Month: January 2021

Read MoreLongtime president has won a sixth term but is accused of cracking down on his opponents and critics.Longtime president has won a sixth term but is accused of cracking down on his opponents and critics.

Read More The cross-Channel train service has seen a 95% fall in passengers during the Covid-19 pandemic Eurostar has said it is facing an existential threat, as business leaders pleaded with the government to step in and save the “vital link” with Europe. A 95% drop in passenger numbers has brought the cross-Channel train service…

Read More Russian opposition leader and Vladimir Putin critic  Alexei Navalny has been detained by police after returning to Moscow five months after being poisoned by a nerve agent. Russian opposition leader and Vladimir Putin critic  Alexei Navalny has been detained by police after returning to Moscow five months after being poisoned by a nerve…

Read More Opposition figure detained upon return to home country after recovery from poisoning The Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny has been detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport shortly after returning from treatment abroad for a suspected poisoning attempt on his life by Russia’s FSB spy agency. Navalny, whose investigations into corruption in Vladimir Putin’s inner…

Read More David Perry is giving China a PR coup by acting against pro-democracy activists, foreign secretary says David Perry QC, the barrister acting for the Hong Kong government in its efforts to jail pro-democracy activists, is behaving in “a pretty mercenary way” and providing the Chinese government with a PR coup, the foreign secretary…

Read MoreSpector transformed pop music with his “wall of sound”, but in 2009 was jailed for killing actress Lana Clarkson.Spector transformed pop music with his “wall of sound”, but in 2009 was jailed for killing actress Lana Clarkson.

Read More LOS ANGELES — Phil Spector, the eccentric and revolutionary music producer who transformed rock music with his “Wall of Sound” method and who later was convicted of murder, has died. He was 81. California state prison officials said he died Saturday of natural causes at a hospital. Spector was convicted of murdering actress…

Read More Phil Spector, who produced many of pop music’s biggest hits, has reportedly died from Covid-19 related complications at the age of 81. He was serving a prison sentence for murder. Spector was diagnosed with the coronavirus disease four weeks ago and was transferred from prison to hospital.  TMZ is reporting that he recovered…

Read More Incoming US administration offers ‘additional possibilities’ for her case, says Dominic Raab  Incoming US administration offers ‘additional possibilities’ for her case, says Dominic Raab 

Read MoreThe producer who transformed pop music and died while serving a jail sentence for murder.The producer who transformed pop music and died while serving a jail sentence for murder.

Read More WILMINGTON, Del. — Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign her Senate seat on Monday, two days before she and President-elect Joe Biden are inaugurated. Aides to the California Democrat confirmed the timing and said Gov. Gavin Newsom was aware of her decision, clearing the way for him to appoint fellow Democrat Alex Padilla,…

Read MoreAnnouncement comes as Israel faces calls to provide jabs for millions of Palestinians in occupied West Bank and Gaza.Announcement comes as Israel faces calls to provide jabs for millions of Palestinians in occupied West Bank and Gaza.

Read More LONDON — The U.K. government plans to offer a first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to every adult by September as the nation’s health care system battles the worst crisis in its 72-year-history. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said Sunday that the government will soon begin a trial of round the clock injections at some…

Read MoreAlexey Navalny, who was in Germany for five months after he was poisoned, faces immediate arrest on return to Russia.Alexey Navalny, who was in Germany for five months after he was poisoned, faces immediate arrest on return to Russia.

Read MoreAristeidis Adamopoulos quits but denies wrongdoing after allegations from a sailing gold medallist.Aristeidis Adamopoulos quits but denies wrongdoing after allegations from a sailing gold medallist.

Read More Turkish transport ministry said ship had 12 crew members, including two Russians and 10 Ukrainians Turkish transport ministry said ship had 12 crew members, including two Russians and 10 Ukrainians

Read MoreThe opposition leader has been recovering in Germany, but expects arrest when he lands in Moscow.The opposition leader has been recovering in Germany, but expects arrest when he lands in Moscow.

Read More World Central Kitchen’s Nate Mook and José Andrés realized their expertise in feeding large groups at a moment’s notice could help feed the Guard at the Capitol. World Central Kitchen’s Nate Mook and José Andrés realized their expertise in feeding large groups at a moment’s notice could help feed the Guard at the…

Read MoreFighters abandoned their positions in Bangassou, a town they captured on January 3, after ultimatum from peacekeepers.Fighters abandoned their positions in Bangassou, a town they captured on January 3, after ultimatum from peacekeepers.

Read More Biden orders will reverse Trump on climate, Iran, Covid President exits having cleaved Republican party in two Robert Reich: Biden cannot govern from the center America is broken: can Biden and Harris put it back together? 2.59pm GMT Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of US politics at the end of…

Read MoreResearch shows it could experience “rapid growth” in the early part of this year.Research shows it could experience “rapid growth” in the early part of this year.

Read More LGBT+ rights group Havruta says it is ‘currently gearing up to welcome our impending new members’ after bizarre and factually inaccurate claim LGBT+ rights group Havruta says it is ‘currently gearing up to welcome our impending new members’ after bizarre and factually inaccurate claim

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Read More Tehran has urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) not to publicize “unnecessary” details about its nuclear program after France, Germany and the UK claimed Iran has “no credible civilian use” for metallic uranium. Iran’s nuclear agency lashed out at the IAEA on Sunday, urging it to abstain from causing “misunderstanding” around the…

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Read More Incoming chief of staff trails flurry of action in first days President exits having cleaved Republican party in two Robert Reich: Biden cannot govern from the center Joe Biden will sign a series of executive orders in his first days in office, attempting to roll back damage done at home and abroad by…

Read More Amateur detectives working to identify violent rioters that stormed the U.S. Capitol don’t want the process to turn into an online witch hunt. Amateur detectives working to identify violent rioters that stormed the U.S. Capitol don’t want the process to turn into an online witch hunt.

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Read MoreMemo by Biden’s incoming chief of staff showed that the president-elect is looking to reverse several Trump policies.Memo by Biden’s incoming chief of staff showed that the president-elect is looking to reverse several Trump policies.

Read More President holds on to power as rival Bobi Wine claims violence and fraud mar result Bobi Wine, the Ugandan pop star turned politician, was under house arrest on Saturday after losing the country’s presidential election. President Yoweri Museveni extended his near 35-year grip on power, winning a sixth term, after an election marred…

Read More A Mexican cardinal has been censored by Facebook after claiming that the Covid-19 pandemic is part of a “new world order plot” and saying vaccines against the disease contain satanic microchips. Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez claimed in a video on the social media platform that vaccines to combat the spread of the coronavirus…

Read More A flashpoint for anti-India protests, Kashmir has seen a large number of ‘encounters’ in recent years where people accuse the army of fake killings, reports Shweta Sharma A flashpoint for anti-India protests, Kashmir has seen a large number of ‘encounters’ in recent years where people accuse the army of fake killings, reports Shweta…

Read MoreIran says it is advancing research on uranium metal production with the aim of feeding a research reactor in Tehran.Iran says it is advancing research on uranium metal production with the aim of feeding a research reactor in Tehran.

Read More Food fanatics used to obsess over kimchi – and this year it might be teff or guanciale. Brand consultants, market analysts and chefs explain how a product gets to be cool Every January, the British food media attempts to predict which ingredients and dishes will define the next 12 months. A new year…

Read More President Trump tried to marginalize California. He failed. Now, with Joe Biden and Democrats taking power, no state is more influential in setting a policy agenda. President Trump tried to marginalize California. He failed. Now, with Joe Biden and Democrats taking power, no state is more influential in setting a policy agenda.