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Boris Johnson calls on EU to break Brexit deadlock over fishing
Read More Two sides at loggerheads as Brussels negotiator says talks have entered final few hours Brexit news – latest updates Boris Johnson called on Brussels to make a final offer on access to British fishing waters to break the Brexit deadlock, as the EU’s chief negotiator said the trade and security talks were entering…
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Iran building something new at underground nuclear site
Read MoreBuilding work comes a year after Tehran claimed enrichment progress at the Fordo site, and as it seeks leverage ahead of possible new talks with Washington.Building work comes a year after Tehran claimed enrichment progress at the Fordo site, and as it seeks leverage ahead of possible new talks with Washington.
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Pornhub sued for $40m by 40 victims of ‘GirlsDoPorn’ sex trafficking
Read More Victims say a content partner used ‘fraud, coercion, and intimidation’ Victims say a content partner used ‘fraud, coercion, and intimidation’
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Satellite photos show Iran construction at underground nuclear site
Read More Revelation comes weeks after assassination of one of Iran’s top nuclear scientists Revelation comes weeks after assassination of one of Iran’s top nuclear scientists
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Nigeria school attack: Hundreds of boys return home after kidnap ordeal
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Nigeria school attack: Hundreds of boys return home after kidnap ordeal
Read MorePictures show the schoolboys arriving in Katsina city, a week after they were kidnapped by militants.Pictures show the schoolboys arriving in Katsina city, a week after they were kidnapped by militants.
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BAT and Imperial tobacco firms profited from child labour, law firm alleges
Read More Landmark legal claim launched after Guardian investigation accuses firm of exploitation in supply chain British American Tobacco and Imperial Brands profited from child labour, exploitation and dangerous conditions on tobacco farms in Malawi, according to a landmark legal claim launched after a Guardian investigation. The British firms, which reported combined earnings of £12.5bn…
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Cyberpunk 2077: Sony pulls game from PlayStation store
Read MoreThe unprecedented move comes as players say the game is riddled with bugs and glitches.The unprecedented move comes as players say the game is riddled with bugs and glitches.
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Mikhail Baryshnikov: Remembering the Joy of My First Nutcracker in this Difficult Year
Read More In 1975 I was sick with a cold when Daryl Dodson, the general manager of American Ballet Theater, came to my room at the Watergate Hotel in Washington D.C. and asked if I would make a Nutcracker for the company. I must have been feverish because eventually I said yes. I’d never choreographed,…
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Babies born to Covid-19 patients have antibodies & pregnant women don’t suffer more, Singapore study finds
Read More A new study has found that pregnant women were no more likely to experience worse Covid-19 symptoms and that babies born to mothers infected with the virus have antibodies. The small study of 16 pregnant women, released on Friday by the Singapore Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research Network, found no evidence that the coronavirus…
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Paparazzi agency will not target Meghan in future, high court hears
Read More Judge hears details of settlement with agency that photographed duchess and son Archie on walk A paparazzi agency that took photos of the Duchess of Sussex and her young son Archie when out for a walk near their home “unlawfully invaded” their privacy and has agreed not to take photographs of the family…
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At least 240,000 chickens killed in Florida fire
Read More Financial loss estimated at $1m Financial loss estimated at $1m
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Iran builds at underground nuclear facility amid US tensions
Read MoreIran has begun construction at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo amid tensions with the U.S. over its atomic programIran has begun construction at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo amid tensions with the U.S. over its atomic program
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Coroner finds ‘inadequacies’ in search for man found dead in Sydney shopping centre stairwell
Read More Bernard Gore, 71, found to have died of misadventure at Westfield Bondi Junction between 6 and 9 January 2017 An inquest into the death of a 71-year-old man discovered in the stairwell of a Sydney shopping centre about 20 days after he went missing has found he died of misadventure and there were…
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Christmas gatherings ‘not worth the risk’, WHO says
Read More ‘The safest thing to do right now is to remain at home,’ WHO’s regional director for Europe says ‘The safest thing to do right now is to remain at home,’ WHO’s regional director for Europe says
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Northern beaches Covid restrictions: what they mean for locals and everyone else in Sydney
Read More The new restrictions, the latest health advice on masks and the rules governing travel explained As the northern beaches Covid-19 cluster grows, New South Wales authorities have issued a range of advice to residents and visitors to the area aimed at containing the community spread. Several states have also announced border restrictions in…
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Brexit: Michel Barnier warns that both sides stand at ‘moment of truth’ in trade talks – live news
Read More Latest updates: post-Brexit trade talks between UK and EU to continue after both sides warn major obstacles remain Johnson says talks in ‘serious situation’ after call with EU chief UK tourists who need routine treatment to be covered in EU for year Business live: investors cautious as no-deal threat looms Full Brexit coverage…
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Elderly Australian couple killed at home in ‘terrorism incident’
Read More Detectives say a knife-wielding man was shot dead by police Detectives say a knife-wielding man was shot dead by police
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Iran rejects IAEA’s call for new nuclear deal after Biden takes office
Read More Tehran has rejected a suggestion of the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that Iran should strike a new nuclear agreement after the new US administration comes to power. “Presenting any assessment on how the commitments are implemented (e.g referring to breach) is absolutely beyond the mandate of the agency and…
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Egypt officials: Bombs kill 3 security forces in Sinai
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No post-Brexit chaos if customs paperwork done properly, says Calais port chief
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U.S. Navy awards contract to Ultra for NIXIE torpedo countermeasure system
Read More The U.S. Department of Defense has contracted Ultra to supply the Nixie torpedo countermeasure system to the U.S. Navy. Under the terms of the agreement, Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems Inc. is awarded a $186 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity contract for the AN/SLQ-25E NIXIE electro-acoustic towed torpedo countermeasure system. Ultra is a world-leader in torpedo…
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‘Humanitarian crisis’: UN panel decries Covid rules that trapped crews at sea
Read More ‘Legally and morally wrong to expect seafarers to work indefinitely while depriving them of their fundamental rights’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Governments around the world have breached the rights of seafarers during the Covid-19 pandemic, creating a “humanitarian crisis” in which hundreds of thousands of workers are stranded…
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Sex without explicit consent is rape, rules Denmark
Read More Denmark becomes 12th country in Europe to categorise absence of clear consent as rape Denmark becomes 12th country in Europe to categorise absence of clear consent as rape
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Mobster pleads guilty to attack on boyfriend of ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ star
Read More Attacker allegedly paid with discounted wedding reception from Dina Manzo’s ex-husband Attacker allegedly paid with discounted wedding reception from Dina Manzo’s ex-husband
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John le Carré didn’t invent the spy novel – he joined a tradition and made it new again
Read More William Boyd remembers an exemplar of the ultimate literary professional, tirelessly writing at the top of his game well into his 80s I can still remember the strange thrill I experienced on first reading The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, John le Carré’s third novel, published in 1963, and the one…
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‘They are willing to sacrifice everything’: Ai Weiwei pays tribute to the Hong Kong protesters
Read More The artist’s documentary, Cockroach, tells the inside story of the 2019 demonstrations against mainland China’s brutal clampdown – a tough task when he’s not allowed to return When Ai Weiwei was growing up in China, it was customary for people from the mainland to look down their noses at Hong Kongers. “We thought…
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Africa steps up fight against HIV with trial of new combination vaccines
Read More African-led study expected to involve 1,600 people over next three years in Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa The first trial in Africa to test two new vaccines to protect against HIV got under way in Uganda this week, raising hopes of an end to the epidemic that affects millions of people across…
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Iran rejects IAEA chief’s call that new agreement needed after Biden takes office -tweet
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Latin American Electric Utilities COVID-accelerated Evolution
Read More BUENOS AIRES, Dec 17 (IPS) – Andrés Chambouleyron is Non-Resident Fellow at the Institute of the Americas and Managing Director at Berkeley Research GroupThe COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated an evolution across Latin American electric utilities. The need for utilities to manage structural issues derived from increased deployment of Renewable Sources of Energy (RSE)…
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Covid hotspots NSW: list of Sydney and regional coronavirus case locations
Read More Here are the current coronavirus hotspots in New South Wales and what to do if you’ve visited them Follow Guardian Australia’s coronavirus live blog Australia’s Covid restrictions and lockdown rules – state by state Download the free Guardian app New South Wales health authorities have updated a list of hotspots where Covid-positive people…
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Grace Millane murderer loses appeal against conviction and sentence
Read More The man, whose identity is suppressed, was convicted in February of killing the British backpacker in New Zealand The man who murdered British backpacker Grace Millane and dumped her body in a forested area in New Zealand has lost an appeal against his conviction and prison sentence. The man, whose identity is suppressed,…
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FOCUS-Pandemic tests Rolls-Royce resilience after prolonged engine trouble
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RT takes Gold, Silver & Bronze at Epica Awards 2020 – world’s only prize for creativity that’s judged by journalists
Read More RT’s project #VictoryPages, dedicated to the defeat of Nazism in World War II, has won three prizes at the prestigious Epica Awards 2020. RT snatched Russia’s only ‘Gold’ award, for its ‘Endless Letter’ on Instagram Stories. The 2020 Epica Awards evaluated 1,980 entries from 59 countries, with the highest number of entries coming…
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With Trump silent, reprisals for hacks may fall to Biden
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