More Plus: Can the virus make me sick many years later, like the chickenpox virus does? (Image credit: Anadolu Agency/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) Plus: Can the virus make me sick many years later, like the chickenpox virus does?

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Read More Stimulus package has much lower price tag than Democrats want California’s vaccine rollout faces tough questions of equity Biden campaigns for Georgia Senate Democrats Biden taps Buttigieg for transportation post Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 2.17pm GMT More about the coronavirus stimulus package is coming out…

Read More Disease control agency records more than 400 virus deaths for more than 11 days running Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Germany has recorded a record 952 new coronavirus-related deaths, as shops, schools and nurseries across the country closed for an emergency Christmas lockdown. After experiencing relatively low numbers of…

Read More An investigation by Bellingcat, an Internet research organization, and other media outlets, revealed that for years, Russian agents secretly followed Alexei Navalny. (Image credit: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP via Getty Images) An investigation by Bellingcat, an Internet research organization, and other media outlets, revealed that for years, Russian agents secretly followed Alexei Navalny.

Read More Landmark ruling that toxic fumes killed nine-year-old Londoner follows long campaign for truth Until now, the statistics on air pollution deaths have been presented in black and white – numbers on a page that estimate between 28,000 and 36,000 people will die as a result of toxic air pollution every year in the…

Read More From Evelyn Waugh to Virginia Woolf and Sally Rooney, these novels offer masterclasses in dialogue-driven narrative For better or worse, I am a literary Anglophile. My mother was too. As a child I remember peeking over her shoulder at the novels she read after dinner: PG Wodehouse, Ngaio Marsh, all 12 volumes of…

Read More During the Vendee Globe, boats have broken apart and sleep is caught in snatches. The yachtswoman – currently in 18th place and still going – explains the dangerous thrill of racing solo Pip Hare has just a few things to sort out, and she needs to have a check outside. She will text…

Read MoreThe president of the EU Commission says the “next few days” will be decisive for trade negotiations.The president of the EU Commission says the “next few days” will be decisive for trade negotiations.

Read More The film star can be heard saying ‘if you don’t do it, you’re fired’, reportedly after crew members in Leavesden studios failed to socially distance Tom Cruise has been recorded screaming obscenities at crew members on his current film Mission: Impossible 7 after apparent breaches of on-set social distancing guidelines. The Sun published…

Read More Coronavirus transmission remains ‘widespread and intense’ across region, health body warns Coronavirus transmission remains ‘widespread and intense’ across region, health body warns