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Read More Twitter has signalled that it will begin removing posts containing vaccine “conspiracies,” including claims that they are purposely used to cause harm and “control populations,” its latest effort to suppress “misinformation.” Starting next week, the social media giant will excise all posts that “invoke a deliberate conspiracy” or “advance harmful, false or misleading…

Read MoreA snap decision to confine 3,000 people to public housing units was unlawful, a report finds.A snap decision to confine 3,000 people to public housing units was unlawful, a report finds.

Read MoreA sheep, a goat and three lambs escaped from their farm in Turkey, ending up at a nearby town hall.A sheep, a goat and three lambs escaped from their farm in Turkey, ending up at a nearby town hall.

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Read More Twitter bans false vaccine claims; Germany plans to start vaccinations on 27 December; Biden’s swearing in to have reduced capacity Wear masks when you see family for Christmas, WHO urges Europeans Scheme to get Covid vaccine to poorer countries at ‘high risk’ of failure ‘On the brink’: Covid pressure mounts at hospitals in…

Read More Pan Am flight 103 exploded over Scottish town killing 270 people Pan Am flight 103 exploded over Scottish town killing 270 people

Read MoreTyson Foods says it has fired seven top managers at its largest pork plant after an independent investigation into allegations that they bet on how many workers would test positive for the coronavirusTyson Foods says it has fired seven top managers at its largest pork plant after an independent investigation into allegations that they…

Read More Lawsuit accusing company of ‘tremendous violation of justice’ is latest bid to rein in big tech Google is facing a new multi-state lawsuit, led by Texas, that accuses the company of abusing its “monopolistic power”, the latest in a slew of major legal efforts to rein in big tech. In a video announcing…

Read MoreCholo Abdi Abdullah was transferred to U.S. custody on charges that he conspired to hijack an aircraft and slam it into a building.Cholo Abdi Abdullah was transferred to U.S. custody on charges that he conspired to hijack an aircraft and slam it into a building.

Read More WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (IPS) – Energy efficiency (EE) is often marketed as a tool to save energy and money. The oft-repeated mantra is doing “more with less”, namely producing more goods with less energy. But, as set out in a recent World Bank report (which I co-authored), EE can do something that is…

Read More The festively themed officers broke into the suspected drug dealer’s home using a large hammer. The festively themed officers broke into the suspected drug dealer’s home using a large hammer.

Read More Dec 16 (IPS) – Kriti Sharma is a senior disability rights researcher  and Shantha Rau Barriga is the disability rights director at Human Rights Watch.Long before the Covid-19 pandemic grounded much of the world, lockdown, confinement, violence, and isolation was the daily reality for hundreds of thousands of people with disabilities around the world. Many are locked in…

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Read More After reading a sexist op-ed about Jill Biden in ‘The Wall Street Journal’, Holly Baxter is fed up of women being belittled by men who feel threatened After reading a sexist op-ed about Jill Biden in ‘The Wall Street Journal’, Holly Baxter is fed up of women being belittled by men who feel…

Read More State breaks 12-day streak with no local transmission as Sydney airport driver test positive and two mystery cases emerge in the northern beaches. Follow latest updates Follow our global coronavirus live blog 9.11pm GMT Seven venues have been identified as locations the two northern beaches cases attended while infectious, including: 8.58pm GMT Flood…

Read MoreDominic Rabb says the UK wants a post-Brexit trade deal with India, but will also hold it accountable for human rights issues.Dominic Rabb says the UK wants a post-Brexit trade deal with India, but will also hold it accountable for human rights issues.

Read More Move seen as political theatre as talks in Brussels continue, but may not preclude recall of MPs and peers MPs and peers will begin their Christmas break on Thursday evening, the government has announced, amid waning hopes that a Brexit deal will be struck in time to be approved in parliament next week.…

Read More Unmanned Chang’e-5 probe returns to Earth after first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the moon returned safely to Earth early Thursday (local time) in the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples, the Xinhua news agency said. The return…

Read More Cholo Abdi Abdullah was arrested in the Philippines in 2019 Cholo Abdi Abdullah was arrested in the Philippines in 2019

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Read More Farieissia Martin will face retrial after judges ruled new evidence had emerged A woman found guilty of stabbing and killing her partner has had her murder conviction overturned by the court of appeal. Farieissia Martin will now face a retrial after judges ruled that new evidence had emerged that was not heard in…

Read More The film tells the story of the ancient town of Hasankeyf The film tells the story of the ancient town of Hasankeyf

Read More ‘It was so traumatic to hear the thing that was hitting the door,’ says Anjanette Young ‘It was so traumatic to hear the thing that was hitting the door,’ says Anjanette Young

Read MoreThe WHO says Europe is at “high risk” of a new wave of infections in the New Year.The WHO says Europe is at “high risk” of a new wave of infections in the New Year.

Read MoreTen international scientists will travel next month to the city where the coronavirus first emerged.Ten international scientists will travel next month to the city where the coronavirus first emerged.

Read MoreThe deadly attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket shook France.The deadly attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine and a Jewish supermarket shook France.

Read More Widow of gunman who killed five people convicted in absence after fleeing to Syria Widow of gunman who killed five people convicted in absence after fleeing to Syria

Read More Restrictions linked to how many intensive care beds are free in state’s five regions Restrictions linked to how many intensive care beds are free in state’s five regions

Read More The company spent $100,000 disinfecting its workspace and paying for employee salaries while they were home isolating The company spent $100,000 disinfecting its workspace and paying for employee salaries while they were home isolating

Read MoreThe drugs may have been abandoned by smugglers in danger of being caught or who were lost in storms, authorities said.The drugs may have been abandoned by smugglers in danger of being caught or who were lost in storms, authorities said.

Read MoreThe suspect is alleged to have gained nearly $400,000 through corrupt betting on matches in Europe.The suspect is alleged to have gained nearly $400,000 through corrupt betting on matches in Europe.

Read More The US Treasury Department has designated Vietnam and Switzerland as “currency manipulators,” while placing China, India and several other countries on its “monitoring list.” “The Treasury Department has taken a strong step today to safeguard economic growth and opportunity for American workers and businesses,” Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement on Wednesday,…

Read MoreMore than 300 students are still missing after gunmen raided a school in Katsina state on Friday.More than 300 students are still missing after gunmen raided a school in Katsina state on Friday.

Read More Senior creative producer with RT Creative Lab, Ania Fedorova, will represent Russia in the Gerety Awards Grand Jury which includes some of the world’s most respected advertising and marketing leaders. The Gerety Awards marks the first time that a jury has been brought together to select the best in advertising – all advertising,…

Read More New technique reportedly identifies fresh suspect in unsolved murder of four-year-old boy in 1984 It is 36 years since the lifeless body of Grégory Villemin, who disappeared while playing in the garden of his home, was found in a river in France’s eastern Vosges region, his hands and feet bound, his woolly hat…