Month: January 2021

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Read More It’s getting harder for young people to establish themselves as independent adults. Irresponsible lending practices will threaten that even more Everything has been going right for Tash Drujinin of late. A few months ago the 29-year-old landed a stable job in the financial services sector. When many thousands were being laid off with…

Read More Visitors from UK and North America tell of finding themselves with a pass to one of the best-rated pandemic responses in the world For Christmas 2019 Efrain Vega de Varona gave his partner plane tickets to New Zealand – her dream holiday destination. It has proved a gift that keeps on giving. A…

Read More The “crossroads of the world” was closed off to the public for the first time in history due to the coronavirus pandemic The “crossroads of the world” was closed off to the public for the first time in history due to the coronavirus pandemic

Read MoreUS passes another grim milestone as it fails to meet year-end goal of administering 20 million COVID-19 vaccines.US passes another grim milestone as it fails to meet year-end goal of administering 20 million COVID-19 vaccines.

Read MoreLocal radio editor-in-chief Bismillah Aimaq had survived at least one prior assassination attempt.Local radio editor-in-chief Bismillah Aimaq had survived at least one prior assassination attempt.

Read More With the vaccine not providing immediate immunity to the coronavirus, over two hundred Israeli citizens have been diagnosed with the disease days after getting the Pfizer/BioNTech jabs, local media reported. The number of those who got Covid-19 despite being vaccinated was at around 240 people, according to data from Channel 13 News. The…

Read MoreUS President-elect Joe Biden says goal is ‘to keep America safe’ amid COVID-19, ‘but still allow people to celebrate’.US President-elect Joe Biden says goal is ‘to keep America safe’ amid COVID-19, ‘but still allow people to celebrate’.

Read MoreAt least 11 people were killed and several injured during New Year’s Eve celebrations across the world on Thursday.At least 11 people were killed and several injured during New Year’s Eve celebrations across the world on Thursday.

Read More US has almost twice as many confirmed coronavirus cases as the next worst-hit country, India, and almost 350,000 have died The US marked the first day of 2021 by surpassing the dismal landmark of 20 million coronavirus cases, as hospitals, undertakers, vaccine administrators and ordinary families struggled across the nation. More than 10,000…

Read More (FORT YATES, N.D.) — The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota is prioritizing the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to those who speak Dakota and Lakota languages. Standing Rock Tribal Chairman Mike Faith tells KXMB-TV it’s about keeping customs alive. “It’s something we have to pass on to our loved ones, our history,…

Read More26 residents have died since the visit, and 85 more have tested positive for the coronavirus, along with 40 staff.26 residents have died since the visit, and 85 more have tested positive for the coronavirus, along with 40 staff.

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Read More The USS Nimitz, the US Navy’s only aircraft carrier currently deployed near the Persian Gulf, has been sent home just a day after two B-52 bombers were sent to the area – despite supposed ‘chatter’ about a coming Iranian attack. Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller announced the Nimitz would be heading back to…

Read More Despite fears of a transport collapse, freight traffic across the Channel continued without major hold-ups and complications in the first hours of Friday after the UK officially quit the EU customs union. Hundreds of lorries have already travelled between France and Britain in both directions through the Channel Tunnel, while dozens more have…

Read More The restriction does not affect Filipinos but they will be asked to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, officials said The restriction does not affect Filipinos but they will be asked to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, officials said

Read More Original owner bequeathed property to government as Winter White House in 1973, but it was returned to family due to lack of interest Original owner bequeathed property to government as Winter White House in 1973, but it was returned to family due to lack of interest

Read More Future scenarios for what 2021 could look like would depend on ‘effective public health response of testing, contact tracing, isolation, quarantine and vaccination,’ Dr Georges Benjamin says Future scenarios for what 2021 could look like would depend on ‘effective public health response of testing, contact tracing, isolation, quarantine and vaccination,’ Dr Georges Benjamin…

Read More US officials promised 20 million vaccines by the end of 2020, but fewer than 3 million Americans have received their first dose, as local health systems are stretched thin during a growing health crisis   US officials promised 20 million vaccines by the end of 2020, but fewer than 3 million Americans have…

Read MoreNine people are still missing, two days after a hillside collapsed due to flowing clay mud.Nine people are still missing, two days after a hillside collapsed due to flowing clay mud.

Read More Portugal has taken the reins of the European Council, vowing in its role as president of the group to implement a sustainable economic recovery for the bloc and act as a fair negotiator between the UK and the EU. Lisbon was handed the rotating presidency by Germany, and will lead the council until…

Read More (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to dismiss a last-gasp lawsuit led by a House Republican that seeks to give Vice President Mike Pence the power to overturn the results of the presidential election won by Joe Biden when Congress formally counts the Electoral College votes next week. Pence,…

Read More As long as you expect your mother to be someone different, you will get hurt, says Annalisa Barbieri I am 29. When I was nine, I found a letter addressed to a man’s name I didn’t recognise. My parents were married. When I was 11, my dad told me my mum was having…

Read More Disco-dancing crabs, flamingos under a volcano … and a frog freezing itself alive. Behind the scenes of the BBC’s new nature documentary Ed Charles, producer, Weather and OceansWe were really lucky on this series in that we had finished our filming and were in the edit when coronavirus hit, so it was something…

Read More Analysis: Johnson claims Brexit has settled the European question for the UK, but the opposite is true In the words of one official in Brussels involved in the Brexit negotiations, the last year “accelerated the grieving process” over the UK’s departure from the EU. This is not to say the bloc’s institutions will…

Read More The anniversary and an outgoing US president with little to lose could prove a tipping point for tensions between Tehran and Washington The anniversary and an outgoing US president with little to lose could prove a tipping point for tensions between Tehran and Washington

Read MoreCuba is devaluing its peso for the first time since the 1959 revolution with profound consequences for its people.Cuba is devaluing its peso for the first time since the 1959 revolution with profound consequences for its people.

Read More Gallery puts seldom-seen Divine Comedy sketches on display online to mark 700 years since poet’s death Eighty-eight rarely seen drawings of Dante’s The Divine Comedy have been put on virtual display as Italy begins a year-long calendar of events to mark the 700th anniversary of the poet’s death. The drawings, by the 16th-century…

Read More Exclusive: Reggae singer turned opposition leader tells of how he fears for his life Bobi Wine, the former reggae singer turned Ugandan opposition leader, has spoken about his country’s bitter and violent presidential election campaign as it moves into its final two weeks. “The campaign is crazy. It’s like a war and a…

Read MoreFarmers had gone to the fields in eastern Beni when they were attacked on New Year’s Eve, an official says.Farmers had gone to the fields in eastern Beni when they were attacked on New Year’s Eve, an official says.

Read MoreThe second line of the anthem has been changed from “For we are young and free” to “For we are one and free.”The second line of the anthem has been changed from “For we are young and free” to “For we are one and free.”

Read MoreWe round up the numbers to know from the week’s biggest economic news so you can impress yourself and your friends.We round up the numbers to know from the week’s biggest economic news so you can impress yourself and your friends.

Read More The man was allegedly making roaring noises to scare people passing by  The man was allegedly making roaring noises to scare people passing by 

Read More The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is being locally produced by the Serum Institute of India The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is being locally produced by the Serum Institute of India

Read More Norway has announced it will end travel restrictions placed on the UK aimed at stopping the spread of a coronavirus mutation. It said that special rules pertaining to travelers from the country will remain in place, however. The Norweigan government released a statement on Friday in which it explained that the decision to…