Month: December 2020

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Read More Scientists find aberrant immune system in patients with virus could also be cause of ‘long Covid’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Dramatic levels of “friendly fire” from the immune system may drive severe Covid-19 disease and leave patients with “long Covid” – when medical problems persist for a significant…

Read MoreAfter a year that’s seen more than its fair share of darkness, we now take time to celebrate light, during the celebration of Hanukkah. Lee Cowan offers a history.After a year that’s seen more than its fair share of darkness, we now take time to celebrate light, during the celebration of Hanukkah. Lee Cowan…

Read More Brazilian authorities have rolled out a vaccination plan which has been met with skepticism due to the lack of concrete data, and was even criticized by the researchers who helped to draw it up. Local media noted that Brazil’s plan has no specific launch date in mind for the vaccinations and does not…

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Read More Some 23 arrests made in Washington DC, authorities say Some 23 arrests made in Washington DC, authorities say

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Read More Some students ran for safety as police exchanged fire with bandits ‘armed with AK-47 rifles’ Hundreds of Nigerian students are missing after gunmen attacked a secondary school in the country’s north-western Katsina state, police have confirmed. The Government Science secondary school in Kankara was attacked on Friday night by a large group of…

Read MoreMotjeka Madisha, 25, was capped 13 times for the national team and was seen as a rising star.Motjeka Madisha, 25, was capped 13 times for the national team and was seen as a rising star.

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Read More Boosted iron ore prices due to anxious markets are likely to help federal budget’s bottom line, Deloitte says Australia’s losses from trade tensions with China are being offset by rising iron ore prices, according to new analysis, which also predicts the Morrison government will announce a smaller budget deficit than originally forecast. Deloitte…

Read More The Arab Spring started 10 years ago this month and led to trouble – civil wars or even more repression. But some are holding onto the ideals of free speech and change. The Arab Spring started 10 years ago this month and led to trouble – civil wars or even more repression. But…

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Read More German Chancellor Angela Merkel has ordered tougher Covid-19 restrictions after the existing measures failed to stop the spread of infections. The new rules will take effect on December 16 and last until January 10. All non-essential shops and services, like hair salons, will be shuttered. Schools are urged to send students home and…

Read MoreThe authorities have been struggling to control a growing number of infections and deaths.The authorities have been struggling to control a growing number of infections and deaths.

Read More Angela Merkel says urgent action is needed as daily cases and deaths hit record highs Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Germany will close most shops from Wednesday until 10 January as it tightens coronavirus restrictions and tries to rein in the spread of the disease, the country’s chancellor, Angela…

Read More Tourism is quickly recovering in Mexico, as Americans flock south for an easy escape. But it’s also bringing an uptick in COVID-19 cases. Tourism is quickly recovering in Mexico, as Americans flock south for an easy escape. But it’s also bringing an uptick in COVID-19 cases.

Read More Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is using her millennial’s instinct for social media and her star quality to get her message across When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or talk up a storm about the minimum wage, healthcare and the existential struggle for democracy. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s latest Instagram live stream found the youngest woman ever…

Read More States will soon begin distributing a vaccine with plans that vary widely, lack federal funding and are often opaque Eleven hospitals in Kentucky will receive doses of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer, perhaps as soon as Monday. Dr Nichelle Jadhav’s hospital is not one of them and she is confused. And she…

Read More Fleeing Ethiopia and Somalia, refugees made their way across the world’s busiest migration route, only to be left in the hands of smugglers in a lawless land Saudi Arabia was Tigrit’s dream: a place where she could find work as a cleaner or maid, and send money back to her husband and young…

Read More Most stores, schools and daycare centers are expected to shut starting Wednesday Most stores, schools and daycare centers are expected to shut starting Wednesday

Read More Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen to hold phone call as crunch talks continue Hopes for avoiding no-deal Brexit hang on Johnson call to Von der Leyen Tory grandees’ fury over Johnson’s ‘nationalist’ no-deal Brexit UK papers paint grim picture of possible no-deal Brexit Analysis: The EU’s red lines were clear in…

Read More British citizens’ rights to live in member states change dramatically from 1 January 2021 British citizens’ rights to live in member states change dramatically from 1 January 2021

Read More It will become harder to trade with the rest of Great Britain It will become harder to trade with the rest of Great Britain

Read More The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center has announced that Saudi Arabia has received into service its final F-15SA advanced fighter aircraft. The details were given in an 11 December media release, to announce the final F-15SA advanced fighter aircraft were delivered to the Royal Saudi Air Force – a key milestone…

Read More When £2.5m of rare books were stolen in an audacious heist at Feltham in 2017, police wondered, what’s the story? Everything went exactly to plan. Late on the evening of 29 January 2017, Daniel David and Victor Opariuc parked up and made their way towards the Frontier Forwarding customs warehouse in Feltham, less…

Read More The pandemic is expected to precipitate a mental health crisis, but perhaps also a chance to approach life with new clarity Show your support for rigorous, independent Guardian journalism Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage When the bubonic plague spread through England in the 17th century, Sir Isaac Newton fled…

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Read More South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has reported that the new Light Armed Helicopter, commonly known as LAH, has been initially declared fit for combat. DAPA’s evaluation has concluded that the LAH program can transition from the development to the pre-production phase, according to multiple reports. The new helicopter, developed by the…

Read More“Stop the Steal” marchers gathered to back President Trump’s push to reverse his election defeat.”Stop the Steal” marchers gathered to back President Trump’s push to reverse his election defeat.

Read More Defense and security company Saab was awarded a contract from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration for an integrated sensor and command and control system for use with ground based air defense. This contract, with an estimated value of $248 million (2.1 billion SEK), covers a number of Saab’s multifunctional radar Giraffe 4A and…

Read More Aerospace and logistics company Thales and the European Space Agency (ESA) has announced on Friday an agreement worth about $202.3 million (167 million euros) for the development of the automated reusable spaceplane. According to a company news release, Thales Alenia Space (Thales 67 %, Leonardo 33 %), and AVIO as co-contractor, signed a…

Read More Innovation and competition are being stifled. But there are signs of optimism When the history of our times gets written, historians will shake their heads, wondering why so few remarked on what was going on before their eyes. Rather than allow foreigners and immigrants and the EU to be blamed for the ills…

Read More The Russian Defense Ministry on Saturday has released a short video of the recently Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missiles test. Video released 12 December by the Russian Ministry of Defense shows the salvo launch of four Bulava ballistic missiles from the Borei-class ballistic missile submarine Vladimir Monomakh in the Sea of Okhotsk. Also added…

Read More Closing Mercy hospital, an oasis in a medical desert on the South Side, would worsen racial health disparities, activists say Activists, medical professionals and community members in Chicago are rallying against the looming closure of Mercy hospital – the oldest healthcare facility in the city, and one of its most storied – warning…