Month: January 2021

Read More Called to act after violence in Charlottesville, Cameron Webb ran for Congress. He lost, but is still headed to Washington In Charlottesville, there is before 12 August and there is after. So decisive is this date that it often appears in Virginia newspapers without a year attached. It is the local 9/11. Continue…

Read MorePhotographs of National Guard members sheltering underground spark anger among lawmakers.Photographs of National Guard members sheltering underground spark anger among lawmakers.

Read MoreSupporters of jailed opposition leader scuffle with police as Moscow cracks down on protests in dozens of cities.Supporters of jailed opposition leader scuffle with police as Moscow cracks down on protests in dozens of cities.

Read MoreWHO experts in Wuhan to investigate source of the virus say too early to conclude if COVID-19 actually started there.WHO experts in Wuhan to investigate source of the virus say too early to conclude if COVID-19 actually started there.

Read More Carter campaigned for human rights, Bush painted … but Trump faces several criminal investigations and a mountain of debt Each US president has charted a unique course after leaving the White House, taking up vocations from philanthropy to human rights to oil painting. Donald Trump’s post-presidency appears likely to be taken up by…

Read MoreWe look at the president’s plans for post-pandemic recovery, and ask if the US can reset relationships with old friends.We look at the president’s plans for post-pandemic recovery, and ask if the US can reset relationships with old friends.

Read More Officials plan to test everyone inside a designated zone of Kowloon Peninsula’s Jordan neighbourhood during two-day lockdown Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Thousands of people in Hong Kong have been ordered to stay in their homes in the city’s first coronavirus lockdown, as authorities battle an outbreak in one…

Read More In phone call, US and Canadian leaders discuss collaboration on vaccines and plan to meet next month Canada’s Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden plan to meet next month, the prime minister’s office said, following a call between the two leaders in which they agreed to join forces to combat coronavirus in North…

Read More Matt, 32, hydraulic engineer, and Steph, 29, trainee clinical psychologist What were you hoping for?To meet someone interesting and enjoy a slice of normality in the sea of crazy that is the world at the moment. Continue reading…Matt, 32, hydraulic engineer, and Steph, 29, trainee clinical psychologistWhat were you hoping for?To meet someone…

Read More ‘Your English is poor,’ I tell him. ‘Your accent is atrocious’ My phone says it’s 7.50am, but the sky outside looks more like 4.15. Rain is striking the window in handfuls, like flung gravel. It has been raining all night, and it promises to rain all day, possibly for the rest of the…

Read More Stricter controls appear likely, with government’s approach in stark contrast to that during first Covid wave Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Slumped on the sofa after another day of home schooling, many families will have longingly eyed adverts for getaways: sun, sandy beaches and glittering pools, a much-needed reward…

Read More While the departure of the child welfare boss is welcome, social justice for Māori children in the state care system is a long way off The resignation of Oranga Tamariki boss Gráinne Moss signals the end of a protracted ideological dispute over child protection policy. But as is often the case with social…

Read MoreCanadian prime minister was the first foreign leader to speak with new US president since Biden’s inauguration.Canadian prime minister was the first foreign leader to speak with new US president since Biden’s inauguration.

Read MoreAstraZeneca is the latest company, after Pfizer, to warn of delivery issues, frustrating officials.AstraZeneca is the latest company, after Pfizer, to warn of delivery issues, frustrating officials.

Read MoreCarbon emissions blamed for Australia’s hotter and drier condition, increasing the risk of more droughts and bushfires.Carbon emissions blamed for Australia’s hotter and drier condition, increasing the risk of more droughts and bushfires.

Read MorePolice hold aides to Putin critic Alexei Navalny as social media buzzes over nationwide rallies.Police hold aides to Putin critic Alexei Navalny as social media buzzes over nationwide rallies.

Read MoreDespite the revoking of the Keystone XL permit, the Canadian PM hails “a new era” in bilateral ties.Despite the revoking of the Keystone XL permit, the Canadian PM hails “a new era” in bilateral ties.

Read More Jan 22 (IPS) – I wasn’t going to stop for the school bus stuck in the mud outside of Fort McMurray, Alberta in the heart of the Canada’s tar sands industry but my kids insisted. It had been raining most of the week and the grassy field was soaked and slick. We stopped…

Read More Washington’s top intelligence officer warns that Pyongyang is not intending to ‘find a way out’ of weapons development The top US intelligence officer for North Korea has warned the country sees diplomacy only as a means to advance its nuclear weapons development, even as the new Biden administration says it will look for…

Read More Pfizer has pressured regulators to declare its vials contain an “extra” dose of the vaccine and will now count them in deliveries, after frontline health workers found they could dispense six shots from one vial, instead of five. A spokeswoman for the pharma giant, Amy Rose, explained that while the company would “fulfill…

Read More Likuangole, South Sudan, Jan 22 (IPS) – Located in Jonglei state, one of the most underdeveloped regions of South Sudan, Likuangole is a town badly hit by floods and often battered by conflict. Despite the lack of secondary schools and industry, its residents aspire to transform their lives. But real investment is needed…

Read More Aviation giant already staged the world’s first commercial flight using 100% biofuel in 2018 Boeing says it will begin delivering commercial airplanes capable of flying on 100% biofuel by the end of the decade, calling reducing environmental damage from fossil fuels the “challenge of our lifetime.” Boeing’s goal – which requires advances to…

Read More Mark McGowan’s government accuses Fremantle council of failing to withdraw consent for occupancy of Pioneer Park in reasonable timeframe Western Australia’s government has formally seized control of Fremantle’s tent city, ramping up the blame game over the troubled homeless camp. The treasurer and lands minister, Ben Wyatt, has signed a revocation order under…

Read More Patient lost both arms in work accident 23 years ago and it took years to find suitable donors for the complex operation An Icelandic man who got the world’s first double-shoulder-and-arm transplant is recovering well after the operation, two decades after the accident that cost him both limbs, doctors have said. They said…

Read MoreOfficials say they want to check the group are “living up to its commitments” as violence continues.Officials say they want to check the group are “living up to its commitments” as violence continues.

Read More Probe launched after girl’s sister reportedly told parents she had been ‘playing the blackout game’ before her death Italian prosecutors have opened an investigation into the accidental death of a 10-year-old girl who allegedly took part in a “blackout challenge” on the video-sharing network TikTok. The probe came as Italy announced it had…

Read More The man, 64, is accused of sexually abusing more than a dozen students at a Sydney school A former teacher is accused of sexually abusing more than a dozen students at a Sydney school over an 18-year period. The 64-year-old was arrested on Friday morning and charged with 90 offences. Continue reading…The man,…

Read MoreRural Indigenous and Black communities continue to live in fear as armed groups vie for control of territory.Rural Indigenous and Black communities continue to live in fear as armed groups vie for control of territory.

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Read More Heavily-pregnant animals among species transported across continents, lawyers say Heavily-pregnant animals among species transported across continents, lawyers say

Read MoreDespite their territorial defeat, the extremists are striving to prove they still matter.Despite their territorial defeat, the extremists are striving to prove they still matter.

Read More New UK Covid variant may be 30% more deadly, says Johnson; World’s poor need action, not Covid ‘vaccine nationalism’, say experts; Germany’s Covid death toll exceeds 50,000 Home Affairs visa letter forces Australian couple on ‘nightmare’ trip to Covid-hit Britain Israeli Covid chief’s claim single vaccine dose less effective ‘inaccurate’ Covid vaccines: what…

Read MoreThe mine shaft is blocked 1,000 feet below the surface by 70 tons of debris that extends down another 330 feet, the Yantai city government said in a statement on its social media account.The mine shaft is blocked 1,000 feet below the surface by 70 tons of debris that extends down another 330 feet,…

Read More The K-pop acts of 2020 debuted under unprecedented conditions. As the COVID-19 pandemic raged on, artists made their first performances on local music shows in South Korea but without a live audience singing along and chanting the names of their favorites—one of the experiences most anticipated by idols in training. Still, a few…

Read More More than two weeks since the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, Washington is starting to feel a little less like a city under siege, as barriers come down, streets reopen, and the country’s new leaders start the work of assessing the damage from the calamitous final weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency. As…