Month: December 2020

Read MoreWeeks after the election, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulates the president-elect.Weeks after the election, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell congratulates the president-elect.

Read More Pop stars and politicians express ‘deep concern’ at proposal to move museum from Aldershot Champions of the project say it will tell inspiring stories of how the lives of wounded service personnel have been saved over the centuries and help to inspire and teach future medics. But a plan to move the Museum…

Read More Wonder Woman 1984 isn’t great and it isn’t terrible. It’s a movie that has simply arrived at a time when people need a diversion, and following a summer devoid of blockbusters. Everybody could use some fun, and the studio behind the film, Warner Bros., has made the responsible decision to release it in…

Read More Social networking site Twitter has been fined €450,000 ($547,000) under the EU’s GDPR law in a world first, for failing to provide a timely report about a data breach that made some private tweets public. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) slapped Twitter with the fine for infringing the European General Data Protection Regulation…

Read MoreFacebook, Google and others face yearly checks and limits on what they can do with users’ data.Facebook, Google and others face yearly checks and limits on what they can do with users’ data.

Read MoreTakahiro Shiraishi was convicted of killing nine people he contacted on the social media platform.Takahiro Shiraishi was convicted of killing nine people he contacted on the social media platform.

Read MoreRestrictions vary among nations, but the trend is for a very quiet holiday as U.K. government is urged to abandon “rash” plan to allow household mixing.Restrictions vary among nations, but the trend is for a very quiet holiday as U.K. government is urged to abandon “rash” plan to allow household mixing.

Read More Report finds suppression of freedom and attacks against minorities common across all South Asian nations Report finds suppression of freedom and attacks against minorities common across all South Asian nations

Read More An official commission has published damning findings which say that responsibility for Sweden’s relatively high Covid-19 death rate lies with the government, after the coronavirus ravaged ill-prepared nursing homes. On Tuesday, the commission published its first interim report into the impact of Sweden’s approach to the Covid-19 pandemic, stating that the government did…

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Read More Turkey has vowed to use its own weapons to defend itself after the US slapped it with sanctions for buying Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missiles, a punishment Ankara said had seriously diminished its relationship with Washington. “All necessary measures will be taken and will be taken for the security of our country and our…

Read More New evidence from Xinjiang could have ‘potentially drastic consequences for global supply chains’ New evidence from Xinjiang could have ‘potentially drastic consequences for global supply chains’

Read More ‘We would like to thank all of the citizens who showed concern for the child,’ police said ‘We would like to thank all of the citizens who showed concern for the child,’ police said

Read MoreThe Russian leader says he is “ready for collaboration” after the US result is confirmed.The Russian leader says he is “ready for collaboration” after the US result is confirmed.

Read More Doctor hopes receiving shot ‘will encourage many more people to get vaccinated’ Doctor hopes receiving shot ‘will encourage many more people to get vaccinated’

Read More A senior World Health Organization official has said that the group is looking at ways to fill a huge $28 billion funding gap in their program to tackle Covid-19 in low-income countries. Speaking on Tuesday, World Health Organization (WHO) senior adviser Bruce Aylward who heads up the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator…

Read More Outside medical advisors will now review the FDA data, meaning a second vaccine could be approved by the end of the week  Outside medical advisors will now review the FDA data, meaning a second vaccine could be approved by the end of the week 

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Read More Hakim Ariff insists name inversion was coincidence Hakim Ariff insists name inversion was coincidence

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Read More The videos appear to show how effective Australia’s coronavirus response has been The videos appear to show how effective Australia’s coronavirus response has been

Read More A student was expelled from a school in France after defending in class the gruesome murder of teacher Samuel Paty by an Islamic extremist, a report says. Paty was beheaded in October for showing a cartoon of Prophet Mohammed. According to France Bleu radio, the student initially made the comments on November 2,…

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Read More Michel and Annie Pécheras told to drain pond after nine-year legal battle with neighbour The French courts have had their final word: Grignols’ grenouilles (frogs) must go. The frogs of a Dordogne village have been served notice after a judge decided they make so much noise during the mating season that they are…

Read More The European Union has announced its 27 nations will set up the first ever fund to support the bloc’s defense research and development programs and enhance efficiency and innovation in the military sphere. The 7.95 billion euro ($9.67 billion) European Defence Fund (EDF) is being established for the 2021-2027 period, and around a…

Read More Bone fragments from more than 100 men, women and children found Bone fragments from more than 100 men, women and children found

Read MorePolice arrested Takahiro Shiraishi in 2017 after finding the bodies of eight females and one male in cold-storage cases in his apartment.Police arrested Takahiro Shiraishi in 2017 after finding the bodies of eight females and one male in cold-storage cases in his apartment.

Read MoreThe Netherlands and Germany will be in lockdown over the festive period after Covid-19 cases spike.The Netherlands and Germany will be in lockdown over the festive period after Covid-19 cases spike.

Read More Biden hails democracy and rebukes Trump after electoral college victory William Barr steps down after dismissing Trump’s claims of fraud US Covid deaths pass 300,000 as first Americans receive vaccine Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 11.31am GMT Evan McMullin is in the New York Times pondering…

Read MoreMs Maxwell denies charges that she helped the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein groom young girls.Ms Maxwell denies charges that she helped the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein groom young girls.

Read More Heavy rain has hampered work on Sevington site, designed to relieve queues around Dover from 1 January The Kent lorry park designed to relieve queues of up to 7,000 trucks taking goods across the English channel will not be ready for Brexit on 1 January, it has emerged. Damian Green, the MP for…

Read More Move increases pressure on ministers to rethink plans to allow households to mix over festive period Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Plans to relax Covid restrictions at Christmas must be reversed or many lives risk being lost, according to a rare joint editorial from two of the UK’s most…

Read More Georgia’s runoffs for the U.S. Senate have become a national referendum on which party controls Washington. Local issues are getting left behind. Georgia’s runoffs for the U.S. Senate have become a national referendum on which party controls Washington. Local issues are getting left behind.

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