Month: February 2021

Read More Island nation status could facilitate border controls to eradicate virus and ease lockdown restrictions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK’s physical isolation sets it apart from its continental neighbours, but could its island status have protected it from the full horror of Covid-19, had it closed borders in…

Read More Scientists are concerned that dozens of unexplained deaths at a remote chimpanzee sanctuary in Sierra Leone, spanning more than a decade, may mark a new generation of zoonotic diseases that could jump to humans. Since 2005, some 56 critically endangered Western chimpanzees have died suddenly at the Tacugama sanctuary in Sierra Leone after…

Read More The infection rate in France is too high to avoid another national lockdown, a top infectious diseases expert has said. She’d earlier said she was “baffled” by President Macron’s decision against more restrictive measures. “We’re still at a high plateau in France. And to bring it down, new restrictive measures will be inevitable,”…

Read More The US has sent the USS ‘John S. McCain’ past Chinese-controlled islands in the South China Sea as a show of strength in the first mission conducted since President Joe Biden took office. The US Navy announced the mission in a statement, claiming that the USS ‘John S. McCain’ was asserting “navigational rights…

Read MoreIt will endanger the livelihood of the world’s small farmers and food workers and completely transform our food systems.It will endanger the livelihood of the world’s small farmers and food workers and completely transform our food systems.

Read More A blast has occurred at the German Red Cross building in Memmingen, leaving five in need of medical attention. Police say another explosion cannot be ruled out, and have evacuated the surrounding area. Emergency services personnel are searching for further gas leaks after the incident at the organization’s building, which occurred at around…

Read MoreKremlin critic returns to court having been jailed earlier this week, as a top EU official meets the Russian FM.Kremlin critic returns to court having been jailed earlier this week, as a top EU official meets the Russian FM.

Read More European commission’s president admits it underestimated difficulties in vaccine rollout Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ursula von der Leyen has said a country on its own such as the UK can act more like a “speedboat” than the EU “tanker” but that the 27 governments are right to work…

Read MoreIndian workers have been hit the hardest by five-month flight ban they say has upended their lives and cost them jobs.Indian workers have been hit the hardest by five-month flight ban they say has upended their lives and cost them jobs.

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Read More Faced with multiple crises, Lebanon teeters between a healthcare collapse and economic oblivion. Faced with multiple crises, Lebanon teeters between a healthcare collapse and economic oblivion.

Read More He invented the 12in single and introduced Grace Jones to the world – and at 80 years old is busy pumping out new remixes from quarantine In his heyday, disco DJ Tom Moulton was known as the Doctor: a cantankerous ex-model whose editing scalpel could turn near-misses into hits, and hits into classics.…

Read More The US Senate overwhelmingly voted to ensure the continued funding for the operation of the US embassy in Jerusalem, sealing Donald Trump’s snub to Palestinians that made a two-state solution even more elusive. Only three senators – Tom Carper (D-Delaware), Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) and Elizabeth Warren (D- Massachusetts) – voted against the move…

Read MoreSalah al-Haider and Bader al-Ibrahim released pending trial set for March 8 in Saudi’s Specialized Criminal Court.Salah al-Haider and Bader al-Ibrahim released pending trial set for March 8 in Saudi’s Specialized Criminal Court.

Read More Analysis: as need outstrips funding, experts are making the case for overhauling ‘old-fashioned’ donor-recipient narratives Coronavirus – latest updates Read more in the series: The return of extreme poverty This year one in every 33 people across the world will need humanitarian assistance. That is a rise of 40% from last year, according…

Read More Former South Sydney Rabbitohs captain was found guilty after saying ‘I’m going to get you’ centimetres from his then father-in-law’s face Former South Sydney NRL captain and English rugby star Sam Burgess has been convicted of intimidating his then wife’s father, the former mining lobbyist Mitchell Hooke, and immediately said he would appeal…

Read MorePfizer says it has withdrawn its application for emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in IndiaPfizer says it has withdrawn its application for emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in India

Read MoreActivists lauded the government’s decision after outcry over non-Muslim students being forced to wear a hijab.Activists lauded the government’s decision after outcry over non-Muslim students being forced to wear a hijab.

Read MoreThe U.K.’s vaccine deployment minister says current vaccines should help control variants, but all vaccine makers are “looking at how they can improve” formulas.The U.K.’s vaccine deployment minister says current vaccines should help control variants, but all vaccine makers are “looking at how they can improve” formulas.

Read MoreTaipei was supposed to open a representative office in the South American country, but the plan triggered anger in ChinaTaipei was supposed to open a representative office in the South American country, but the plan triggered anger in China

Read More YANGON, Myanmar — A senior member of Myanmar’s deposed ruling party has become the latest prominent politician arrested as the country’s new military government confronts continuing resistance to its seizure of power. Win Htein, 79, is a longtime confidante of the ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and had publicly called for civil…

Read More YANGON, Myanmar — A senior member of Myanmar’s deposed ruling party has become the latest prominent politician arrested as the country’s new military government confronts continuing resistance to its seizure of power. Win Htein, 79, is a longtime confidante of the ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi and had publicly called for civil…

Read MoreExpectations of large US economic stimulus package and increased consumer spending boost economic recovery hopes.Expectations of large US economic stimulus package and increased consumer spending boost economic recovery hopes.

Read More The actor who rose to fame as ‘Meth Damon’ on Breaking Bad has fast become Hollywood’s favourite new character actor. He talks about his ‘sick enjoyment’ of pressure, his fiancee, Kirsten Dunst, and his latest role, as an FBI officer hunting the Black Panthers Jesse Plemons has a square, pink face, the unassuming…

Read More Exclusive: 75% of children worst affected by paediatric inflammatory multi-system syndrome are BAME Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Up to 100 children a week are being hospitalised with a rare disease that can emerge weeks after Covid-19, leaving them in intensive care, doctors have said. In a phenomenon that…

Read MoreForeign ministry compares storming of the historic fort by farmers to storming of US Capitol by Trump’s supporters.Foreign ministry compares storming of the historic fort by farmers to storming of US Capitol by Trump’s supporters.

Read MoreKuaishou’s initial public offering worth $5.4bn was the world’s biggest tech share sale since Uber went public in 2019.Kuaishou’s initial public offering worth $5.4bn was the world’s biggest tech share sale since Uber went public in 2019.

Read More Animation features an owl teaching young children about the need for the controversial law in crackdown on education Hong Kong students as young as six will be taught about the national security law under a dramatic overhaul of the education curriculum. Notices sent out on Thursday require schools to prevent participation in political…

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Read MoreIndonesia’s GDP shrank by more than expected in the fourth quarter, leading to first full-year contraction since 1998.Indonesia’s GDP shrank by more than expected in the fourth quarter, leading to first full-year contraction since 1998.

Read MoreSeasonal phenomenon even worse this year, as sea dumps piles of plastic and wood along coast of Indonesian island.Seasonal phenomenon even worse this year, as sea dumps piles of plastic and wood along coast of Indonesian island.

Read MoreThe 79-year-old Win Htein had spent long stretches of time in and out of jail for campaigning against military rule.The 79-year-old Win Htein had spent long stretches of time in and out of jail for campaigning against military rule.

Read MoreA fund set up to provide money to victims of financier Jeffrey Epstein has abruptly suspended payoutsA fund set up to provide money to victims of financier Jeffrey Epstein has abruptly suspended payouts

Read More Exclusive app is a hybrid of conference calls, talkback radio and Houseparty Part talkback radio, part conference call, part Houseparty, Clubhouse is a social networking app based on audio-chat. Users can listen in to conversations, interviews and discussions between interesting people on various topics – it is just like tuning in to a…

Read More Turkey’s interior minister has accused the United States of orchestrating a coup attempt that rocked the country in 2016, prompting a denial from Washington, which blasted the claim as unbefitting of a NATO partner. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu alleged the US government played an unspecified role in the July 15, 2016 coup d’etat…