Month: January 2021

Read MoreThe US carmaker wants to compete with the likes of Tesla and other Chinese electric carmakers.The US carmaker wants to compete with the likes of Tesla and other Chinese electric carmakers.

Read More HAVANA, Jan 28 (IPS) – Most beginnings are rocky and sometimes the obstacles seem insurmountable, before they are finally overcome. This was certainly the case for the Finca Marta, a farm in Cuba that had to begin by digging a well in search of water and with the hard-scrabble work of clearing an…

Read More Trials showed jab was 89% effective in UK and 60% in South Africa; Paris to suspend jabs over shortage; Vietnam reports nine new cases. Follow latest updates Novavax Covid vaccine shown to be nearly 90% effective in UK trial AstraZeneca may have to renegotiate vaccine contracts, say experts Oxford vaccine spat could lead…

Read More Sandro Botticelli’s Young Man Holding a Roundel, a small portrait of long-haired nobleman, sells for $92.2m A small painting by Sandro Botticelli has been sold at Sotheby’s in New York for $92.2m, an auction record for the Renaissance master. The work, Young Man Holding a Roundel, from about 1475, depicts a nobleman holding…

Read More Former Trump press secretary’s early haul signals how expensive the 2022 race could become The former White House press secretary, Sarah Sanders, has raised more than $1m in the first four days of her bid for Arkansas governor, her campaign has said. Sanders announced on Monday she was running for Arkansas governor with…

Read MoreCicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” won a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” has diedCicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for…

Read More (NEW YORK) — Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” a Tony Award in 2013 at age 88 and touched TV viewers’ hearts in “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” died Thursday at age 96. Tyson’s death was announced by…

Read More A Chinese-Canadian actor as the face of a Marvel superhero franchise? That’s not the world Simu Liu grew up in. But that’s the world Liu is making this year. “I can be someone I didn’t have as a kid,” the actor tells TIME100 Talks He’s talking about the upcoming Shang-Chi and the Legend…

Read MoreRobert Malley will be tasked with finding a way to deal with Iran again after Trump escalated tensions.Robert Malley will be tasked with finding a way to deal with Iran again after Trump escalated tensions.

Read More Netherlands faced four consecutive days of unrest against national coronavirus measures Netherlands faced four consecutive days of unrest against national coronavirus measures

Read More Impact in some ethnic minority groups equivalent to being 20 years older than actual age, study says The health impact of belonging to some ethnic minority groups is equivalent to being 20 years older than your actual age, England’s largest ever study of health inequalities in BAME communities has found. Not only are…

Read MoreMusk tweeted that under the FAA space division’s rules, ‘humanity will never get to Mars’.Musk tweeted that under the FAA space division’s rules, ‘humanity will never get to Mars’.

Read MoreBiden administration says unless Taliban meets its commitments under 2020 deal, hard to see a way forward.Biden administration says unless Taliban meets its commitments under 2020 deal, hard to see a way forward.

Read MoreThe Novavax jab is the first to show it is effective against the UK variant of the virus.The Novavax jab is the first to show it is effective against the UK variant of the virus.

Read More Limits on gatherings lift and masks no longer required while shopping in Sydney as Victoria set to ease travel restrictions with NSW. Follow updates live NSW hotspots State-by-state restrictions and rules explained Follow the global coronavirus liveblog 9.27pm GMT The makers of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and UK government agencies have defended the…

Read More Mr Ohanian says the GameStop short squeeze is simply the latest in internet communities disrupting the status quo Mr Ohanian says the GameStop short squeeze is simply the latest in internet communities disrupting the status quo

Read MoreTrump’s order has restricted family-based green card applications and work visas, like those for the H-1B program, throughout the pandemic.Trump’s order has restricted family-based green card applications and work visas, like those for the H-1B program, throughout the pandemic.

Read More The billionaire said he was ‘just trying to make a living’ The billionaire said he was ‘just trying to make a living’

Read MoreArrival of Ozil surely the biggest signing in Turkish football for years but it raises the stakes for Fenerbahce.Arrival of Ozil surely the biggest signing in Turkish football for years but it raises the stakes for Fenerbahce.

Read MoreAn Africa CDC spokesman says additional doses are of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.An Africa CDC spokesman says additional doses are of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.

Read More Jan 28 (IPS) – As Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, reportedly experienced a massive shortage of oxygen cylinders last week — with demand increasing fivefold in one of the city’s main hospitals just as the country recorded some of its highest number of coronavirus cases — its youth leaders are concerned about the impact…

Read MoreUS ambassador calls on Russia, Turkey and the UAE to immediately cease military intervention in Libya.US ambassador calls on Russia, Turkey and the UAE to immediately cease military intervention in Libya.

Read More Agricultural systems are one of the biggest contributors to climate change, producing about 20% of total global emissions. At the same time, the single biggest threat of climate change is the collapse of global food systems. As the world population grows, the climate heats up and resources become more scarce, how will we…

Read More A visibly angry Nancy Pelosi accused Republican leaders of showing disregard to the victims of school shootings, after the QAnon-supporting congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene was assigned a seat on the House education committee. Greene has previously suggested the 2018 mass school shooting in Parkland, Florida was a ‘false flag’ and was filmed harassing…

Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s main sovereign wealth fund plans to increase its assets from $400bn to $1 trillion by 2025.Saudi Arabia’s main sovereign wealth fund plans to increase its assets from $400bn to $1 trillion by 2025.

Read More Boris Johnson and head of UK regulator say vaccine produces immune response in all age groups Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The makers of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and UK government agencies have defended the vaccine’s efficacy after German authorities recommended it should not be used on people aged…

Read MoreNASA uses its Day of Remembrance to mark the 35th anniversary of the Challenger tragedy that shocked the world.NASA uses its Day of Remembrance to mark the 35th anniversary of the Challenger tragedy that shocked the world.

Read More The controversy has made strange political bedfellows The controversy has made strange political bedfellows

Read More GENEVA, Jan 28 (IPS) – A new UN report published on Wednesday warns that the failure of Sri Lanka to address past violations has significantly heightened the risk of human rights violations being repeated. Read the full story, “Sri Lanka on Alarming Path Towards Recurrence of Grave Human Rights Violations, Says UN”, on…

Read More Jan 28 (IPS) – As senators plan for an impeachment trial in which former President Donald Trump is accused of inciting his supporters to mount a deadly insurrection at the Capitol, global concern is growing about threats of violent unrest in multiple countries, including the U.S. The United Nations reports the proliferation of…

Read More Explainer: Move attributed to ‘insufficient data’ but experts say no evidence vaccine doesn’t work Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage German authorities have advised that the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab should not be given to those aged 65 or above. We take a look at why, and what experts make of it.…

Read More ‘It is so important that we accelerate toward a future in which every vehicle we sell is a zero-emissions vehicle,’ says CEO Mary Barra ‘It is so important that we accelerate toward a future in which every vehicle we sell is a zero-emissions vehicle,’ says CEO Mary Barra

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Read MoreThe African Union secures an additional 400 million doses of Covid-19 jabs for poorer nations.The African Union secures an additional 400 million doses of Covid-19 jabs for poorer nations.

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