Month: December 2020

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Read MoreScientists raise concerns after Russia gives go-ahead before full trials to test safety, efficacy are completed.Scientists raise concerns after Russia gives go-ahead before full trials to test safety, efficacy are completed.

Read More Trials show Sputnik V is 92 per cent effective, but final clinical trials yet to be completed Trials show Sputnik V is 92 per cent effective, but final clinical trials yet to be completed

Read More A rescue operation is underway in search of five other workers A rescue operation is underway in search of five other workers

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Read More Michel Barnier returns to Brussels as Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen prepare for direct talks The chances of a deal have been put at no higher than 50% by UK government sources as Boris Johnson and the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, prepare to open direct talks after their…

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Read MoreSome 12,000 people will have to pay the one-off levy to fund relief measures and health supplies.Some 12,000 people will have to pay the one-off levy to fund relief measures and health supplies.

Read More Exclusive: ‘People in Ghana are very angry. They do not understand why Britain is acting like a bully’ Exclusive: ‘People in Ghana are very angry. They do not understand why Britain is acting like a bully’

Read More Ramesh thought the people who encouraged him to recruit overseas students to an illegal ‘visa mill’ were his friends – but they worked for US immigration authorities Ramesh used to talk to his friends in Michigan a lot on the phone. Continue reading…Ramesh thought the people who encouraged him to recruit overseas students…

Read More The Pentagon’s top arms broker, Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced that the U.S. State Department has cleared a possible of $132.2 million sale of 155mm artillery rounds to Australia, including White Phosphorous projectile munitions. On December 4, 2020, the U.S. Military’s Agency reported that the U.S. State Department had approved the sale of…

Read MoreOfficials slam US move to pull back troops from Somalia as a blow to fight against al-Shabab group.Officials slam US move to pull back troops from Somalia as a blow to fight against al-Shabab group.

Read More Capsule will burn through atmosphere before landing in South Australia in the early hours of Sunday morning Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has successfully separated a capsule and sent it toward Earth to deliver samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on our planet.…

Read More Dan Jørgensen has agreed the world’s most ambitious climate goal with a promise to cut 70% of emissions by 2030 Denmark to end new oil and gas exploration in North Sea Denmark’s climate minister is fairly certain that the deal to close down the nation’s oil industry by 2050, announced on Friday morning,…

Read More From non-polluting transport to sustainable industries, urban areas are perfect for testing radical solutions to global problems • Ada Colau is the mayor of Barcelona Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The pandemic will leave behind a very different world from that of a year ago. Thousands of people have…

Read More Rudy Giuliani, the Trump children – even Joe Exotic – are reportedly being considered, along with the soon to be ex-president Rudy Giuliani. Ivanka Trump. Joseph Maldonado-Passage, AKA Joe Exotic, star of the Netflix series Tiger King. And, just possibly, Donald Trump himself. Continue reading…Rudy Giuliani, the Trump children – even Joe Exotic…

Read MoreThe home-grown Sputnik V vaccine, which is still undergoing mass testing, is being used.The home-grown Sputnik V vaccine, which is still undergoing mass testing, is being used.

Read More My friend Aynür’s life tells the story of how Uighurs have been purposefully dehumanised by the party-state During my first year living in Ürümchi, the capital of Xinjiang, I met Aynür (not her real name). It was 2007, and she described life in China as difficult but improving for Uighurs, a Turkic-speaking predominantly…

Read More The US State Department has axed five exchange programs with Beijing branding them as instruments of propaganda as relations between the states continues to deteriorate. The cancelled programs are the Policymakers Educational China Trip Program, the US-China Friendship Program, the US-China Leadership Exchange Program, the US-China Transpacific Exchange Program, and the Hong Kong…

Read MoreDead were among 24 people trapped underground by excessive levels of carbon monoxide gas at Diaoshuidong coal mine.Dead were among 24 people trapped underground by excessive levels of carbon monoxide gas at Diaoshuidong coal mine.

Read More Aiden, 29, teacher, meets Charlotte, 26, actor What were you hoping for?My housemate Meabh (who signed me up) was determined to find my future wife. But I was just hoping for someone to have a fun night with. Continue reading…Aiden, 29, teacher, meets Charlotte, 26, actorWhat were you hoping for?My housemate Meabh (who…

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Read More Five still trapped after accident involving workers dismantling underground equipment at Diaoshuidong coal mine Eighteen miners have been confirmed dead after a carbon monoxide leak at a coal mine in southwestern China, state media reported, with rescue efforts under way to reach five others still trapped underground. Twenty-four miners were caught up in…

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Read More Rightwing prime minister Viktor Orbán reignites anti-Soros rhetoric with EU dispute Hungary’s rightwing prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is threatening to veto the new EU budget over a provision that would link some funding to rule-of-law concerns. As the standoff intensifies, he has found a familiar enemy to blame: the 90-year-old financier and philanthropist…

Read MoreSports shirts worn by the former president and the Chicago Bulls star were auctioned in Los Angeles.Sports shirts worn by the former president and the Chicago Bulls star were auctioned in Los Angeles.

Read MoreCrews begin work to rescue the miners after an accident in the La Esperanza region.Crews begin work to rescue the miners after an accident in the La Esperanza region.

Read MoreState TV says 18 miners are dead and five others missing in the south-west Chongqing municipality.State TV says 18 miners are dead and five others missing in the south-west Chongqing municipality.

Read More Australian experts and Israeli cybersecurity firm allege ‘unusual behaviour’ by Twitter accounts retweeting or liking Zhao Lijian’s tweet A Chinese official’s tweet of an image of an Australian soldier that sparked a furious reaction from Canberra was amplified across social media by unusual accounts, of which half were likely fake, Australian experts and…

Read More Activist group Pride in Protest says presence of police makes Indigenous people feel unsafe A controversial bid to remove police and prison officer floats from the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has failed at the event’s annual general meeting. But, in a strong anti-police statement, Saturday’s motion attracted 44% of the votes,…

Read More Restaurant closed down after photos posted online showed dozens of maskless partiers, including Florida congressman Matt Gaetz New Jersey’s governor, Phil Murphy, has said authorities are investigating a New York Republican club for holding a political gala fundraiser that appeared to violate the state’s coronavirus guidelines. Photos and video posted on Twitter showed…

Read More In Euphoria, the dark drama series that returns to HBO for a two-part special this weekend, the characters face challenges far more adult than you might expect for group of cool teens. Narrated by Rue (played by Zendaya), a 17-year-old who’s struggling with addiction, the show from creator Sam Levinson has generated plenty…

Read MoreSome of the accounts had already been identified in a data-set of 37,000 Chinese accounts targeting Australia.Some of the accounts had already been identified in a data-set of 37,000 Chinese accounts targeting Australia.