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Read More A new poll has revealed that minorities in the UK are significantly less likely to take a Covid-19 vaccine. Authorities blame racially targeted misinformation, but a similar pattern is emerging in the US. After approving Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine earlier this month, Britain got its mass vaccination program underway, aiming to administer 800,000 doses…

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Dec 16 (IPS) – Siddharth Chatterjee, who has served with the United Nations for over 20 years, has been appointed as the new Resident Coordinator in China, the world’s second largest economy after the United States. Read the full story, “Sid Chatterjee Epitomizes the New Leadership Model of UN Resident Coordinators…

Read More KINGSTON, Jamaica, Dec 16 (IPS) – In Jamaica, school playgrounds are deserted, filled only with phantom shrieks of delight. Blackboards remain devoid of arithmetic and uniforms hang wrinkle-free in closets. When the first case of Covid hit Jamaican shores in early March, the government closed primary and secondary schools and over 500,000 children…

Read More President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has questioned the Turkey-US alliance after Washington announced sanctions on Ankara over the purchase of Russian S-400 missile systems. During a televised statement, the Turkish leader criticized the Trump administration for issuing further sanctions, labelling it an attack on the country’s sovereignty and declaring that his government will continue…

Read More ‘I just wasn’t going to let him have my puppy for breakfast’ ‘I just wasn’t going to let him have my puppy for breakfast’

Read MoreThe Dutch government has tightened even further the strict five-week coronavirus lockdown that went into force this week, amid a backlash over some large stores remaining openThe Dutch government has tightened even further the strict five-week coronavirus lockdown that went into force this week, amid a backlash over some large stores remaining open

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Read More Stimulus package has much lower price tag than Democrats want California’s vaccine rollout faces tough questions of equity Biden campaigns for Georgia Senate Democrats Biden taps Buttigieg for transportation post Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 2.17pm GMT More about the coronavirus stimulus package is coming out…

Read More Disease control agency records more than 400 virus deaths for more than 11 days running Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Germany has recorded a record 952 new coronavirus-related deaths, as shops, schools and nurseries across the country closed for an emergency Christmas lockdown. After experiencing relatively low numbers of…

Read More An investigation by Bellingcat, an Internet research organization, and other media outlets, revealed that for years, Russian agents secretly followed Alexei Navalny. (Image credit: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP via Getty Images) An investigation by Bellingcat, an Internet research organization, and other media outlets, revealed that for years, Russian agents secretly followed Alexei Navalny.

Read More Landmark ruling that toxic fumes killed nine-year-old Londoner follows long campaign for truth Until now, the statistics on air pollution deaths have been presented in black and white – numbers on a page that estimate between 28,000 and 36,000 people will die as a result of toxic air pollution every year in the…

Read More From Evelyn Waugh to Virginia Woolf and Sally Rooney, these novels offer masterclasses in dialogue-driven narrative For better or worse, I am a literary Anglophile. My mother was too. As a child I remember peeking over her shoulder at the novels she read after dinner: PG Wodehouse, Ngaio Marsh, all 12 volumes of…

Read More During the Vendee Globe, boats have broken apart and sleep is caught in snatches. The yachtswoman – currently in 18th place and still going – explains the dangerous thrill of racing solo Pip Hare has just a few things to sort out, and she needs to have a check outside. She will text…

Read MoreThe president of the EU Commission says the “next few days” will be decisive for trade negotiations.The president of the EU Commission says the “next few days” will be decisive for trade negotiations.

Read More The film star can be heard saying ‘if you don’t do it, you’re fired’, reportedly after crew members in Leavesden studios failed to socially distance Tom Cruise has been recorded screaming obscenities at crew members on his current film Mission: Impossible 7 after apparent breaches of on-set social distancing guidelines. The Sun published…

Read More Coronavirus transmission remains ‘widespread and intense’ across region, health body warns Coronavirus transmission remains ‘widespread and intense’ across region, health body warns

Read More Australia’s consumer regulator has launched proceedings against Facebook and its subsidiaries over virtual private network (VPN) app Onavo Protect, alleging it harvested data without users’ consent. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said on Wednesday it was seeking to impose an unspecified fine on Facebook for engaging into “false, misleading or deceptive…

Read MoreA recording emerges of the Mission: Impossible star apparently letting fly about social distancing.A recording emerges of the Mission: Impossible star apparently letting fly about social distancing.

Read MoreSalah al-Iraqi played a prominent role in anti-government protests in Iraq’s capital.Salah al-Iraqi played a prominent role in anti-government protests in Iraq’s capital.

Read More He always knew the fight would have consequences. But now, he’s in the crosshairs of Thailand’s most-feared law. Tattep Ruangprapaikitseree, who also goes by the nickname Ford, has instrumental in the monumental protests that have flared since July in opposition to the military-backed government and the monarchy. It’s a role that has brought…

Read More He always knew the fight would have consequences. But now, he’s in the crosshairs of Thailand’s most-feared law. Tattep Ruangprapaikitseree, who also goes by the nickname Ford, has instrumental in the monumental protests that have flared since July in opposition to the military-backed government and the monarchy. It’s a role that has brought…

Read More Kangaroos can intentionally communicate with humans in a way similar to other domesticated animals such as dogs, horses and goats Kangaroos can intentionally communicate with humans in a way similar to other domesticated animals such as dogs, horses and goats

Read More The discovered fragments are over 5,000 years old The discovered fragments are over 5,000 years old

Read More MacKenzie Scott’s wealth grew more than double during the pandemic like other billionaires  MacKenzie Scott’s wealth grew more than double during the pandemic like other billionaires 

Read More In the Netflix docuseries Break It All, the fascinating and under-reported legacy of rock music in Latin America is finally given its due In most British or American documentaries about rock bands, the bad guys are the managers or record executives who steal the group’s money or force them to compromise their art.…

Read More The story of how the US and its allies overthrew a despotic regime and made things much worse succeeded brilliantly by focusing on moving personal stories Like all the best documentaries, Once Upon a Time in Iraq is just some people telling a story. Here they are dramatically lit, often no more than…

Read More For health, wellbeing and life chances children need an education – and we must not let Covid drag us back to the bad old days Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid has brought with it a spate of disturbing reports of schoolchildren reverting to child labour, increases in child…

Read More Public statements by Arconic, Celotex and Kingspan at times contrast what inquiry was told had been said in private After the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017, the companies that made the cladding reacted with horror. The insulation manufacturer Celotex said it was “shocked by the tragic events”. The “rainscreen” maker Arconic was…

Read More Fashion executive Peter Nygard was arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the United States for sex trafficking and other crimes similar to the accusations leveled against infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that the 79-year-old faces charges of “racketeering, sex trafficking, and related crimes arising out…

Read More The execution spree was a first in US history and stands contrary to the declining trend in death penalty practices Opinion: Trump is on a literal killing spree Donald Trump has added a morbid new distinction to his presidency – for the first time in US history, the federal government has in one…

Read More Shinji Aoba was arrested after attack in July 2019 in which 36 people died Japanese prosecutors have charged a man with murder over the 2019 arson attack on Kyoto Animation in which 36 people died, the country’s national public broadcaster has reported, the country’s deadliest violent crime in decades. Shinji Aoba, 42, was…

Read More The British artist’s groundbreaking 1986 book Between was inspired by psychoanalysis, post-structuralism and a rejection of art as mere commerce. Yet it contains themes common to us all Continue reading…The British artist’s groundbreaking 1986 book Between was inspired by psychoanalysis, post-structuralism and a rejection of art as mere commerce. Yet it contains themes…

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