Month: January 2021

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Read More Tensions already high between Washington and Beijing Trump aide says former measures meant to appease Chinese Secretary of state Mike Pompeo on Saturday said he was lifting restrictions on contacts between US officials and their Taiwanese counterparts, a move likely to anger China and increase tensions between Beijing and Washington in the waning…

Read More A surge of cases following Halloween and Thanksgiving means now the most seriously ill of those patients are dying in unprecedented numbers A surge of cases following Halloween and Thanksgiving means now the most seriously ill of those patients are dying in unprecedented numbers

Read More The president tweeted about California and its political leaders hundreds of times since 2009, according to a Times analysis. Few things were nice. The president tweeted about California and its political leaders hundreds of times since 2009, according to a Times analysis. Few things were nice.

Read More Christine Aschbacher leaves cabinet post after allegations that some of her university work was fraudulent Austrian minister Christine Aschbacher resigned from her cabinet post in charge of labour, families and youth on Saturday following allegations that some of her university work was plagiarised. A Conservative from chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s OeVP party, Aschbacher said…

Read More The FBI defines domestic terrorism as “Violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to further ideological goals stemming from domestic influences, such as those of a political, religious, social, racial, or environmental nature.” Its leadership concedes that most of the concern centers on white supremacist groups. We saw that Wednesday as rioters…

Read More As Covid death toll passes 1,300 a day, doctors and hospital leaders say services are on brink of collapse In normal times, January is the month for counting the cost of Christmas. The credit card bills arrive. New year resolutions are made. The consequences of recent indulgence have to be faced. This year,…

Read More Democracy in Europe is impossible without democracy in the US, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said in response to the Capitol siege, calling upon Washington to join forces in a “Marshall Plan for Democracy.” The scenes of Donald Trump’s supporters ransacking the US Capitol building on Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to…

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Read More Former Italian interior minister accused of abusing power by preventing refugee ship from anchoring in 2019 Italian political leader Matteo Salvini appeared Saturday before a Palermo judge in connection with a 2019 incident during which he blocked migrants at sea while he was the interior minister. Salvini, head of the far-right political party…

Read More Pakistan’s national power grid has failed, leaving almost the entire country in the dark. With officials blaming a mysterious “plunge in the frequency,” conspiracy theories quickly proliferated. “A countrywide blackout has been caused by a sudden plunge in the frequency in the power transmission system,” Pakistani power minister Omar Ayub Khan wrote on…

Read MoreAnnouncements coincide with Qatar and Saudi Arabia reopening their land border crossing after deal to end Gulf crisis.Announcements coincide with Qatar and Saudi Arabia reopening their land border crossing after deal to end Gulf crisis.

Read More Adam Christian Johnson, 36, held on federal warrant ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jacob Chansley sat in VP’s seat Trump at bay as first Republican senator calls for resignation Ashli Babbitt, killed at Capitol, was devoted conspiracy theorist US authorities continued to round up some of the most prominent suspects in the Capitol riot on Saturday,…

Read MoreJake Angeli, real name Jacob Anthony Chansley, is accused of violent entry and disorderly conduct.Jake Angeli, real name Jacob Anthony Chansley, is accused of violent entry and disorderly conduct.

Read More Former MP accused of inappropriate physical contact in 2017 and suspended from party A former Labour MP has left the party before an inquiry into sexual harassment allegation against him were able to be concluded, the party has confirmed. Kelvin Hopkins was accused in 2017 of inappropriate physical contact and was suspended by…

Read More An approach that rejects the binary opposition logic of media organisations will help observers to develop convictions that are least-influenced by the ideological agendas of others.An approach that rejects the binary opposition logic of media organisations will help observers to develop convictions that are least-influenced by the ideological agendas of others.

Read MoreSixteen hospitalised as 55 passengers are brought back to land after being trapped for hours in rough waters.Sixteen hospitalised as 55 passengers are brought back to land after being trapped for hours in rough waters.

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Read MoreDavid Schenker’s visit comes ahead of expected opening of provisional US consulate in the contested desert region.David Schenker’s visit comes ahead of expected opening of provisional US consulate in the contested desert region.

Read More Juan Orlando Hernández allegedly said he wanted to shove drugs ‘right up the noses of the gringos’ by flooding the US with cocaine US federal prosecutors have filed motions saying the Honduran president, Juan Orlando Hernández, took bribes from drug traffickers and had the country’s armed forces protect a cocaine laboratory and shipments…

Read More United Arab Emirates and its allies to restore diplomatic ties and break 2017 boycott United Arab Emirates and its allies to restore diplomatic ties and break 2017 boycott

Read MoreThe FBI is appealing to the public for help in bringing rioters to justice. Will this approach work?The FBI is appealing to the public for help in bringing rioters to justice. Will this approach work?

Read More JAKARTA, Indonesia — A Sriwijaya Air jet carrying 62 people lost contact with air traffic controllers minutes after taking off from Indonesia’s capital on a domestic flight on Saturday, and debris found by fishermen was being examined to see if it was from the missing plane, officials said. Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi…

Read More President faces second impeachment and calls to quit Twitter bans Trump to prevent ‘further incitement of violence’ Sidney Blumenthal: This was a perverse civil war re-enactment Donald Trump’s grip on the US presidency appeared increasingly tenuous on Saturday as Democrats advanced plans to impeach him for a second time, political allies continued to…

Read MoreThe injections were administered at Windsor Castle, where they have been spending their time during the lockdown in England.The injections were administered at Windsor Castle, where they have been spending their time during the lockdown in England.

Read MoreThe Lebanese militant group was accused of being behind a massive seizure of amphetamines in Italy.The Lebanese militant group was accused of being behind a massive seizure of amphetamines in Italy.

Read MoreCurfew from 8pm to 5am will be in place until at least February 8 as Quebec seeks to stem high COVID-19 infections.Curfew from 8pm to 5am will be in place until at least February 8 as Quebec seeks to stem high COVID-19 infections.

Read More WASHINGTON — Warnings flashing, Democrats in Congress laid plans for swift impeachment of President Donald Trump, demanding decisive, immediate action to ensure an “unhinged” commander in chief can’t add to the damage they say he’s inflicted or even ignite nuclear war in his final days in office. As the country comes to terms…

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Read More Arrests as anti-lockdown protesters converge on Clapham Common. Arrests as anti-lockdown protesters converge on Clapham Common.

Read MoreNormally millions of people would line the streets for the feast of Black Nazarene but this year due to Covid, things looked different.Normally millions of people would line the streets for the feast of Black Nazarene but this year due to Covid, things looked different.

Read More Illegal mining in Brazil not only devastates the environment, it also threatens the existence of the country’s last major isolated indigenous community through the spread of coronavirus. Emily Goddard reports Illegal mining in Brazil not only devastates the environment, it also threatens the existence of the country’s last major isolated indigenous community through the spread…

Read More SOUTH RIVER, N.J. — From his early days growing up in a New Jersey hamlet, Brian Sicknick wanted to be a police officer. He enlisted in the National Guard six months after graduating high school in 1997, deploying to Saudi Arabia and then Kyrgyzstan. Joining the Guard was his means to joining law…

Read MoreAyatollah Ali Khamenei has the final say on all state matters in Iran.Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the final say on all state matters in Iran.