Month: December 2020

Read MoreSome New South Wales residents are told to leave their homes, after storms batter two states.Some New South Wales residents are told to leave their homes, after storms batter two states.

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Read More Kremlin says the claims are ‘baseless’ Kremlin says the claims are ‘baseless’

Read More Gibraltar has prospered through Britain’s membership of the EU. But now Britain is leaving and taking Gibraltar with it. William Cook asks the islanders what they think Gibraltar has prospered through Britain’s membership of the EU. But now Britain is leaving and taking Gibraltar with it. William Cook asks the islanders what they…

Read MoreThe Democrat has been formally certified as the next US president by the country’s electoral college.The Democrat has been formally certified as the next US president by the country’s electoral college.

Read More (WASHINGTON) — The Electoral College formally chose Joe Biden on Monday as the nation’s next president, giving him a solid electoral majority of 306 votes and confirming his victory in last month’s election. The state-by-state voting took on added importance this year because of President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede he had lost.…

Read More NEW YORK, Dec 14 (IPS) – The United Nations Secretary-General’s UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women campaign marked the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence (25 November to 10 December 2020) at a time when COVID-19 exacerbated the conditions women operate under. Read the full story, “Helping Women to Step…

Read More NEW DELHI, India, Dec 14 (IPS) – Decades of aggressive efforts to create equal opportunities for women, shatter the glass ceiling and build a more inclusive society only ends up in failure, when the key stake holders refuse to acknowledge discriminatory laws, socio-cultural and religious set ups that continue to threaten progress made…

Read More ‘We have to bite the sour apple,’ says Dutch PM; New strain spreads more quickly; Turkey to lock down for five days Vaccines roll out of Pfizer plant in US but Trump not taking it yet How a new Covid strain may have spread virus in south of England London to have tougher…

Read MorePresident Trump announces the departure of William Barr, who disputed his election fraud claims.President Trump announces the departure of William Barr, who disputed his election fraud claims.

Read More It’s a bittersweet day for the US as start of vaccination programme coincides with coronavirus death toll passing 300,000, writes Richard Hall It’s a bittersweet day for the US as start of vaccination programme coincides with coronavirus death toll passing 300,000, writes Richard Hall

Read More Move by one Nato ally against another is unprecedented in recent history and has angered Erdogan government Move by one Nato ally against another is unprecedented in recent history and has angered Erdogan government

Read More Barr had dismissed Trump’s claims of significant voter fraud Critics said he made justice department tool of White House The US attorney general, William Barr, has stepped down from the Trump administration, despite long being seen as a loyalist to the president and who faced accusations throughout his tenure that he had turned…

Read More Dec 14 (IPS) – Globally, millions of people don’t have access to water in their home. They collect water from shared water supply points or surface water sources and physically carry water containers back home for household use. Read the full story, “Safe Drinking Water Should Mean Safe Collection Too: How to Reduce…

Read More CANBERRA, Australia, Dec 14 (IPS) – Raghbendra Jha, Professor of Economics and Executive Director, Australia South Asia Research Centre, Australian National University Economic growth is the time-tested method of raising living standards and, if not accompanied by large increases in inequality, lowering poverty. Since World War II, economic growth has lifted hundreds of…

Read More Authorities warn of further flooding and coastal erosion; China-state owned media reports power stations have been told not to buy Australian coal. Follow the latest updates • Byron Bay beach damage ‘worst in a generation’ as storms batter coastline• Coronavirus global news live: UK reports 232 further Covid deaths 9.25pm GMT NSW premier…

Read More “Donors will no longer be asked to declare if they have had sex with another man, making the criteria for blood donation gender neutral and more inclusive,” the National Health Service explains. (Image credit: Piyanat Booncharoen / EyeEm/Getty Images/EyeEm) “Donors will no longer be asked to declare if they have had sex with…

Read MoreThe process will formally acknowledge the win, ending Donald Trump’s hope of overturning the result.The process will formally acknowledge the win, ending Donald Trump’s hope of overturning the result.

Read MoreTourists and scientists gathered at an observation site in Argentina to witness the total eclipse.Tourists and scientists gathered at an observation site in Argentina to witness the total eclipse.

Read More The number of dead from the coronavirus pandemic in the US has topped 300,000 on the day that the first Covid-19 vaccines were administered. The number of dead from the coronavirus pandemic in the US has topped 300,000 on the day that the first Covid-19 vaccines were administered.

Read More New York Governor Andrew Cuomo livestreamed a video of the nurse receiving the injection New York Governor Andrew Cuomo livestreamed a video of the nurse receiving the injection

Read More ‘In response to guest requests, we tested modifying some ride photos,’ says Disney spokesperson ‘In response to guest requests, we tested modifying some ride photos,’ says Disney spokesperson

Read MoreThe spacecraft capsule will hopefully provide insights into the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.The spacecraft capsule will hopefully provide insights into the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.

Read More This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. We are about to take Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis’ assertion in 1932 that states are the laboratories of democracy to its extreme interpretation. States are now…

Read MoreA student who escaped after gunmen raided an all-boys school in Nigeria speaks to the BBC.A student who escaped after gunmen raided an all-boys school in Nigeria speaks to the BBC.

Read More London Underground cleaning staff are on the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus, but are among the lowest paid workers, writes Mike Cash, RMT general secretary Sean Smith has done a great service to your readers by bringing into the daylight the hidden labour of those who have worked every day to…

Read More Error was due to lack of storage space in authentication tools causing system to crash Google has suffered a worldwide outage, with failures reported across the company’s services, including Gmail, Google Calendar and YouTube. Beginning at about 11.50am GMT, the outages appeared to have affected the vast majority of Google’s services, apart from…

Read More If you want to dine out in the Portuguese capital during the current pandemic, you really have to start early, reports Jorge Branco in Lisbon If you want to dine out in the Portuguese capital during the current pandemic, you really have to start early, reports Jorge Branco in Lisbon

Read More In a year that has defied all convention, lives across the world have adjusted to a new normal (that often feels anything but normal) to meet the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic. Daily routines have shifted, priorities have been recalibrated—and the ways that we communicate have changed drastically. Social distancing and superspreader, for…

Read More Indoor dining ended on Monday but the mayor of New York City says further measures may be necessary  Indoor dining ended on Monday but the mayor of New York City says further measures may be necessary 

Read More Benjamin Netanyahu is once again in isolation after coming into contact with someone who later tested positive for Covid-19, the Israeli PM’s office announced on Monday. Netanyahu will be isolating until Friday after contact with Likud Supreme Court President Michael Kleiner last week. Kleiner tested positive for Covid-19 on Monday. The prime minister…

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Dec 14 (IPS) – One day in February 2020, Accra-based coffee and cocoa trader Meron Dagnew visited the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to introduce herself, even before the Secretariat was fully operational. Read the full story, “Africa Readying for Free Trade, Come January 2021”, on globalissues.org…

Read More Travel disruption also expected, says weather service Travel disruption also expected, says weather service

Read MoreThe first jabs approved for the public are expected shortly, in the biggest US vaccination programme.The first jabs approved for the public are expected shortly, in the biggest US vaccination programme.

Read More Netherlands also set to announce more restrictions amid mounting fears of surge in infections Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Italy and the Netherlands are set to impose tough new anti-coronavirus measures before the holidays as Germany, already facing a hard Christmas lockdown, warned their restrictions were unlikely to ease…