Month: January 2021

Read More Latest updates: PM says people should be ‘extremely cautious’ about timetable of return to classrooms after February half-term Quarter of England and Wales deaths Covid-related in week before Christmas Strict Covid restrictions could last months, Boris Johnson signals UK vaccine minister vows ‘massive uplift’ in number of jabs this week Leak of November…

Read More The U.S. is slapping new tariffs on French handbags, cognac and other products. The import taxes are the latest weapons in trans-Atlantic trade disputes involving Internet companies and jet makers. The U.S. is slapping new tariffs on French handbags, cognac and other products. The import taxes are the latest weapons in trans-Atlantic trade…

Read MoreErdogan describes the accord as ‘the most important trade deal’ since Ankara signed a customs union with the EU in 1995.Erdogan describes the accord as ‘the most important trade deal’ since Ankara signed a customs union with the EU in 1995.

Read More Judge says WikiLeaks co-founder ‘still has an incentive to abscond from these, as yet unresolved, proceedings’ Julian Assange has been refused bail by a judge who this week rejected a US request to have him extradited to face espionage and hacking charges. The co-founder of WikiLeaks has been held at Belmarsh prison in…

Read More 2021 opens in the middle of the greatest crisis of our lifetimes. The healthcare response to the pandemic defined 2020. The economic response to its lasting damage will define 2021. A world in crisis will miss the leadership and cooperation of an engaged and well-functioning superpower. When the world’s most powerful country is…

Read More Mary Twala gives an intimate yet epic performance as an 80-year-old widow fighting plans for dam that will obliterate her village in Lesotho This is an extraordinary and otherworldly feature film from the tiny landlocked kingdom of Lesotho in southern Africa. It is the tale of a rebel spirit: an elderly woman who…

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Read More Beijing has said its health authorities are not yet in a position to receive a delegation from the WHO, after the world health body’s boss said he was “very disappointed” China hasn’t granted entry to Covid experts. Speaking on Wednesday during a regular press briefing, Hua Chunying, a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, said the…

Read More A South Korean delegation is set to depart for Iran over a chemical tanker that was seized, along with the 20 crew members, by the country’s Revolutionary Guard. Iran’s military seized the South Korean-flagged Hankuk Chemi, a tanker reportedly carrying some 7,200 tons of chemicals, in the Strait of Hormuz during its journey…

Read More Brazilian president contracted coronavirus back in July  Brazilian president contracted coronavirus back in July 

Read More Britain’s drug regulator dismisses claims health officials ‘not testing batches of vaccines’ Britain’s drug regulator dismisses claims health officials ‘not testing batches of vaccines’

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Read More The provincial government launched a smart agriculture programme that helps irrigate the land using hydro-electric power  The provincial government launched a smart agriculture programme that helps irrigate the land using hydro-electric power 

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Read MoreThe lasting impact of the blockade on Qatar will not go away with the signing of the Al-Ula declaration.The lasting impact of the blockade on Qatar will not go away with the signing of the Al-Ula declaration.

Read More At a Party Congress gathering in Pyongyang, Kim Jong Un acknowledged that policies of the past five years had been an abject failure. (Image credit: Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images) At a Party Congress gathering in Pyongyang, Kim Jong Un acknowledged that policies of the past five years had been an abject failure.

Read More The World Health Organization expressed disappointment with China for delaying the travel of experts to the Asian country to investigate the origin of the virus, in a rare instance of public criticism from the international organization. Chinese officials have not yet finalized permission to allow WHO-appointed experts to enter the country even as…

Read More Government officials in France are under fire for the slow rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. The country has one of the highest death tolls from the pandemic in Europe — more than 66,000. Government officials in France are under fire for the slow rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. The country has one of…

Read More Is your internal monologue friendly, calm and encouraging – or critical and bullying? Here is how to change it for the better Tobyn Bell still remembers the precise moment when his self-compassion practice paid off. He had just arrived home from work and was turning over in his mind the mistakes he had…

Read More Hard won access to family planning has diminished during the pandemic. The surge in births will strain resources at already overcrowded hospitals like Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, known as the “Baby Factory.” Hard won access to family planning has diminished during the pandemic. The surge in births will strain resources at already…

Read MoreForeign Ministry says China must complete unspecified “procedures and make relevant arrangements” before the long team of experts can be welcomed.Foreign Ministry says China must complete unspecified “procedures and make relevant arrangements” before the long team of experts can be welcomed.

Read More ‘He was dehydrated and pretty weak … we thought we had better get him in the boat’ ‘He was dehydrated and pretty weak … we thought we had better get him in the boat’

Read More The authorities warned that they would not tolerate any subversive acts   The authorities warned that they would not tolerate any subversive acts  

Read MoreThe rebels used machetes and bladed weapons to carry out a massacre and systematically loot Mwenda village.The rebels used machetes and bladed weapons to carry out a massacre and systematically loot Mwenda village.

Read MoreRaid in Makassar in South Sulawesi by the Densus 88 unit led to a fatal shoot-out with two suspected fighters.Raid in Makassar in South Sulawesi by the Densus 88 unit led to a fatal shoot-out with two suspected fighters.

Read MoreFrench military says fighters killed in air raid by French jets near Bounti village but residents say civilians died.French military says fighters killed in air raid by French jets near Bounti village but residents say civilians died.

Read MoreBlaming the pardons of the Blackwater mercenaries on Trumpism is an appalling act of revisionism.Blaming the pardons of the Blackwater mercenaries on Trumpism is an appalling act of revisionism.

Read MoreA new report by UK think-tank the High Pay Centre says top British CEOs earn about 120 times that of the typical worker.A new report by UK think-tank the High Pay Centre says top British CEOs earn about 120 times that of the typical worker.

Read MoreMany people have been arrested in connection with the destruction of the temple in remote northwestern town of Karak.Many people have been arrested in connection with the destruction of the temple in remote northwestern town of Karak.

Read More Historic desert city where Saudis ended Qatar dispute is seen as a key cultural and tourism site for the kingdom Historic desert city where Saudis ended Qatar dispute is seen as a key cultural and tourism site for the kingdom

Read More Democrats moved within striking distance of taking control of the U.S. Senate early Wednesday, after Raphael Warnock was declared the winner in one of two contested Georgia Senate runoff races by the Associated Press and other news organizations. With 99% of precincts reporting, Warnock led Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler by nearly 47,000 votes.…

Read MoreTaiwan calls arrests ‘shocking’ as cabinet pick for US President-elect Joe Biden vows to stand with people of Hong Kong.Taiwan calls arrests ‘shocking’ as cabinet pick for US President-elect Joe Biden vows to stand with people of Hong Kong.

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Read More Audiences can explore 17 different worlds, meet Daleks and drink cocktails in an ambitious theatre show this spring ‘This entire year for live arts has been a real one step forward, two steps back process,” says Daniel Dingsdale. He’s been one of the lucky ones, working on a huge production that has survived…

Read More In September 2020, the FBI director had said Antifa is an ideology and not a terrorist organisation  In September 2020, the FBI director had said Antifa is an ideology and not a terrorist organisation