Month: December 2022

Read More The country’s new marriage rate has hit a 37-year-low, local report says China’s annual rate of new marriages has fallen to the lowest point in more than three decades, contributing to the country’s already declining birth rate, news agency Yicai reported on Thursday, citing the National Bureau of Statistics. Covid-19 restrictions, education, and…

Read MoreTeam USA will have to fight to stay in the World Cup when they face the Netherlands on Saturday. The formidable team known to their fans as “The Oranje” came top of their group in the qualifying rounds and will be a tough test for the young USA team. Roxana Saberi has more.Team USA…

Read MoreTeam USA will have to fight to stay in the World Cup when they face the Netherlands on Saturday. The formidable team known to their fans as “The Oranje” came top of their group in the qualifying rounds and will be a tough test for the young USA team. Roxana Saberi has more.Team USA…

Read More Follow live updates on Kanye West’s shocking antisemitic tirade Follow live updates on Kanye West’s shocking antisemitic tirade

Read More Follow live updates on Kanye West’s shocking antisemitic tirade Follow live updates on Kanye West’s shocking antisemitic tirade

Read MoreAttacker failed to harm the Pakistani diplomat, but shot and wounded his security guard outside its mission in Kabul.Attacker failed to harm the Pakistani diplomat, but shot and wounded his security guard outside its mission in Kabul.

Read MoreAttacker failed to harm the Pakistani diplomat, but shot and wounded his security guard outside its mission in Kabul.Attacker failed to harm the Pakistani diplomat, but shot and wounded his security guard outside its mission in Kabul.

Read More Service faces six days of strikes this month, as Ofcom says it should stop blaming pandemic for delays Royal Mail has brought its final posting dates for Christmas forward by about a week amid industrial action by its workers, as the regulator told it to stop blaming the pandemic for failing to make…

Read More Service faces six days of strikes this month, as Ofcom says it should stop blaming pandemic for delays Royal Mail has brought its final posting dates for Christmas forward by about a week amid industrial action by its workers, as the regulator told it to stop blaming the pandemic for failing to make…

Read MoreThe six explosive envelopes were sent to three Spanish politicians, two embassies, an air base and a weapons maker.The six explosive envelopes were sent to three Spanish politicians, two embassies, an air base and a weapons maker.

Read MoreThe six explosive envelopes were sent to three Spanish politicians, two embassies, an air base and a weapons maker.The six explosive envelopes were sent to three Spanish politicians, two embassies, an air base and a weapons maker.

Read More Committee investigating Capitol insurrection meets to consider next steps for Trump and those in his inner circle The White House has announced that Joe Biden will deliver live remarks at 10.15am as he signs legislation averting a national rail strike. The Senate voted 80-15 on Thursday to progress an imposed settlement on rail…

Read More Committee investigating Capitol insurrection meets to consider next steps for Trump and those in his inner circle The White House has announced that Joe Biden will deliver live remarks at 10.15am as he signs legislation averting a national rail strike. The Senate voted 80-15 on Thursday to progress an imposed settlement on rail…

Read More Moscow Police said in a statement on Thursday that a sixth individual is listed on the lease for the three-storey home but that investigators ‘do not believe that individual was present during the incident’ Moscow Police said in a statement on Thursday that a sixth individual is listed on the lease for the…

Read More Moscow Police said in a statement on Thursday that a sixth individual is listed on the lease for the three-storey home but that investigators ‘do not believe that individual was present during the incident’ Moscow Police said in a statement on Thursday that a sixth individual is listed on the lease for the…

Read More To rescue a book from its status as a punchline is a noble goal, and Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre has pulled it off with her thoughtful and radiantly carnal adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover, a book many people think they know even if they’ve never read it. Full disclosure: I haven’t read…

Read More To rescue a book from its status as a punchline is a noble goal, and Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre has pulled it off with her thoughtful and radiantly carnal adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover, a book many people think they know even if they’ve never read it. Full disclosure: I haven’t read…

Read More“If he makes money, we eat. If he doesn’t, we don’t,” one mother told CBS News, referring to the family’s new breadwinner, her 11-year-old son.”If he makes money, we eat. If he doesn’t, we don’t,” one mother told CBS News, referring to the family’s new breadwinner, her 11-year-old son.

Read More Witness on use of force and police custody tells inquiry that lying on torso will ‘interfere with breathing’ Police officers should not have lain across the torso of Sheku Bayoh as he lay restrained on the ground and they missed multiple opportunities to call an ambulance despite him presenting “multiple risk factors”, an…

Read MoreRights body says government failing to ensure people with psychosocial disabilities aren’t kept in inhumane conditions.Rights body says government failing to ensure people with psychosocial disabilities aren’t kept in inhumane conditions.

Read MoreThe extraordinary mortality rates in India between 1880 to 1920 were no accident.The extraordinary mortality rates in India between 1880 to 1920 were no accident.

Read More Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s ongoing quest to become media multihyphenates is set to peak in the coming weeks: Harry’s hotly anticipated memoir Spare hits the shelves on Jan. 10, Meghan recently landed major celebrities and public figures like Sophie Grégoire Trudeau and Serena Williams on her podcast Archetypes, and Netflix just released…

Read More When everyone around them stops taking pandemic precautions, it gets harder for immunocompromised Americans to protect themselves against COVID. When everyone around them stops taking pandemic precautions, it gets harder for immunocompromised Americans to protect themselves against COVID.

Read MoreThe predominantly Kurdish group Turkey blames for the November 13 Istanbul bombing says it won’t cooperate with the US.The predominantly Kurdish group Turkey blames for the November 13 Istanbul bombing says it won’t cooperate with the US.

Read MoreUkraine’s foreign ministry said a false bomb threat was made to another embassy in Kazakhstan.Ukraine’s foreign ministry said a false bomb threat was made to another embassy in Kazakhstan.

Read More Plans take effect next week that would ban most Russian oil imports from Europe and put a price cap on the oil going elsewhere. But Russia could still make money off oil to fund its war in Ukraine. (Image credit: AP) Plans take effect next week that would ban most Russian oil imports…

Read MoreLin, born in California to parents from Taiwan, was the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA.Lin, born in California to parents from Taiwan, was the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA.

Read More There is a buzz in the air in the bustling capital and a real belief the Lions of Teranga can beat England Just under 4,500 miles (7,200km) away from the shiny stadiums in Qatar, a man named Serigne Fallou confidently proclaims that he already knows what the result will be on Sunday when…

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Read MoreSouth Africa’s ruling party meets to decide whether to sack the president over corruption allegations.South Africa’s ruling party meets to decide whether to sack the president over corruption allegations.

Read More Small arms from the conflict zone are finding their way to the Lake Chad Basin, President Buhari has said Weapons originating from the conflict zone in Ukraine are contributing to the violence and threat of terrorism in Africa’s Sahel region, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has told a meeting of regional leaders. Buhari mentioned…

Read MoreLocal governments are allowing positive coronavirus cases to quarantine at home – a marked departure from current rules.Local governments are allowing positive coronavirus cases to quarantine at home – a marked departure from current rules.

Read More Since August, 199 people have died of acute kidney injury, prompting an inquiry and ban on some medicines A dozen families, whose relatives died or fell ill after consuming cough syrup medicines, have sued the Indonesian government and companies accused of supplying the products. At least 199 people, many of them young children,…

Read MoreThe Serbian president has been outraged by the appointment of Kosovo’s minister to ethnic groups.The Serbian president has been outraged by the appointment of Kosovo’s minister to ethnic groups.

Read More The Turkish military on Thursday received the first five new ZMA-15 Zırhlı armored infantry fighting vehicles. The ZMA-15 Zırhlı is an armored combat vehicle developed by a partnership between Turkey’s state-controlled military electronics company Aselsan and armored vehicles maker FNSS. It is an upgraded version of the ACV-15 armored vehicle from Turkey manufacturer FNSS.…