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Read More All 22 sailors on board the BW Rhine were able to escape without injury  All 22 sailors on board the BW Rhine were able to escape without injury 

Read More France’s finance minister has claimed it’s the UK that will lose out big from Brexit, as the UK and EU attempt to overcome significant differences and secure a trade deal in extended, last-ditch talks. Speaking on France Info TV, the minister of the economy, Bruno Le Maire, used a phrase coined by the…

Read More The UNHCR warns that the crisis could ‘quickly spread beyond the country’s borders’ if it is not tackled on a regional level The UNHCR warns that the crisis could ‘quickly spread beyond the country’s borders’ if it is not tackled on a regional level

Read More Latest updates: Michel Barnier, EU chief negotiator, says ‘a deal is still possible’ and ‘we keep working’ Johnson and EU vow to go ‘extra mile’ to thrash out Brexit deal 10.13am GMT 10.08am GMT Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, has just posted these on Twitter. He is suggesting that, if the…

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Read More Politician says people must have small Christmas gatherings this year  Politician says people must have small Christmas gatherings this year 

Read More Trump earlier criticised the Washington NFL franchise for dropping ‘Redskins’ from its name Trump earlier criticised the Washington NFL franchise for dropping ‘Redskins’ from its name

Read MoreThe president of the United States is not chosen directly by voters, but by what’s known as the electoral college.The president of the United States is not chosen directly by voters, but by what’s known as the electoral college.

Read MoreAll federal civilian agencies are told to switch off a network tool exploited by “malicious actors”.All federal civilian agencies are told to switch off a network tool exploited by “malicious actors”.

Read More Commissioner says he won’t ‘throw anyone under the bus’ after video of 2018 police watch house incident emerges The Northern Territory’s top police officer said he would not “throw anyone under the bus” over a video that showed a police officer threatening to “belt” Aboriginal teenagers and telling them: “I am in the…

Read More New Zealand decriminalised sex work in 2003 and granted working rights to the people involved New Zealand decriminalised sex work in 2003 and granted working rights to the people involved

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Read More Heavy rain, high tides and wild surf have caused flash flooding in Queensland and New South Wales with more storms forecast Byron Bay locals say damage to the town’s main beach is “the worst in a generation” as heavy rain, abnormally high tides and wild surf, combined with longterm erosion problems, washed away…

Read More Prime minister says New Zealand is doing more than activist suggests after Thunberg tweets about ‘so-called climate emergency declaration’ The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has responded to criticism of New Zealand’s climate policies by Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, saying New Zealand is doing more than she might realise. Thunberg retweeted a story…

Read More As the school term comes to an end, teachers tell of how they have been left feeling exhausted, anxious and demoralised Teachers in England have described a nightmarish term in schools in which Covid has triggered soaring anxiety levels, exhaustion and fear, driving many to consider quitting and even self-harm. As schools limp…

Read More ‘I am still sitting here in confusion, disbelief, disgust and humiliation’  ‘I am still sitting here in confusion, disbelief, disgust and humiliation’ 

Read More Despite record COVID-19 infections in Japan and elsewhere in the world, the country is plowing ahead with plans to hold the rescheduled 2020 Tokyo Olympics next summer. In mid-November, before Japan’s resurgent coronavirus outbreak, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach visited Tokyo to inspect facilities, saying the Games “would be the light…

Read More Exclusive: contact tracers say ‘target-driven’ culture puts them under huge pressure to achieve results England’s test and trace service is being sub-contracted to a myriad of private companies employing inexperienced contact tracers under pressure to meet targets, a Guardian investigation has found. Under a complex system, firms are being paid to carry out…

Read More Our foreign correspondents reflect on the practical and cultural importance of fluency in a country’s native tongue During the worst of the coronavirus outbreak in China, people described to us deeply personal and traumatic experiences – losing their parents, suffering the death of a child, being harassed and intimidated for trying to speak…

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Read More The extraordinary shock of people power gave way to a bitter backlash. So where to now? A decade ago this week, a young fruit seller called Mohammed Bouazizi set himself alight outside the provincial headquarters of his home town in Tunisia, in protest against local police officials who had seized his cart and…

Read MoreTop officials are set to be given some of the first vaccines, which are being rolled out in the US.Top officials are set to be given some of the first vaccines, which are being rolled out in the US.

Read MoreThe payout comes after the woman filed a sexual harassment case against a business owner.The payout comes after the woman filed a sexual harassment case against a business owner.

Read More (CLEVELAND) — The Cleveland Indians are changing their name after 105 years. Citing three people familiar with the decision, The New York Times reported Sunday night that the team is moving away from a name considered racist for decades. The Indians have been internally discussing a potential name change for months. A team…

Read More President says he is not scheduled to take vaccine as the most complex distribution project ever in the US gets underway Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Trucks hauling trailers loaded with suitcase–sized containers of Covid-19 vaccine rolled out of Pfizer’s manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sunday – launching…

Read MoreBoth countries have very few cases and will allow travellers to go back and forth without quarantine.Both countries have very few cases and will allow travellers to go back and forth without quarantine.

Read More Trans-Tasman bubble will allow Australians and New Zealanders to cross the ditch without quarantining New Zealand’s cabinet has agreed to establish a quarantine-free travel bubble with Australia in the first quarter of 2021, the prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has said. The Australian health minister Greg Hunt enthusiastically greeted the in-principle announcement, saying it…

Read MoreThe South East Asian country is already in talks with Elon Musk about a possible partnership.The South East Asian country is already in talks with Elon Musk about a possible partnership.

Read MoreHeavy rain and huge ocean swells batter popular tourist spots, prompting hundreds of calls for help.Heavy rain and huge ocean swells batter popular tourist spots, prompting hundreds of calls for help.

Read More Exclusive: Buttrose mounts robust defence of broadcaster’s independence in response to questions about Four Corners’ episode Inside the Canberra Bubble The ABC chair, Ita Buttrose, has accused the government of a pattern of behaviour which “smacks of political interference” in a robust defence of the public broadcaster’s independence, according to a draft of…

Read More (WASHINGTON) — Hackers broke into the networks of federal agencies including the Treasury and Commerce departments in attacks revealed just days after U.S. officials warned that cyber actors linked to the Russian government were exploiting vulnerabilities to target sensitive data. The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity arm are investigating what…