Month: December 2022

Read More Open Spaces Society secures re-registration of 116 hectares of ‘splendid’ moorland’ for common use More than 100 hectares of some of the most stunning landscape in west Cornwall has finally been recognised as common land, protecting it for the public 140 years after it was threatened with enclosure. Lizard Downs was authorised for…

Read MoreBritain’s foreign secretary says two Moldovan oligarchs who are allegedly implicated in a one-billion-dollar bank fraud and other illicit schemes have been added to a new U.K. sanctions listBritain’s foreign secretary says two Moldovan oligarchs who are allegedly implicated in a one-billion-dollar bank fraud and other illicit schemes have been added to a new…

Read More (WASHINGTON) — Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Friday that she now has registered as an independent, but she does not plan to caucus with Republicans, ensuring Democrats will retain their narrow voting majority in the Senate. Sinema has modeled her political approach on the renegade style of the late Republican Sen.…

Read MoreIlya Yashin was tried after casting doubt over the Kremlin’s narrative on atrocities that took place in Bucha, Ukraine.Ilya Yashin was tried after casting doubt over the Kremlin’s narrative on atrocities that took place in Bucha, Ukraine.

Read MoreVolker Turk’s predecessor published a report on China’s treatment of the Uighurs in the final minutes of her tenure.Volker Turk’s predecessor published a report on China’s treatment of the Uighurs in the final minutes of her tenure.

Read MoreAn Indiana doctor has dropped a lawsuit that aimed to halt the state’s attorney general from investigating her after she provided an abortion to a 10-year-old Ohio child who was rapedAn Indiana doctor has dropped a lawsuit that aimed to halt the state’s attorney general from investigating her after she provided an abortion to…

Read More The reluctance of many citizens — especially the elderly — to get vaccinated is a problem for a government facing intense pressure to roll back strict COVID policies. (Image credit: Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images) The reluctance of many citizens — especially the elderly — to get vaccinated is a problem for a…

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Read More Villagers will share 900,000 euros tax-free Villagers will share 900,000 euros tax-free

Read MoreLebanese judicial officials and the state-run National News Agency say an actress with links to the country’s Central Bank governor has been placed under arrest after showing up for questioningLebanese judicial officials and the state-run National News Agency say an actress with links to the country’s Central Bank governor has been placed under arrest…

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Read MoreFailure to meet a nation’s expectations can cost a World Cup manager their job.Failure to meet a nation’s expectations can cost a World Cup manager their job.

Read More Experts call for schemes to help fruit growers keep trees and preserve habitats vital for biodiversity Farmers are ripping up orchards because they are unable to afford to keep them, the president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has said, in a major blow for biodiversity. The increasing cost of labour and spiralling…

Read More Russia swapped US basketball star Brittney Griner with the prolific arms dealer Bout at Abu Dhabi airport Russia swapped US basketball star Brittney Griner with the prolific arms dealer Bout at Abu Dhabi airport

Read MoreThe high-profile exchange was a rare moment of agreement between two nations locked in conflict over Ukraine.The high-profile exchange was a rare moment of agreement between two nations locked in conflict over Ukraine.

Read More Saudi Arabia and the UAE sought to take credit for the release of Ms Griner, issuing a joint statement claiming that MBS acted as a mediator between Russia and Moscow Saudi Arabia and the UAE sought to take credit for the release of Ms Griner, issuing a joint statement claiming that MBS acted…

Read More Archbishop of Canterbury calls for approach based on compassion and recognition of human dignity in House of Lords debate The archbishop of Canterbury has accused the government of cruelty in its asylum policy, and said that people-smuggling is as serious as slave trading in the 19th century. Opening a debate in the House…

Read MoreThe rules have eased but Beijing’s streets are still desolate because nobody’s sure what’s replaced them, and there’s fear of a looming exit wave.The rules have eased but Beijing’s streets are still desolate because nobody’s sure what’s replaced them, and there’s fear of a looming exit wave.

Read More ‘I have joined the growing numbers of Arizonans who reject party politics,’ says mercurial centrist senator ‘I have joined the growing numbers of Arizonans who reject party politics,’ says mercurial centrist senator

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Read More Fishing boat believed to be resting on seabed after collision with Condor Ferries freight vessel The search for three fishers whose boat sank in the Channel after a collision with a freight vessel has resumed off the coast of Jersey. Lifeboats and a search aircraft were launched at first light to continue to…

Read MoreThose sanctioned by Britain in coordination with international partners include Russian and Iranian officials.Those sanctioned by Britain in coordination with international partners include Russian and Iranian officials.

Read More Basketball star lands at Texas airbase after being swapped for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout The American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to the US early on Friday after being freed in a high-profile prisoner exchange from nearly 10 months in detention in Russia. The deal, in which she was swapped for the…

Read More Justin Welby calls for compassionate approach, saying Rwanda scheme is ‘immoral’ and delays to processing of claims are ‘disgraceful’ Rishi Sunak has claimed that families would have to pay an extra £1,000 a year if the government met the pay demands of public sector workers in full. On a visit to RAF Coningsby…

Read More Plane carrying the WNBA star landed in San Antonio at around 5.30am ET on Friday morning Plane carrying the WNBA star landed in San Antonio at around 5.30am ET on Friday morning

Read MoreWe’re used to losing. Morocco’s team is changing that, for the country and the Global South.We’re used to losing. Morocco’s team is changing that, for the country and the Global South.

Read More The WNBA star was detained at a Russian airport in February The WNBA star was detained at a Russian airport in February

Read More Basketball star released as US agrees to free convicted arms dealer in dramatic prisoner swap Russia has freed the jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner in a dramatic high-level prisoner exchange for the notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, the so-called “Merchant of Death” who had been held in a US prison for 12…

Read More The basketball star was finally released on 8 December after being detained in Moscow for 10 months The basketball star was finally released on 8 December after being detained in Moscow for 10 months

Read More The basketball star was finally released on 8 December after being detained in Moscow for 10 months The basketball star was finally released on 8 December after being detained in Moscow for 10 months

Read MoreNick Hockley unhappy Warner made comments on social mediaBoss rejects claim review would have hurt batter’s reputation Cricket Australia boss Nick Hockley advised David Warner against his social media bombshell on Test match eve, adamant a review of ball-tampering sanctions could go ahead without reopening old wounds. Warner’s lengthy Instagram post on Wednesday evening…

Read More Rishi Sunak says defence deal for Tempest means ‘outpacing those who seek to do us harm’ Britain will work to develop next-generation fighter jets with Italy and Japan, Rishi Sunak has announced. The prime minister said the defence partnership will ensure the UK and allies are “outpacing and outmanoeuvring those who seek to…

Read More Smith will take on the role of ‘theatre’s best-loved mum’ in Willy Russell’s play in London in February Sheridan Smith is to return to the West End stage next year in Willy Russell’s 1986 comedy Shirley Valentine. The star said that she was “honoured to be entrusted” by the playwright to take on…

Read More The collaboration between Russia and Iran is a violation of a 2015 UN Security Council resolution The collaboration between Russia and Iran is a violation of a 2015 UN Security Council resolution

Read More The foreign minister says that by supporting Kiev, the US and European countries are making matters worse Western military assistance to Ukraine is only complicating the conflict, the Iranian foreign minister claimed on Thursday. Iran has repeatedly voiced a stance of “active neutrality” on the Ukraine crisis. Speaking with his Finnish counterpart by…