Month: February 2021

Read MoreAnnouncement by health ministry comes nearly three months after the DRC declared an end to its 11th Ebola outbreak.Announcement by health ministry comes nearly three months after the DRC declared an end to its 11th Ebola outbreak.

Read More Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s remarks confirmed Tehran’s position that all sanctions must be lifted before Iran returns to full compliance with the deal’s limits to the country’s nuclear program. (Image credit: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s remarks confirmed Tehran’s position that all sanctions must be lifted before Iran…

Read More Aung San Suu Kyi has been under house arrest since Monday Aung San Suu Kyi has been under house arrest since Monday

Read More Environmental experts call for halt to big hydroelectric projects in state of Uttarakhand Environmental experts call for halt to big hydroelectric projects in state of Uttarakhand

Read More Researchers say vaccines’ focus must shift to protecting people from hospitalisation and death Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine will not stop people becoming ill if they contract the South African variant of Covid-19, researchers have confirmed, warning that vaccines’ focus needs to shift from population immunity…

Read More After investors caused havoc on the markets last week in a battle over the shares of a video-game chain, we explore the promise and pitfalls of the apps they used A year ago shares in struggling US video game store GameStop were worth just $3.25 a pop, yet at the end of last…

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Read MoreStories you may have missed this week – from predicting the winter to someone making the most of it.Stories you may have missed this week – from predicting the winter to someone making the most of it.

Read MoreSpinks, who defeated Muhammad Ali in 1978 in one of the most shocking upsets in boxing history, died of cancer.Spinks, who defeated Muhammad Ali in 1978 in one of the most shocking upsets in boxing history, died of cancer.

Read More Partisan rancor predates Biden, and it’s likely it will outlast him too. Partisan rancor predates Biden, and it’s likely it will outlast him too.

Read More Speaking in public is daunting – even if it’s only on Zoom. What if you forget your words, or fall over, or are heckled? But with a little practice it can also be surprisingly liberating A hilltop in twilight. Snow on the ground. Dog walkers hurrying home. And me, on a soapbox, talking…

Read More Pace for vaccinations has slowed as government website to register crashes repeatedly and Covid death toll is third highest Rodolfo spent hour after aggravating hour trying to register his elderly mother for a Covid-19 vaccination through a Mexican government website, only for the system to crash repeatedly. “I spent three days fighting with…

Read More (Miss this week’s Leadership Brief? This interview below was delivered to the inbox of Leadership Brief subscribers on Sunday morning, Feb. 7; to receive weekly emails of conversations with the world’s top CEOs and business decisionmakers, click here.) The pandemic rocked the music industry. Live performances, which are such a critical part of…

Read More The expenditures include legal fees prompted by dozens of fruitless lawsuits, enhanced personal security, and costly repairs needed after the Capitol riots The expenditures include legal fees prompted by dozens of fruitless lawsuits, enhanced personal security, and costly repairs needed after the Capitol riots

Read MoreAs many as 150 people are feared dead after floods are triggered in Uttarakhand.As many as 150 people are feared dead after floods are triggered in Uttarakhand.

Read MoreBiden administration has said to restore the nuclear accord Iran must first fulfil its commitments.Biden administration has said to restore the nuclear accord Iran must first fulfil its commitments.

Read MoreExperts say new variants are not necessarily deadlier forms of the coronavirus disease but are more infectious.Experts say new variants are not necessarily deadlier forms of the coronavirus disease but are more infectious.

Read More Formosa has the country’s lowest Covid death rate – but critics say that has been achieved by ‘flagrant, grave’ rights violations The Argentinian province with the lowest Covid death rate in the country has been accused by human rights groups of forcibly quarantining thousands of people under inhuman conditions to achieve that result.…

Read More ‘The trust has been broken’ a nurse says as Gavin Newsom sees his job rating plunge and a recall movement gain steam California’s coronavirus death toll is continuing to climb. Its vaccination rates remain low. And some of its residents are losing faith in their governor. California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, has found himself…

Read MoreA further four people were injured in the joint deadliest avalanche in the US state’s history.A further four people were injured in the joint deadliest avalanche in the US state’s history.

Read More A remarkable BBC documentary reveals the startling reality of meeting the president For the former prime minister Theresa May, one of the most pressing matters she confronted during her encounter with Donald Trump a few days after his inauguration went beyond mere diplomacy. May had travelled to Washington in 2017 with the intention…

Read MoreFootage from local TV channels showed water gushing towards a dam in the state of Uttarakhand, washing away parts of it.Footage from local TV channels showed water gushing towards a dam in the state of Uttarakhand, washing away parts of it.

Read MoreNew York Times says email communications between former US first lady and Qatari royal were surveilled.New York Times says email communications between former US first lady and Qatari royal were surveilled.

Read MoreAn Israel general said its military is preparing ‘operational plans’ in reaction to Iran boosting its nuclear programme.An Israel general said its military is preparing ‘operational plans’ in reaction to Iran boosting its nuclear programme.

Read More Bann Seng Tan talks to us about forms of democracy promotion through foreign aid, what makes it effective and the impact of COVID-19.Bann Seng Tan talks to us about forms of democracy promotion through foreign aid, what makes it effective and the impact of COVID-19.

Read More A community worker talks anonymously about the challenges and rewards of delivering the Covid jab Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage At the end of November, when the hospital I was working at was becoming overwhelmed with Covid patients, I started hearing talk about people being needed to join the…

Read More Senior clergy call on church to act after Jarel Robinson-Brown subjected to racist abuse and death threats A prominent clergyman has accused the Church of England of aiding a backlash against a trainee priest who tweeted there was a “cult of white British nationalism” surrounding Captain Sir Tom Moore, who died last week.…

Read More A version of this article appeared in this week’s It’s Not Just You newsletter. SUBSCRIBE HERE to have It’s Not Just You delivered to your inbox every Sunday. OH, THE PLACES WE’RE DESPERATE TO GO Lately, in that gray-blue hour before a winter sunrise, I’ve taken to staying in bed and flying to…

Read More Too white, too male, too privileged – and according to some critics, that’s just one of the co-directors. A new PBS documentary on an American giant sails in stormy waters Speaking at a press event for the new PBS documentary about Ernest Hemingway, the actor Jeff Daniels said of the man whose words…

Read More Infections accounted for by so-called UK variant is increasing by 50% a week in France Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage At 8.30am on Tuesday 26 January the waiting room of the emergency department at the Lariboisière hospital in Paris was still empty, festooned with signs reading “emergency department on…

Read More In some ways the trial will be a replay of last year’s – but Trump is the first to be tried by the Senate after leaving office, and it will likely be ‘dramatic’ It might be tempting to call it the trial of the century but it is just as likely to invoke…

Read More A new book on the old president is titillating but scattershot, a compendium of wild stories and salacious accusations Craig Unger’s new book has already made headlines, in this newspaper and elsewhere, because of a charge from an ex-KGB colonel, Yuri Shvets, that Donald Trump has been a KGB asset for 40 years.…

Read More Thousands gather before dawn for the official launch of beloved Skywhale’s new companion Many cities have patron saints. In Palermo in southern Italy there is a story that a vision of Saint Rosalia, a young hermit, saved the city from a plague. In Berlin, you can see a black bear everywhere you look:…

Read MoreProtesters rally in Yangon for a second day, denouncing military coup and demanding release of Aung San Suu Kyi.Protesters rally in Yangon for a second day, denouncing military coup and demanding release of Aung San Suu Kyi.

Read More Demonstrators in standoff with police amid demands for release of elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Myanmar for a second consecutive day to protest against the country’s military seizing power, despite a nationwide internet blackout imposed to stifle dissent. In the main…