Month: January 2021

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Read More In this extract from her new book Breathtaking, palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke reveals the pressure and pain of splitting her time between hospice patients and hospital Covid wards Rachel Clarke Q&A: ‘NHS staff are burning with frustration and grief at this second wave’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…

Read More Hospitals in Amazonas state overwhelmed after surge in infections linked to new variant, leaving many without even the most basic supplies It took just 60 minutes at daybreak for the seven patients to die, asphyxiated as coronavirus swept back into the Brazilian Amazon with nightmarish force. “Today was one of the hardest days…

Read MoreThe designation is not just inhumane, but also politically harmful for the US and its international standing.The designation is not just inhumane, but also politically harmful for the US and its international standing.

Read More Tigray’s rich heritage is ‘highly endangered’, experts warn, as the conflict escalates near key cultural sites It has been hidden from view for thousands of years, and its whereabouts never proved. But if the Ark of the Covenant indeed rests in a chapel in northern Ethiopia, this extraordinary religious treasure could be at…

Read More James Ker-Lindsay’s accessible YouTube videos provide a wealth of factual information, examples and analysis on the state, self-determination and secession.James Ker-Lindsay’s accessible YouTube videos provide a wealth of factual information, examples and analysis on the state, self-determination and secession.

Read More Political analyst Eva Koulouriotis discusses Turkish foreign policy, Turkey’s role in Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as her work with the European Union of Women.Political analyst Eva Koulouriotis discusses Turkish foreign policy, Turkey’s role in Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as her work with the European Union of Women.

Read More Ayanna Pressley and Cori Bush lead calls for commutations Trump administration rushed to execute 13 death row inmates Podcast: Trump, the death penalty and America’s racist history Led by two prominent African American congresswomen, 35 Democrats have urged Joe Biden to commute the sentences of all 49 federal prisoners left on death row…

Read More The UK is set to reach a grim milestone by the end of January after a year of missed opportunities has led to one of the worst Covid-19 fatality rates in the world The World Health Organization begins tracking the disease we now call Covid-19. On 14 January it finds its first case…

Read More The US has promised to continue aiding Taiwan’s “self-defense capability,” after Taipei reported a flyby involving 13 Chinese military planes. Beijing has been saying the US uses Taiwan to meddle in its domestic affairs. US State Department spokesperson Ned Price demanded that Beijing “cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure against Taiwan,” and…

Read More TV footage showed the first miner ‘extremely weak’ lifted out of the goldmine, after 22 were trapped from a 10 January blast in Qixia Chinese rescuers have pulled 11 gold miners to safety, two weeks after they were trapped by an underground explosion, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Footage showed the first miner to…

Read More The breakout star of season four of The Crown on her steep rise to fame, how her mum helped her to get Diana’s voice, and why she now wants to get away from doing ‘posh English’ From the moment it began in 2016, The Crown, Netflix’s hugely successful, much admired and occasionally controversial…

Read MoreVessel was sailing from Lagos to Cape Town when it was attacked northwest of Sao Tome and Principe.Vessel was sailing from Lagos to Cape Town when it was attacked northwest of Sao Tome and Principe.

Read More Australia’s treasurer has advised the tech giants to accept that their platforms will have to start paying for content, amid threats from Facebook and Google to limit services in the country if such a policy is enacted. Canberra is finalizing legislation that would require the internet behemoths to obtain licenses to use content…

Read MoreWashington pledges to deepen ties with Taiwan after China sends large number of warplanes into island’s airspace.Washington pledges to deepen ties with Taiwan after China sends large number of warplanes into island’s airspace.

Read MoreRussians demand the release of Alexey Navalny in unprecedented protests that stretched across the vast country.Russians demand the release of Alexey Navalny in unprecedented protests that stretched across the vast country.

Read More The myth of the ‘stolen election’ – simple and endlessly repeated – is likely to be a rallying call for far-right terrorists When the back wheels of Air Force One finally lifted off the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday bound for Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s White House-in-exile in West Palm Beach, cheers…

Read More The question of how powers should be distributed between the EU and the member states requires an empirical investigation into the practical application of subsidiarity from the perspective of multiple disciplines.The question of how powers should be distributed between the EU and the member states requires an empirical investigation into the practical application…

Read More Playwright’s grandson reveals letter that tells of deep loathing felt for Wilde by lawyer in libel trial He was the brilliant lawyer whose brutal 1895 cross-examination of Oscar Wilde in one of the most famous trials in British history led to the Irish dramatist’s imprisonment for homosexuality, and to his ultimate ruin. Now…

Read MoreA miner trapped in the collapsed Hushan mine was brought to the surface on Sunday, state media say.A miner trapped in the collapsed Hushan mine was brought to the surface on Sunday, state media say.

Read MoreState media says the rescued miner was ‘in extremely weak physical condition’ after 14 days trapped below ground.State media says the rescued miner was ‘in extremely weak physical condition’ after 14 days trapped below ground.

Read More Woman was released from managed isolation on 13 January following two negative tests and visited 30 locations in Northland Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A 56-year-old woman has tested positive for Covid-19 in New Zealand, after being released from government managed isolation following two negative tests. It is the…

Read MoreTunisians march against police brutality, inequality, as government bans gatherings amid surge in COVID-19 cases.Tunisians march against police brutality, inequality, as government bans gatherings amid surge in COVID-19 cases.

Read More Writer’s most acclaimed project, the 1976 film The Front, was based on his own experience of Hollywood’s anti-communist blacklist Screenwriter Walter Bernstein, among the last survivors of Hollywood’s anti-communist blacklist, whose Oscar-nominated script for The Front drew upon his years of being unable to work under his own name, has died, aged 101.…

Read More ‘Accidental’ mayor, elevated to top job under a controversial runner-up succession rule, claims moral (if not actual) victory A barefoot climate change activist dubbed Queensland’s accidental mayor appears set to fail in his bid to put the coal and beef-loving city of Rockhampton on a greener path. Chris “Pineapple” Hooper, a bike-riding, self-declared…

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Read MoreBritish PM ‘looks forward to deepening alliance’ with the US in first phone call with Biden since his inauguration.British PM ‘looks forward to deepening alliance’ with the US in first phone call with Biden since his inauguration.

Read More Interior ministry had called for evacuation of coastal areas after a 7.1 quake in Antarctica on Saturday night Authorities in Chile said they regretted spreading panic with a mistaken tsunami warning calling for people to get out of coastal areas following an earthquake in Antarctica. The interior ministry said on Twitter that a…

Read More Josh Frydenberg says tech companies’ threats to pull services out of Australia did them a ‘big disservice’ Josh Frydenberg has warned the internet giants it is “inevitable” they will pay for news content and their threats to shut down core functions in Australia do them a “big disservice”. At a doorstop on Sunday,…

Read More Russians braved -60F weather and police brutality to demand opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s release. View Entire Post › Russians braved -60F weather and police brutality to demand opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s release.View Entire Post ›

Read MoreAustralia believes Tse Chi Lop’s syndicate controls up to 70% of narcotics entering the country.Australia believes Tse Chi Lop’s syndicate controls up to 70% of narcotics entering the country.

Read More Surf Lifesaving Australia issues heatwave safety warning over high number of summer drowning deaths Australians headed to the beach to escape a heatwave sweeping southeastern states have been warned to take care to avoid dangerous surf and not to try to rescue stricken friends alone, after three people died when they were swept…

Read More Leader vows changes to ensure ‘proper bargaining’ but declines to lock in 2035 emissions target Anthony Albanese has signalled Labor will take improved workplace bargaining policies to the next election to boost wages but will defer a 2035 emissions reduction target until the Coalition shows its hand. On Sunday the Labor leader promised…

Read More UK to quarantine arrivals from high-risk countries; no new local cases in NSW and Victoria; Possible community outbreak reported in New Zealand Vaccine experts defend UK decision to delay second Pfizer Covid jab The new mutants: the Covid variants worrying health officials worldwide Three men arrested amid inquiry into £6m Covid loan fraud…

Read More Mossad chief Yossi Cohen may become the first top Israeli official to meet new US president Joe Biden amid concerns in Tel Aviv that his administration is set to revive the Obama-era international nuclear pact with Iran. The head of Israeli secret service and one of PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s most trusted allies, Cohen,…