Month: December 2020

Read More Barnier says PM’s acceptance of need for ‘evolution clause’ as standards diverge has unlocked talks Latest Brexit and politics news – live updates A post-Brexit trade and security deal could be sealed as early as this week after Boris Johnson made a key concession over the weekend, the EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier,…

Read More Schoolboy found dead near Boston, Lincolnshire was ‘popular young man destined for success’ A 12-year-old boy who was allegedly murdered two days before his 13th birthday has been described as “a popular young man destined for a life of joy, happiness and success”. The body of Roberts Buncis was found on grassy land…

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Read More The US has officially removed Sudan’s classification as a state sponsor of terrorism, 27 years after Washington blacklisted the East African nation over its alleged support for Islamist militants. President Donald Trump gave Congress a 45-day notice of the decision in October and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has now signed a cancellation…

Read More Politicians and public blamed as rise in Covid cases prompts new national restrictions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage When Germany entered a soft lockdown in early November, many politicians were optimistic they had found the formula to save Christmas without major disruption to the economy. One health policy expert…

Read More Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Monday that Singapore has approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine, and the first shots will be delivered by the end of December. “I am very happy to tell you that after studying the scientific evidence and clinical trial data, the Health Sciences Authority has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine…

Read MoreUsers around the world are unable to access applications including YouTube, Gmail and Docs.Users around the world are unable to access applications including YouTube, Gmail and Docs.

Read More Telecoms and travel data shows activist was shadowed on multiple trips before his poisoning in August, Bellingcat reports An undercover hit squad working for Russia’s FSB spy agency poisoned the opposition activist Alexei Navalny in August, after shadowing him on multiple previous trips, the investigative website Bellingcat has claimed. Citing “voluminous” telecoms and…

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Read More Kelly Loeffler spokesman disavows photo of her posing with white supremacist Chester Doles at campaign event The campaign of the Georgia Republican senator Kelly Loeffler is disavowing a photo circulating on social media of her posing with a longtime white supremacist at a recent campaign event, with less than a month to go…

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Read More Users all across the world are reporting that Google services are not working for them, though its main product – Google search – appears to be unaffected by the outages. The outage has affected Gmail, YouTube, Google My Business, Google AdSense, Google AdWords and others, according to complaints. Is @gmail down for anyone…

Read More On Friday evening, the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously rejected Texas attorney general Ken Paxton’s effort to invalidate the election results in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Seven justices said Paxton had no standing to bring the case. Two justices – Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito – would have granted Texas’s…

Read More ‘Bolsonaro’s killer stupidity over the coronavirus pandemic has crossed every single line,’ said a paper in its front-page editorial ‘Bolsonaro’s killer stupidity over the coronavirus pandemic has crossed every single line,’ said a paper in its front-page editorial

Read More Shipping company Hafnia has confirmed that one of its vessels was hit by an unidentified “external source” causing an explosion and subsequent fire onboard while the tanker was discharging in Jeddah. The Singapore-flagged oil tanker BW Rhine was struck by an “external source” in the early hours of Monday morning as it discharged…

Read More Pubs, restaurants and bars may close week before Christmas to stem rising number of cases in capital Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage London is likely to be put under tougher coronavirus restrictions this week in order to contain surging cases in the capital, the Guardian understands. The health secretary,…

Read More Nepali man is first known fatality at biggest global producer Top Glove, accused of failing to protect workers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A worker at the biggest global producer of medical rubber gloves has died after contracting Covid-19, in the first known Covid-related death of an employee at…

Read More Electors will gather in state capitols to confirm Biden’s victory even as president Trump continues, without evidence, to dispute result Violence flares as far-right Trump supporters clash with counter-protesters Suspected Russian hackers spied on US federal agencies Covid vaccines roll out of Pfizer plant in US Sign up to receive First Thing –…

Read More All 22 sailors on board the BW Rhine were able to escape without injury  All 22 sailors on board the BW Rhine were able to escape without injury 

Read More France’s finance minister has claimed it’s the UK that will lose out big from Brexit, as the UK and EU attempt to overcome significant differences and secure a trade deal in extended, last-ditch talks. Speaking on France Info TV, the minister of the economy, Bruno Le Maire, used a phrase coined by the…

Read More The UNHCR warns that the crisis could ‘quickly spread beyond the country’s borders’ if it is not tackled on a regional level The UNHCR warns that the crisis could ‘quickly spread beyond the country’s borders’ if it is not tackled on a regional level

Read More Latest updates: Michel Barnier, EU chief negotiator, says ‘a deal is still possible’ and ‘we keep working’ Johnson and EU vow to go ‘extra mile’ to thrash out Brexit deal 10.13am GMT 10.08am GMT Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, has just posted these on Twitter. He is suggesting that, if the…

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Read More Politician says people must have small Christmas gatherings this year  Politician says people must have small Christmas gatherings this year 

Read More Trump earlier criticised the Washington NFL franchise for dropping ‘Redskins’ from its name Trump earlier criticised the Washington NFL franchise for dropping ‘Redskins’ from its name

Read MoreThe president of the United States is not chosen directly by voters, but by what’s known as the electoral college.The president of the United States is not chosen directly by voters, but by what’s known as the electoral college.

Read MoreAll federal civilian agencies are told to switch off a network tool exploited by “malicious actors”.All federal civilian agencies are told to switch off a network tool exploited by “malicious actors”.

Read More Commissioner says he won’t ‘throw anyone under the bus’ after video of 2018 police watch house incident emerges The Northern Territory’s top police officer said he would not “throw anyone under the bus” over a video that showed a police officer threatening to “belt” Aboriginal teenagers and telling them: “I am in the…

Read More New Zealand decriminalised sex work in 2003 and granted working rights to the people involved New Zealand decriminalised sex work in 2003 and granted working rights to the people involved

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Read More Heavy rain, high tides and wild surf have caused flash flooding in Queensland and New South Wales with more storms forecast Byron Bay locals say damage to the town’s main beach is “the worst in a generation” as heavy rain, abnormally high tides and wild surf, combined with longterm erosion problems, washed away…

Read More Prime minister says New Zealand is doing more than activist suggests after Thunberg tweets about ‘so-called climate emergency declaration’ The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has responded to criticism of New Zealand’s climate policies by Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, saying New Zealand is doing more than she might realise. Thunberg retweeted a story…