Month: January 2021

Read More US reports 290,000 cases and 3,676 deaths in 24 hours as Australia changes rules for releasing people from hotel quarantine Pfizer vaccine protects against new Covid variants, study suggests Iran bans importation of UK and US vaccines Which countries have reported the new UK Covid variant? Arizona becomes Covid hotspot of the world…

Read More BBC reporter Will Grant has produced an excellent look at the group of strongmen who came from left field If there was ever a surreal start to a trip to Cuba, it was the one that coincided with the news Fidel Castro had died. That was what I woke up to on 26…

Read More I was worried that 2021 would be a rerun of 2020. Now I’m suddenly worried this year will bear no resemblance to my former life It’s hard to pinpoint the exact moment when I stopped being excited about the prospect of 2021. Up until a few weeks before Christmas, I was at least…

Read More Lynda, 63, forensic social worker, and Roy, 61, artist/teacher What were you hoping for?“The one”. Failing that, a pleasant break from the awful news. Continue reading…Lynda, 63, forensic social worker, and Roy, 61, artist/teacherWhat were you hoping for?“The one”. Failing that, a pleasant break from the awful news. Continue reading…

Read More Here are the current coronavirus hotspots and case locations in Queensland and what to do if you’ve visited them Covid hotspots in Victoria Covid hotspots in NSW Queensland authorities have released a list of hotspots where Covid-positive people have visited while infectious. More detailed information is available on the Queensland government website. This…

Read More Current and former top security officials and Trump supporters say yes — but have different answers on how to prevent further damage to national security in the next 11 days and beyond. Current and former top security officials and Trump supporters say yes — but have different answers on how to prevent further…

Read MoreAll of those who died at the hospital in Maharashtra state were aged between a few days and three months.All of those who died at the hospital in Maharashtra state were aged between a few days and three months.

Read MoreSeven infants are rescued by staff as the blaze engulfs a ward at a facility in Maharashtra state.Seven infants are rescued by staff as the blaze engulfs a ward at a facility in Maharashtra state.

Read MoreThe charge of “incitement of insurrection” is set to be tabled on Monday after riots at the Capitol.The charge of “incitement of insurrection” is set to be tabled on Monday after riots at the Capitol.

Read More The teenage driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash has been issued with an infringement notice for negligent driving The federal opposition leader, Anthony Albanese, said he would be discharged from hospital on Saturday afternoon nearly 24 hours after he was involved in a car crash in Sydney’s inner west. The…

Read More Trump’s banishment is likely to further enrage an already volatile president, but many hailed the move as a long overdue milestone From his first executive tweet on the morning of inauguration day 2017 to his final tweet on Friday, announcing that he would not attend his successor’s inauguration, Donald Trump’s personal Twitter account…

Read More Retired Capitol Police officer Theortis “Butch” Jones remembers the second Million Man March on Washington well. It was the year 2000. Sent out at 3:30 a.m, the earliest the now-69-year-old former cop had ever been deployed on the streets, he was briefed to expect large crowds and possible violence. “Nobody was out there…

Read MoreUS had also reported a new record of nearly 4,000 deaths a day earlier while 131,000 people are currently hospitalised.US had also reported a new record of nearly 4,000 deaths a day earlier while 131,000 people are currently hospitalised.

Read More Apple follows by warning the platform popular with supporters of Donald Trump that it must have a better moderation system Google has suspended the Parler social networking app from its Play Store until the platform popular with many supporters of Donald Trump adds “robust” content moderation. As Twitter suspended the US president’s account…

Read More DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 08 (IPS) – Mohammad Rakibul Hasan is a Bangladeshi documentary photographer, photojournalist, filmmaker and visual artist who has been visiting the camps in Cox’s Bazaar to document the Rohingya refugee crisis. Read the full story, “Tales of the 21st Century: Rohingyas Without home”, on globalissues.org → DHAKA, Bangladesh, Jan 08…

Read MoreKim Jong-un calls the US his “biggest enemy” while plans for a nuclear submarine are nearly complete.Kim Jong-un calls the US his “biggest enemy” while plans for a nuclear submarine are nearly complete.

Read MoreBlack Americans say the police response at US Capitol puts “white privilege” on full display.Black Americans say the police response at US Capitol puts “white privilege” on full display.

Read MoreHealth limits due to pandemic significantly curtailed attendance to annual procession, which usually attracts millions.Health limits due to pandemic significantly curtailed attendance to annual procession, which usually attracts millions.

Read More North Korea should ‘further advance nuclear technology’ and develop more flexible attack capability, leader tells party congress North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has called the United States his nuclear-armed nation’s “biggest enemy” and revealed that plans for a nuclear-powered submarine are complete, state media said. Kim’s declaration on Saturday also included a call…

Read More Far-right platform has 24 hours to submit content moderation plan or risk expulsion from App Store Far-right platform has 24 hours to submit content moderation plan or risk expulsion from App Store

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Read MoreThe social media giant suspends the US president “due to the risk of further incitement of violence”.The social media giant suspends the US president “due to the risk of further incitement of violence”.

Read MoreCompanies that trade with the UK say higher prices and less choice are on the way.Companies that trade with the UK say higher prices and less choice are on the way.

Read MoreThousands of farmers have been camped outside the national capital for nearly two months now.Thousands of farmers have been camped outside the national capital for nearly two months now.

Read More Two days after the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Twitter announced on Friday evening that it was permanently suspending President Donald Trump’s account “due to the risk of further incitement of violence.” In a series of tweets on its @TwitterSafety account, the social media giant said that Trump’s account had continued to…

Read More “Our healthcare infrastructure is already at a breaking point,” one expert said. “The introduction of a more transmissible strain might be enough to tip us over.” View Entire Post › “Our healthcare infrastructure is already at a breaking point,” one expert said. “The introduction of a more transmissible strain might be enough to…

Read More Murkowski is unsure of future with party if it remains tied to Trump Murkowski is unsure of future with party if it remains tied to Trump

Read MoreHistorians see strong parallels between divided US in 1869 and fringe politics and mob violence of Trumpism today.Historians see strong parallels between divided US in 1869 and fringe politics and mob violence of Trumpism today.

Read MoreCanada’s most populous province reports 4,249 COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, a second straight record.Canada’s most populous province reports 4,249 COVID-19 infections in the past 24 hours, a second straight record.

Read More Kathleen Belew, author and historian of the white power movement, discusses the connections between Wednesday’s Capitol riots and “The Turner Diaries.” Kathleen Belew, author and historian of the white power movement, discusses the connections between Wednesday’s Capitol riots and “The Turner Diaries.”

Read More “We’re running out of adjectives trying to describe these extreme events,” a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official said. View Entire Post › “We’re running out of adjectives trying to describe these extreme events,” a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official said.View Entire Post ›

Read MoreThe president-elect said Trump’s decision not to attend the January 20 event is ‘one of the few things’ they agree on.The president-elect said Trump’s decision not to attend the January 20 event is ‘one of the few things’ they agree on.

Read More Two days after President Donald Trump roused supporters to raid the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked the Pentagon’s highest military officer about the processes involved in ordering a nuclear strike. Pelosi wrote a letter Friday to fellow lawmakers informing them that she spoke with General Mark A. Milley, the chairman of…

Read More Joe Biden said Donald Trump’s decision not to attend his inauguration was ‘one of the few things he and I have ever agreed on’ and that it would be a ‘good thing’. Biden, who is due to be instated as president of the United States in just under two weeks, said impeachment would be…

Read MoreThe US president-elect called the December stimulus package passed by Congress a ‘down payment’, and more aid is needed.The US president-elect called the December stimulus package passed by Congress a ‘down payment’, and more aid is needed.