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Read More People in tier 4 areas must stay at home over Christmas and not meet up with other households Boris Johnson has announced new tier 4 restrictions for London, the south-east and east of England, amid a surge in Covid-19 cases and alarm about a new strain of coronavirus spreading rapidly in the region.…

Read More The French interior minister has said that police resources were “mobilized” in reaction to a torrent of anti-Semitic comment directed at the runner-up in the Miss France beauty pageant. “#MissFrance2021 is not an anti-Semitic competition,” Citizenship Minister Marlene Schiappa tweeted, sending her support to April Benayoum, Miss Provence and the first runner-up in…

Read More Moves come as UK health secretary says the newly identified strain is ‘out of control’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Several European countries including Belgium, Italy and the Netherlands have reacted to the discovery of a fast-spreading strain of Covid-19 in England by announcing bans on flights carrying passengers…

Read More EU states have started suspending all incoming travel from the UK amid mounting concern over a new strain of Covid-19. EU states have started suspending all incoming travel from the UK amid mounting concern over a new strain of Covid-19.

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Read MorePolice say vigilantes helped rescue 84 children after Nigeria’s second mass kidnapping in eight days.Police say vigilantes helped rescue 84 children after Nigeria’s second mass kidnapping in eight days.

Read More Organiser of concert by Raphael says first of two weekend concerts complied with health guidelines Despite a recent surge in infections and fears that the festive period could propel Spain into a third wave of the coronavirus, 5,000 people attended a concert in Madrid on Saturday night by the singer Raphael. The concert,…

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Read More Social media users accused US first lady of manipulating portrait Social media users accused US first lady of manipulating portrait

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Read MoreThe Netherlands and Belgium suspend flights to prevent a fast-spreading variant of coronavirus.The Netherlands and Belgium suspend flights to prevent a fast-spreading variant of coronavirus.

Read More Zak Kostopoulos’s family say murder charges must be brought in a case that has exposed deep homophobia Days after his death in the heart of Athens, the image of Zak Kostopoulos began to appear across the city centre, on buildings and nondescript office blocks, the marble steps of neoclassical mansions, walls and columns.…

Read More Belgium is following the Netherlands’ lead and has decided to shut down its border for all travel to and from the UK, after the country imposed a strict lockdown over a new strain of SARS-CoV-2 spreading in southern England. The Belgian travel ban comes into force at midnight and will affect air travel…

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Read More The first foreign policy challenge for the Biden administration will be reviving the U.S. nuclear deal with Iran. The first foreign policy challenge for the Biden administration will be reviving the U.S. nuclear deal with Iran.

Read More Once nurses enter the COVID-19 ward, they often feel as isolated as their patients. Once nurses enter the COVID-19 ward, they often feel as isolated as their patients.

Read More On Dec. 13, the Detroit Free Press posted a video on its Twitter feed. I didn’t expect to get emotional watching it. The shaky clip, shot by someone holding a smartphone, showed UPS and FedEx semitrailer trucks carrying the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, pulling out of the parking lot of Pfizer’s…

Read More It has enough Covid-19 vaccine doses to immunize its population three times over, so New Zealand’s giving some to its neighbors. Twitter reacted with adulation, but some think the Kiwis simply had it too easy with the infection. This week, the government of New Zealand announced it has pre-purchased additional quantities of Covid-19…

Read MoreThe new variant that spreads more rapidly has also been found in the Netherlands, Denmark and Australia.The new variant that spreads more rapidly has also been found in the Netherlands, Denmark and Australia.

Read More Health secretary’s remarks follow chaotic scenes at London railway stations on Saturday before new measures took effect Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Police will be asked to stop families from driving out of tier 4 areas, the health secretary has said, while extra officers will be deployed at railway…

Read More Skepticism about the newly authorized coronavirus vaccines pervades Native American communities even as the death toll mounts. Skepticism about the newly authorized coronavirus vaccines pervades Native American communities even as the death toll mounts.

Read More Donald Trump was elected partly on his fame for “The Art of the Deal,” yet he’s cut no big deals in office. The relief package is the latest, perhaps final, example. Donald Trump was elected partly on his fame for “The Art of the Deal,” yet he’s cut no big deals in office.…

Read More Champions of herd immunity once lauded the Nordic refuseniks. All that has changed now Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage “Thanks for reminding me,” Sweden’s state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell replied deadpan when the Observer asked in late March how he handled the knowledge that he would be to blame if…

Read More Professor warns of ‘political agenda’ to discredit researchers exploring slavery links The academic at the centre of an escalating row over the National Trust’s efforts to explore links between its properties and colonialism has warned of a “political agenda” to “misrepresent, mischaracterise, malign and intimidate” those involved in the project. Professor Corinne Fowler…

Read More The two leaders say they share a desire to address the reasons for migration in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and southern Mexico The two leaders say they share a desire to address the reasons for migration in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and southern Mexico

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Read More Throngs of travellers congregated at London’s St Pancras train station on Saturday 19 December as they sought to flee the city before it was placed in tier 4 at midnight. Swaths of south-east England were placed in the new highest tier as Boris Johnson abandoned attempts to relax Covid restrictions over Christmas to…

Read More Former Minister and Secretary General of UNCTAD, Rubens Ricupero, discusses Brazilian foreign policy and diplomacy, today’s environmental agenda, and the Real Plan.Former Minister and Secretary General of UNCTAD, Rubens Ricupero, discusses Brazilian foreign policy and diplomacy, today’s environmental agenda, and the Real Plan.

Read More Leaders fear Donald Trump and Israel will act against Iran and Hezbollah before Joe Biden’s arrival For the past four years, the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has fought a war in Syria, supported Iraqi forces and stage-managed the politics of its homeland, all the while trying to avoid facing off with Israel. Yet…

Read MoreThe ex-Vatican treasurer was acquitted of child sexual abuse and released from prison this year.The ex-Vatican treasurer was acquitted of child sexual abuse and released from prison this year.

Read More The outgoing US president has his eyes on a Saudi Arabia-Israel accord – no matter who gets hurt Peace deals that entrench injustice, punish the weak and are propelled by greed, blackmail and weapons sales have precious little to do with peace – and are unlikely to endure. Yet the Middle East has…

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Read More The U.S. Department of Defense has contracted American plane-maker Boeing for engineering work on B-1B Lancer and B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber aircraft. According to the U.S. Department of Defense contract announcements, Aerospace giant Boeing was awarded a modification to contract from the U.S. Air Force for B-1 and B-52 bomber engineering services. The deal…

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