Month: December 2020

Read MoreWhen the moon covers the sun completely, the sun’s atmosphere — known as its corona — can be seen.When the moon covers the sun completely, the sun’s atmosphere — known as its corona — can be seen.

Read More The announcement comes after federal authorities granted the Pfizer vaccine emergency use authorization  The announcement comes after federal authorities granted the Pfizer vaccine emergency use authorization 

Read MoreThe Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was approved earlier this week and doses are being distributed this weekend.The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was approved earlier this week and doses are being distributed this weekend.

Read More The media mogul and prominent critic of China’s ruling Communist Party remains in prison after his arrest for allegedly violating a controversial new national security law. (Image credit: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images) The media mogul and prominent critic of China’s ruling Communist Party remains in prison after his arrest for allegedly violating a controversial…

Read More Flight was first from company’s $200m base in New Mexico Flight was first from company’s $200m base in New Mexico

Read MoreThree people are arrested after police find workers in a secret room hidden behind piles of clothes.Three people are arrested after police find workers in a secret room hidden behind piles of clothes.

Read More Paris-based journalist Ruhollah Zam was brought from exile into Iran against his will  Paris-based journalist Ruhollah Zam was brought from exile into Iran against his will 

Read More On the eve of Brexit, our prime minister reflects on his time at the helm •You can buy your own copy of this cartoon Continue reading…On the eve of Brexit, our prime minister reflects on his time at the helm•You can buy your own copy of this cartoon Continue reading…

Read More Seven months of strategizing, $18 billion in funding and it’s all come down to this. Now that scientists at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have authorized Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. government has cleared the way for the distribution of 2.9 million doses to the American public. It’s just the first round…

Read MoreFrom mung-bean munching to being the Saudi Arabia of wind power generation, here’s a summary of the UK PM’s climate speech.From mung-bean munching to being the Saudi Arabia of wind power generation, here’s a summary of the UK PM’s climate speech.

Read More DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran on Saturday executed an exiled journalist over his online work that helped inspire nationwide economic protests in 2017, a little more than a year after authorities tricked him into traveling to Iraq where he was abducted. Ruhollah Zam, 47, was one of several opposition figures successfully seized…

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Read MoreGunmen on motorbikes raid a boarding school, home to some 800 boys, in north-western Katsina state.Gunmen on motorbikes raid a boarding school, home to some 800 boys, in north-western Katsina state.

Read More António Guterres tells Climate Ambition Summit more must be done to hit net zero emissions Governments around the world should all declare a state of climate emergency until the world has reached net zero carbon emissions, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, has told a summit of world leaders. At least 38 countries…

Read More Amateur code-breakers crack decades-old mystery posed by infamous cipher Amateur code-breakers crack decades-old mystery posed by infamous cipher

Read More Companies are praying a trade agreement can be struck, but must prepare for talks to fail. Which will be most affected? The scene is set for a showdown, and the future of the UK economy is at stake. Will Britain secure a free trade deal with the EU? Or will the prime minister…

Read MoreSix were injured when the car ploughed into a crowd of 50 protesters on Friday in New York City.Six were injured when the car ploughed into a crowd of 50 protesters on Friday in New York City.

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Read More Volunteer group raises £9,000 to convert drone with petrol tank and nozzle Volunteer group raises £9,000 to convert drone with petrol tank and nozzle

Read MoreKatie Melua’s jazz and folk-influenced sound may be new for some American audiences, but she’s spent the last 15 years as one of Great Britain’s top artists. Her first seven studio albums were certified platinum in the U.K., 56 times. Her latest effort, “Album No. 8,” was released in the fall. She speaks to…

Read More 6 April 1963 – 17 February 2020 The composer pays tribute to a brilliant polymath with singular musical vision, who was also a warm and wise friend Diego Maradona remembered by Angus Macqueen I’ll start by saying that DJing, remixing and producing were just something that Andrew did. I always looked at him…

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Read MoreNot since World War II has a single phenomenon dominated the news worldwide as the COVID-19 pandemic has in 2020Not since World War II has a single phenomenon dominated the news worldwide as the COVID-19 pandemic has in 2020

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Read More (Capitol)Entirely self-produced at home during ‘rockdown’, the former Beatle’s latest offering possesses the same playful spirit as his 1970 solo debut The song that closes Paul McCartney’s latest solo album transcribes the to-do list of a man living a simpler life. Foxes are scaring the hens and lambs, so on Winter Bird/When Winter…

Read More The Russian nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) Vladimir Monomakh has launched four Bulava intercontinental-range ballistic missiles for the first time, Russia’s Defense Ministry reported on Saturday. “Today, the strategic missile submarine Vladimir Monomakh of the Pacific Fleet fired a salvo of four Bulava ballistic missiles as part of planned combat training activities,” the…

Read More Detectives follow up reports of men being coerced into naked challenges for chance to win £5,000 Police are appealing for information as part of an investigation into a fake nude gameshow. A 28-year-old man reported that he had been approached by a man claiming to be in the entertainment industry. Continue reading…Detectives follow…

Read More Last month, the Ethiopian government launched an offensive against a rebellious regional government. The ensuing conflict has killed hundreds and almost 50,000 Ethiopians have crossed into Sudan. (Image credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images) Last month, the Ethiopian government launched an offensive against a rebellious regional government. The ensuing conflict has killed hundreds…

Read More Flying visits to Northern Ireland kept me connected. FaceTime, Zoom and my niece’s drawings arriving by post are no substitute I have never missed Christmas at home, though I have lived elsewhere for more than 20 years. This year, I will break that run. The festive travel window means that I could fly…

Read More A lot of things are different when you’re in the midst of a global pandemic. A case in point: How federal regulators scrutinize and authorize new vaccines. A lot of things are different when you’re in the midst of a global pandemic. A case in point: How federal regulators scrutinize and authorize new…

Read More The Russian Air Force scrambled MiG-31 jet fighter to intercept a U.S. Air Force RC-135 spy plane over the Bering Sea on Friday, the Defense Ministry’s National Defense Control Center said. The U.S. Air Force RC-135 aircraft flew airspace around over the neutral waters of the Bering Sea approaching the Russian state border…

Read More Hing is a staple of Indian cuisine, but until now it’s been imported into India. Finally Indian farmers will be growing the herb. Hing is a staple of Indian cuisine, but until now it’s been imported into India. Finally Indian farmers will be growing the herb.

Read More NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Victor and Penny Griffiths, who this week became one of the first couples in the world to get the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Victor and Penny Griffiths, who this week became one of the first couples in the world to get the Pfizer coronavirus…

Read More Australian MP George Christensen called on Donald Trump to pardon WikiLeaks founder and fellow Australian citizen Julian Assange while he still can, as it seems to be the US president’s last month in the Oval Office. Christensen – a member of the Liberal National Party who represents Dawson, Queensland – launched a petition…

Read More The Australian mathematician Samuel Blake describes how he and and two other cryptologists finally solved an encrypted message written by the unnamed serial killer 51 years ago. The FBI confirmed the code, cracked with help from a supercomputer called Spartan, is accurate, but they said it did not help with identification Zodiac: cipher…