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Covid vaccines: Why some countries will have to wait until 2022
Read MoreHow are Covid-19 vaccines being distributed across the world? As some countries start vaccinating their populations, others are being left behind.How are Covid-19 vaccines being distributed across the world? As some countries start vaccinating their populations, others are being left behind.
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US House delivers Trump impeachment article to Senate
Read MoreMove formally sets in motion Senate trial against Donald Trump for ‘incitement of insurrection’ related to Capitol riot.Move formally sets in motion Senate trial against Donald Trump for ‘incitement of insurrection’ related to Capitol riot.
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Iran’s U.N. ambassador says Iran is waiting for President Biden to make the first diplomatic move
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Calls for Australia Day to move as 26 January marked by Invasion Day rallies and holiday heatwave – live
Read More Vigils took place overnight and rallies are planned around Australia as debate around the national day rages. Follow all the latest news and updates, live Invasion Day 2021 rally and protest events Grace Tame named 2021 Australian of the Year State-by-state restrictions and lockdown rules explained 10.31pm GMT The chair of the National…
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Mass vaccinations in movie theaters, cathedrals and other venues closed during lockdown
Read MoreIn order to vaccinate at the speed and scope required, countries are turning to venues that are slightly out of the ordinary. Rather than clinics and hospitals, how about cathedrals and movie theaters? In many cases, places locked down by social distancing rules are given new life by the vaccination campaign. Roxana Saberi reports…
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Fox New presenter insists there was no post-Christmas spike in Covid cases despite large increase
Read More US recorded highest ever daily number of coronavirus cases and deaths in early January US recorded highest ever daily number of coronavirus cases and deaths in early January
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R&B artist Trey Songz arrested at AFC Championship game
Read MorePolice say R&B artist Trey Songz was arrested during the AFC Championship game in Kansas City after fans complained he wasn’t following COVID-19 protocols and other rules and he then punched an officer who was trying to remove himPolice say R&B artist Trey Songz was arrested during the AFC Championship game in Kansas City…
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US allows transactions with Houthis as ‘terrorist’ label reviewed
Read MoreAid groups warn the Trump administration’s designation of Yemeni rebels could trigger famine in the war-torn country.Aid groups warn the Trump administration’s designation of Yemeni rebels could trigger famine in the war-torn country.
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GameStop’s volatile rally smashes Wall St price targets
Read MoreThe video game retailer’s stock surged as much as 145 percent to $159.18 Monday, triggering at least nine trading halts.The video game retailer’s stock surged as much as 145 percent to $159.18 Monday, triggering at least nine trading halts.
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Italian PM Conte to resign in bid to form new coalition government – cabinet office
Read More Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will tender his resignation to the president on Tuesday after first informing ministers, the government’s cabinet office has said. Conte is expected to then try and form a new government. The PM faces calls from within his own government to resign and assemble a new administration after losing…
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Iranian users of Signal messaging service say app blocked
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11th hour: Trump admin eased sanctions on mining magnate Gertler
Read MoreGertler was granted a licence to resume all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by sanctions against him.Gertler was granted a licence to resume all transactions and activities otherwise prohibited by sanctions against him.
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French health officials urge no talking on public transit to stop virus
Read MoreAccording to a recent study, when two people are in a poorly ventilated space, a prolonged conversation is far more likely to spread respiratory droplets carrying the virus than a short cough.According to a recent study, when two people are in a poorly ventilated space, a prolonged conversation is far more likely to spread…
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Facebook BLOCKS Israeli PM Netanyahu’s chatbot over ‘offending post’
Read More Facebook has suspended a chatbot used by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which asked unvaccinated seniors to give it their phone number for a potential ‘surprise’ call from the PM. In a video posted to Twitter last week, Netanyahu encouraged Israeli seniors to get vaccinated, and told his followers: “If you know someone…
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Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to resign
Read MoreMr Conte is hoping to form a new and stronger government after losing a senate majority last week.Mr Conte is hoping to form a new and stronger government after losing a senate majority last week.
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World economy expected to barely regain 2020 losses in 2021 – U.N. report
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Life Is ‘Really Tough’ For Refugees Trying To Settle In Pandemic America
Read More Federal aid ends after 90 days, when refugees are expected to be self-sufficient. With the coronavirus on top of Trump administration cuts to the refugee program, the challenges are overwhelming. (Image credit: Jose Luis Magana/AP) Federal aid ends after 90 days, when refugees are expected to be self-sufficient. With the coronavirus on top…
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Why You Don’t Feel as Fulfilled From Your Job as You Think You Should
Read More Work Will Not Love You Back is a provocative title for book coming out at a time when many Americans are logging extra hours during the pandemic. But author Sarah Jaffe, whose book hits shelves on Jan. 26, argues that the “love your work” mantra is a myth of capitalism. For most of…
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‘I heard the gunshots’: mother says she heard gunfire that killed son, Keon Lincoln
Read More Sharmaine Lincoln has appealed for witnesses to the killing of teenager in Handsworth, Birmingham last Thursday The mother of a 15-year-old boy gunned down and stabbed to death in a daylight attack, has said she heard the gunshots that killed him. Keon Lincoln was set upon in the street in Handsworth, Birmingham last…
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No, Trumpism Isn’t Over. Look at What Just Happened in Arizona
Read More This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. They carried zero real-world weight. But in Arizona this weekend, the public censures against the incumbent Republican Governor, a former Republican Senator and the widow of a…
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders: The Trump defender enters political race
Read MoreKnown to millions around the world for her staunch defence of Trump, now it’s her turn to speak for herself.Known to millions around the world for her staunch defence of Trump, now it’s her turn to speak for herself.
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Chinese vessels detained by Vanuatu, accused of fishing illegally
Read More Crew on two vessels face further investigation in Pacific nation, a month after similar incident in Palau Two Chinese fishing vessels have been detained by Vanuatu authorities amid allegations they were fishing illegally in the Pacific nation’s territorial waters. This is the first time that Chinese vessels have been accused of illegal fishing…
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Dr Fauci urges Americans to not ‘get complacent’ as Covid hospitalisations and cases decline
Read More Hospitalisations recently declined after reaching a peak of 132,474 people hospitalised with Covid-19 on 6 January Hospitalisations recently declined after reaching a peak of 132,474 people hospitalised with Covid-19 on 6 January
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Mastercard to raise fees to EU firms for online sales to UK shoppers
Read More Change from October could lead to higher prices for those paying with UK-issued cards Mastercard is to increase the fees EU firms face to take payments from online shoppers from the UK by at least 400%, in a move that could mean higher prices for consumers. When a credit or debit card is…
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Biden reverses Trump’s ban on transgender people in US military
Read MoreNew US president issues an order reversing a Pentagon rule that had barred transgender people from military service.New US president issues an order reversing a Pentagon rule that had barred transgender people from military service.
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UK Covid variant causes 25% of new infections in Belgium
Read More More infectious B117 strain ‘on course to become most dominant’ More infectious B117 strain ‘on course to become most dominant’
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Matt Hancock fires coded warning at MPs calling for lockdown easing
Read More Health secretary says it is too early for roadmap out of Covid restrictions with hospitalisations double April peak Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The health secretary, Matt Hancock, has fired a coded warning shot at MPs pressing for a roadmap out of Covid restrictions, saying the pressure on the…
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Volunteerism in the Decade of Action
Read More KATHMANDU, Nepal, Jan 25 (IPS) – Simone Galimberti is Co-Founder of ENGAGE, a not-for-profit NGO in Nepal. He writes on volunteerism, social inclusion, youth development and regional integration as an engine to improve people’s lives.After the pioneer Global Technical Meeting on Volunteerism last July, a recently-held on-line follow up helped gathering new insights…
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What Happens to the Federal Death Penalty in a Biden Administration?
Read More Joe Biden is the first president in U.S. history to openly campaign on abolishing the death penalty and win. Now that he’s in the White House, pressure is already mounting from activists and lawmakers for him to fulfill that promise. Pointing to the more than 160 Americans who’ve been exonerated from death sentences…
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Asia football body axes tournaments, centralises Champions League
Read MoreForty-team Champions League will stage group games in one West Asian and one East Asian hub from mid-April.Forty-team Champions League will stage group games in one West Asian and one East Asian hub from mid-April.
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Syria: Latest round of talks on constitution begins in Geneva
Read MoreUN-backed talks aimed at revising the constitution involve delegations from Syrian gov’t, opposition and civil society.UN-backed talks aimed at revising the constitution involve delegations from Syrian gov’t, opposition and civil society.
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Being denied student support has thrown my plans into bedlam. But I’m determined
Read More As I move from the country to the city and start my life as a university student, I’m disheartened by the lack of support from Centrelink Read Bethany’s first diary entry here Read Bethany’s second diary entry here Read how the pandemic-fuelled recession will affect Australia’s young people here Name: Bethany Castle Age:…
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Biden overturns Trump transgender military ban
Read MorePresident Biden has scrapped a ban which stopped transgender people joining the US military.President Biden has scrapped a ban which stopped transgender people joining the US military.
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Egypt: Remembering the Arab Spring
Read MoreAl Jazeera looks at the Arab Spring through the eyes of some of the people who lived through it.Al Jazeera looks at the Arab Spring through the eyes of some of the people who lived through it.
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My Parents Will Be Vaccinated Long Before Me. Can They Come Visit?
Read More Welcome to COVID Questions, TIME’s advice column. We’re trying to make living through the pandemic a little easier, with expert-backed answers to your toughest coronavirus-related dilemmas. While we can’t and don’t offer medical advice—those questions should go to your doctor—we hope this column will help you sort through this stressful and confusing time.…
