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Read More Attack will not impact timeline for vaccine review, according to regulators Attack will not impact timeline for vaccine review, according to regulators

Read More UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that “vaccine nationalism” is moving “at full speed,” leaving poor people around the globe watching preparations for inoculations against the coronavirus in some rich nations and wondering if and when they will be vaccinated. The U.N. chief reiterated his call for vaccines to be treated…

Read More UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Wednesday that “vaccine nationalism” is moving “at full speed,” leaving poor people around the globe watching preparations for inoculations against the coronavirus in some rich nations and wondering if and when they will be vaccinated. The U.N. chief reiterated his call for vaccines to be treated…

Read MoreThe striker’s hat-trick eliminated Brazil on the way to Italy’s triumph in the competition in Spain.The striker’s hat-trick eliminated Brazil on the way to Italy’s triumph in the competition in Spain.

Read MoreHow will Americans receive the vaccine? Will it be free? And will enough people take it?How will Americans receive the vaccine? Will it be free? And will enough people take it?

Read More Former intelligence analysts and defence experts say Chinese Australians are being denied clearances, which is hampering intelligence gathering A former intelligence analyst who suspects he was denied a high-level security clearance because of his links to China says Australia must overhaul its accreditation process. The former analyst said he was denied Top Secret…

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Read More Report finds the nation ranks 21st out of 23 countries when it comes to helping developing countries adapt to global heating New Zealand is not living up to its climate change promises when it comes to helping fund poorer countries adapt to a warming world, a report by Oxfam has found. A new…

Read More NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 09 (IPS) – On 10 December every year, we celebrate Human Rights Day, marking the anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Universal Declaration guarantees a spectrum of human rights that belong to each of us equally, and unite us as a global community and…

Read MoreEngland’s National Health Service says people “with a history of a significant allergic reaction to a vaccine, medicine or food” should not get the Pfizer shot.England’s National Health Service says people “with a history of a significant allergic reaction to a vaccine, medicine or food” should not get the Pfizer shot.

Read MoreEngland’s National Health Service is urging people with a history of severe allergies that they should not get the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine following two health care workers who had allergic reactions after receiving the shot. Nikki Battiste has the details.England’s National Health Service is urging people with a history of severe allergies that they…

Read MoreMother of Casey Goodson Jr demands answers after autopsy shows he died of multiple gunshot wounds.Mother of Casey Goodson Jr demands answers after autopsy shows he died of multiple gunshot wounds.

Read More Tai, the chief trade counsel for the House ways and means committee, previously set US strategy in trade disputes with China Joe Biden is set to nominate Katherine Tai to be the top US trade envoy, according to two people familiar with his plans. Continue reading…Tai, the chief trade counsel for the House…

Read More Boris Johnson given scallops and turbot by the Commission as fishing rights remain a sticking point Boris Johnson given scallops and turbot by the Commission as fishing rights remain a sticking point

Read More MEXICO, Dec 09 (IPS) – The global health crisis that has marked 2020 did not put an end to another pandemic that has been plaguing Latin America and the Caribbean: murders and attacks against environmental defenders. Read the full story, “Escaz: Historic Step Towards Protecting Human Rights Defenders in Latin America and the…

Read MoreTrump administration says immigrants from six countries will be allowed to extend their legal US residency.Trump administration says immigrants from six countries will be allowed to extend their legal US residency.

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Read MoreThe Trump administration is poised to carry out five more executions before Joe Biden’s inauguration, starting with a former Texas street-gang member for the 1999 slaying of a young religious coupleThe Trump administration is poised to carry out five more executions before Joe Biden’s inauguration, starting with a former Texas street-gang member for the…

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Read MoreThe US president-elect’s son says he is confident an “objective review” will not find tax violations.The US president-elect’s son says he is confident an “objective review” will not find tax violations.

Read More NEW YORK, Dec 09 (IPS) – Education is not a privilege. It is a fundamental human right. Yet, education is undervalued even at the best of times. We often fail to connect the dots between the right to education and the realization of all human rights. As noted by the Nobel-winning economist Amartya…

Read More Labor and the unions say contentious industrial relations bill will leave workers worse off. Follow latest updates How Australia’s industrial relations bill will affect you and your workplace 9.22pm GMT That read out continues: Trade: The leaders underlined the crucial role the rules-based trading system plays in supporting Covid-19 economic recovery. They emphasised…

Read More States like Michigan called on their National Guard to assist in vaccine distribution  States like Michigan called on their National Guard to assist in vaccine distribution 

Read More President-elect’s son says tax affairs handled ‘legally and appropriately’ President-elect’s son says tax affairs handled ‘legally and appropriately’

Read MoreWith the filing of the two lawsuits, Facebook is the second big tech company to face a major legal challenge.With the filing of the two lawsuits, Facebook is the second big tech company to face a major legal challenge.

Read More Boris Johnson arrived in Brussels to meet European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen for a Brexit deal at a make-or-break dinner on Wednesday. Johnson looked to his European political counterpart for instructions during a short photo opportunity before the three-course meal where talks between UK and EU risked collapsing irretrievably  Boris Johnson sets out…

Read More Documents relating to the regulatory submission of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine candidate to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) were “unlawfully accessed” during a cyberattack, the pharma firms have said. The EMA confirmed earlier on Wednesday that it had been the subject of a cyberattack, but did not provide further details and said it…

Read More There is no formula for deciding who on social media rises to prominence as a security influencer in any given context, and influence in this case is ephemeral and short-lived.There is no formula for deciding who on social media rises to prominence as a security influencer in any given context, and influence in…

Read More Turkish president’s chief adviser speaks out against intervention in dispute with Greece over gas An EU plan to impose additional sanctions on Turkey will backfire and only make the chance of reaching agreement over the growing Greek-Turkish contest in the Eastern Mediterranean regarding gas resources more difficult, the chief adviser to the Turkish…

Read MoreThe award recognises individuals, organisations and countries contributing to the global fight against corruption.The award recognises individuals, organisations and countries contributing to the global fight against corruption.

Read More This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. That seismic shake you felt last night just before 8 p.m.? That was the sound of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer slamming…

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Read More Despite being granted refugee status after spending time in Nauru, Betelhem Zeleke remains on a bridging visa Betelhem Zeleke still doesn’t know why she was released from Brisbane immigration transit accommodation on 1 April 2017. After more than three years in detention – one in Nauru and two in Brisbane – the Ethiopian…

Read More OXFORD, Dec 09 (IPS) – In a powerful address at the Hungry Club Forum on 10 May 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke about US’s so-called “three original sins”, the evils of slavery, poverty and war or, more generally, racism, materialism and militarism. Read the full story, “US Presidential Election Part 4: The…

Read More Franco’s heirs have been told they must leave the Pazo de Meiras by Thursday and take their possessions, but nothing which belongs to the state, reports Graham Keeley in Spain Franco’s heirs have been told they must leave the Pazo de Meiras by Thursday and take their possessions, but nothing which belongs to…