Month: January 2021

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Read More Tackling inequality in the UK will require Government commitment to long term planning as well as the use of inventive policy making to ensure it remains a sustainable policy goal.Tackling inequality in the UK will require Government commitment to long term planning as well as the use of inventive policy making to ensure…

Read More Democrats have a slim majority in the House, and control of the Senate isn’t set. What can actually get done? Democrats have a slim majority in the House, and control of the Senate isn’t set. What can actually get done?

Read More Donald Trump’s departure will alter the face of geopolitics. The climate crisis and Covid response will affect all nations – while others face very particular challenges. Observer correspondents examine the 12 months ahead A potent mix of hope and fear accompanies the start of 2021 in most of the world. Scientists have created…

Read MoreAttackers identify miners from community and take them away for execution, leaving others unharmed, probe suggests.Attackers identify miners from community and take them away for execution, leaving others unharmed, probe suggests.

Read MoreJulian Assange faces up to 175 years in US jail over espionage and hacking charges, as activists ‘expect the worst’.Julian Assange faces up to 175 years in US jail over espionage and hacking charges, as activists ‘expect the worst’.

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Read MoreRiyadh had shut its borders on December 21 after a new strain of the coronavirus was discovered in the UK.Riyadh had shut its borders on December 21 after a new strain of the coronavirus was discovered in the UK.

Read More Squatters reportedly belonging to one family claim site of 5,000 year-old ruins was given to them in the 1970s Illegal squatters have invaded the ruins of the oldest city in the Americas, and made death threats against Ruth Shady, the celebrated Peruvian archaeologist who discovered the 5,000 year-old civilization. The threats came via…

Read More Adut Akech’s rise from Kenyan refugee camp to the international catwalk has been remarkable. She talks about her ‘fashion dad’ Edward Enninful and why she wants to see proper diversity in the fashion industry All the best supermodels have fairytale origin stories. They are bullied at school: too tall, too flat-chested, too strange-looking.…

Read More On Sunday, Israel’s Ministry of Defense has announced that Israel Missile Defense Organization delivered the second of two Iron Dome Defense System batteries to the U.S. Army. The details were given in a 3 January media release, to announce that U.S. Army will receive new batteries, produced by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, as…

Read More Two French soldiers have been killed in Mali after their vehicle was hit with an explosive device. Earlier this week, three other servicemen were killed in a similar attack claimed by a local al-Qaeda affiliate. The new casualties were confirmed by the country’s military and top leadership early on Sunday. “Their vehicle hit…

Read More Latest updates: UK prime minister Boris Johnson to appear on Marr programme amid rows over school closures and vaccine rollout Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage 9.14am GMT In South Korea, a health official said on Sunday that a third wave of the novel coronavirus is being contained, as it…

Read More Harris says her model will be Biden’s role as veep to Obama but the president-elect’s age means speculation about an eventual elevation to the Oval Office is intense American vice-presidents occupy what can be one of the most powerful positions in all of the federal US government and yet it can also be…

Read More The primatologist and ecological activist on why population isn’t the cause of climate change, and why she’s encouraging optimism Jane Goodall is a primatologist who is regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on chimpanzees. She has spent 60 years studying the chimps that live in the Gombe Stream national park and…

Read More Drug supply experiment falters as Netherlands plan for greenhouses stirs anxiety among local residents A Dutch trial of state-regulated cannabis cultivation farms to supply coffee shops risks being derailed by an outbreak of nimbyism after locals protested about the location of one of the new facilities. The plans to take over greenhouses on…

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Read MoreMourners hold mock funeral procession on highway leading to city’s airport where the January 3, 2020 strike took place.Mourners hold mock funeral procession on highway leading to city’s airport where the January 3, 2020 strike took place.

Read MoreIt aims to inoculate some 300m people this year in one of the world’s largest vaccination campaigns.It aims to inoculate some 300m people this year in one of the world’s largest vaccination campaigns.

Read More Fall or rise in coronavirus cases will not initially be a good measure of efficacy, say scientists devising ways to audit progress Why is Britain delaying second doses of vaccine? Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage People in Britain are set to get their first shots of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine…

Read More OK, I only started last month and I don’t know how long I’ll manage it, but for now it’s making me glow We all eat our words. “No way” sneakily turns into “OK, maybe”, then “yes”. You vow never, ever, to wear Crocs, then you see your smart friend in a yellow pair…

Read More Gary Taubes argues persuasively that ‘those who fatten easily’ should abandon carbs altogether The investigative journalist Gary Taubes is known for his painstakingly researched and withering demolitions of the “eat less, move more” diet orthodoxy, but his latest book is personal. The Case for Keto is aimed at “those of us who fatten…

Read MoreVaccines by Oxford University and UK-based AstraZeneca and another by Bharat Biotech approved – both ‘made in India’.Vaccines by Oxford University and UK-based AstraZeneca and another by Bharat Biotech approved – both ‘made in India’.

Read More Supporters says charges against Zara Kay, who has had her passport confiscated, are ‘politically motivated’ An Australian ex-Muslim women’s rights activist faces “politically motivated” charges in Tanzania, including for a tweet allegedly critical of the country’s president, according to her supporters. The Australian government is providing consular assistance to Zara Kay, 28, the…

Read More Some of our best-loved species are changing their breeding cycles and heading north in their fight for survival in a warmer world Lockdown has sparked a renewed interest in our garden birds, with millions of us enjoying watching them from our windows. But could some species – including the common and familiar great…

Read More Two weeks after virtually locking down its borders, Riyadh has softened travel restrictions imposed to curb the rapid spread of a new coronavirus variant, resuming access to the kingdom by air, land and sea. The country is set to reopen for international travel at 11am on Sunday local time, the Saudi Press Agency…

Read More Two adult drivers also died when vehicle swerved into path of Ford carrying the children, authorities said Seven children and two adult drivers were killed in a head-on collision in central California on New Year’s Day, authorities have said. The children, who were between six and 15 years old, were part of two…

Read More Amid US tensions, Revolutionary Guards chief promises ‘reciprocal, decisive blow’ as he inspects forces on key island near Strait of Hormuz The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, General Hossein Salami, has vowed to respond to any “action the enemy takes” during a visit to a strategic Gulf island amid tensions with the US.…

Read MoreInterior Minister Alkache Alhada says the attacks took place in two villages near Niger’s border with Mali.Interior Minister Alkache Alhada says the attacks took place in two villages near Niger’s border with Mali.

Read MoreInterior Minister Alkache Alhada says the attacks took place in two villages near Niger’s border with Mali.Interior Minister Alkache Alhada says the attacks took place in two villages near Niger’s border with Mali.

Read More British embassy says ‘this should not be happening’ after airline staff claim pre-Brexit ID documents are invalid British residents flying home to Spain were prevented from boarding a joint BA/Iberia flight to Madrid on Saturday night after airline staff said their pre-Brexit residency papers were no longer valid. A total of nine people…

Read More British embassy says ‘this should not be happening’ after airline staff claim pre-Brexit ID documents are invalid British residents flying home to Spain were prevented from boarding a joint BA/Iberia flight to Madrid on Saturday night after airline staff said their pre-Brexit residency papers were no longer valid. A total of nine people…

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Read MoreThe government said soldiers had been sent to protect the area, close to Niger’s border with Mali.The government said soldiers had been sent to protect the area, close to Niger’s border with Mali.