Month: January 2021

Read MoreState of emergency in Tokyo and chief cities over raise doubts about delayed Games now scheduled for July.State of emergency in Tokyo and chief cities over raise doubts about delayed Games now scheduled for July.

Read MoreDozens of men held in hotels as part of Australia’s controversial offshore immigration policy have been freed.Dozens of men held in hotels as part of Australia’s controversial offshore immigration policy have been freed.

Read More Scott Morrison says any leader must put population’s health first amid continued speculation about Tokyo 2020 The pandemic is placing “real pressure” on preparations for the Tokyo Olympics, the Australian prime minister has said, after a report claimed the Japanese government had privately concluded this summer’s Games will have to be cancelled. “The…

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Read More International mining conference among forums involving oil, coal and gas industries approved for subsidies in program touted as boosting events sector The Morrison government is offering fossil fuel companies grants of up to $250,000 to attend industry events as part of a program that is supposed to help the Australian conference industry recover…

Read MoreDr Chen Chien-jen says prompt action in December 2019 could have averted a global pandemic.Dr Chen Chien-jen says prompt action in December 2019 could have averted a global pandemic.

Read More (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is proposing to push back the start of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial to February to give the former president time to prepare and review his case. House Democrats who voted to impeach Trump last week for inciting the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot have signaled they…

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Read MoreThe tech giant says it will remove its main search function from Australia if it passes a new law.The tech giant says it will remove its main search function from Australia if it passes a new law.

Read More Scientists say pups may be result of asexual reproduction or that rays may have stored sperm from last encounter with males Two eagle rays have surprised New Zealand aquarists and bemused scientists by giving birth without any males in their tank. Nibble and Spot, both female and housed in the walk-through tunnel display…

Read MorePaula Badosa reveals she has the virus and apologises for making complaints about quarantine rules.Paula Badosa reveals she has the virus and apologises for making complaints about quarantine rules.

Read MoreThe Queen’s representative says she is sorry for the lack of a healthy work environment at her office.The Queen’s representative says she is sorry for the lack of a healthy work environment at her office.

Read More ‘There’s no possible way I could make 6,000 pairs of mitten,’ says Jen Ellis ‘There’s no possible way I could make 6,000 pairs of mitten,’ says Jen Ellis

Read More Giuliani criticised for making false claims about election fraud and calling for ‘trial by combat’ before Capitol attack A group of prominent lawyers has asked New York’s judiciary to suspend Rudy Giuliani’s law licence for making false claims in post-election lawsuits and urging Donald Trump’s supporters to engage in “trial by combat” shortly…

Read More As Google and Facebook face Senate committee, poll finds three in five Australians agree social media companies should prioritise news in feeds Google has threatened to remove its search engine from Australia if a code forcing the company to negotiate payments to news media companies goes ahead, saying the proposal sets a “dangerous…

Read More A new privacy policy will be delayed three months after people were confused about what it would mean. View Entire Post › A new privacy policy will be delayed three months after people were confused about what it would mean.View Entire Post ›

Read MoreThe Iditarod, the world’s most famous sled dog race, has lost another major sponsor as it prepares for a scaled back version of this year’s race because of the pandemicThe Iditarod, the world’s most famous sled dog race, has lost another major sponsor as it prepares for a scaled back version of this year’s…

Read MoreWhen her friends died in childbirth, a Nigerian woman hatched a plan to make a difference.When her friends died in childbirth, a Nigerian woman hatched a plan to make a difference.

Read MoreDoctors in the Amazon’s biggest city, Manaus, are struggling to control rising numbers of deaths and cases.Doctors in the Amazon’s biggest city, Manaus, are struggling to control rising numbers of deaths and cases.

Read MoreDemocrat Ala’a and Republican Caleb, both 16, on whether President Biden’s call for unity can be achieved.Democrat Ala’a and Republican Caleb, both 16, on whether President Biden’s call for unity can be achieved.

Read More South Africa to pay 2.5 times what Germany, Italy, Netherlands and France paying for Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine; France introduces mandatory PCR tests for arrivals; Europe to designate ‘dark red’ Covid travel zones Hungary breaks ranks with EU to license Russian vaccine EU could ban travellers from Britain to contain Covid variants Wealthy UK flyers…

Read More FBU have branded the independent inspectors report a ‘biased attack’ full of ‘untruths and omissions’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The union representing firefighters hampered efforts to deploy the emergency service into potentially life-saving scenarios during the coronavirus pandemic with outdated and unnecessary practices, independent inspectors have said in…

Read More Joe Biden’s historic inauguration as the 46th US president made headlines around the world. View Entire Post › Joe Biden’s historic inauguration as the 46th US president made headlines around the world.View Entire Post ›

Read More Four years ago, Murad Awawdeh and the immigration advocacy organization he now leads were helping direct dozens of lawyers and translators who flocked to New York City’s JFK airport to aid travelers who arrived in the U.S. in the immediate aftermath of Trump’s so-called “Muslim ban.” Individuals were being detained at the airport…

Read MoreIn dramatic about-face from Trump’s plan to yank U.S. from agency, Fauci said U.S. is resuming its full share of funding.In dramatic about-face from Trump’s plan to yank U.S. from agency, Fauci said U.S. is resuming its full share of funding.

Read More Gráinne Moss had been under pressure after reports into systemic bias at Oranga Tamariki The embattled chief executive of Oranga Tamariki has stepped down, saying the focus of the story has become about her, rather than the well-being of New Zealand’s most vulnerable children. Gráinne Moss’s resignation follows growing concern about the uplift…

Read MoreFollowers of the far-right conspiracy theory will likely migrate to other groups and their offshoots, experts say.Followers of the far-right conspiracy theory will likely migrate to other groups and their offshoots, experts say.

Read More PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Jan 21 (IPS) – Alyn Ware is Peace and Disarmament program Director for the World Future Council and Right Livelihood Laureate in 2009. Many of us around the world breathed a sigh of relief yesterday (Jan 20) as the ‘nuclear football’ (the briefcase with nuclear weapons codes and communication links…

Read More Regarding punk as symbolic of postmodernity creates a misleading narrative that punk culture, despite its structural whiteness, was anti-racist, counter-hegemonic, and socio-politically resistant.Regarding punk as symbolic of postmodernity creates a misleading narrative that punk culture, despite its structural whiteness, was anti-racist, counter-hegemonic, and socio-politically resistant.

Read More Mr Bowers has advised leading Republican politicians in South Carolina Mr Bowers has advised leading Republican politicians in South Carolina

Read More Reality TV show winner and foster parent said she wanted to use $25,000 winnings ‘for our adoption’ Reality TV show winner and foster parent said she wanted to use $25,000 winnings ‘for our adoption’

Read More Dr Anthony Fauci said that the two Covid-19 vaccines approved in the US will still be effective against more-contagious variants of the disease first discovered in the UK and South Africa. Dr Anthony Fauci said that the two Covid-19 vaccines approved in the US will still be effective against more-contagious variants of the…

Read MoreThe arrest of Putin critic Alexei Navalny increases European pressure on Germany to stop Nord Stream 2.The arrest of Putin critic Alexei Navalny increases European pressure on Germany to stop Nord Stream 2.

Read MoreTrump’s sanctions legacy could box in newly minted US President Joe Biden on key foreign policy issues.Trump’s sanctions legacy could box in newly minted US President Joe Biden on key foreign policy issues.

Read MoreMass graves have been found Tarhuna, a town 80km southeast of Tripoli formerly controlled by a militia.Mass graves have been found Tarhuna, a town 80km southeast of Tripoli formerly controlled by a militia.