Month: February 2021

Read More RISHIKESH, India — Indian rescue crews struggled to reach trapped victims Sunday after part of a glacier in the Himalayas broke off and released a torrent of water and debris that slammed into two hydroelectric plants. At least nine people were killed and 140 were missing in a disaster experts said appeared to…

Read More Updates as the first tennis grand slam of the year begins Any thoughts? Email or tweet @mike_hytner 1.26am GMT Here’s Naomi Osaka, being interview on court: “I was really nervous coming into this match and knew it was going to be tough. I’m just really happy to see people in the stands. It’s…

Read More South Africa makes call after trial data showed Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine offered only limited protection against variant; US herd immunity by end of summer ‘very difficult’, says Biden Vaccine strategy needs rethink after resistant variants emerge, say scientists When will Britain’s Covid lockdown be lifted? Three scenarios Freedom and fairness: vaccine passport plans cause…

Read More ‘What does that mean for our vaccination programme which we said will start in February? The answer is it will proceed’, health minister says ‘What does that mean for our vaccination programme which we said will start in February? The answer is it will proceed’, health minister says

Read More Case near city of Butembo comes nearly three months after the end of an outbreak in the western province of Équateur, which killed 55 Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are racing to contain a possible Ebola outbreak, after a woman died from the virus near the eastern city of Butembo.…

Read More Twitter users advised that he should turn off his TV if he was ‘triggered’ Twitter users advised that he should turn off his TV if he was ‘triggered’

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Read More Surrounding the big game will be a host of big ads, a string of new movie trailers and a half-time performance from The Weeknd You can follow the primary Super Bowl liveblog here 11.30pm GMT 11.26pm GMT Just ten minutes before kick-off now, President Biden and his wife, Dr Jill Biden, address the…

Read More More interested in the ads? Follow all the non-football action here Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Brady and athletes’ mind-body problem Email Hunter with your thoughts or tweet @HunterFelt 11.29pm GMT National Anthem Hey, Eric Church. I actually like him and he’s singing along with Jazmine Sullivan. We’re doing a mixture of country and soul here…

Read More Just two of last 20 head coaches hired are African-American and there are no Black owners Just two of last 20 head coaches hired are African-American and there are no Black owners

Read More Rights charity alerted to pair after receiving panicked phone call with screaming heard in the background Rights charity alerted to pair after receiving panicked phone call with screaming heard in the background

Read More Local police and leading epidemiologists say ‘incredibly disappointing’ scenes of large gatherings in Tampa may lead to a spike in Covid-19 cases Local police and leading epidemiologists say ‘incredibly disappointing’ scenes of large gatherings in Tampa may lead to a spike in Covid-19 cases

Read MoreSecretary of state to Ronald Reagan at the heart of moves to work with Mikhail Gorbachev to end the cold war Many politicians and diplomats from the 1980s lay claim to a pivotal role in ending the cold war, but the former US secretary of state George Shultz, who has died aged 100, had…

Read MoreCBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from London on the global impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from London on the global impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Read More Melbourne quarantine hotel worker tests positive for Covid; NSW issues alert over returned traveller case. Follow the latest news live Melbourne quarantine worker tests positive as ‘low-level’ case puts NSW on alert National proposal for Day 16 tests Covid rules explained Follow all the global coronavirus news live 9.17pm GMT The deputy prime…

Read MoreInternational mail sent to or from the occupied West Bank currently has to pass through Jordan or Israel.International mail sent to or from the occupied West Bank currently has to pass through Jordan or Israel.

Read MoreMove comes after trial data shows jab offered limited protection against mild-moderate disease caused by new variant.Move comes after trial data shows jab offered limited protection against mild-moderate disease caused by new variant.

Read MoreUS and Iran remain at an impasse over which country will make the first move in returning to the 2015 deal.US and Iran remain at an impasse over which country will make the first move in returning to the 2015 deal.

Read More Sven Badzak, 22, was chased and knifed to death by a group in Kilburn amid spate of incidents at weekend A 22-year-old man chased by a group and knifed to death in one of a spate of stabbings in London over the weekend has been named by police. The Metropolitan police have enacted…

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Read More Republican pointed to former president’s tweet attacking vice-president Mike Pence after Capitol insurrection began Liz Cheney, the third most senior Republican in the House of Representatives, has raised the possibility of Donald Trump being criminally investigated for provoking violence during the 6 January US Capitol insurrection, pointing to a tweet attacking his own…

Read More Exclusive: expelled from Fiji, Professor Pal Ahluwalia says he remains committed to University of the South Pacific’s ‘current and future leaders’ The corruption-busting university vice-chancellor Pal Ahluwalia, deported from Fiji over his efforts to expose financial mismanagement at the University of the South Pacific, has said he is determined to continue in his…

Read MoreMartin Griffiths’ trip is part of diplomatic efforts to support a negotiated political solution to Yemen’s war.Martin Griffiths’ trip is part of diplomatic efforts to support a negotiated political solution to Yemen’s war.

Read MoreJoe Biden says he will not lift sanctions to kick-start talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme.Joe Biden says he will not lift sanctions to kick-start talks over Tehran’s nuclear programme.

Read More Hotel worker at Melbourne airport had tested negative on Thursday before developing symptoms A second hotel quarantine worker in Victoria has tested positive for coronavirus, health officials say. The woman worked at Melbourne airport’s Holiday Inn on Sunday morning before developing systems. Continue reading…Hotel worker at Melbourne airport had tested negative on Thursday…

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Read More LONDON — Developers of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine expect to have a modified jab to cope with the South Africa coronavirus variant by autumn, the vaccine’s lead researcher said Sunday. Health officials in Britain are trying to contain the spread of the variant first identified in South Africa amid concerns that it is more…

Read MoreForeign firms are under pressure to cut ties with the military following the February 1 coup.Foreign firms are under pressure to cut ties with the military following the February 1 coup.

Read MoreOpposition leaders and rights groups say Haitian President Jovenel Moise’s mandate expires on Sunday.Opposition leaders and rights groups say Haitian President Jovenel Moise’s mandate expires on Sunday.

Read More President has said he will seek to revive the nuclear deal, but insists that Iran must first reverse its nuclear steps Joe Biden has said the United States will not lift its economic sanctions on Iran in order to get Tehran back to the negotiating table to discuss how to revive the Iran…

Read More While the face of New Zealand’s parliament is changing, its rules and norms are drawn from the experiences of white men Starting any new job, “the first day, you feel nervous,” says Ibrahim Omer, one of New Zealand’s new MPs. “This is no exception.” The 53rd parliament, sitting for the first time on…

Read More Police launch investigation into three-vehicle collision near Arrowhead Stadium Police launch investigation into three-vehicle collision near Arrowhead Stadium

Read More YANGON, Myanmar — As enthusiastic crowds of tens of thousands marched through the streets of Myanmar’s biggest city on Sunday to protest last week’s coup ousting Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government, their spirits were lifted by the return of internet services that had been blocked a day earlier. Separate protests that began…

Read More YANGON, Myanmar — As enthusiastic crowds of tens of thousands marched through the streets of Myanmar’s biggest city on Sunday to protest last week’s coup ousting Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government, their spirits were lifted by the return of internet services that had been blocked a day earlier. Separate protests that began…

Read More At least 140 people are missing after a hydroelectric dam near the glacier was swept away in a deluge of water, rock and debris. “It came very fast. There was no time to alert anyone,” a witness said. (Image credit: AP) At least 140 people are missing after a hydroelectric dam near the…