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Read MoreThe scale of the third wave is raising concern that country’s health system will be stretched beyond capacity.The scale of the third wave is raising concern that country’s health system will be stretched beyond capacity.

Read More With passing trade hit hard by the pandemic, the booksellers on the banks of the Seine are struggling Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Usually, Sundays are good days for the bouquinistes. Legions of strollers – tourists, out-of-towners, Parisians – throng the banks of the Seine, and the open-air booksellers…

Read More They came bearing orange banners, scarves and crates of Tsingtao beer: 4,000 diehard soccer fans swarmed Wuhan Railway station on Nov. 22 looking for train G1718 to Suzhou—and a helping hand from the Fates. Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province in central China, is globally infamous as the place where the coronavirus was…

Read More With these books you know what you’re getting. And this year, for me, that has been a very uncomplicated form of self-care At a certain point in lockdown I had to face facts. I only wanted one kind of book: the kind with predictable plots, ensemble casts and very specific narrative rules; the…

Read More President-elect’s formative years of going toe-to-toe with the USSR on arms control hint at how he may deal with Putin It was 1988, near the end of the cold war, when then-senator Joe Biden made yet another visit to the Soviet Union for talks on arms control. By that time, he felt comfortable…

Read More New York attorney investigates incident in which black teenager was accused of trying to steal a white woman’s phone in a hotel lobby A confrontation in which the jazz trumpeter Keyon Harrold said a woman tackled his 14-year-old son in a New York hotel lobby as she falsely accused the teen of stealing…

Read More Combined wealth rises by 52.4% in the past year – ‘turbocharging’ inequality The combined wealth of Australian billionaires has risen by more than 50% over the past year, new figures show, prompting concerns that the pandemic-triggered recession has “turbocharged” the gap between rich and poor. The combined net worth of Australia’s billionaires dropped…

Read More BEIJING — A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a former lawyer who reported on the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak to four years in prison on charges of “picking fights and provoking trouble,” one of her lawyers said. The Pudong New Area People’s Court in the financial hub of Shanghai gave the…

Read More BEIJING — A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a former lawyer who reported on the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak to four years in prison on charges of “picking fights and provoking trouble,” one of her lawyers said. The Pudong New Area People’s Court in the financial hub of Shanghai gave the…

Read More German care home workers accidentally injected with five vaccine doses; South Korea reports record deaths See all our coronavirus coverage South Africa’s president has reimposed a ban on alcohol sales and ordered the closure of all bars as part of new restrictions to help the country battle a resurgence of the coronavirus, including…

Read MoreThe chamber backs President Trump’s call for $2,000 payments but the move could stall in the Senate.™The chamber backs President Trump’s call for $2,000 payments but the move could stall in the Senate.™

Read More Cases in Wollongong, the inner west and north of Sydney yet to be linked to Avalon cluster, chief health officer says New South Wales has recorded three locally acquired cases of Covid-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm on Monday, but the chief health officer has warned additional cases were recorded overnight outside…

Read MoreSoutheast Asia’s newest, and poorest, country took swift action as it looked to protect its fragile health system.Southeast Asia’s newest, and poorest, country took swift action as it looked to protect its fragile health system.

Read MoreA Japanese forestry firm has partnered with Kyoto University in what would be a world first.A Japanese forestry firm has partnered with Kyoto University in what would be a world first.

Read MoreExcess deaths data for 2020 suggests toll three times higher than officially reported, behind only US and Brazil.Excess deaths data for 2020 suggests toll three times higher than officially reported, behind only US and Brazil.

Read More LONDON — First came the Brexit trade deal. Now comes the red tape and the institutional nitty gritty. Four days after sealing a free trade agreement with the European Union, the British government warned businesses Monday to get ready for disruptions and “bumpy moments” when the new rules take effect on Thursday night.…

Read More LONDON — First came the Brexit trade deal. Now comes the red tape and the institutional nitty gritty. Four days after sealing a free trade agreement with the European Union, the British government warned businesses Monday to get ready for disruptions and “bumpy moments” when the new rules take effect on Thursday night.…

Read More Forty-two-year-old faces fresh charges over alleged assault at his Melbourne home A Porsche driver accused of filming a dying police officer after a horror Melbourne crash is back behind bars after allegedly putting a noose around a woman’s neck. Richard Pusey was freed on bail in October while awaiting trial on charges of…

Read More If, as expected, the Senate follows suit later this week, it will be Congress’s first such rebuke of his presidency Donald Trump suffered fresh humiliation on Monday when more than a hundred Republicans joined Democrats in the House of Representatives to override his veto of a $741bn defence bill. If, as expected, the…

Read More A huge U.S. study of another COVID-19 vaccine candidate got underway Monday as states continue to roll out scarce supplies of the first shots to a nation anxiously awaiting relief from the catastrophic outbreak. Public health experts say more options in addition to the two vaccines now being dispensed — one made by…

Read More Authorities call killing ‘a tragedy’ after Hill, 47, was shot while holding a cellphone and then denied aid A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting Andre Hill, a Black man who was holding a cellphone, then refusing to aid him for several minutes. Columbus police…

Read More WASHINGTON — The House voted overwhelmingly Monday to increase COVID-19 relief checks to $2,000, meeting President Donald Trump’s demand for bigger payments and sending the bill to the GOP-controlled Senate, where the outcome is highly uncertain. Democrats led passage, 275-134, their majority favoring additional assistance, but dozens of Republicans suddenly joined in approval.…

Read MoreAdam Coy, a 17-year veteran, was fired from the Columbus, Ohio police force after shooting Andre Hill, a Black man.Adam Coy, a 17-year veteran, was fired from the Columbus, Ohio police force after shooting Andre Hill, a Black man.

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Read More Three shops in the central business district and two supermarkets in the eastern suburbs were visited by people who have tested positive to coronavirus. Follow all the latest news and updates, live Sydney New Year’s Eve restrictions explainer Covid hotspots NSW Australia border restrictions Follow our global coronavirus live blog 11.18pm GMT There…

Read More Observers have long warned of rising forced labor in Xinjiang. Satellite images show factories built just steps away from cell blocks. View Entire Post › Observers have long warned of rising forced labor in Xinjiang. Satellite images show factories built just steps away from cell blocks.View Entire Post ›

Read More Businesses advertising indoor events to ring in 2021 are drawing sharp criticism as hospitals in the area are overloaded News of planned New Year’s Eve parties in Los Angeles is sparking outrage as the region faces a catastrophic Covid crisis, record deaths and a crushed healthcare system. In the lead up to the…

Read MoreLoughlin had been sentenced for paying half a million dollars in bribes to secure her children spots at a top college.Loughlin had been sentenced for paying half a million dollars in bribes to secure her children spots at a top college.

Read More A federal judge has denied Ghislaine Maxwell a proposed $28.5m bail package after ruling she was still a flight risk.   A federal judge has denied Ghislaine Maxwell a proposed $28.5m bail package after ruling she was still a flight risk.  

Read More President-elect says budget planning from key national security agencies has been withheld from his incoming administration President-elect says budget planning from key national security agencies has been withheld from his incoming administration

Read MoreHe says Trump is leaving key departments “hollowed out” and accused Pentagon officials of not sharing information.He says Trump is leaving key departments “hollowed out” and accused Pentagon officials of not sharing information.

Read More RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec 28 (IPS) – “We are no longer familiar with the Xingú River,” whose waters govern “our way of life, our income, our food and our navigation,” lamented Bel Juruna, a young indigenous leader from Brazil´s Amazon rainforest. Read the full story, “Belo Monte Dam: Electricity or Life in Brazil’s…

Read MoreAttacks by armed rebels closed 14 percent of polling stations in Sunday’s presidential and legislative elections.Attacks by armed rebels closed 14 percent of polling stations in Sunday’s presidential and legislative elections.

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