Month: January 2021

Read More A meticulously researched, revelatory, and engrossing account of how South Sudan’s pursuit of statehood became a struggle for survival.A meticulously researched, revelatory, and engrossing account of how South Sudan’s pursuit of statehood became a struggle for survival.

Read MoreOverwhelming response to polling by Japanese news outlets is bad news for Tokyo organizers, who keep pushing for the delayed summer Games despite the pandemic.Overwhelming response to polling by Japanese news outlets is bad news for Tokyo organizers, who keep pushing for the delayed summer Games despite the pandemic.

Read More Pope Francis has changed the laws of the Catholic Church to allow women to serve at Mass as readers and distributors of communion, in a step forward for equality that will prevent conservative bishops from blocking women from such roles.   Pope Francis has changed the laws of the Catholic Church to allow…

Read MoreMohammed Ali al-Houthi says the group reserves the ‘right to respond to any designation’ by the Trump administration.Mohammed Ali al-Houthi says the group reserves the ‘right to respond to any designation’ by the Trump administration.

Read More China has been accused of forcefully sterilising Uighur women, in what has been referred to as a ‘demographic campaign of genocide’ China has been accused of forcefully sterilising Uighur women, in what has been referred to as a ‘demographic campaign of genocide’

Read More QAnon followers and militia groups reportedly considered their choice of weapons to bring QAnon followers and militia groups reportedly considered their choice of weapons to bring

Read More US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced that he intends to designate the Houthi movement as a foreign terrorist organization, while acknowledging that the move will create hurdles for delivering aid to war-torn Yemen. In a statement released on Sunday, Pompeo said the State Department will also label three Houthi leaders, Abdul…

Read MoreThe US House Speaker says she will go ahead with impeachment proceedings against Trump unless he is removed from office.The US House Speaker says she will go ahead with impeachment proceedings against Trump unless he is removed from office.

Read More The Country Fire Service said the blaze in the state’s south-east was driven by ‘extreme conditions’ with temperatures hitting 39C The South Australian south-east town of Lucindale has come under direct threat from an out-of-control bushfire with reports of buildings on fire. Livestock was also lost in the blaze which was burning in…

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Read MoreChina had called for a swift return of its soldier who had gone missing along the border last week.China had called for a swift return of its soldier who had gone missing along the border last week.

Read More Parler has dropped offline after Amazon kicked the conservative-friendly site off its hosting service in the early hours of Monday morning, following Apple and Google’s move to block the fledgling social network over the weekend. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Parler has dropped offline after Amazon kicked the conservative-friendly site off its hosting service in…

Read MoreInformation is emerging about those on board the Sriwijaya Air flight that crashed off Indonesia.Information is emerging about those on board the Sriwijaya Air flight that crashed off Indonesia.

Read MoreThe platform had been reliant on Amazon’s cloud computing service, which has pulled its support.The platform had been reliant on Amazon’s cloud computing service, which has pulled its support.

Read MoreJapan is hit by severe snow storms, killing at least eight and bringing some regions to a standstill.Japan is hit by severe snow storms, killing at least eight and bringing some regions to a standstill.

Read MoreTop diplomat was awaiting the outcome of the US election before deciding on a second term at the world body.Top diplomat was awaiting the outcome of the US election before deciding on a second term at the world body.

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Read More Experts to arrive on 14 January country’s national health authority says, but it’s unclear if they will get access to Wuhan Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A World Health Organization team of international experts tasked with investigating the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic will arrive in China on 14…

Read MoreTeam will investigate the origins of the coronavirus, which first emerged in Wuhan late in 2019.Team will investigate the origins of the coronavirus, which first emerged in Wuhan late in 2019.

Read MoreThe bank’s shareholders will vote at its annual general meeting in April for it to set Paris-aligned commitments.The bank’s shareholders will vote at its annual general meeting in April for it to set Paris-aligned commitments.

Read More Footage released by the Indonesian Navy showed divers searching for the black boxes of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182 among suspected debris from the downed flight. Authorities pinpointed the area where the black boxes may be located after they lifted chunks of the Boeing 737-500 fuselage off the sea bed. Rescuers have also…

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Read More Home Office seeking cuts of up to 20% to a range of crimes but police fear a return to a target-driven approach Crime will have to be cut by up to 20% under radical plans drawn up by the government and discussed with police chiefs, the Guardian has learned. However, senior officers believe…

Read MoreDesignation as a terrorist group expected to scare away outside actors from many transactions with Houthi authorities.Designation as a terrorist group expected to scare away outside actors from many transactions with Houthi authorities.

Read More Around 170 bodies are being kept at the facility in Leatherhead with half of them victims of the coronavirus Bodies are being stored at a temporary facility in Surrey after the county’s hospital mortuaries reached capacity amid rising Covid-19 cases. Some 170 bodies are being kept in the temporary mortuary at Headley Court…

Read More Presidential challenger Bobi Wine has been protesting against corruption and youth unemployment As Uganda readies for an election on Thursday, President Yoweri Museveni is doubling down on his main rival and preparing himself for a sixth term in office. After 35 years in power, he faces a powerful opponent, the popular singer Robert…

Read More Past medical scandals involving big pharma and public officials have made many suspicious of vaccines Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage In France, every child is now obliged to have 11 vaccinations. If parents want their children to attend school, or take part in many extracurricular activities, they must accept.…

Read MoreAt least nine states confirm the outbreak and others await test results as they put containment measures in place.At least nine states confirm the outbreak and others await test results as they put containment measures in place.

Read More Authorities located data recorders on Sunday from jet that crashed off Jakarta carrying 62 people Indonesian divers will try to retrieve the data recorders of a Sriwijaya Air jet on Monday after it plunged into the sea two days ago with 62 people on board minutes after take off from Jakarta’s main airport.…

Read MoreJoseph Wu says US move to relax decades-long restrictions a boost for island, which China claims as its own.Joseph Wu says US move to relax decades-long restrictions a boost for island, which China claims as its own.

Read MoreDivers resume their search for the black boxes after a passenger plane crashed into the Java Sea.Divers resume their search for the black boxes after a passenger plane crashed into the Java Sea.

Read More Democrats will pressure Mike Pence to invoke the 25th amendment or take part in a historic second impeachment trial Democrats in the US Congress will try to remove President Donald Trump from office this week, either by pressuring Vice President Mike Pence to enact the 25th amendment or in a historic second impeachment…

Read More MADRID (AP) — Emergency crews in central Spain cleared 500 roads and rescued over 1,500 people stranded in their vehicles, allowing Madrid and other areas on Sunday to slowly shovel out of the country’s worst snowstorm in recent memory. After recording 50 centimeters (20 inches) of snow in the Spanish capital between Friday…

Read More MADRID (AP) — Emergency crews in central Spain cleared 500 roads and rescued over 1,500 people stranded in their vehicles, allowing Madrid and other areas on Sunday to slowly shovel out of the country’s worst snowstorm in recent memory. After recording 50 centimeters (20 inches) of snow in the Spanish capital between Friday…