Month: December 2020

Read MoreTransitional government disagrees with move to create new body with broad powers.Transitional government disagrees with move to create new body with broad powers.

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Read MoreSaudi foreign minister says kingdom in ‘full coordination with partners’ and that prospect of agreement ‘very positive’.Saudi foreign minister says kingdom in ‘full coordination with partners’ and that prospect of agreement ‘very positive’.

Read More A condition once overlooked by researchers is now in the spotlight as a key symptom of Covid-19 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Seven years ago, rhinology surgeon Peter Andrews found himself performing an operation that would go on to change the course of his career. Andrews was operating on…

Read More TIME’s Dec. 14 cover crosses out the bane of a year that is 2020 with a big red “X.” It is the latest in a long tradition saved for some of the worst foes humanity has faced in the magazine’s history. TIME has used a red “X” to cross out various things on…

Read More Manitoba leader was in tears as he said he was ‘stealing Christmas’ to curb Covid spread  Manitoba leader was in tears as he said he was ‘stealing Christmas’ to curb Covid spread 

Read MoreJudge accuses US government of failing to throw out ‘unlawful’ asylum claim directives, court transcript shows.Judge accuses US government of failing to throw out ‘unlawful’ asylum claim directives, court transcript shows.

Read More Police and officials maintain presence at mass trespass after tunnel approved More than a hundred anti-roads protesters have staged a trespass at Stonehenge to raise concerns about plans for a two-mile tunnel underneath the world heritage site. Last month the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, approved the £1.7bn project, which will include eight miles…

Read More Perhaps the Golden Age of Hollywood wasn’t so golden after all. At least that seems to be the idea behind award-winning director David Fincher’s new movie Mank, a black and white drama about Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz which arrived on Netflix Dec. 4 with much awards fanfare. Told in a series…

Read More WASHINGTON — Coronavirus infections continue to spread at record levels in the United States, reaching a new daily high of nearly 228,000 cases on Friday. The 227,885 cases eclipses the previous high of more than 217,000 on Thursday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 attributable…

Read MoreUnemployment has forced aching choices on millions of Americans and their families in the face of a rampaging viral epidemic that has closed shops and restaurants, paralyzed travel and left millions jobless for monthsUnemployment has forced aching choices on millions of Americans and their families in the face of a rampaging viral epidemic that…

Read More ‘Leave presents for another time,’ says president ‘Leave presents for another time,’ says president

Read MoreIn the final weeks of the Trump administration, the rush to complete the border wall is no more challenging than in the Sierra Madre, a mountainous corner where Arizona and New Mexico meet Mexico. However, along with its intent to stop people, the wall there would also stop rare animals who go back and…

Read More The film director, 81, on beauty in the eye of the audience, finishing with The Godfather and the family of humanity Being able to critique yourself is a good skill. Often when a film has been released I’ll ask: “Did I make mistakes?” When I made The Cotton Club in 1984, people were…

Read MoreThe Trump administration is told to resume a programme that protects immigrants from deportation.The Trump administration is told to resume a programme that protects immigrants from deportation.

Read More Workers were inside the shuttered mine to dismantle equipment when dangerous levels of carbon monoxide began to seep into the air. (Image credit: AFP via Getty Images) Workers were inside the shuttered mine to dismantle equipment when dangerous levels of carbon monoxide began to seep into the air.

Read More Leaving London for Brussels on Saturday morning, the EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, told reporters: ‘We keep calm, as always, and if there is still a way, we will see.’ UK government sources have put the chances of a Brexit deal at no higher than 50% as Boris Johnson and Ursula von der…

Read More President and first lady set for rally ahead of January runoffs Analysts: refusal to accept loss to Biden may depress turnout David Litt: Claims of ‘fraud’ have a long history. They are false Donald Trump will return to the campaign trail on Saturday – not, notionally at least, in his quixotic and doomed…

Read More Government considers tightening restrictions to curb spread of infection Government considers tightening restrictions to curb spread of infection

Read More The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team “Iron Horse” has reported on its Twitter account that it looks forward to showing the lethality of tracked M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems that recently arrived in Poland. “Looking forward to showcasing lethality alongside them and our European partners,” the Iron Horse икшпфву said in a Twitter…

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Read MorePartial shutdowns, curfews and intra-city travel restrictions extended for regions across Iran.Partial shutdowns, curfews and intra-city travel restrictions extended for regions across Iran.

Read MorePresident Sall leads tributes to the player who scored the goal that beat France in the 2002 World Cup.President Sall leads tributes to the player who scored the goal that beat France in the 2002 World Cup.

Read MorePalestinians call killing ‘war crime’; EU delegation to Palestinians said Israel must investigate ‘shocking incident’.Palestinians call killing ‘war crime’; EU delegation to Palestinians said Israel must investigate ‘shocking incident’.

Read More U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 21.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, completed their intensive arctic training Sunday, marking the end of a six-week deployment to Setermoen, Norway, and have returned to their home station, Camp Lejeune, N.C. This deployment, according to the press release, was the first of the shorter MRF-E deployments…

Read More UK prime minister to speak directly to Ursula von der Leyen to unblock talks on trade deal Boris Johnson and the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, will speak on Saturday in an attempt to unblock talks on a post-Brexit trade deal. Continue reading…UK prime minister to speak directly to Ursula von…

Read More Online stores draw in shoppers but those with mental health issues are particularly susceptible As a digital marketer, Emily Ware spends a lot of time online, yet this comes with a risk. Ware has borderline personality disorder, a mental health condition linked with impulsive behaviours. In her case, that’s spending money online. “At…

Read More The U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command has announced on Friday that the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) returned from a deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations. USS Sioux City returned to Mayport, Fla., Dec. 4, following its deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations,…

Read MoreThe Stream meets the authors of a new book on the complexities of fandom.The Stream meets the authors of a new book on the complexities of fandom.

Read More Local councils raise concerns about congestion and pollution around ‘inland border facility’ Concerns have been raised about tailbacks of as many as 700 lorries a day queueing for Brexit checks in a new government site to be opened near Warrington. The lorry park in Appleton Thorn was previously used as a coach interchange…

Read More Want to give a little love with a handmade present, but don’t know where to start? Try these ideas from artists and designers A friend once gave me a copy of The Lonely Doll by Dare Wright, a cult picture book about a doll who knits a scarf as a Christmas gift for…

Read More The prize-winning author’s life is now an episode of Steve McQueen’s hit series Small Axe. He talks about working on the project and his latest novel, based on a Jamaican slave uprising Amid the brunchtime clatter of a busy south London cafe, Alex Wheatle is talking about how, lately, he has been considering…

Read More With restaurants forced to close while malls stay open, frustrations grow among business owners and other citizens Jeffrey Merrihue had just finished installing $80,000 worth of dining booths on the street outside his informal Italian eatery blocks away from the Pacific Ocean when word came down that Los Angeles county was instituting a…

Read More Labour mayor among five arrested as part of police inquiry into building contracts in the city The Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, has been released on bail after being detained as part of a fraud investigation. Anderson was arrested alongside four other men from the city as part of an investigation into building…

Read MoreGulf state disavows earlier comments made by trade minister who said it had no issue with goods produced in settlements.Gulf state disavows earlier comments made by trade minister who said it had no issue with goods produced in settlements.