Month: December 2020

Read MoreBiden may have sympathies for the Kurdish cause, but as US president, he will not always act in the Kurdish interest.Biden may have sympathies for the Kurdish cause, but as US president, he will not always act in the Kurdish interest.

Read MoreFootball legend David Beckham appears as an old man in a new anti-malaria campaign. He says the cause is ‘close to his heart’ because it affects millions of children around the world.Football legend David Beckham appears as an old man in a new anti-malaria campaign. He says the cause is ‘close to his heart’…

Read More Leaders attending forum are required to make concrete commitments to cut emissions Scott Morrison has confirmed Australia will attend the virtual “climate ambition summit” on 12 December to “correct mistruths” about the government’s heavily criticised record on emissions reduction. Guardian Australia reported last month that Britain and France were leading a group of…

Read MoreAs part of gov’t crackdown on ‘separatism’, mosques to be inspected as dozens suspected of ‘radicalisation’ deported.As part of gov’t crackdown on ‘separatism’, mosques to be inspected as dozens suspected of ‘radicalisation’ deported.

Read More Outgoing US president’s daughter interviewed by lawyers alleging 2017 inauguration committee misused donor funds Ivanka Trump was interviewed by attorneys alleging that Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration committee misused donor funds, a new court filing reveals. The document, first reported by CNN on Wednesday, shows that Ivanka Trump, the president’s oldest daughter and a…

Read MoreWorld’s oil producers are struggling to agree on how much crude to pump after global energy demand fell due to pandemic.World’s oil producers are struggling to agree on how much crude to pump after global energy demand fell due to pandemic.

Read More Peter Dutton says Australia’s crime agencies need more powers to reach the darkest recesses of the online world. Here’s how they’ll work if passed For months, the home affairs minister, Peter Dutton, has been calling for new powers to police the dark web. In August, the government’s cybersecurity strategy promised legislative powers and…

Read More BEIJING — China said Thursday its latest lunar probe has finished taking samples of the moon’s surface and sealed them within the spacecraft for return to Earth, the first time such a mission has been attempted by any country in more than 40 years. The Chang’e 5, the third Chinese probe to land…

Read More Investigation follows revelation of pictures which show soldiers drinking from leg and carrying it on the battlefield Australia’s defence department says an investigation has been launched into photos showing senior Australian special forces soldiers drinking out of a dead Taliban fighter’s prosthetic limb and carrying it on the battlefield. The move comes after…

Read More A family in Adelaide, South Australia found an adventurous koala nestled in their Christmas tree. The furry animal was relocated to a more suitable locale with the help of a koala rescue organization. The adorable marsupial snuck into the home of Amanda McCormick after her daughter left the door open. The koala eventually…

Read MoreIsraeli blockade on the enclave has ‘robbed people with disabilities in Gaza of their freedom of movement’, HRW says.Israeli blockade on the enclave has ‘robbed people with disabilities in Gaza of their freedom of movement’, HRW says.

Read More The Internet Watch Foundation is seeing a growing number of tipoffs about child abuse. We talk to one analyst about her work ‘Deeply dark criminal activity’ drives rise in child abuse images online Isobel* has been working throughout lockdown. With her colleagues in the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) analyst room in Cambridge she…

Read More The use of webcams and live streaming has led to increased grooming by predators during the coronavirus pandemic ‘These images are a crime scene … it’s massive for us to find the child’ Child abuse experts are warning that an growing trend of children being groomed through webcams and live streaming by predators…

Read More KATHMANDU, Dec 02 (IPS) – The global pandemic hijacked 2020 and reset priorities, but countries now need to regroup and renew their commitment to cap global warming at well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, as agreed in Paris in 2015. Read the full story, “Nepal’s Climate Targets: Unrealistically Ambitious or Unnecessarily Ambiguous”, on…

Read MoreThe move to delist non-compliant companies coincides with a wider push to ramp up pressure on China.The move to delist non-compliant companies coincides with a wider push to ramp up pressure on China.

Read More (HONG KONG) — Outspoken Hong Kong pro-democracy advocate and media tycoon Jimmy Lai was refused bail on Thursday on a fraud charge amid a growing crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous city. Jimmy Lai of Next Digital, which publishes the Apple Daily newspaper, was among 10 people arrested Aug. 10 on what police…

Read More (HONG KONG) — Outspoken Hong Kong pro-democracy advocate and media tycoon Jimmy Lai was refused bail on Thursday on a fraud charge amid a growing crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous city. Jimmy Lai of Next Digital, which publishes the Apple Daily newspaper, was among 10 people arrested Aug. 10 on what police…

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Read MoreThe prominent pro-democracy supporter’s detention comes a day after several activists were jailed.The prominent pro-democracy supporter’s detention comes a day after several activists were jailed.

Read More Former US president Barack Obama has criticised Democratic political candidates for using ‘snappy’ slogans such as ‘defund the police’, arguing they could turn voters away and defeat the original objective. In an interview with Good Luck America, a political show on social media platform Snapchat, Obama said the slogans can isolate potential voters.…

Read MoreWhile it applies to companies from any country, the bill targets Chinese firms that allegedly flout US audit rules.While it applies to companies from any country, the bill targets Chinese firms that allegedly flout US audit rules.

Read MoreHe is the first to be arrested under a controversial anti-conversion law passed last month.He is the first to be arrested under a controversial anti-conversion law passed last month.

Read MoreThousands were evacuated from the country’s east coast ahead of the cyclone that is projected to unleash flash floods.Thousands were evacuated from the country’s east coast ahead of the cyclone that is projected to unleash flash floods.

Read MoreCDC chief warns US healthcare system faces collapse as experts predict deaths could reach 450,000 by March 1.CDC chief warns US healthcare system faces collapse as experts predict deaths could reach 450,000 by March 1.

Read More When the McCormicks came home on Wednesday, the Christmas tree in their Adelaide house had acquired a new ornament The McCormicks went for a silver, pink and blue theme on their Christmas tree. The old plastic leaves were worn but looked beautiful with baubles on each branch and twinkling lights. But this year…

Read More House passes bill that could exclude big companies such as Alibaba from US stock markets, the same days the US banned more cotton imports from Xinjiang The US House of Representatives has passed a law to kick Chinese companies off American stock exchanges unless they fully comply with the country’s auditing rules, giving…

Read MoreThe United Kingdom has become the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Immunizations are set to start next week, with the elderly and health care workers among the first to receive it. Charlie D’Agata reports.The United Kingdom has become the first country to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Immunizations are set to start next…

Read MoreSir Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, and other “Lord of the Rings” stars and scholars hope to transform Tolkien’s home into a literary center.Sir Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, and other “Lord of the Rings” stars and scholars hope to transform Tolkien’s home into a literary center.

Read MoreA US intelligence official says Beijing is targeting people close to the incoming US president.A US intelligence official says Beijing is targeting people close to the incoming US president.

Read More Analysis: Amid rising trade tensions, Chinese interests are keen to develop a high-quality deposit in Guinea. Analysts warn any restrictions on Australian sales to China would ‘send shockwaves through the market’ Across China and around the clock, furnaces fuelled by Australian iron ore pump out the steel the country needs to build its…

Read More Analysis: Amid rising trade tensions, Chinese interests are keen to develop a high-quality deposit in Guinea. Analysts warn any restrictions on Australian sales to China would ‘send shockwaves through the market’ Across China and around the clock, furnaces fuelled by Australian iron ore pump out the steel the country needs to build its…

Read More Analysis: Amid rising trade tensions, Chinese interests are keen to develop a high-quality deposit in Guinea. Analysts warn any restrictions on Australian sales to China would ‘send shockwaves through the market’ Across China and around the clock, furnaces fuelled by Australian iron ore pump out the steel the country needs to build its…

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