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Read MoreZhang Zhan gets four years for reporting on the early stages of the outbreak in Wuhan, where it’s believed to have started.Zhang Zhan gets four years for reporting on the early stages of the outbreak in Wuhan, where it’s believed to have started.

Read More Australian sportsman given antibody treatment in Florida Australian sportsman given antibody treatment in Florida

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Read More ‘The greatest gifts of all is the love we share,’ wrote Snowden’s wife Lindsay Mills as she announced the birth of their first child ‘The greatest gifts of all is the love we share,’ wrote Snowden’s wife Lindsay Mills as she announced the birth of their first child

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Read More Latest updates: Trump has passed a $900bn aid bill to support the US economy; Jakarta cities concerns around the new strains of coronavirus for ban Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage 10.05am GMT Thailand recorded 3,065 foreign tourists in November, its second month of receiving long-stay visitors after a ban…

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Read More From advances in carbon-sequestering sequins to a boom in second-hand shopping, there have been chinks of light in 2020, despite the grim big picture Even the most ardent fan of elasticated waistbands would have to concede that 2020 has been an ugly year for fast fashion. The industry’s environmental issues are well known.…

Read MoreQatar blockade high on the agenda for next month’s GCC summit that takes place in Saudi Arabia.Qatar blockade high on the agenda for next month’s GCC summit that takes place in Saudi Arabia.

Read More A half-tonne bell, which was cast in 1638 and is considered part of Sweden’s cultural heritage, has gone missing from its usual place near Bromma church in western Stockholm over the weekend in a suspected theft. The so-called “Little Bell” tolled for Bromma parishioners for centuries before it was damaged during a belfry…

Read More Police say three more guests face the same fine for breaching Covid restrictions at the wedding in Pyrmont on Sunday Nine people have been fined and three others face the same treatment after allegedly leaving Sydney’s coronavirus-hit northern beaches to attend a wedding in inner Sydney’s Pyrmont. The 12 people were found at…

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Read More Pusey faces numerous charges, including making threats to kill and false imprisonment The Melbourne Porsche driver Richard Pusey, who is awaiting trial on several charges over April’s Eastern Freeway crash in which four police officers died, faces fresh charges, including making threats and breaching bail. Pusey was taken to hospital after Victoria police…

Read MoreThe deal replicates existing trading arrangements, but the UK says it hopes to sign a bespoke deal with Turkey soon.The deal replicates existing trading arrangements, but the UK says it hopes to sign a bespoke deal with Turkey soon.

Read MoreCoronavirus vaccine rollouts boost hopes that global economies could start to normalise next year.Coronavirus vaccine rollouts boost hopes that global economies could start to normalise next year.

Read More Kerala villagers are reaping the benefits of a scheme that pays them to leave their trees rooted, reducing risk of deforestation In the misty, hilly terrain of Wayanad, in the southern Indian state of Kerala, the people with any access to land in the quiet town of Meenangadi have been out counting their…

Read More 31 December 1920 The birds go by the weather and not by any artificial, hard and fast arrangement of times and seasons There is a winter moth on the curtain; it fluttered in last night. Its presence is normal at this season, and has little to do with the mild weather, but the…

Read More Cardi B pushes into Beyoncé’s turf and Sleaford Mods tot up the cost of Covid, while UK orchestras head back to the concert hall – our critics look ahead to big music moments The title of Sleaford Mods’ sixth album is apparently an oblique reference to the fatalities in the first wave of…

Read MoreDr Mahinder Watsa was 80 when he started his hugely popular column, answering people’s queries on sex.Dr Mahinder Watsa was 80 when he started his hugely popular column, answering people’s queries on sex.

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Read MoreNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un is facing the toughest challenges of his nine-year ruleNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un is facing the toughest challenges of his nine-year rule

Read MoreThe Indian army admitted in September that three labourers were killed in staged gun battle after public outcry.The Indian army admitted in September that three labourers were killed in staged gun battle after public outcry.

Read More Prosecution of 10 Hong Kongers detained in mainland China after allegedly attempting to flee to Taiwan also began on Monday Zhang Zhan, a 37-year-old former lawyer and citizen journalist who was arrested in May while reporting from Wuhan, has been sentenced to four years in jail. Zhang was arrested for “picking quarrels and…

Read More From pranksters trolling Trump, to the 96-year-old who won us a new national holiday, these people made us smile this year True to form for an administration that could make the most routine tasks somehow absurd, Donald Trump couldn’t even lose an election without making it weird. With close but clear results, he…

Read More MEPs expected to approve deal despite anger at feeling sidelined by last-minute process Members of the European parliament will start belated scrutiny of the post-Brexit trade agreement on Monday, after EU and UK negotiators finally struck a deal on Christmas Eve. The delays in finalising the agreement have left MEPs with no chance…

Read More Runaway success of the story of Tanjiro – a boy who shows remarkable resilience in the face of obstacles – comes despite the coronavirus pandemic Not even a pandemic has been able to stop an animated film set a century ago from becoming Japan’s highest-grossing movie ever, surpassing sales from Hollywood blockbusters, the…

Read MoreZhang Zhan, who reported on China’s first coronavirus outbreak, has received a four year sentence.Zhang Zhan, who reported on China’s first coronavirus outbreak, has received a four year sentence.

Read More Little-discussed reversal of thinking means plans for formal co-operation look dead Plans for the UK to re-establish formal foreign and security policy links with the European Union, frozen during negotiations over a trade deal, may never be revived, as UK foreign policy focuses on bilateral links in Europe and developing new alliances in…

Read MoreMove is part of Beijing’s clampdown on technology firms that have come to dominate e-commerce and financial services.Move is part of Beijing’s clampdown on technology firms that have come to dominate e-commerce and financial services.

Read MoreZhang Zhan is one of a number of people facing trial for exposing initial chaos of COVID-19 response in Wuhan.Zhang Zhan is one of a number of people facing trial for exposing initial chaos of COVID-19 response in Wuhan.

Read More After almost 12 months of charting developments as Covid sweeps the world, I look forward to better news next year Join the million-plus people supporting independent Guardian journalism In February this year, when I was offered the job of liveblogger and reporter on the Guardian’s foreign desk in Australia, my boss told me…

Read MoreGovernment is facing criticism over its vaccine programme, which is seen as being too slow.Government is facing criticism over its vaccine programme, which is seen as being too slow.

Read More Beloved bird that inspired toys and a picture book remembered by conservationists as a ‘precious taonga [treasure]’ A much-loved and extremely rare white kiwi has died following surgery, prompting an outpouring of grief among conservationists in New Zealand. Manukura the North Island brown kiwi hatched in captivity in May 2011 with a rare…

Read More President Cyril Ramaphosa expected to announce new restrictions in attempt to slow the surge See all our coronavirus coverage South Africa’s Covid-19 surge has taken the country to more than 1 million confirmed cases as president Cyril Ramaphosa called an emergency meeting of the national coronavirus command council. The country’s new variant of…