Month: January 2021

Read MoreRegional government in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also suspends 33 other police officers for a year as punishment.Regional government in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also suspends 33 other police officers for a year as punishment.

Read MoreSalvador Cienfuegos’s arrest by US investigators last year caused a rift between the two countries.Salvador Cienfuegos’s arrest by US investigators last year caused a rift between the two countries.

Read More Delays in publication of official list of those killed and wounded provokes anger and claims of government indifference Moslem Kasdallah rests on his crutches, the stump of his amputated leg on display. His voice hoarse, he yells the demands that, after years of delay, have brought him and the other wounded and bereaved…

Read More Second national Covid lockdown in November ends six months of growth with further falls forecast The UK economy is heading for a double-dip recession after official figures confirmed a renewed slump in November as the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic took hold. Related: UK economy shrank 2.6% during November lockdown – business…

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Read More JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island just after midnight, causing landslides and sending people fleeing from their homes in the nighttime darkness. At least 10 people were confirmed dead and more than 200 injured but authorities were still collecting information from devastated areas. In a video released by…

Read More JAKARTA, Indonesia — A strong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island just after midnight, causing landslides and sending people fleeing from their homes in the nighttime darkness. At least 10 people were confirmed dead and more than 200 injured but authorities were still collecting information from devastated areas. In a video released by…

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Read MoreUK reportedly wants to scrap 48-hour limit on length of working week but says it will not lower protections.UK reportedly wants to scrap 48-hour limit on length of working week but says it will not lower protections.

Read More Rediscovered song, which has a ‘cheerful energy’, was likely written by a teenage sailor or shore whaler in New Zealand in the 1830s Even from “the back of nowhere, far from any city” – not to mention the sea – John Archer caught wind of the sea shanty revival before anyone else. From…

Read MoreDozens are thought to be killed and hundreds injured in an earthquake on the island of Sulawesi.Dozens are thought to be killed and hundreds injured in an earthquake on the island of Sulawesi.

Read MoreChina oil giant CNOOC, phone maker Xiaomi, other firms and officials punished for military links, South China Sea moves.China oil giant CNOOC, phone maker Xiaomi, other firms and officials punished for military links, South China Sea moves.

Read More Thursday night collision leaves rear half of articulated bus on overpass with front end touching ground below A New York City bus was left hanging suspended from an overpass after crashing off the Cross-Bronx expressway, New York Emergency Management reported on Thursday night. New York council member Mark D Levine wrote on Twitter…

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Read More Eleven gang members in El Salvador prison face extradition to the US, while three are wanted by the FBI Eleven gang members in El Salvador prison face extradition to the US, while three are wanted by the FBI

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Read More Thousands flee for safety and higher ground after island’s second quake in 24 hours At least seven people have been killed and hundreds injured following a strong earthquake that shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island overnight, prompting landslides and destroying houses. Thousands of people fled their homes to seek safety when the 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit…

Read More Dogs are able to detect kauri dieback in seconds rather than weeks, greatly speeding up diagnosis New Zealand is deploying dogs to sniff out a deadly disease that is causing havoc to ancient kauri trees in the North Island. Four-year old English springer spaniel Pip and five-year-old jagdterrier Mawhai have spent over a…

Read More Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has pledged to spearhead a global campaign against internet censorship, insisting platforms cannot act as a “Spanish Inquisition” or stifle free speech using safety as a “pretext.” Obrador – perhaps better known by his initials, AMLO – said his administration would contact other governments to find common…

Read MoreThe show of military strength comes days before the inauguration of Joe Biden as US president.The show of military strength comes days before the inauguration of Joe Biden as US president.

Read More “It’s almost impossible to confidently assess the labor conditions in Xinjiang.” View Entire Post › “It’s almost impossible to confidently assess the labor conditions in Xinjiang.”View Entire Post ›

Read More SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea rolled out developmental ballistic missiles designed to be launched from submarines and other military hardware in a parade that punctuated leader Kim Jong Un’s defiant calls to expand his nuclear weapons program. State media said Kim took center stage in Thursday night’s parade celebrating a major ruling…

Read More SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea rolled out developmental ballistic missiles designed to be launched from submarines and other military hardware in a parade that punctuated leader Kim Jong Un’s defiant calls to expand his nuclear weapons program. State media said Kim took center stage in Thursday night’s parade celebrating a major ruling…

Read MoreAt least seven people killed and hundreds injured after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Majene.At least seven people killed and hundreds injured after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck near the city of Majene.

Read MoreThe plan would help communities the US president-elect says have been hit hardest by the pandemic.The plan would help communities the US president-elect says have been hit hardest by the pandemic.

Read MoreDisplay of military might at Pyongyang parade follows party congress at which Kim Jong Un admitted country’s failures.Display of military might at Pyongyang parade follows party congress at which Kim Jong Un admitted country’s failures.

Read More Kim Jong-un smiles and waves at huge parade in Kim Il-sung Square, Pyongyang, designed to show military progress North Korea has included a developmental ballistic missile designed for launch from submarines in the military hardware put on show at a parade that punctuated leader Kim Jong-un’s calls to expand his nuclear weapons program.…

Read MoreThe Afghan vice-president tells the BBC that the latest US troop withdrawal will lead to violence.The Afghan vice-president tells the BBC that the latest US troop withdrawal will lead to violence.

Read MoreBrazilian Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said the hospital system in the city of Manaus is collapsing.Brazilian Health Minister Eduardo Pazuello said the hospital system in the city of Manaus is collapsing.

Read More Hergé’s original artwork for Le Lotus Bleu was rejected as too expensive to reproduce in 1936 and given to editor’s son, who kept it in a drawer for decades A rejected Tintin cover illustrated by Hergé that was gifted to a child and kept in a drawer for decades has set a new…

Read More WHO moves emergency meeting forward by two weeks; Israel vaccinates 2m; US officials warn of ‘full resurgence’ of Covid in major population centres Covid surge in Brazil’s largest state leaves health workers begging for help Testing times: how UK government fell short, again and again Greece presses case for vaccine passports but other…

Read MoreA BBC investigation uncovers who is most at risk of lethal police violence in Brazil.A BBC investigation uncovers who is most at risk of lethal police violence in Brazil.

Read MoreJohan Sundstein, aka “N0tail”, has earned more than $7.4m (£5.4m) in prize money to date.Johan Sundstein, aka “N0tail”, has earned more than $7.4m (£5.4m) in prize money to date.

Read MoreCanadian academic whose work on democratic socialism had an impact across the globe Leo Panitch, who has died aged 75 from Covid-19, shortly after being diagnosed with cancer, was a Canadian researcher, teacher and public intellectual whose work had a profound impact on the thinking of democratic socialists in several continents, not least in…

Read MoreThe curfew means everyone must be home by 18:00 unless they are returning from school or work.The curfew means everyone must be home by 18:00 unless they are returning from school or work.