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Read More Approval for emergency use could come within hours, allowing vaccinations of healthcare workers to start within days FDA advisory panel recommends approval of Pfizer Covid vaccine States targeted in election fraud lawsuit condemn ‘bogus claims’ Susan Rice tapped for top domestic policy role in Biden administration Sign up to receive First Thing –…

Read More An Irish publican who defied coronavirus restrictions to open his bar in a rural village was arrested by police scarcely an hour after welcoming patrons to his “covid-free pub,” which featured mandatory testing for the virus. Donal Byrne, the owner of Eileen’s Bar in Aghamore in county Mayo, introduced mandatory rapid testing for…

Read MoreOnly other unprovoked shark attack there was in 2005 and wasn’t fatal, expert says. Latest victim was 38-year-old female from France.Only other unprovoked shark attack there was in 2005 and wasn’t fatal, expert says. Latest victim was 38-year-old female from France.

Read More In May the videotaped death of George Floyd, pinned to the ground by police gasping “I can’t breathe,” was watched by millions worldwide in horror and revulsion. Assa Traoré, named one of TIME’s 2020 Guardians of the Year, could not bring herself to join them. Her younger brother Adama also died in police…

Read MoreAll-night talks lead to a goal of cutting CO2 emissions by 55% over the next decade.All-night talks lead to a goal of cutting CO2 emissions by 55% over the next decade.

Read MoreSalim Ayyash had been convicted of assassinating Lebanon’s former PM with a massive car bomb in 2005.Salim Ayyash had been convicted of assassinating Lebanon’s former PM with a massive car bomb in 2005.

Read More The Chinese Foreign Ministry has blasted the US’s interference in Beijing’s domestic affairs on the grounds of human rights, after Washington’s embassy in China called on Chinese citizens to “boldly stand up” for their rights. Speaking at a regular press briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying told reporters that the US wrote…

Read More Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga has warned that the country will launch a case to annul a rule-of-law declaration in the top EU court. Brussels’ move unblocks the European Union’s new budget and coronavirus recovery fund. “No one should have any doubts the Hungarian government will attack this [in the EU court] as…

Read More Australia plans to start Covid vaccinations by March and finish by the end of 2021 Australia plans to start Covid vaccinations by March and finish by the end of 2021

Read More A new generation of combative Chinese diplomats aren’t afraid to push back against criticism of their country, one of them has said, comparing them to Simba from ‘The Lion King’, who began as a cute cub but became a fierce lion. Hua Chunying, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, made a number…

Read More Taiwan has commissioned the first of a dozen of its planned new Coast Guard ships that can be easily turned into deadly corvettes during conflict, as tensions with China continue to grow. The advanced catamaran is the first in the fleet of 12 Anping-class patrol ships Taiwan plans to add to its Coast…

Read More China is looking for a restart with Joe Biden, responding in a measured way as the Trump administration slaps more sanctions on Beijing. China is looking for a restart with Joe Biden, responding in a measured way as the Trump administration slaps more sanctions on Beijing.

Read More My foster parents took in more than 100 kids, but I was one of only two they adopted I was hours old when my birth mother threw me away by a dumpster. She was a drug addict, I’ve since been told, and couldn’t handle looking after me. When I was discovered, the police…

Read More Terminally-ill radio host clarified that he ‘would not advocate for secession’ Terminally-ill radio host clarified that he ‘would not advocate for secession’

Read More The 81-year-old  was sentenced to 150 years in prison for running the largest Ponzi scheme in history The 81-year-old  was sentenced to 150 years in prison for running the largest Ponzi scheme in history

Read More Considering the evidence, it is difficult to be optimistic that the Sino-Japanese détente will establish sustained cooperation between China and Japan.Considering the evidence, it is difficult to be optimistic that the Sino-Japanese détente will establish sustained cooperation between China and Japan.

Read More The 27 member states avoid deadlock after night-long discussions ahead of UN climate meeting European Union leaders reached a hard-fought deal Friday to cut the bloc’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of the decade compared with 1990 levels, avoiding a hugely embarrassing deadlock ahead of a UN climate…

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Read MoreAfter all-night talks, EU agrees on more ambitious target to cut greenhouse gas emissions this decade.After all-night talks, EU agrees on more ambitious target to cut greenhouse gas emissions this decade.

Read More Deal on greenhouse gas prioritised over EU-UK talks Deal on greenhouse gas prioritised over EU-UK talks

Read More In his first newspaper interview, the adopted son of Mia Farrow and Woody Allen talks about an atmosphere of anger and hatred in his family, the problems of transracial adoption – and his certainty that his sister was not abused by their father Moses Farrow is talking to me, thoughtfully and carefully, about…

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Read More Phoebe Bridgers, Danielle Haim, Lianne La Havas, Declan McKenna, Rina Sawayama and Moses Sumney discuss Black Lives Matter, WAP, TikTok, the collapse of live music and more Each year we convene pop stars to mull over the year’s big musical moments, and for 2020 this was – like almost every social or professional…

Read More Media mogul accused of foreign collusion on same day teen activist found guilty of defiling China’s flag after throwing it on the ground at protest Hong Kong’s crackdown on dissent has escalated, with national security charges laid against media mogul Jimmy Lai, and a guilty verdict for teenage activist Tony Chung for defiling…

Read More (TERRE HAUTE, Ind.) — The Trump administration on Thursday carried out its ninth federal execution of the year and the first during a presidential lame-duck period in 130 years, putting to death a Texas street-gang member for his role in the slayings of a religious couple from Iowa more than two decades ago.…

Read MoreThe US president-elect and his running mate beat three other finalists, including Donald Trump.The US president-elect and his running mate beat three other finalists, including Donald Trump.

Read MoreTrials of the Australian vaccine returned false-positive HIV tests, but did not harm participants.Trials of the Australian vaccine returned false-positive HIV tests, but did not harm participants.

Read MoreAbout 1,642 Rohingya were moved to the flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal before the UN could assess their safety.About 1,642 Rohingya were moved to the flood-prone island in the Bay of Bengal before the UN could assess their safety.

Read MoreThe controversial agreement allows Chinese authorities to enter Switzerland, interview and remove ‘illegal’ residents.The controversial agreement allows Chinese authorities to enter Switzerland, interview and remove ‘illegal’ residents.

Read More Incoming president and his vice-president earn recognition, and follow in footsteps of Barack Obama and Donald Trump Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been named Time magazine’s person – or persons – of the year for 2020. The magazine said: “Together, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris offered restoration and renewal in a single…