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Read More A number of journalists, legal support and prison staff tested positive for coronavirus A number of journalists, legal support and prison staff tested positive for coronavirus

Read MoreProtests broke out after President Idriss Deby was confirmed as the governing party’s nominee for the April election.Protests broke out after President Idriss Deby was confirmed as the governing party’s nominee for the April election.

Read MoreSomalia likely to miss February 8 deadline to pick president after talks between gov’t and federal states reach impasse.Somalia likely to miss February 8 deadline to pick president after talks between gov’t and federal states reach impasse.

Read More YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s new military authorities appeared to have cut most access to the Internet on Saturday as they faced a rising tide of protest over their coup that toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected civilian government. Numerous internet users noted a slow disappearance of data services, especially from mobile service providers,…

Read MoreMega-hit series “Bridgerton” quickly became Netflix’s No. 1 show in the U.S. and more than 80 countries. It takes viewers back to Regency-era England in the early 1800s, where a multiracial cast engages in some steamy court intrigue. But the ruler of that court is provoking some intrigue of her own. Michelle Miller reports.Mega-hit…

Read More The ex-president and other ‘cancel culture’ refugees excommunicated by Silicon Valley tech giants have found a safe harbour in Gab’s ‘alternative internet’ The ex-president and other ‘cancel culture’ refugees excommunicated by Silicon Valley tech giants have found a safe harbour in Gab’s ‘alternative internet’

Read MoreCall comes after Al Jazeera revealed how Bangladesh, UN’s top troops provider, is secretly buying spy equipment.Call comes after Al Jazeera revealed how Bangladesh, UN’s top troops provider, is secretly buying spy equipment.

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Read More Donald McNeil, reporter who used racist slur on student trip, and Andy Mills, Caliphate podcast producer, departed, staff memo said Two New York Times journalists have left the paper over separate controversies including its high-profile public health and Covid-19 reporter Donald McNeil following disclosures about his use of racist language while on a…

Read More The city landmark and masterpiece of Greek revival style, empty for more than 50 years, could be a place of learning again When renowned Scottish architect Thomas Hamilton set about designing a home for Edinburgh’s Royal High School in the early 1800s, he cemented the city’s reputation as an “Athens of the North”…

Read MoreTributes for some of the more than 450,000 people lost to the coronavirus pandemic in the US in the last year.Tributes for some of the more than 450,000 people lost to the coronavirus pandemic in the US in the last year.

Read More Democrats Kirsten Gillibrand and Rosa DeLauro first introduced the Family Act in 2013, but it has failed to gain sufficient support Senator Kirsten Gillibrand has said US Congress is in a “unique moment” and “better poised than ever” to pass a paid family and medical leave bill that would make the benefit permanently…

Read More Connectivity at 16 percent compared to ordinary levels as military moves to limit online communication Connectivity at 16 percent compared to ordinary levels as military moves to limit online communication

Read More Met police say one man killed and at least nine injured in series of ‘isolated’ incidents on Friday night Police are investigating after a man was stabbed to death in south London in a spate of violence that also left at least nine injured. Metropolitan police officers responded to five reports of stabbings…

Read More NPR’s Scott Simon remarks on the sentencing this week of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Putin critic was poisoned last year, recovered in Germany, then arrested for violating parole. (Image credit: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images) NPR’s Scott Simon remarks on the sentencing this week of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Putin critic…

Read More Two young, inseparable teenage girls were found hanging side by side from a mango tree in a small village in India in May 2014. Author Sonia Faleiro investigates their deaths in a new book. (Image credit: Grove Press) Two young, inseparable teenage girls were found hanging side by side from a mango tree…

Read More Since the ouster of Myanmar’s civilian government, there’s been growing civil disobedience. Reporter Michael Sullivan tells NPR’s Scott Simon about the protests, and how the military is responding. Since the ouster of Myanmar’s civilian government, there’s been growing civil disobedience. Reporter Michael Sullivan tells NPR’s Scott Simon about the protests, and how the…

Read More The country had nearly annihilated polio before conspiracy theories gave the disease room to spread. An army of health workers is set to give coronavirus vaccines too — if Pakistanis will take them. The country had nearly annihilated polio before conspiracy theories gave the disease room to spread. An army of health workers…

Read More A German farmers’ group has staged a tractor ride through central Berlin to protest against the looming approval of new regulations, which they predict will cost many of their livelihoods in the name of environmental protection. Dozens of agricultural vehicles drove through the streets of the German capital on Friday, passing by Alexanderplatz,…

Read MoreCall comes after President Joe Biden announced he was ending US support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen.Call comes after President Joe Biden announced he was ending US support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen.

Read More Landing on Gab as the apparent successor to Twitter comes despite reports Parler in 2020 offered Mr Trump 40 per cent of the company if he posted exclusively to the platform Landing on Gab as the apparent successor to Twitter comes despite reports Parler in 2020 offered Mr Trump 40 per cent of…

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Read MoreThe Oscar winner, who has died aged 91, is praised as “an extraordinary man” and “consummate actor”.The Oscar winner, who has died aged 91, is praised as “an extraordinary man” and “consummate actor”.

Read More Robert Del Naja, of the Bristol pioneers, talks about the power and danger of nostalgia as well as his work collaborating with Adam Curtis Musicians have been faced with an impossible puzzle since March 2020: with gigs and festivals mothballed for the foreseeable future, how to maintain a profile? For Massive Attack, a…

Read More The iconic coastal road has a history of landslides, and experts say ‘it would not be surprising’ to see them happening more frequently California’s Highway 1 has been ruptured by a landslide that is expected to keep 23 miles of the iconic road snaking through the state’s rugged coastal cliffs closed for months.…

Read More Five people have been rescued and two are missing after an explosion rocked the French city of Bordeaux on Saturday morning. A gas leak is believed to have caused the blast, a report has said. According to local media, the blast occurred around 8:35am local time, partially destroying a building in the southwestern…

Read More The Michigan National Guard has announced that four Robotic Combat Vehicle – Light (RCV-L) experimental prototypes were delivered to Selfridge Air National Guard Base (SANGB), Michigan, where engineers from the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s  began integrating software and hardware to conduct Manned/Unmanned –Teaming (MUM-T) testing.  According to a recent service news…

Read More Six workers laid off amid the coronavirus pandemic report long delays, backlogs, system crashes and small payments A year since the first coronavirus case was reported in the US, millions of Americans have found themselves out of work for nearly all that time as the pandemic triggered an economic crisis on a scale…

Read More Wisconsin-based Oshkosh Corp. won a contract valued at as much as $61 million to upgrade Army’s Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles, according to the U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements. Oshkosh Defense, the defense arm of Oshkosh Corp, was awarded a contract from the U.S. Army Contracting Command for 1,081 Underbody Armor Kit…

Read MoreTens of thousands of farmers are demonstrating against laws they say benefit large private buyers at their expense.Tens of thousands of farmers are demonstrating against laws they say benefit large private buyers at their expense.

Read MoreRestoring security in the war-ravaged country where militias control vast territory is the main challenge.Restoring security in the war-ravaged country where militias control vast territory is the main challenge.

Read MorePresident Joe Biden said Mr Trump “might slip and say something” if given access to state secrets.President Joe Biden said Mr Trump “might slip and say something” if given access to state secrets.

Read More U.S. helicopter maker Sikorsky Aircraft, a unit of Lockheed Martin, will build six additional VH-92A Presidential Helicopters under a $470.8-million contract from the U.S. Navy. According to the U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. was awarded a modification to a previous contract from the Naval Air Systems Command for exercises…

Read More While football and rugby make adjustments, clashes of heads continue in Japan’s national sport The crack of two skulls colliding echoed around the sumo arena. One of the wrestlers returned to his starting position in the ring, apparently unfazed. But his opponent, Shonannoumi, was clearly in distress. “Is he OK?” asked the TV…

Read MoreBeijing rolls out testing of eCurrency as the total value of the entire cryptocurrency market rises above $1 trillion.Beijing rolls out testing of eCurrency as the total value of the entire cryptocurrency market rises above $1 trillion.