Month: January 2021

Read More WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has parted ways with his lead impeachment lawyers just over a week before his Senate trial is set to begin, two people familiar with the situation said Saturday. Butch Bowers and Deborah Barbier, both South Carolina lawyers, are no longer with Trump’s defense team. One of the…

Read More Joe Biden’s presidency is a chance to build on existing quiet cooperation. Our leaders must grasp it swiftly Back in May 2019, we – an Iranian former diplomat and a Saudi chair of the Gulf Research Center – called for dialogue between our countries’ respective leaders. We warned that the alternative would increase…

Read More Tourists have been jetting into the tropical idyll where the BBC hit ‘Death in Paradise’ is filmed . But the good times are about to end, Rory Mulholland reports from Guadeloupe. Tourists have been jetting into the tropical idyll where the BBC hit ‘Death in Paradise’ is filmed . But the good times…

Read More Mynyddygarreg primary is one of a string of village and town schools under threat Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The parents who send their children to primary school in the Carmarthenshire village of Mynyddygarreg have a very challenging job. They are home schooling, keeping their families safe, juggling work…

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Read MoreIt is the first such transfer, amid disagreement over who is responsible for inoculations.It is the first such transfer, amid disagreement over who is responsible for inoculations.

Read More Lisa Enroth was chosen from 12,000 applicants to be Gothenburg film festival’s castaway on Pater Noster Scandinavia’s biggest film festival is going ahead this year despite the coronavirus pandemic, but will be hosted on an isolated island and admit only one attendee – a healthcare worker, who has been selected from 12,000 applicants.…

Read More Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, erupted with lava several times on Saturday night. As the volcanic activity was largely expected, the site was properly secured, and there were no reported injuries or deaths. Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, erupted with lava several times on Saturday night. As the volcanic activity was…

Read More UN-overseen process will also chose a three-person presidency council, before national polls in December About 70 Libyans are travelling to Geneva in an effort to end their country’s political divisions by picking a new interim prime minister and a three-person presidency council. The process, overseen by the UN, is being held amid rumours…

Read More Police had arrested more than 3,000 protestors by mid-afternoon Police had arrested more than 3,000 protestors by mid-afternoon

Read More Australians posted photos and videos of long queues and overflowing stores after the city of Perth announced a five-day coronavirus lockdown on Sunday. Videos showed mega-lines forming outside several Woolworths supermarkets in a final rush to panic buy supplies after a single confirmed case of Covid-19 from a quarantine hotel security guard prompted…

Read More Climate activist, Russian opposition leader and global health body backed by Norwegian MPs, who have track record of nominating winner Climate activist, Russian opposition leader and global health body backed by Norwegian MPs, who have track record of nominating winner

Read More Follow the latest updates as demonstrators take to streets for second weekend in row Follow the latest updates as demonstrators take to streets for second weekend in row

Read More Robert Innes says proposed translation law could have affect religious freedoms across Europe The liberties of the centuries-old community of Anglicans in Denmark are being threatened by a draft law requiring all sermons to be translated and submitted to the state, the Church of England’s bishop in Europe has said. Robert Innes, whose…

Read More Billions of unwanted male chicks are slaughtered by the farming industry. Now a startup claims to have found a surprising solution to the problem The eggs we eat have a hidden cost. About 7bn male chicks are killed worldwide every year to produce them. Farmers need to replenish their supply of egg-laying hens…

Read More As the Biden Administration renews diplomatic relations between the U.S. and the Palestinians, NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Riyad Mansour, Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations. As the Biden Administration renews diplomatic relations between the U.S. and the Palestinians, NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Riyad Mansour, Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations.

Read More A small group in Nottingham, U.K., which honors the legend of Robin Hood, was mistaken for the stock trading app, Robinhood. Now their merry band has gone from 350 to 60,000 Twitter followers. A small group in Nottingham, U.K., which honors the legend of Robin Hood, was mistaken for the stock trading app,…

Read More here are fears of more violence, arrests, and repression in Russia as supporters of Alexei Navalny hold a second wave of protests calling for his release from prison. here are fears of more violence, arrests, and repression in Russia as supporters of Alexei Navalny hold a second wave of protests calling for his…

Read More Asylum seekers at Napier barracks say they have been left without electricity, heating or drinking water Asylum seekers at a former Army barracks have said they have been left without electricity, heating and drinking water since a fire broke out on Friday, while volunteers have been blocked from providing donations. The fire started…

Read More The post-1800 revolution of the notion of contingency in war is gnoseological – the transition from ontology to gnoseology being premised upon the centrality of the cognitive subject.The post-1800 revolution of the notion of contingency in war is gnoseological – the transition from ontology to gnoseology being premised upon the centrality of the…

Read More Demonstrators take to streets for second weekend in row Demonstrators take to streets for second weekend in row

Read More Riot police and national guard troops shut down central metro stations in unprecedented measures Moscow police have paralysed the centre of the Russian capital as protests in support of the jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny continued for a second consecutive weekend. More than 1,000 people were detained at rallies across the country as…

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Read MoreRussians protest in support of opposition figure Alexey Navalny across the country on Sunday.Russians protest in support of opposition figure Alexey Navalny across the country on Sunday.

Read More Israel paid a premium, locked in an early supply of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines and agreed to share data from Israel’s centralized trove of medical statistics. Privacy advocates have some misgivings. (Image credit: Oded Balilty/AP) Israel paid a premium, locked in an early supply of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines and agreed to share data from Israel’s centralized…

Read More This February, Zendaya reunites with Euphoria creator Sam Levinson for the Netflix original film Malcom & Marie. The drama, which releases Feb. 5 and is written and directed by Levinson, stars Zendaya and John David Washington as a Hollywood couple reckoning with their relationship over the course of one turbulent night. The third…

Read More This February, there’s a wealth of original content to stream on Amazon Prime Video, including Bliss, a reality-bending romance starring Owen Wilson and Salma Hayek that drops on Feb. 5, and The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, a rom-com and highly anticipated adaptation of Lev Grossman’s time loop short story of the same…

Read More As the death toll mounts, even for those with health insurance medical bills can run into tens of thousands of dollars For more than 50 years, Pedro Martínez would drive his truck through the mountains of Jalisco state, carrying stock for clothing business in the week, and taking his family on excursions at…

Read More Travel between jurisdictions creates ‘unfair opportunities’ and disrupts infrastructure, experts say – though the impulse may be understandable With more than 50 unique vaccination plans across the United States, one’s access to the Covid-19 vaccine depends in large part on where one lives. In Wisconsin, mink farmers are being considered for the next…

Read More Abandoned by her parents at age three, she was raised by nuns and built a life from nothing. The mismanaged pandemic claimed her life too soon A few days before Christmas, I dropped groceries at my grandma Debbie’s door and stood in the middle of her lawn. It was our pandemic ritual that…

Read More A team of experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has visited a seafood and live animal market in Wuhan which was linked to the first detected clusters of the disease. The team visited the now-shuttered Huanan Seafood Market on Sunday. The sprawling market has seen…

Read More Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu tweeted that “LGBT perverts” had been detained for ‘disrespecting the Great Kaaba.’ Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu tweeted that “LGBT perverts” had been detained for ‘disrespecting the Great Kaaba.’

Read More Siba N. Grovogui discusses the importance of Black history for IR, sovereignty and Eurocentrism, Guinea and international law and his new book Beyond Eurocentrism and Anarchy.Siba N. Grovogui discusses the importance of Black history for IR, sovereignty and Eurocentrism, Guinea and international law and his new book Beyond Eurocentrism and Anarchy.

Read More Farm leaders say they were not responsible for violence Farm leaders say they were not responsible for violence

Read More An insightful account of the rise and fall of Turkey’s efforts to become a ‘stand-alone power’ under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ideal for a policy audience.An insightful account of the rise and fall of Turkey’s efforts to become a ‘stand-alone power’ under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, ideal for a policy audience.