Month: December 2020

Read More Forty-two-year-old faces fresh charges over alleged assault at his Melbourne home A Porsche driver accused of filming a dying police officer after a horror Melbourne crash is back behind bars after allegedly putting a noose around a woman’s neck. Richard Pusey was freed on bail in October while awaiting trial on charges of…

Read More If, as expected, the Senate follows suit later this week, it will be Congress’s first such rebuke of his presidency Donald Trump suffered fresh humiliation on Monday when more than a hundred Republicans joined Democrats in the House of Representatives to override his veto of a $741bn defence bill. If, as expected, the…

Read More A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots to a nation anxiously awaiting relief from the catastrophic outbreak. Public health experts say more options in addition to the two vaccines now being dispensed — one made by…

Read More Authorities call killing ‘a tragedy’ after Hill, 47, was shot while holding a cellphone and then denied aid A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cellphone, then refusing to aid him for several minutes. Columbus police…

Read More WASHINGTON — The House voted overwhelmingly Monday to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled Senate, where the outcome is highly uncertain. Democrats led passage, 275-134, their majority favoring additional assistance, but dozens of Republicans suddenly joined in approval.…

Read MoreAdam Coy, a 17-year veteran, was fired from the Columbus, Ohio police force after shooting Andre Hill, a Black man.Adam Coy, a 17-year veteran, was fired from the Columbus, Ohio police force after shooting Andre Hill, a Black man.

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Read More Three shops in the central business district and two supermarkets in the eastern suburbs were visited by people who have tested positive to coronavirus. Follow all the latest news and updates, live Sydney New Year’s Eve restrictions explainer Covid hotspots NSW Australia border restrictions Follow our global coronavirus live blog 11.18pm GMT There…

Read More Observers have long warned of rising forced labor in Xinjiang. Satellite images show factories built just steps away from cell blocks. View Entire Post › Observers have long warned of rising forced labor in Xinjiang. Satellite images show factories built just steps away from cell blocks.View Entire Post ›

Read More Businesses advertising indoor events to ring in 2021 are drawing sharp criticism as hospitals in the area are overloaded News of planned New Year’s Eve parties in Los Angeles is sparking outrage as the region faces a catastrophic Covid crisis, record deaths and a crushed healthcare system. In the lead up to the…

Read MoreLoughlin had been sentenced for paying half a million dollars in bribes to secure her children spots at a top college.Loughlin had been sentenced for paying half a million dollars in bribes to secure her children spots at a top college.

Read More A federal judge has denied Ghislaine Maxwell a proposed $28.5m bail package after ruling she was still a flight risk.   A federal judge has denied Ghislaine Maxwell a proposed $28.5m bail package after ruling she was still a flight risk.  

Read More President-elect says budget planning from key national security agencies has been withheld from his incoming administration President-elect says budget planning from key national security agencies has been withheld from his incoming administration

Read MoreHe says Trump is leaving key departments “hollowed out” and accused Pentagon officials of not sharing information.He says Trump is leaving key departments “hollowed out” and accused Pentagon officials of not sharing information.

Read More RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 28 (IPS) – “We are no longer familiar with the Xingú River,” whose waters govern “our way of life, our income, our food and our navigation,” lamented Bel Juruna, a young indigenous leader from Brazil´s Amazon rainforest. Read the full story, “Belo Monte Dam: Electricity or Life in Brazil’s…

Read MoreAttacks by armed rebels closed 14 percent of polling stations in Sunday’s presidential and legislative elections.Attacks by armed rebels closed 14 percent of polling stations in Sunday’s presidential and legislative elections.

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Read More Chinese expats are returning to their country of birth to be vaccinated against Covid-19, and are even bragging about it on the internet, according to Chinese state media. China’s Global Times boasted on Monday that “a considerable number of Chinese living overseas” have decided to go back to China for the jab rather…

Read MoreNational Assembly of unelected delegates to meet in February for the first time since 2016, but critics are skeptical.National Assembly of unelected delegates to meet in February for the first time since 2016, but critics are skeptical.

Read More ‘It felt like I was personally attacked and also they attacked Breonna Taylor and the BLM movement’, says artist Leo Carson ‘It felt like I was personally attacked and also they attacked Breonna Taylor and the BLM movement’, says artist Leo Carson

Read MoreThe mass vaccination of 450 million European citizens, spread across 27 member countries got underway over the weekend. As Charlie D’Agata reports, the inoculations can’t come soon enough, with some EU countries struggling with their highest death and infection rates since the pandemic started.The mass vaccination of 450 million European citizens, spread across 27…

Read MoreIn her annual Christmas message, Queen Elizabeth praised the spirit of those who have been challenged by the pandemic. The monarch is spending the holiday in isolation, capping what been a turbulent year for the royals. Charlie D’Agata reports.In her annual Christmas message, Queen Elizabeth praised the spirit of those who have been challenged…

Read More Boris Johnson’s health drive | Scientists using Windows 7 | Macbeth | Vaccine strategy | Pigs in blankets | Face masks in winter Has Boris Johnson heard of the proposed new crackdown on obesity (Unhealthy snacks to be banned from checkouts at supermarkets in England, 28 December)? The photograph on another page in…

Read MoreManukura hatched in 2011, but the female North Island Brown Kiwi was born with white feathers.Manukura hatched in 2011, but the female North Island Brown Kiwi was born with white feathers.

Read MoreThe electric carmaker plans to launch in India in 2021, but not until later in the year, CEO Elon Musk tweeted.The electric carmaker plans to launch in India in 2021, but not until later in the year, CEO Elon Musk tweeted.

Read MoreLin Qi, 39, the founder of Yoozoo Games, died on Christmas Day after possibly being poisoned, Shanghai police said.Lin Qi, 39, the founder of Yoozoo Games, died on Christmas Day after possibly being poisoned, Shanghai police said.

Read More Black Lives Matter sparked overdue changes – but if deeper prejudices go unaddressed, they could be all too fleeting “In the wake of George Floyd” is a sentence I have both read and written too many times this year. His brutal and racist killing forced an elevated conscience across every industry: suddenly, organisations…

Read MoreTwo attacks target capital Kabul, one hits Ghazni province and another reported in the eastern Khost region.Two attacks target capital Kabul, one hits Ghazni province and another reported in the eastern Khost region.

Read More (DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison, according to state-linked media, under a vague and broadly worded counterterrorism law. The ruling nearly brings to a close a case that has drawn international criticism and the ire of…

Read More (DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent women’s rights activists was sentenced Monday to nearly six years in prison, according to state-linked media, under a vague and broadly worded counterterrorism law. The ruling nearly brings to a close a case that has drawn international criticism and the ire of…

Read More Loujain al-Hathloul, a renowned Saudi advocate of women’s rights, has been sentenced to five years and eight months in prison, local media have reported. However, an early release is also reportedly possible for her in February. The 31-year-old, who rose to prominence in 2013 while campaigning for making driving licenses available to women…

Read More“Full House” actor Lori Loughlin has been released from prison after spending two months behind bars for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get her two daughters into college“Full House” actor Lori Loughlin has been released from prison after spending two months behind bars for paying half a million dollars in bribes…

Read More The Swedish government has proposed a bill that would allow it to close businesses and fine Covid-19 rule-breakers. Officials previously said the old model of containing the virus was a “failure.” If approved by parliament, the law would take effect on January 10 and stand until the end of September 2021. “In very…