Month: December 2020

Read More Penny Wong says foreign minister must respond to allegation push for review of pandemic’s origins was timed for announcement on Insiders Penny Wong has accused the government of failing to consult Labor on foreign policy and demanded the foreign minister explain a report that the timing of Australia’s push for a Covid-19 inquiry…

Read MoreA special pass for long-distance couples allowed Tina and Victor to reunite after nine months on different sides of the world.A special pass for long-distance couples allowed Tina and Victor to reunite after nine months on different sides of the world.

Read MoreOne in every 800 North Dakotans has now died from Covid, but people remain split on how seriously to take it.One in every 800 North Dakotans has now died from Covid, but people remain split on how seriously to take it.

Read More A gas plant just outside the country’s capital went up in flames on Saturday afternoon, as videos and photos depicting the extensive impact surfaced on social media. So far, there have been no reports of victims. A massive fire combined with blasts has been filmed not far from the local Plaza Mundo mall, with authorities urging…

Read More Singer should have been self-isolating after trip to Egypt when she celebrated birthday at London venue British singer Rita Ora has apologised after reports emerged that she should have been self-isolating when she celebrated her birthday at a London restaurant last month. The 30-year-old flew to Egypt in a private jet on 21…

Read MoreFormer NFL player Vontaze Burfict was arrested Saturday in Las VegasFormer NFL player Vontaze Burfict was arrested Saturday in Las Vegas

Read MoreA sheriff department in Alabama posted a doctored image of a Christmas tree adorned with mugshots.A sheriff department in Alabama posted a doctored image of a Christmas tree adorned with mugshots.

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Read MoreThe one-time levy will apply to about 12,000 of the country’s richest and fund medical supplies and aid for businesses.The one-time levy will apply to about 12,000 of the country’s richest and fund medical supplies and aid for businesses.

Read More Former president says ‘if I spoke the language of James Baldwin on the stump … I’m probably not gonna to get a lot of votes in Iowa’ Barack Obama has underlined his belief that Democrats should moderate campaign messaging in order to reach voters turned off by slogans including “Defund the Police”, telling…

Read More Officials fear delays even after EU deal as Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen order talks to resume Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Tens of millions of doses of the Covid-19 vaccine manufactured in Belgium will be flown to Britain by military aircraft to avoid delays at ports…

Read More French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced on Saturday afternoon that 64 people have been arrested and eight officers injured during violent anti-government protests. Darmanin praised police officers for facing down “very violent individuals” and said their courage “commands the respect of all.” Thousands have taken to the streets to protest police brutality and…

Read More Ceding of land to Azerbaijan by Nikol Pashinyan in return for peace sparks fury in Yerevan Tens of thousands of opposition supporters have marched through the Armenian capital to call for the resignation of the country’s prime minister because of his handling of the conflict with Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh. In six weeks of…

Read More More than 14m cases recorded with 2,607 deaths on Friday Healthy people unlikely to be vaccinated before April – Fauci As US states faced a deadline to place orders for a coronavirus vaccine, California went back into lockdown and federal authorities advised the wearing of masks indoors, new infections reached a record 227,885…

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Read MoreA recovery team has found a capsule carrying the first large quantities of rock from an asteroid.A recovery team has found a capsule carrying the first large quantities of rock from an asteroid.

Read More YouTube athlete Leo Urban skillfully climbed Paris’ huge Montparnasse skyscraper with only his bare hands and no safety harness on Saturday, as daunting footage filmed by captivated eyewitnesses attests. Impressively, Urban free-climbed the 58-floor building in less than an hour, as onlookers viewed the daring feat from below.  Multiple reporters captured footage of…

Read MoreMonday’s race for top post expected to pit incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo against predecessor, John Mahama, for third time.Monday’s race for top post expected to pit incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo against predecessor, John Mahama, for third time.

Read MorePresident Nicolas Maduro is hoping to consolidate power as Venezuela’s main opposition boycotts Sunday’s vote.President Nicolas Maduro is hoping to consolidate power as Venezuela’s main opposition boycotts Sunday’s vote.

Read More ‘This is the first big one’ of winter, NWS meteorologist warns Road accidents and power outages reported in New England The north-eastern US was braced for disruption on Saturday as the first big wintry storm of the season began dropping what forecasters said could be more than a foot of wet, heavy snow,…

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Read More At least two riot police officers have been injured as demonstrations against the French government’s security bill in the city of Nantes descended into violence. Some 3,000 people in Nantes joined Saturday’s nationwide protest action against the draft security policy bill introduced by President Emmanuel Macron’s government. The rally mostly went off peacefully,…

Read More CDC had come under fire for ignoring age with  Covid-19 death data, prior to update CDC had come under fire for ignoring age with  Covid-19 death data, prior to update

Read MoreA capsule containing the rock samples created a stunning fireball before landing in the Australian outback on Saturday.A capsule containing the rock samples created a stunning fireball before landing in the Australian outback on Saturday.

Read More Two of eight giraffes have been rescued with the remaining animals due to be moved from flooded island in coming months. Two of eight giraffes have been rescued with the remaining animals due to be moved from flooded island in coming months.

Read More One of the largest exhumations of human remains took place just outside the Perth CBD, providing historians with significant research Just 2km from Perth’s CBD, below the bitumen surface of a nondescript car park, the remains of eight-year-old Mary Craig lay with her doll for more than 100 years. She was buried in…

Read More The lights are on, but the party’s over – in the time of Covid, we can’t even buy duty-free Everything seemed just the same when I flew into Wellington this week, which is to say the last 10 minutes were a living hell. Hello turbulence, my old friend. The plane sank like a…

Read More Firefighters in New York battled a large blaze in the early hours of Saturday morning that gutted a historic church in lower Manhattan. The Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village caught fire before dawn after a blaze spread from an adjacent five-storey vacant building about 5am. Video posted on Twitter showed flames…

Read More Yellow-clad supporters cheered King Maha Vajiralongkorn during a tribute to his late father Thousands of yellow-clad supporters greeted Thailand’s king on Saturday as he led a birthday commemoration for his revered late father, the latest in a series of public appearances at a time of unprecedented challenge to the monarchy from student-led protesters.…

Read More“Lots of users told us, the time just flew by,” Yomiuriland Amusement Park spokesman Yu Okutani said.”Lots of users told us, the time just flew by,” Yomiuriland Amusement Park spokesman Yu Okutani said.

Read More Middle Collegiate Church in East Village built in 1892 Bell that rang for independence in 1776 believed to survive A historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York’s Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the city’s earliest days was gutted early on Saturday by a massive fire that sent flames shooting…

Read More NEW YORK — A historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York’s Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the earliest days of the city’s settlement was gutted by a massive fire early Saturday that sent flames shooting through the roof. The Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village burned before dawn…

Read More 13-year-old boy was shot during clashes that broke out between stone-throwing Palestinian residents and Israeli soldiers  13-year-old boy was shot during clashes that broke out between stone-throwing Palestinian residents and Israeli soldiers