Month: January 2021

Read More Juliana Notari’s hillside sculpture sparks clash between Bolsonaro-supporting right and leftwing cultural community A 33-metre reinforced concrete vagina has sparked a Bolsonarian backlash in Brazil, with supporters of the country’s far-right president clashing with leftwing art admirers over the installation. The handmade sculpture, entitled Diva, was unveiled by visual artist Juliana Notari on…

Read MoreThe grim milestone comes as the vaccine roll-out in the US has been slower than anticipated.The grim milestone comes as the vaccine roll-out in the US has been slower than anticipated.

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Read More WASHINGTON — Congress convened Sunday for the start of a new session, swearing in lawmakers during a tumultuous period as a growing number of Republicans work to overturn Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump and the coronavirus surges. Democrat Nancy Pelosi was set to be reelected as House speaker by her party,…

Read MoreThe miners, who were members of a minority Shia community, were kidnapped by militants and killed.The miners, who were members of a minority Shia community, were kidnapped by militants and killed.

Read More Singer known for hits You’ll Never Walk Alone and Ferry Cross The Mersey dies after short illness Gerry Marsden, the lead singer of Gerry and the Pacemakers known for hits including You’ll Never Walk Alone and Ferry Cross The Mersey, has died at 78 after a short illness. He shot to fame in…

Read More Role of train operator removed from government’s register of jobs deemed harmful to women’s health The Moscow metro has hired female drivers for the first time in its recent history, following changes in Russian legislation prohibiting women from many professions. The Russian capital’s transport system, which oversees the sprawling metro network, said in…

Read More He implored people to show greater awareness of the suffering of others He implored people to show greater awareness of the suffering of others

Read MoreEU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says Brussels is ready to add another 3.5 million euros to its support in Bosnia.EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says Brussels is ready to add another 3.5 million euros to its support in Bosnia.

Read MoreThe following is a transcript of an interview with Operation Warp Speed Chief Adviser Moncef Slaoui that aired Sunday, January 3, 2021, on “Face the Nation.”The following is a transcript of an interview with Operation Warp Speed Chief Adviser Moncef Slaoui that aired Sunday, January 3, 2021, on “Face the Nation.”

Read MoreCBS News senior foreign correspondent Liz Palmer reports from London on the ongoing worldwide impacts of the coronavirus.CBS News senior foreign correspondent Liz Palmer reports from London on the ongoing worldwide impacts of the coronavirus.

Read More Stephen Greenhalgh said executives should not ‘hide behind’ rarely used French law The UK government has demanded that executives who supplied combustible cladding to Grenfell Tower “step up to the plate” after their refusal to give evidence to the public inquiry into the disaster sparked anger among the bereaved and survivors. On Sunday,…

Read More Senators decline to defend electoral college ploy on TV Democrats and GOP leaders to block gambit aimed at party base Robert Reich: Seven ways 2020 left America exposed All 12 Republican senators who have pledged not to ratify the electoral college results on Wednesday, and thereby refuse to confirm Joe Biden’s resounding victory…

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Read MoreIt brings the number of French troops killed in the Sahel conflict against Islamist militants to 50.It brings the number of French troops killed in the Sahel conflict against Islamist militants to 50.

Read More BALTIMORE, M.D. — The COVID-19 death toll in the United States has surpassed 350,000 as experts anticipate another surge in coronavirus cases and deaths stemming from holiday gatherings over Christmas and New Year’s. Data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows the U.S. passed the threshold early Sunday morning. More than 20 million people…

Read MoreBut Prime Minister Johnson says first 530,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines ready to be administered in the UK.But Prime Minister Johnson says first 530,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines ready to be administered in the UK.

Read More Before he blew himself up in a Christmas Day attack that devastated blocks of downtown Nashville, Anthony Warner sent materials about his views to people he knew, federal investigators said Saturday. In a statement to The Associated Press, FBI Special Agent Jason Pack said authorities are “aware the suspect sent materials which espoused…

Read More In a PR stunt gone wrong, the millionth recipient of the Covid-19 vaccine in Israel, who got his jab in front of PM Benjamin Netanyahu, was revealed to be a former criminal who did time for stabbing a man to death. Israel is currently undertaking the largest vaccination campaign in the world and…

Read MoreThe New Year promises a period of renewed engagement in the world by the United States, but after four years of the outgoing administration, will our Western allies once again trust American leadership? Correspondent Mark Phillips talks with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and with Dr. Karin von Hippel, director-general of the Royal…

Read MoreThe New Year promises a period of renewed engagement in the world by the United States, but after four years of the outgoing administration, will our Western allies once again trust American leadership?The New Year promises a period of renewed engagement in the world by the United States, but after four years of the…

Read More Financial pressure from Covid leaves zoo struggling to afford £1m-a-year lease Edinburgh zoo’s giant pandas may have to return to China next year at the end of its 10-year contract with the Chinese government, due to financial pressures. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, which runs Edinburgh zoo and the Highland Wildlife Park,…

Read MoreOpposition politicians and former ministers warn approval may be premature and risky after government fast-tracks Covaxin.Opposition politicians and former ministers warn approval may be premature and risky after government fast-tracks Covaxin.

Read More Former Labour prime minister reveals he would have backed Keir Starmer in Commons vote Tony Blair, who was one of the most prominent campaigners for a second referendum on EU membership, has said he would have backed Boris Johnson’s post-Brexit trade deal with Brussels in the Commons. The former prime minister revealed he…

Read More With vaccine rollouts underway, humanity looks set to win the fight against the coronavirus. But some elites planning a post-coronavirus ‘Great Reset’ don’t want to go back to normal. Here’s what they have planned instead. As lockdowns and mask mandates became a part of daily life over the last year, politicians the world…

Read More Pontiff uses video address to urge public to ‘take care of each other’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Pope Francis has condemned people who had gone abroad on holiday to escape coronavirus lockdowns, saying they needed to show greater awareness of the suffering of others. Speaking after his weekly…

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Read MoreThe officer paid for the needy women’s food instead of charging them for shoplifting.The officer paid for the needy women’s food instead of charging them for shoplifting.

Read More A light-touch approach to Covid-19 doesn’t work. But that didn’t stop pundits and thinktanks from advocating it for the UK Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage When future historians come to write the story of Britain’s chaotic pandemic response, one question in particular will surely puzzle them: why, as the…

Read MoreCentral Bank devalues the country’s currency in a bid to save the faltering economy damaged by years of conflict.Central Bank devalues the country’s currency in a bid to save the faltering economy damaged by years of conflict.

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Read More A relatively rare and heavily customized Ural-432007-0111-31 6-ton truck, allegedly owned by a Russian state-sponsored private military contractor Wagner, was spotted near the Bangui, Central African Republic. The special truck, better known as Wagner-wagon, uses by fighters from the Wagner Group PMC (private military company), Russian state-sponsored private military contractors carrying out deadly…

Read More Israel has dismissed allegations leveled by Tehran that it is trying to trigger a war between the US and Iran, adding that it was worried for its own security on the anniversary of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif’s claim that Israel was plotting attacks on US forces…

Read More South African man, now known as Justin, speaks for first time of friend Carlito Vale, who died after 430-metre fall, in Channel 4 documentary A South African man who survived an 11-hour flight from Johannesburg to London after hiding in a plane’s undercarriage has told of the last words he exchanged with a…

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