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Pakistan arrests more than a dozen over Hindu temple attack
Read MoreA Muslim mob attacked and set fire to a Hindu temple in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakthunkhwa.A Muslim mob attacked and set fire to a Hindu temple in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakthunkhwa.
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Pakistan arrests more than a dozen over Hindu temple attack
Read MoreA Muslim mob attacked and set fire to a Hindu temple in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakthunkhwa.A Muslim mob attacked and set fire to a Hindu temple in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakthunkhwa.
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‘I’m fascinated by power, force and bravery’: the woman who surfed the biggest recorded wave of 2020
Read More Seven years ago, she was nearly killed in pursuit of the sport she loves, but she defied expert’s predictions and made a stunning comeback In the photographs of her record-breaking ride, the Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira is a tiny blade on the water, cutting a line of white spume down the deep ridge…
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‘I’m fascinated by power, force and bravery’: the woman who surfed the biggest recorded wave of 2020
Read More Seven years ago, she was nearly killed in pursuit of the sport she loves, but she defied expert’s predictions and made a stunning comeback In the photographs of her record-breaking ride, the Brazilian surfer Maya Gabeira is a tiny blade on the water, cutting a line of white spume down the deep ridge…
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Here’s Everything New on Netflix in January 2021—And What’s Leaving
Read More Enter the new year with mindfulness with the debut of Netflix’s newest original series, Headspace Guide to Meditation. The animated show focuses on the benefits of mediation, while providing real-life techniques and guided practices for you to try at home. It’s available to stream starting January 1. Documentary lovers will have plenty to…
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Here’s Everything New on Netflix in January 2021—And What’s Leaving
Read More Enter the new year with mindfulness with the debut of Netflix’s newest original series, Headspace Guide to Meditation. The animated show focuses on the benefits of mediation, while providing real-life techniques and guided practices for you to try at home. It’s available to stream starting January 1. Documentary lovers will have plenty to…
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Ice Age woolly rhino found in melting Siberia permafrost
Read MoreIt’s among the best-preserved specimens of the Ice Age animal found to date.It’s among the best-preserved specimens of the Ice Age animal found to date.
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Norway: 10 missing, including children, after landslide disaster
Read MoreThe landslide struck a residential area north of the capital, Oslo, forcing some 700 people to evacuate.The landslide struck a residential area north of the capital, Oslo, forcing some 700 people to evacuate.
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McConnell thwarts hopes of higher relief payments, as eyes turn to Georgia | First Thing
Read More Mitch McConnell said attempts to increase relief checks to $2,000 had ‘no realistic path’ forward, as Democrats prepare to bring out the big guns in Georgia. Plus, police were warned the Nashville bomber was making explosives Good morning. Donald Trump’s calls for $2,000 relief checks for Americans were largely put to bed yesterday…
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Selling Sunset’s Christine Quinn: ‘Carole Baskin and I were the TV villains of the year’
Read More With her bitchy quips, the Hollywood realtor had viewers hooked to the Netflix reality smash this year. She talks about her own favourite TV, and the difficult world of social media What show defined 2020 for you? You know what, I hate to say it but I feel like it was Selling Sunset!…
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How watching my sons during the pandemic taught me resilience
Read More A photographer tells us what she learned from her two young sons while photographing them during the pandemic December marks the 10th month of the Covid-19 pandemic. For a child this can feel like their entire life with no end in sight. For my two sons, nine-year-old Joey and eight-year-old Jackson, the initial…
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What happened when California tried to fix its homelessness crisis as the pandemic arrived
Read More Nine months since Project Roomkey launched, some say the program’s success has varied regionally and only fraction of those in need received help amid a pandemic Before the coronavirus even reached the US, California was already in the midst of a public health crisis. By March 2020, the Golden State’s homeless population made…
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Georgians can’t escape political ads ahead of high-stakes Senate runoffs
Read More Georgia residents are inundated with ads about the four Senate candidates in Tuesday’s runoff election, which will decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. Georgia residents are inundated with ads about the four Senate candidates in Tuesday’s runoff election, which will decide which party controls the U.S. Senate.
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Giulio Regeni: Italy condemns Egypt for ruling out charges against police
Read MoreItalian prosecutors had accused four Egyptian officers of the murder of a Cambridge student in 2016.Italian prosecutors had accused four Egyptian officers of the murder of a Cambridge student in 2016.
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Covid tier 4 rules in England: latest restrictions explained
Read More People in tier 4 areas must stay at home and not meet up with other households Tier 1 explained | Tier 2 explained | Tier 3 explained Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Millions more people in areas including Greater Manchester and the north-east have now joined nearly 24 million…
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Russia delivers Su-30 fighters with French-made advanced avionics to Belarus
Read More Russia has delivered a batch of Sukhoi Su-30SM Flanker multirole fighter jets to Belarus with French-made advanced avionics. Multiple news outlets reported that Belarus has received new Su-30SM twin-seat fighter aircraft equipped with an advanced Man-Machine-Interface system developed by the Thales. The fighter jets were designed by Sukhoi Design Bureau on order from…
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10 still missing after landslide swallows homes in Norway
Read MoreVideo from the scene showed a whole hillside had collapsed, with homes left crushed and buried in dark mud.Video from the scene showed a whole hillside had collapsed, with homes left crushed and buried in dark mud.
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Trump to skip lavish Mar-a-Lago New Year’s Eve party
Read More Some 500 people have reportedly made reservations to attend the bash with Mr Trump after buying tickets priced at $1,000 each Some 500 people have reportedly made reservations to attend the bash with Mr Trump after buying tickets priced at $1,000 each
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Coronavirus live news: London council leaders say school closures have ‘no logic’; Japan considers state of emergency
Read More Latest updates: Mayor of London Sadiq Khan says he is seeking urgent clarification on school closures; Covid cases surge in Tokyo Schools chaos as 21m more people in England face toughest Covid curbs See all our coronavirus coverage 9.10am GMT Britain’s armed forces could administer 100,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine a day if…
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China grants approval for its first COVID vaccine: Live
Read MoreThe vaccine, with 79-percent efficacy, was developed by state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm.The vaccine, with 79-percent efficacy, was developed by state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm.
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GE Aviation receives $111M for turboshaft engines in support of CH-53K initial production
Read More GE Aviation, a subsidiary of General Electric and is based in Ohio, was awarded a $111 million contract modification in support of the production of the new heavy-lift helicopter from Sikorsky for the United States Marine Corps. The deal, which was a modification to a previous contract, covers procure of 20 T408-GE-400 turboshaft engines, peculiar…
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Ukraine discloses further details of AN-178-100R medium transport aircraft
Read More Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has disclosed further details of its new AN-178-100R medium transport aircraft, which have been customized specifically to succeed in fully loaded, high-tempo tactical operations with maximum efficiency. The new AN-178-100R is an advanced version of the AN-178 platform designed to replace aging Soviet-made An-12 and An-26 military transport aircraft. The new mid-range…
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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai ordered back to jail pending trial
Read MoreLai, a vocal Beijing critic, is one of the highest-profile figures charged under a sweeping security law.Lai, a vocal Beijing critic, is one of the highest-profile figures charged under a sweeping security law.
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Lessons from 2020: Reconnecting with nature, a force for good
Read MoreAfter the challenges of the past year, 2021 must be a year of climate action that helps us restore the planet.After the challenges of the past year, 2021 must be a year of climate action that helps us restore the planet.
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Everyday (in)security: An Autoethnography of Student Life in the UK
Read More An undergraduate education has largely ceased to be one of ontological discovery and has instead become a process of enforcing neoliberal logic on students.An undergraduate education has largely ceased to be one of ontological discovery and has instead become a process of enforcing neoliberal logic on students.
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Sinopharm: China approves first Covid vaccine for general public
Read More China is developing four other coronavirus vaccines China is developing four other coronavirus vaccines
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China’s factory recovery slows as higher costs hurt businesses
Read MoreSurprisingly strong exports have helped Chinese manufacturers rebound from COVID-19, but rise in infections clouds future.Surprisingly strong exports have helped Chinese manufacturers rebound from COVID-19, but rise in infections clouds future.
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Brexit’s choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals
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Samuel Little: ‘Most prolific’ serial killer in US history dies aged 80
Read More Samuel Little had confessed to 93 murders of ‘marginalised and vulnerable’ women between 1970 and 2005 Samuel Little had confessed to 93 murders of ‘marginalised and vulnerable’ women between 1970 and 2005
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Indonesian fisher finds drone submarine on possible covert mission
Read More Navy seizes UUV, likely a Chinese Sea Wing, that experts say could be used to plot routes for military subs Indonesian fishers have found what experts say is likely to be a Chinese submarine drone in waters on a strategic maritime route from the South China Sea to Australia. According to Indonesian media…
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Brutal Bacon, wild Gehry and unmissable Abramovic: 2021’s best art, architecture and photography
Read More Rodin, Bacon and Eileen Agar will be big, but Abramovic’s art attack could eclipse them all. Plus Frank Gehry unleashes a tornado and Helen Levitt shows how street photography should be done Continue reading…Rodin, Bacon and Eileen Agar will be big, but Abramovic’s art attack could eclipse them all. Plus Frank Gehry unleashes…
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LBD out, kitchen disco in: NYE 2020’s pandemic party trend
Read More This year, cocktail frocks and heels are out in favour of fancy pyjamas, velvet slippers and sparkly knits Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage In any normal year the festive season is the dressiest period of the calendar. But in a party season with no parties, what becomes of the…
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Sector by sector: are British firms ready for post-Brexit trade?
Read More Analysis: From retail to aviation to pharmaceuticals, we look at what will change from 1 January After months of tortuous negotiations between the UK and the EU, a Brexit trade deal was agreed at almost the last minute. But how prepared are UK businesses for the significant changes that will come into force…
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Outcry after Canadian minister defies Covid-19 rules with clandestine Caribbean trip while calling on Twitter for ‘sacrifices’
Read More Ontario’s Finance Minister Rod Phillips faces calls to resign after he went on a weeks-long trip to the Caribbean, flouting Canada’s Covid-19 guidelines, and apparently posted specious tweets to suggest he hadn’t left the country. As the scandal grabbed headlines in national media, Ontario Premier Doug Ford insisted he had not been aware…
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India’s Assam state bans all Islamic schools
Read More Minister from Hindu nationalist BJP says schools should be producing Muslim professional workers, rather than future imams An Indian state ruled by Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist party has passed a law abolishing all Islamic schools, saying they provided sub-standard education. Opposition politicians criticised the move and said it reflected the government’s anti-Muslim attitude…