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Read More“It’s probably not more lethal,” Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CBS News. But he added, “It seems like this new strain is more contagious.””It’s probably not more lethal,” Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CBS News. But he added, “It seems like this new strain is more contagious.”

Read More ‘Priya’s Mask’ is the latest in the Indian superhero comic series. This time out, she’s trying to get important info to young people — and to stop a superspreading villain. (Image credit: Syd Fini, Hamid Bahrami and Neda Kazemifar) ‘Priya’s Mask’ is the latest in the Indian superhero comic series. This time out,…

Read More Attorney General William Barr has confirmed intelligence assessments that Russia is behind the massive cyber-espionage operation against the US that Donald Trump has tried to blame on China. Attorney General William Barr has confirmed intelligence assessments that Russia is behind the massive cyber-espionage operation against the US that Donald Trump has tried to…

Read MoreNearly 77 million people around the world have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.Nearly 77 million people around the world have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic.

Read MoreTech corporations are expanding the scope of surveillance across the correctional pipeline, but who pays the price?Tech corporations are expanding the scope of surveillance across the correctional pipeline, but who pays the price?

Read MorePresident-elect Joe Biden named three new economic advisers to his team ahead of his inauguration January 20.President-elect Joe Biden named three new economic advisers to his team ahead of his inauguration January 20.

Read More As 2020 draws to a close and the number of existential threats to life on Earth appears to diminish at least slightly, NASA is warning about the close flybys of three asteroids over 40 meters in diameter.  On December 21 alone, three asteroids ranging from 5.1 meters to 45 meters in diameter are…

Read More ‘The Confederacy is a symbol of Virginia’s racist and divisive history,’ says governor Ralph Northam ‘The Confederacy is a symbol of Virginia’s racist and divisive history,’ says governor Ralph Northam

Read More The Justice Department has announced charges against a Libyan man alleged to have constructed the bomb that brought down Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, killing 270 people. The Justice Department has announced charges against a Libyan man alleged to have constructed the bomb that brought down Pan Am flight…

Read More Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island last erupted more than two years ago and caused evacuations and mass property destruction Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island last erupted more than two years ago and caused evacuations and mass property destruction

Read More Several European nations, including Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany and Italy announced travel restrictions from the U.K. where officials say a new variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading. (Image credit: Lewis Joly/AP) Several European nations, including Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany and Italy announced travel restrictions from the U.K. where officials say a new…

Read More New strain of virus showing up to be 70 per cent more transmissible New strain of virus showing up to be 70 per cent more transmissible

Read More Fears new coronavirus strain can spread more quickly Fears new coronavirus strain can spread more quickly

Read More Reporter compared her growing attachment to convicted fraudster as ‘slowly boiling yourself to death in the bathtub’ Reporter compared her growing attachment to convicted fraudster as ‘slowly boiling yourself to death in the bathtub’

Read MoreProsecutors said the victims died in “unbearable” heat in a lorry container in October 2019.Prosecutors said the victims died in “unbearable” heat in a lorry container in October 2019.

Read More About 53 per cent of Americans say they will take a first-generation Covid-19 vaccine, poll finds About 53 per cent of Americans say they will take a first-generation Covid-19 vaccine, poll finds

Read More The European Medical Agency has recommended the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine be granted authorization for use in the EU, representing a major step in the continent’s efforts to tackle the Covid-19. On Monday the European Medical Agency (EMA) announced that it is recommending the Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for approval in Europe for people over the…

Read More President-elect keen to ‘demonstrate [vaccine] is safe to take’ Epidemiologist predicts second post-pandemic ‘roaring 20s’ President-elect Joe Biden will receive his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television on Monday, as part of a growing effort to convince the American public the inoculations are safe. Related: US healthcare workers protest chaos…

Read MoreIn Tehran, a clothier, a baker, and a party supply shop owner share their stories of surviving.In Tehran, a clothier, a baker, and a party supply shop owner share their stories of surviving.

Read MoreA growing number of cybersecurity experts blame Russia for a massive online attack infiltrating more than 40 U.S. government agencies. But President Trump is not accepting that, and so far has not taken any action in response. As White House correspondent Paula Reid reports, the president is even contradicting his own secretary of state.A…

Read More People-smugglers convicted of manslaughter and of conspiring to transport migrants Two people-smugglers have been found guilty of 39 counts of manslaughter for the suffocation of 39 Vietnamese people as they were being shipped in a sealed refrigeration trailer across the Channel in October last year. Gheorghe Nica, 43, and Eamonn Harrison, 24, have…

Read More The Saudi restrictions are among the most draconian imposed so far after news of the new strain The Saudi restrictions are among the most draconian imposed so far after news of the new strain

Read More White House coronavirus task force member denied travelling ‘for the purpose of celebrating Thanksgiving’ White House coronavirus task force member denied travelling ‘for the purpose of celebrating Thanksgiving’

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Read More Before they entered the emergency room in San Antonio in late September, Randy Hinojosa turned to his wife of 26 years and assured her that they’d both get better and see each other again. “I said, ‘We came together. We leave together,” he recalls. Hinojosa recovered from his bout of COVID-19, but his…

Read MoreAssailant planned to shoot up synagogue but heavy doors kept him out so he killed two people outside insteadAssailant planned to shoot up synagogue but heavy doors kept him out so he killed two people outside instead

Read More German court jails far-right extremist Stephan Balliet for killing two people in October 2019 A gunman who killed two people in a rampage after a failed attack on a synagogue in the east German city of Halle last year has been sentenced to life in prison for what the prosecutor called “one of…

Read More Boeing’s Australia division, based in Brisbane, has announced on Mandy that pre-production unmanned teaming aircraft, called the Loyal Wingman, completed the first high-speed taxi test in preparation for first flight. “We’ve reached high-speed taxi testing ahead of the Loyal Wingman’s first flight with Royal Australian Air Force in early 2021,” the company said…

Read More A recent poll suggested that half of Republicans are not in favour of getting vaccinated  A recent poll suggested that half of Republicans are not in favour of getting vaccinated 

Read More Beijing has dispatched the Shandong aircraft carrier on a trip through the Taiwan Strait a day after an American destroyer had sailed there and sparked China’s anger. The carrier has “smoothly” sailed through the Taiwan Strait, Liu Wensheng, a spokesperson for the Chinese navy, announced on Monday.  Liu said the carrier was conducting…

Read More Top congressional leaders have agreed a last-hour $900bn coronavirus aid package, following late-night discussions on Sunday. Plus, Mitt Romney calls Trump’s election disputes ‘nutty’ and ‘embarrassing’ Good morning. Congress has agreed on a $900bn coronavirus aid package, after weeks of negotiations ran into late-night talks on Sunday. The House was forced to grant…

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Read MoreIt has deployed what it calls a “protection force” after its peacekeepers there came under attack.It has deployed what it calls a “protection force” after its peacekeepers there came under attack.

Read MoreHigh inflation, low disposable income, other economic hardships have forced a muted festive season for most Zimbabweans.High inflation, low disposable income, other economic hardships have forced a muted festive season for most Zimbabweans.