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Read More Canadian police arrested fashion designer, 79, in December Nygard faces nine counts of trafficking and racketeering in US Fashion designer Peter Nygard has been denied bail, after spending nearly two months in a Canadian jail on a US extradition request. Canadian police arrested Nygard in Winnipeg on 14 December at the request of…

Read MoreEconomy and handling of COVID-19 pandemic figure largely on minds of voters ahead of February 7 presidential polls.Economy and handling of COVID-19 pandemic figure largely on minds of voters ahead of February 7 presidential polls.

Read More Public Health England says vulnerable at risk from hazardous conditions expected over weekend Public Health England has urged people to check on elderly and vulnerable people as heavy snow and icy conditions are predicted across the UK over the first February weekend. The Met Office issued amber weather warnings in the east of…

Read More Malcolm & Marie looks fantastic, a black-and-white retro-mod reverie as cushiony as an Eames lounge chair. It features terrific actors—Zendaya and John David Washington—who also happen to be movie-star gorgeous. And one scene, set to one of the most romantic pieces of music ever performed, the Duke Ellington and John Coltrane version of…

Read MoreAs the movement for Scottish independence grows, unionists face a tough challenge.As the movement for Scottish independence grows, unionists face a tough challenge.

Read More Joe Biden’s decision to end support for Saudi-led coalition seen as important step towards peace Yemenis have cautiously welcomed Joe Biden’s announcement that the US is ending its support for the Saudi-led coalition fighting in the country’s complex war, saying the decision is an important step on the long road towards finding a…

Read More In April 2019, Carlos Martinez was visiting a prison for gang members in El Salvador, having gained rare access to help with a photography project. A reporter for national newspaper El Faro, Martinez, 41, was used to dealing with the gangs that have over decades made his country one of the most violent…

Read More In April 2019, Carlos Martinez was visiting a prison for gang members in El Salvador, having gained rare access to help with a photography project. A reporter for national newspaper El Faro, Martinez, 41, was used to dealing with the gangs that have over decades made his country one of the most violent…

Read More Archaeologists at British Museum and National Trust report surge in interest in 1939 Anglo Saxon find It was when she spotted #SuttonHoo trending on Twitter that Sue Brunning knew this was not going to be just like any other week. As the curator of the early medieval collection at the British Museum, and…

Read More Posters of Greta Thunberg were burnt in protest by Modi government supporters as police open probe into content of tweets shared by activist Posters of Greta Thunberg were burnt in protest by Modi government supporters as police open probe into content of tweets shared by activist

Read More MI5 concluded three Beijing security ministry employees used cover of working for Chinese press agencies Britain quietly expelled three Chinese spies last year who it said were posing as journalists, it has emerged, as tensions flare between the two countries over a range of media issues. The intelligence agency MI5 concluded the three…

Read More Masks everywhere but few of the festive kind as businesses reckon with absence of 3m tourists Among the masks on display at Tragicomica, one of the oldest traditional mask shops in Venice, are about a dozen or so with long beaks. Called medico della peste, or plague doctor, they are based on masks…

Read More Burmese punk band Rebel Riot’s lead singer embodies the growing outrage over the military coup. He’s now rallying others to resist. Burmese punk band Rebel Riot’s lead singer embodies the growing outrage over the military coup. He’s now rallying others to resist.

Read MoreTrump repeatedly slashed refugee admissions, allocating 15,000 spots last year — a historic low.Trump repeatedly slashed refugee admissions, allocating 15,000 spots last year — a historic low.

Read MoreGregory Dow set up an orphanage in Kenya where he abused girls for more than a decade.Gregory Dow set up an orphanage in Kenya where he abused girls for more than a decade.

Read More‘The virus still has the upper hand on the human being,’ says European chief of global health agency.’The virus still has the upper hand on the human being,’ says European chief of global health agency.

Read More President will meet leaders and committee chairs ahead of monthly jobs report release Biden announces end to US support for Saudi-led offensive in Yemen House votes to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees Podcast: Trump’s second impeachment – will Senate convict him? Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by…

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Read More Island nation status could facilitate border controls to eradicate virus and ease lockdown restrictions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK’s physical isolation sets it apart from its continental neighbours, but could its island status have protected it from the full horror of Covid-19, had it closed borders in…

Read More Scientists are concerned that dozens of unexplained deaths at a remote chimpanzee sanctuary in Sierra Leone, spanning more than a decade, may mark a new generation of zoonotic diseases that could jump to humans. Since 2005, some 56 critically endangered Western chimpanzees have died suddenly at the Tacugama sanctuary in Sierra Leone after…

Read More The infection rate in France is too high to avoid another national lockdown, a top infectious diseases expert has said. She’d earlier said she was “baffled” by President Macron’s decision against more restrictive measures. “We’re still at a high plateau in France. And to bring it down, new restrictive measures will be inevitable,”…

Read More The US has sent the USS ‘John S. McCain’ past Chinese-controlled islands in the South China Sea as a show of strength in the first mission conducted since President Joe Biden took office. The US Navy announced the mission in a statement, claiming that the USS ‘John S. McCain’ was asserting “navigational rights…

Read MoreIt will endanger the livelihood of the world’s small farmers and food workers and completely transform our food systems.It will endanger the livelihood of the world’s small farmers and food workers and completely transform our food systems.

Read More A blast has occurred at the German Red Cross building in Memmingen, leaving five in need of medical attention. Police say another explosion cannot be ruled out, and have evacuated the surrounding area. Emergency services personnel are searching for further gas leaks after the incident at the organization’s building, which occurred at around…

Read MoreKremlin critic returns to court having been jailed earlier this week, as a top EU official meets the Russian FM.Kremlin critic returns to court having been jailed earlier this week, as a top EU official meets the Russian FM.

Read More European commission’s president admits it underestimated difficulties in vaccine rollout Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ursula von der Leyen has said a country on its own such as the UK can act more like a “speedboat” than the EU “tanker” but that the 27 governments are right to work…

Read MoreIndian workers have been hit the hardest by five-month flight ban they say has upended their lives and cost them jobs.Indian workers have been hit the hardest by five-month flight ban they say has upended their lives and cost them jobs.

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Read More Faced with multiple crises, Lebanon teeters between a healthcare collapse and economic oblivion. Faced with multiple crises, Lebanon teeters between a healthcare collapse and economic oblivion.

Read More He invented the 12in single and introduced Grace Jones to the world – and at 80 years old is busy pumping out new remixes from quarantine In his heyday, disco DJ Tom Moulton was known as the Doctor: a cantankerous ex-model whose editing scalpel could turn near-misses into hits, and hits into classics.…

Read More The US Senate overwhelmingly voted to ensure the continued funding for the operation of the US embassy in Jerusalem, sealing Donald Trump’s snub to Palestinians that made a two-state solution even more elusive. Only three senators – Tom Carper (D-Delaware), Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont) and Elizabeth Warren (D- Massachusetts) – voted against the move…

Read MoreSalah al-Haider and Bader al-Ibrahim released pending trial set for March 8 in Saudi’s Specialized Criminal Court.Salah al-Haider and Bader al-Ibrahim released pending trial set for March 8 in Saudi’s Specialized Criminal Court.

Read More Analysis: as need outstrips funding, experts are making the case for overhauling ‘old-fashioned’ donor-recipient narratives Coronavirus – latest updates Read more in the series: The return of extreme poverty This year one in every 33 people across the world will need humanitarian assistance. That is a rise of 40% from last year, according…

Read More Former South Sydney Rabbitohs captain was found guilty after saying ‘I’m going to get you’ centimetres from his then father-in-law’s face Former South Sydney NRL captain and English rugby star Sam Burgess has been convicted of intimidating his then wife’s father, the former mining lobbyist Mitchell Hooke, and immediately said he would appeal…

Read MorePfizer says it has withdrawn its application for emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in IndiaPfizer says it has withdrawn its application for emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine in India