Month: January 2021

Read MoreCritics say authorities are ramping up pressure on the opposition in effort to smother dissent ahead of Sunday’s rally.Critics say authorities are ramping up pressure on the opposition in effort to smother dissent ahead of Sunday’s rally.

Read More On Jan. 26, President Joe Biden signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) not to renew its contracts with private prisons, effectively returning to an Obama-era policy that had been overturned under former President Donald Trump. But while advocates have praised the move as a first step, many argue more…

Read More Court filing claims company acted ‘knowingly to manipulate the market for the benefit of people and financial institutions who were not Robinhood’s customers’ Court filing claims company acted ‘knowingly to manipulate the market for the benefit of people and financial institutions who were not Robinhood’s customers’

Read MoreNew national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, details some of the post-Trump foreign policy priorities for BidenNew national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, details some of the post-Trump foreign policy priorities for Biden

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Read More The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize by a Norwegian MP Petter Eide, who claims the impact of BLM’s anti-racism rallies has been felt far beyond the US alone. “I find that one of the key challenges we have seen in America, but also in Europe…

Read More French president criticises UK’s rollout strategy amid row over EU delay French president criticises UK’s rollout strategy amid row over EU delay

Read MoreItaly’s 2019 figures show Saudi Arabia and the UAE ranked as the 10th and 11th biggest markets for Italian arms exports.Italy’s 2019 figures show Saudi Arabia and the UAE ranked as the 10th and 11th biggest markets for Italian arms exports.

Read MoreHedge funds lose billions of dollars as amateur traders rush to buy GameStop shares.Hedge funds lose billions of dollars as amateur traders rush to buy GameStop shares.

Read More One of the great actresses of the 1970s—and that’s if you’re drawing up a list of, say, three—didn’t have many big starring roles in film; she would end up landing some of her most prestigious parts in television and theater. But the career of Cicely Tyson can’t be assessed by the number of…

Read MorePrime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will introduce mandatory testing at airports for people returning.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will introduce mandatory testing at airports for people returning.

Read More FBI releases image of man thought to have planted explosive devices FBI releases image of man thought to have planted explosive devices

Read More Brussels triggers article 16 of NI protocol to put export controls on vaccine to the fury of Stormont Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The EU has moved to prevent Northern Ireland from being used as a back door to funnel coronavirus vaccine from the bloc into the rest of…

Read More ‘It is an incentive to vaccinate as many people as we can as quickly as we possible’ ‘It is an incentive to vaccinate as many people as we can as quickly as we possible’

Read MoreAn arrested California gym owner claims disguised Antifa was responsible, documents say.An arrested California gym owner claims disguised Antifa was responsible, documents say.

Read More Power to restrict jabs leaving continent introduced as bloc rows with Astrazeneca over vaccine supply chain  Power to restrict jabs leaving continent introduced as bloc rows with Astrazeneca over vaccine supply chain 

Read More Robert Malley served Obama and Clinton administrations and will seek to revive nuclear deal with Tehran Robert Malley served Obama and Clinton administrations and will seek to revive nuclear deal with Tehran

Read More Britain had offered Hong Kong holders of overseas citizenship a path to residency and citizenship in the U.K. China rejects the move as an infringement on its sovereignty. (Image credit: Kin Cheung/AP) Britain had offered Hong Kong holders of overseas citizenship a path to residency and citizenship in the U.K. China rejects the…

Read More Nigerian farmers win claim for compensation in The Hague after 13-year court battle A Dutch court has ordered Shell Nigeria to compensate farmers for major oil spills they say caused widespread pollution. On Friday an appeals court in The Hague rejected Shell’s argument that the spills were the result of sabotage, saying not…

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Jan 29 (IPS) – Lebanon must “shield and preserve” the skills, knowledge, and experience of its people in order to move forward with the country’s development, according to Christophe Abi-Nassif, the Lebanon programme director for the Middle East Institute (MEI). Read the full story, “Lebanon: How to Build Back Better after…

Read MoreThe controls will apply to vaccines made within the bloc, amid a shortfall in deliveries.The controls will apply to vaccines made within the bloc, amid a shortfall in deliveries.

Read MoreThe European Medicines Agency approves use of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for people across the bloc.The European Medicines Agency approves use of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for people across the bloc.

Read More The first four Wednesdays in January have brought us four remarkable moments in American history. On Jan. 6, insurrectionists egged on by former President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, and only through the bravery of a few individual Capitol Police officers and sheer luck did we avoid what could’ve become a mass…

Read More European Medicines Agency approves jab for use in all age groups above 18, despite German doubts The European Medicines Agency has authorised the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for use in all adult age groups after days of doubt. A month after it received approval in the UK, the EU’s regulator declared the vaccine safe…

Read More The Covid-19 vaccine being developed by US company Johnson & Johnson has been found to be 66 percent effective at treating moderate and severe infections 28 days after vaccination, a large-scale phase 3 clinical trial has found. The one-dose vaccine, made by Johnson & Johnson’s Belgian subsidiary Janssen, achieved 72 percent efficacy in…

Read More Group of 15 activists were prosecuted under anti-terror laws for blocking immigration removal flight in 2017 Fifteen anti-deportation activists who were prosecuted under counter-terror legislation for blocking the takeoff of an immigration removal flight from Stansted airport have had their convictions quashed. In a judgment handed down by the court of appeal on…

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Jan 29 (IPS) – Franck Kuwonu, Africa Renewal Central African Republic and in Niger held their presidential and parliamentary elections on 27 December 2020 to round up a challenging year where despite fears of disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic, most countries in Africa managed to stick to their scheduled elections. Read…

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Jan 29 (IPS) – The country’s Environment Ministry is defending the January 29 auction as a conservation strategy, but conservations say the move is based on false population statistics, disputed claims of human-elephant conflict and puts 3% of Namibia’s last elephants up for sale Over 100,000 concerned petitioners have urged the…

Read MoreSpeculation that the world’s richest man might be a Bitcoin investor was enough to set off a dramatic rally.Speculation that the world’s richest man might be a Bitcoin investor was enough to set off a dramatic rally.

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Read More Latest updates: trial results show Novavax vaccine highly protective against variant that emerged in Kent; ONS figures show cases still high Johnson & Johnson one-dose vaccine shown to work against Covid Novavax Covid vaccine shown to be nearly 90% effective in UK trial AstraZeneca must deliver vaccine doses from UK to EU, says…

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Read MoreThe oil giant’s Nigerian subsidiary is ordered to pay compensation to farmers.The oil giant’s Nigerian subsidiary is ordered to pay compensation to farmers.

Read More ‘We need everyone to do their part,’ says Jane Castor ‘We need everyone to do their part,’ says Jane Castor

Read More A study in Brazil has found two patients infected by two strains of the novel coronavirus at once. Such cases, in turn, can generate even more new strains of the virus, researchers say. The researchers at Freevale University’s Molecular Microbiology Laboratory have studied the genetic samples from 92 Covid-19 patients across the country’s…