Month: January 2021

Read MoreThe clashes came as authorities face difficulties enforcing COVID restrictions in Israel’s religious communities.The clashes came as authorities face difficulties enforcing COVID restrictions in Israel’s religious communities.

Read MoreThe US condemns Moscow’s crackdown on protesters, drawing a swift rebuke from President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman.The US condemns Moscow’s crackdown on protesters, drawing a swift rebuke from President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman.

Read MoreTens of thousands hold biggest protests in years to demand the release of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny.Tens of thousands hold biggest protests in years to demand the release of Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny.

Read More Is Laschet what Germany, Europe and the world need right now, asks Sean O’Grady  Is Laschet what Germany, Europe and the world need right now, asks Sean O’Grady 

Read MoreNearly 7,000 people forced from their homes and some 130,000 hectares of crops destroyed by heavy downpours and floods.Nearly 7,000 people forced from their homes and some 130,000 hectares of crops destroyed by heavy downpours and floods.

Read More Crowds of black-clad protesters have taken to the streets, launching fireworks, torching an effigy of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and clashing with cops. Hundreds of black-clad protesters clashed with police on the streets of Copenhagen on Saturday night, shooting fireworks at the officers and getting batons in return. Violent demonstrations have become a…

Read MoreThe following is a transcript of an interview with former White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx that aired Sunday, January 24, 2021, on “Face the Nation.”The following is a transcript of an interview with former White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx that aired Sunday, January 24, 2021, on “Face the…

Read MoreThe following is a transcript of an interview with Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci that aired Sunday, January 24, 2021, on “Face the Nation.”The following is a transcript of an interview with Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci that aired Sunday, January 24, 2021, on “Face the Nation.”

Read MorePresident Joe Biden has warned things will “continue to get worse before they get better”.President Joe Biden has warned things will “continue to get worse before they get better”.

Read MoreFootage shows a police car apparently driving through a group at a street race in Washington state.Footage shows a police car apparently driving through a group at a street race in Washington state.

Read More URK, Netherlands — Dutch police clashed with protesters demonstrating against the country’s lockdown in the capital, Amsterdam and the southern city of Eindhoven on Sunday, a day after rioting youths protesting the country’s curfew torched a coronavirus testing facility in a Dutch fishing village. In Amsterdam, police used a water cannon to disperse…

Read More URK, Netherlands — Dutch police clashed with protesters demonstrating against the country’s lockdown in the capital, Amsterdam and the southern city of Eindhoven on Sunday, a day after rioting youths protesting the country’s curfew torched a coronavirus testing facility in a Dutch fishing village. In Amsterdam, police used a water cannon to disperse…

Read More Money-making opportunity to benefit Meals on Wheels Does caring so little about fashion make Bernie chic? Bernie Sanders is turning a meme based on the mittens he wore to Joe Biden’s inauguration into a money-making opportunity – to benefit programmes like Meals on Wheels in a time of spiralling food insecurity. Related: Biden…

Read MoreVarious jobs in insurance companies including finance and administrative positions will be ‘limited to Omanis only’.Various jobs in insurance companies including finance and administrative positions will be ‘limited to Omanis only’.

Read More 25 January 2011 marked the start of Hosni Mubarak’s fall but also moves by the military to take over In the centre of the place where it all began, Mansour Mohammed manned a tarpaulin-covered stall on the only green grass among miles of concrete and asphalt. For 10 days he ate and slept…

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Read More The Netherlands has endured its first night of curfew imposed in a bid to halt the spread of the coronavirus. The restriction was broken at multiple locations with things getting particularly hot in one town. A group of rowdy protesters gathered in the port area of Urk, 80 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of…

Read MoreCOVID-19 surge in Canada’s most populous province prompts growing calls for paid sick leave for essential workers.COVID-19 surge in Canada’s most populous province prompts growing calls for paid sick leave for essential workers.

Read MoreHouthi rebels, Saudi-backed gov’t resume fresh UN-backed negotiations in Amman months after huge prisoner exchange.Houthi rebels, Saudi-backed gov’t resume fresh UN-backed negotiations in Amman months after huge prisoner exchange.

Read More Riot police called in to help in Urk while thousands fined on first night of new curbs Riot police called in to help in Urk while thousands fined on first night of new curbs

Read More Thousands join events in Scotland and far afield, and post-a-haggis service is in high demand It’s the night when Scots emerge from mid-winter hibernation, says the Burns scholar Pauline Mackay. On the poet’s birthday, 25 January, or thereabouts, thousands of societies, clubs and groups of friends across Scotland and around the world gather…

Read More Tse Chi Lop, the suspected kingpin of one of the world’s largest drug syndicates, has been arrested in Amsterdam at the request of Australian authorities who have been probing his shadowy narcotics empire. The Chinese-born Canadian national was arrested without incident at Amsterdam’s Schiphol International Airport, Australia’s Federal Police announced on Saturday. Tse…

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Read More Humans are designed to touch and be touched – which is why so many who live on their own have suffered during the pandemic. Will we ever fully recover? There’s only so much a dog can do, even if that is a lot. I live alone with my staffy, and by week eight…

Read More Escalation prompts US president, Joe Biden, to make first public remarks on relationship with Taipei Chinese bombers and fighter jets have entered Taiwan’s air defence identification zone for the second day in a row in an unusual and provocative escalation of its military activities that has prompted the Joe Biden administration’s first public…

Read MoreSearch efforts had been called off for Robert Weber, but he was reportedly found by a local MP.Search efforts had been called off for Robert Weber, but he was reportedly found by a local MP.

Read More With much of the country under a blanket of snow, police warn the public to stick to the rules Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The gloom of lockdown was lifted on Sunday by the unfamiliar glow of snow in large parts of the UK, but police reminded the public…

Read More Experts agree the great days of US news broadcasting are long gone, but this week still brought poignant reminders News giants put more women in the White House As Tennyson – and Withnail’s Uncle Monty – had it, the old order changeth, yielding place to new. Larry King, whose death was announced on…

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Read More First minister says her government will not wait for Westminster to consent to a poll Nicola Sturgeon says she will hold an advisory referendum on independence if the Scottish National party wins a majority in May’s Holyrood elections, regardless of whether Westminster consents to the move. Her party is setting out an 11-point…

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Read MoreOfficials are assessing the scale of the damage and trying to restore power in parts of Beira.Officials are assessing the scale of the damage and trying to restore power in parts of Beira.

Read MoreMore than a dozen European lawmakers issue letter to demand Gulf nation uphold commitment to human rights.More than a dozen European lawmakers issue letter to demand Gulf nation uphold commitment to human rights.

Read More Dogged detective work and radar scans of a church wall may help find the last resting place of the great playwright The death of Pedro Calderón de la Barca – soldier, priest and one of the finest dramatists Spain has produced – continues to prove almost as turbulent and unpredictable as his long…