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Read MoreElection, which was set to take place in August, was delayed because of the pandemic, as new date is set amid violence.Election, which was set to take place in August, was delayed because of the pandemic, as new date is set amid violence.

Read More“We cannot erect walls” to its availability, he says, in his first online Christmas Day message.”We cannot erect walls” to its availability, he says, in his first online Christmas Day message.

Read More The annual Christmas festivities around the Church of the Nativity in the city of Bethlehem were scaled back. But residents were intent on maintaining the traditions. The annual Christmas festivities around the Church of the Nativity in the city of Bethlehem were scaled back. But residents were intent on maintaining the traditions.

Read MoreDaily death toll reaches record high, with total fatalities expected to soon reach grim first-wave milestone.Daily death toll reaches record high, with total fatalities expected to soon reach grim first-wave milestone.

Read More Kim Logchies-Prins tells how employees gathered around canvas, sold for £1.5m, to give thanks The owner of an art museum in Amsterdam who sold a prized Banksy painting for £1.5m to avoid laying off staff during the coronavirus pandemic has told how her employees gathered around the canvas to give thanks. Kim Logchies-Prins,…

Read More During the pandemic, there have been many unsung heroes – from supermarket staff to the people who carried on doing essential work for our society. Here are some of them At the start of lockdown, I interviewed the virologist Dr Jane Greatorex. She was superb, with a gunslinging turn-of-phrase (“corona is the only…

Read More Pixar films are the most philosophical of the animation world, and the fact that they deal overtly with existential problems or anxieties might sometimes trick us into believing they’re better or deeper than they actually are. In Pixar’s latest, Soul, a jazz musician, voiced by Jamie Foxx, suffers a near-death experience just as…

Read More About 4,000 lorries still waiting to cross Channel after French closed border with UK See all our coronavirus coverage A further 800 military personnel are being sent to Kent to help thousands of lorry drivers forced to spend Christmas in their cabs, parked up on roads and in lorry parks around the south…

Read MoreMembers wore hard hats and protective suits. The medieval Paris landmark suffered a devastating blaze in April 2019.Members wore hard hats and protective suits. The medieval Paris landmark suffered a devastating blaze in April 2019.

Read MoreTens of thousands of farmers are protesting against new laws they say will threaten their livelihoods.Tens of thousands of farmers are protesting against new laws they say will threaten their livelihoods.

Read More Warning comes as all passengers on board a regional flight told to isolate, and alerts issued across Sydney for a gym, cafes, shopping centre, food court and Santa photos NSW Covid hotspots – list of venues and case locations Border restrictions: rules for NSW travellers Sydney shoppers have been urged not to enter…

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Read MoreFor those countries that have not yet secured a vaccine, China may be the only solution.For those countries that have not yet secured a vaccine, China may be the only solution.

Read More Europeans, weary of the long Brexit saga, see the final bill of divorce inked on Thursday by European Union and United Kingdom negotiators as a Christmas present. Europeans, weary of the long Brexit saga, see the final bill of divorce inked on Thursday by European Union and United Kingdom negotiators as a Christmas…

Read More I jumped in the cab to find a tall handsome stranger sitting in the back It was a beautiful spring day in Manhattan in May 2016. The air was crisp and the skies were blue, so I decided to walk across town to meet a friend for lunch. I had gone only a…

Read More From producers’ faux pas to an actor’s accident with a chainsaw, check out your knowledge of the movie world Which James Bond film had its release postponed twice this year due to Covid-19? Die Another Day No Time to Die Live and Let Die Tomorrow Never Dies Which actor was picked by Pablo…

Read More Bright yellow stickers warn drivers burning of gasoline has ‘major consequences on human health and the environment’ Cambridge, Massachusetts, has become the first US city to mandate the placing of stickers on fuel pumps to warn drivers of the resulting dangers posed by the climate crisis. Continue reading…Bright yellow stickers warn drivers burning…

Read More City’s murals of Maradona have become pilgrimage sites since footballer’s death in November A month since the death of Diego Armando Maradona and the southern Italian city of Naples is looking more like a Maradonaland each day. After renaming Napoli football club’s San Paolo Stadium and a train station in his honour this…

Read MoreEx-PM says he was unaware that his office had subsidised cherry blossom viewing parties for his supporters.Ex-PM says he was unaware that his office had subsidised cherry blossom viewing parties for his supporters.

Read More We asked people for their thoughts on the agreement. Predictably, views were mixed A Brexit deal has been agreed between the UK and the EU with Boris Johnson hailing it as a “jumbo, Canada-style” arrangement. The Guardian asked four people for their thoughts, with some pleased and others not. Continue reading…We asked people…

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Read MoreTrump has hinted he might veto legislation passed by Congress if payments to individuals are not increased.Trump has hinted he might veto legislation passed by Congress if payments to individuals are not increased.

Read More Kremlin critic says Lyubov Sobol detained after visiting Konstantin Kudryavtsev, the FSB agent tricked into speaking about poison plot Russian police raided the home of opposition activist Lyubov Sobol early on Christmas Day and took her in for questioning, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and his supporters have said. Navalny’s supporters said they thought…

Read MorePassengers will have to show they’ve tested negative within 3 days of boarding, to try to keep new virus variant out of U.S.Passengers will have to show they’ve tested negative within 3 days of boarding, to try to keep new virus variant out of U.S.

Read MoreWe round up the numbers to know from the week’s biggest economic stories so you can impress yourself and your friends.We round up the numbers to know from the week’s biggest economic stories so you can impress yourself and your friends.

Read More Legal threats range from investigations into his business dealings in New York to possible obstruction of justice charges – but all come with a political cost At noon on 20 January, presuming he doesn’t have to be dragged out of the White House as a trespasser, Donald Trump will make one last walk…

Read More Last-minute agreement assessed as either a welcome economic boost or a bad move in a world that has become dominated by uncertainty Britain should be congratulated for coming to a Brexit deal with the EU, but be wary of the very different world they are walking into, international analysts have said. Outside Europe,…

Read More Hank Adams, one of Indian Country’s most prolific thinkers and strategists, has died at age 77. Adams was called the “most important Indian” by influential Native American rights advocate and author Vine Deloria Jr., because he was involved with nearly every major event in American Indian history from the 1960s forward. He was…

Read MoreCDC says passengers from the UK must test negative via either a PCR or antigen test within 72 hours of departure.CDC says passengers from the UK must test negative via either a PCR or antigen test within 72 hours of departure.

Read MoreMost goods traded between the UK and EU will not face new restrictions but many new bureaucratic hurdles will emerge.Most goods traded between the UK and EU will not face new restrictions but many new bureaucratic hurdles will emerge.

Read MoreTraditional grocery stores survived COVID by quickly recognising the changing needs of customers they already knew well.Traditional grocery stores survived COVID by quickly recognising the changing needs of customers they already knew well.

Read MoreJapanese scientists hope they offer clues to origins of solar system and life on Earth.Japanese scientists hope they offer clues to origins of solar system and life on Earth.

Read MoreAuthorities call for ‘strict’ response against violations of COVID-19 rules as South Korea logs record high of 1,214 cases.Authorities call for ‘strict’ response against violations of COVID-19 rules as South Korea logs record high of 1,214 cases.

Read More (PALM BEACH) — After tossing a grenade that threatens to blow up a massive COVID relief and government funding bill and force a government shutdown in the midst of a pandemic, President Donald Trump spent his Christmas Eve golfing in Florida. Failure to agree on the bill could deny checks to millions of…

Read More Ships, helicopters and planes traverse thousands of kilometres of icy continent in complex, multinational medical evacuation Australia and China have collaborated on a mission to medically evacuate an Australian expeditioner from Antarctica with help from the United States. The operation took five days, used ships, helicopters and planes, and covered thousands of kilometres…