Month: December 2020

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Read More“It is really scary. It is really difficult,” a resident of the Tigray capital, Mekelle, shouts down the line.”It is really scary. It is really difficult,” a resident of the Tigray capital, Mekelle, shouts down the line.

Read More Five counties to pre-emptively adopt statewide order as hospitals fill amid coronavirus surge Millions of people in the San Francisco Bay Area will go under a new stay-at-home order beginning this weekend as coronavirus cases surge and hospitals fill up, health officials announced on Friday. On Thursday California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, launched a…

Read More President no closer to overturning result, with just one small victory in a month’s worth of cases For a man obsessed with winning, Donald Trump is losing a lot. In the month since the election, the president and his legal team have come no closer in their frantic efforts to overturn the result,…

Read MoreAt least 30,000 get pardon, 200,000 others receive shorter jail term as country marks birthday of late King Bhumibol.At least 30,000 get pardon, 200,000 others receive shorter jail term as country marks birthday of late King Bhumibol.

Read More The executive director of the World Food Program made a dire forecast about the months to come, slating “catastrophic” humanitarian crises for 2021, in what could be the worst year seen in the better part of a century. WFP chief David Beasley sounded alarms at a United Nations General Assembly meeting on Friday,…

Read More Gabriel Sterling is over it. The Georgia election official spent two hours on Friday watching videos of poll workers counting ballots in order to debunk yet another baseless claim of voter fraud in Georgia by President Donald Trump. He’s been doing this for weeks. By now, it’s “the most annoying game of whack-a-mole…

Read More Twelve people died on the scene and five more in the hospital later, after a bus fell off an overpass in Brazil to the railroad tracks below. The driver of the bus jumped out and fled the scene, police said. The accident on Friday shut off a portion of route BR-381 in João…

Read MoreAbout 80,000 Hondurans in the US have Temporary Protected Status, which shields them against removal from the country.About 80,000 Hondurans in the US have Temporary Protected Status, which shields them against removal from the country.

Read MoreThe move continues a post-election push by Mr. Trump to shrink U.S. involvement in counterterrorism missions abroad.The move continues a post-election push by Mr. Trump to shrink U.S. involvement in counterterrorism missions abroad.

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Read MoreThe court said Karl-Heinz Grasser received kickbacks in return for information on property sales.The court said Karl-Heinz Grasser received kickbacks in return for information on property sales.

Read More The craft has been collecting rock and soil samples. China is only the second country to plant its national banner on the lunar surface. (Image credit: Xinhua News Agency via AP) The craft has been collecting rock and soil samples. China is only the second country to plant its national banner on the…

Read More World Health Organization warns virus spreading fast despite progress on vaccines; French infections rise to 2.29 million; Brazil reports 627 new deaths Covid vaccine to have only ‘marginal impact’ on winter hospital admissions CDC advises ‘universal’ masks indoors as US Covid deaths again break records Italians decry Christmas Covid travel ban as ‘slap…

Read MoreThe US has about 700 personnel in the country targeting al-Shabab and Islamic State militants.The US has about 700 personnel in the country targeting al-Shabab and Islamic State militants.

Read MoreThe pullback is part of a larger effort to reduce US troops abroad before Donald Trump leaves office in January.The pullback is part of a larger effort to reduce US troops abroad before Donald Trump leaves office in January.

Read More Nearly all of 700 troops will leave over next few months follow president’s latest order with short notice The US will pull out nearly all its estimated 700 troops in Somalia over the next few months, the latest in a series of short-notice withdrawals ordered by Donald Trump in his last few weeks…

Read More Dec 04 (IPS) – Vaccine hesitancy is a severe threat to global health, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The term refers to the delay in acceptance or the refusal of vaccines, despite the availability of vaccination services. It’s a serious risk to the people who aren’t getting vaccinated as well as…

Read MoreIt is the first bill of its kind taken up by either chamber of Congress but faces an uncertain future.It is the first bill of its kind taken up by either chamber of Congress but faces an uncertain future.

Read More A young Palestinian teen has died after being shot in the stomach by an Israeli soldier during a protest in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. Israeli officials deny their forces fired live rounds. The 13-year-old boy was taken to a hospital in Ramallah in critical condition, where he…

Read More Husband hiked 40 miles a day without food or equipment Husband hiked 40 miles a day without food or equipment

Read More A month before Georgia voters are set to decide which party will control the U.S. Senate, online disinformation about the state’s elections is kicking into overdrive. The full force of 2020’s most effective fake news tactics is hitting the state: fears of widespread voter fraud, allegations of violence and claims about candidates’ socialism.…

Read More Relations between Australia and its biggest trading partner, China, are quickly deteriorating as it pushes back against Beijing’s increasingly assertive foreign policies. Relations between Australia and its biggest trading partner, China, are quickly deteriorating as it pushes back against Beijing’s increasingly assertive foreign policies.

Read More One of the key foreign policy areas facing President-elect Joe Biden is Iran. He wants to reach out to Iran after taking office, but recent attacks and sanctions could be driving the country away. One of the key foreign policy areas facing President-elect Joe Biden is Iran. He wants to reach out to…

Read More No actor likes being typecast, and all actors like to stretch. You can’t blame Aubrey Plaza, a marvelous comic actor, for wanting to try something a little more intense than usual, like the tricky dual role—or is it just one role?—she takes on in writer-director Lawrence Michael Levine’s semi-comedic psychological thriller Black Bear.…

Read More Vaccine distribution could start as early as mid-December  Vaccine distribution could start as early as mid-December 

Read MoreThe world’s largest coral reef is now in “critical” condition — the most urgent designated status.The world’s largest coral reef is now in “critical” condition — the most urgent designated status.

Read More Agency recommends masks indoors outside the home New daily highs for cases, hospitalizations and deaths The Centers for Disease Control has issued new coronavirus guidelines, including requesting “universal face mask use” by Americans, as the US again set a record for the highest daily number of coronavirus deaths. On Thursday, 2,879 people died…

Read More Social media users are savaging large corporations that have taken advantage of Twitter’s year-end “describe the year in a word” prompt to promote themselves, mercilessly tearing into their self-aggrandizing “jokes.” Twitter spawned a sprawling cringefest with a Thursday tweet asking users to describe “2020 in one word.” Many were eager to take out…

Read More Dr Shi Zheng-Li is known as ‘Bat Woman’ for her ability to hunt down viruses from SARS to Covid-19 Dr Shi Zheng-Li is known as ‘Bat Woman’ for her ability to hunt down viruses from SARS to Covid-19

Read MoreAs climate impacts reach unprecedented levels, several nations’ new emission reduction targets offer renewed hope.As climate impacts reach unprecedented levels, several nations’ new emission reduction targets offer renewed hope.

Read More Historic bill reflects changing attitudes of nation but is unlikely to move forward in upper chamber Historic bill reflects changing attitudes of nation but is unlikely to move forward in upper chamber

Read MoreThe move comes after the UK became the first country in the world to approve the vaccine earlier this week.The move comes after the UK became the first country in the world to approve the vaccine earlier this week.

Read More Media supportive of leaders in Hungary, Poland and Slovenia either repeat the false claims or suggest President-elect Joe Biden is part of a vast liberal conspiracy to stifle conservatives. (Image credit: Pesti TV) Media supportive of leaders in Hungary, Poland and Slovenia either repeat the false claims or suggest President-elect Joe Biden is…

Read More China becomes second country to put national flag on moon Beijing has poured millions into military-run space programme China has become the second country in history to put its flag on the moon, more than 50 years after the US first planted the Stars and Stripes. Pictures from the country’s National Space Administration…