Month: January 2021

Read MoreThe video game retailer’s stock surged as much as 145 percent to $159.18 Monday, triggering at least nine trading halts.The video game retailer’s stock surged as much as 145 percent to $159.18 Monday, triggering at least nine trading halts.

Read More Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will tender his resignation to the president on Tuesday after first informing ministers, the government’s cabinet office has said. Conte is expected to then try and form a new government. The PM faces calls from within his own government to resign and assemble a new administration after losing…

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Read MoreGertler was granted a licence to resume all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by sanctions against him.Gertler was granted a licence to resume all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by sanctions against him.

Read MoreAccording to a recent study, when two people are in a poorly ventilated space, a prolonged conversation is far more likely to spread respiratory droplets carrying the virus than a short cough.According to a recent study, when two people are in a poorly ventilated space, a prolonged conversation is far more likely to spread…

Read More Facebook has suspended a chatbot used by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which asked unvaccinated seniors to give it their phone number for a potential ‘surprise’ call from the PM. In a video posted to Twitter last week, Netanyahu encouraged Israeli seniors to get vaccinated, and told his followers: “If you know someone…

Read MoreMr Conte is hoping to form a new and stronger government after losing a senate majority last week.Mr Conte is hoping to form a new and stronger government after losing a senate majority last week.

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Read More Federal aid ends after 90 days, when refugees are expected to be self-sufficient. With the coronavirus on top of Trump administration cuts to the refugee program, the challenges are overwhelming. (Image credit: Jose Luis Magana/AP) Federal aid ends after 90 days, when refugees are expected to be self-sufficient. With the coronavirus on top…

Read More ­­Work Will Not Love You Back is a provocative title for book coming out at a time when many Americans are logging extra hours during the pandemic. But author Sarah Jaffe, whose book hits shelves on Jan. 26, argues that the “love your work” mantra is a myth of capitalism. For most of…

Read More Sharmaine Lincoln has appealed for witnesses to the killing of teenager in Handsworth, Birmingham last Thursday The mother of a 15-year-old boy gunned down and stabbed to death in a daylight attack, has said she heard the gunshots that killed him. Keon Lincoln was set upon in the street in Handsworth, Birmingham last…

Read More This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. They carried zero real-world weight. But in Arizona this weekend, the public censures against the incumbent Republican Governor, a former Republican Senator and the widow of a…

Read MoreKnown to millions around the world for her staunch defence of Trump, now it’s her turn to speak for herself.Known to millions around the world for her staunch defence of Trump, now it’s her turn to speak for herself.

Read More Crew on two vessels face further investigation in Pacific nation, a month after similar incident in Palau Two Chinese fishing vessels have been detained by Vanuatu authorities amid allegations they were fishing illegally in the Pacific nation’s territorial waters. This is the first time that Chinese vessels have been accused of illegal fishing…

Read More Hospitalisations recently declined after reaching a peak of 132,474 people hospitalised with Covid-19 on 6 January Hospitalisations recently declined after reaching a peak of 132,474 people hospitalised with Covid-19 on 6 January

Read More Change from October could lead to higher prices for those paying with UK-issued cards Mastercard is to increase the fees EU firms face to take payments from online shoppers from the UK by at least 400%, in a move that could mean higher prices for consumers. When a credit or debit card is…

Read MoreNew US president issues an order reversing a Pentagon rule that had barred transgender people from military service.New US president issues an order reversing a Pentagon rule that had barred transgender people from military service.

Read More More infectious B117 strain ‘on course to become most dominant’ More infectious B117 strain ‘on course to become most dominant’

Read More Health secretary says it is too early for roadmap out of Covid restrictions with hospitalisations double April peak Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The health secretary, Matt Hancock, has fired a coded warning shot at MPs pressing for a roadmap out of Covid restrictions, saying the pressure on the…

Read More KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jan 25 (IPS) – Simone Galimberti is Co-Founder of ENGAGE, a not-for-profit NGO in Nepal. He writes on volunteerism, social inclusion, youth development and regional integration as an engine to improve people’s lives.After the pioneer Global Technical Meeting on Volunteerism last July, a recently-held on-line follow up helped gathering new insights…

Read More Joe Biden is the first president in U.S. history to openly campaign on abolishing the death penalty and win. Now that he’s in the White House, pressure is already mounting from activists and lawmakers for him to fulfill that promise. Pointing to the more than 160 Americans who’ve been exonerated from death sentences…

Read MoreForty-team Champions League will stage group games in one West Asian and one East Asian hub from mid-April.Forty-team Champions League will stage group games in one West Asian and one East Asian hub from mid-April.

Read MoreUN-backed talks aimed at revising the constitution involve delegations from Syrian gov’t, opposition and civil society.UN-backed talks aimed at revising the constitution involve delegations from Syrian gov’t, opposition and civil society.

Read More As I move from the country to the city and start my life as a university student, I’m disheartened by the lack of support from Centrelink Read Bethany’s first diary entry here Read Bethany’s second diary entry here Read how the pandemic-fuelled recession will affect Australia’s young people here Name: Bethany Castle Age:…

Read MorePresident Biden has scrapped a ban which stopped transgender people joining the US military.President Biden has scrapped a ban which stopped transgender people joining the US military.

Read MoreAl Jazeera looks at the Arab Spring through the eyes of some of the people who lived through it.Al Jazeera looks at the Arab Spring through the eyes of some of the people who lived through it.

Read More Welcome to COVID Questions, TIME’s advice column. We’re trying to make living through the pandemic a little easier, with expert-backed answers to your toughest coronavirus-related dilemmas. While we can’t and don’t offer medical advice—those questions should go to your doctor—we hope this column will help you sort through this stressful and confusing time.…

Read More The EU’s 27 states have said they no longer recognize Juan Guaido as the interim president of Venezuela, despite a call by the European Parliament just days ago for the bloc’s governments not to downgrade his status. After meeting in Brussels on Monday, the European Council said in a statement it “deeply regretted”…

Read More Navalny’s report has already racked up more than 85 million views Navalny’s report has already racked up more than 85 million views

Read More With Pfizer, Moderna and Sputnik V shots being widely distributed since December, US pharma giant Merck and its partner Institut Pasteur in France have canceled their coronavirus vaccine projects due to low immune responses. Merck, known as MSD outside North America, said on Monday that it was discontinuing the development of two of…

Read More Ten years ago Egypt’s uprising began. Bel Trew speaks to those who helped overthrew Hosni Mubarak but whose dreams have been replaced by a harsh reality Ten years ago Egypt’s uprising began. Bel Trew speaks to those who helped overthrew Hosni Mubarak but whose dreams have been replaced by a harsh reality

Read MoreAustrian authorities have stopped a man at Vienna airport as he tried to smuggle 74 protected chameleons from Africa into the countryAustrian authorities have stopped a man at Vienna airport as he tried to smuggle 74 protected chameleons from Africa into the country

Read MoreIn a rare pandemic success, the UK, which has a high death rate, is winning praise for its vaccination programme.In a rare pandemic success, the UK, which has a high death rate, is winning praise for its vaccination programme.

Read More The global floral industry has been hard hit by coronavirus. But not all those unused blooms have had to go to waste Name: Dried flowers. Age: Old. Continue reading…The global floral industry has been hard hit by coronavirus. But not all those unused blooms have had to go to waste Name: Dried flowers.Age:…

Read MoreBiden says the vaccine rollout has been a failure, as he pledges 100 million shots in his first 100 days.Biden says the vaccine rollout has been a failure, as he pledges 100 million shots in his first 100 days.