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Coronavirus South Korea: Seoul sees third wave with new clusters linked to dance class and wine bar
Read More Government considers tightening restrictions to curb spread of infection Government considers tightening restrictions to curb spread of infection
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U.S. Army looks forward to showcasing lethality of its rocket launchers in Poland
Read More The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team “Iron Horse” has reported on its Twitter account that it looks forward to showing the lethality of tracked M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems that recently arrived in Poland. “Looking forward to showcasing lethality alongside them and our European partners,” the Iron Horse икшпфву said in a Twitter…
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High court to decide whether Nazi art case stays in US court
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Iran extends restrictions as COVID-19 death toll passes 50,000
Read MorePartial shutdowns, curfews and intra-city travel restrictions extended for regions across Iran.Partial shutdowns, curfews and intra-city travel restrictions extended for regions across Iran.
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Pape Bouba Diop: Senegal mourns football hero
Read MorePresident Sall leads tributes to the player who scored the goal that beat France in the 2002 World Cup.President Sall leads tributes to the player who scored the goal that beat France in the 2002 World Cup.
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EU calls for probe into Palestinian teen’s killing by Israel
Read MorePalestinians call killing ‘war crime’; EU delegation to Palestinians said Israel must investigate ‘shocking incident’.Palestinians call killing ‘war crime’; EU delegation to Palestinians said Israel must investigate ‘shocking incident’.
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U.S. Marines completes their intensive arctic training in Norway
Read More U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 21.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, completed their intensive arctic training Sunday, marking the end of a six-week deployment to Setermoen, Norway, and have returned to their home station, Camp Lejeune, N.C. This deployment, according to the press release, was the first of the shorter MRF-E deployments…
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Brexit: why is Boris Johnson taking over talks with the EU?
Read More UK prime minister to speak directly to Ursula von der Leyen to unblock talks on trade deal Boris Johnson and the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, will speak on Saturday in an attempt to unblock talks on a post-Brexit trade deal. Continue reading…UK prime minister to speak directly to Ursula von…
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The tactics retailers use to make us spend more – and how they harm the vulnerable
Read More Online stores draw in shoppers but those with mental health issues are particularly susceptible As a digital marketer, Emily Ware spends a lot of time online, yet this comes with a risk. Ware has borderline personality disorder, a mental health condition linked with impulsive behaviours. In her case, that’s spending money online. “At…
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USS Sioux City returns from successful deployment
Read More The U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command has announced on Friday that the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Sioux City (LCS 11) returned from a deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations. USS Sioux City returned to Mayport, Fla., Dec. 4, following its deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations,…
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How to love sports when it doesn’t love you back?
Read MoreThe Stream meets the authors of a new book on the complexities of fandom.The Stream meets the authors of a new book on the complexities of fandom.
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Fears of long HGV tailbacks at Brexit lorry park near Warrington
Read More Local councils raise concerns about congestion and pollution around ‘inland border facility’ Concerns have been raised about tailbacks of as many as 700 lorries a day queueing for Brexit checks in a new government site to be opened near Warrington. The lorry park in Appleton Thorn was previously used as a coach interchange…
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10 brilliant homemade Christmas gift ideas
Read More Want to give a little love with a handmade present, but don’t know where to start? Try these ideas from artists and designers A friend once gave me a copy of The Lonely Doll by Dare Wright, a cult picture book about a doll who knits a scarf as a Christmas gift for…
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Alex Wheatle: ‘I have nightmarish moments where my past comes back and hits me’
Read More The prize-winning author’s life is now an episode of Steve McQueen’s hit series Small Axe. He talks about working on the project and his latest novel, based on a Jamaican slave uprising Amid the brunchtime clatter of a busy south London cafe, Alex Wheatle is talking about how, lately, he has been considering…
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‘Ridiculous double standard’: LA residents condemn maze of Covid restrictions
Read More With restaurants forced to close while malls stay open, frustrations grow among business owners and other citizens Jeffrey Merrihue had just finished installing $80,000 worth of dining booths on the street outside his informal Italian eatery blocks away from the Pacific Ocean when word came down that Los Angeles county was instituting a…
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Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson bailed in fraud investigation
Read More Labour mayor among five arrested as part of police inquiry into building contracts in the city The Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, has been released on bail after being detained as part of a fraud investigation. Anderson was arrested alongside four other men from the city as part of an investigation into building…
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Bahrain ‘will not allow’ imports from Israeli settlements
Read MoreGulf state disavows earlier comments made by trade minister who said it had no issue with goods produced in settlements.Gulf state disavows earlier comments made by trade minister who said it had no issue with goods produced in settlements.
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Cargo ship attacked off Yemen under unclear circumstances
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COVID-19: Moscow starts mass vaccination amid record cases
Read MoreScientists raise concerns after Russia gives go-ahead before full trials to test safety, efficacy are completed.Scientists raise concerns after Russia gives go-ahead before full trials to test safety, efficacy are completed.
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Coronavirus: Russia begins vaccine programme as Sputnik doses given out in Moscow
Read More Trials show Sputnik V is 92 per cent effective, but final clinical trials yet to be completed Trials show Sputnik V is 92 per cent effective, but final clinical trials yet to be completed
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At least 18 coal miners killed in carbon monoxide disaster in China
Read More A rescue operation is underway in search of five other workers A rescue operation is underway in search of five other workers
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Moscow opens dozens of coronavirus vaccination centers
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Chance of a Brexit deal is no higher than 50%, say UK sources
Read More Michel Barnier returns to Brussels as Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen prepare for direct talks The chances of a deal have been put at no higher than 50% by UK government sources as Boris Johnson and the European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, prepare to open direct talks after their…
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S.Korea diplomat says hard to believe N.Korea has no COVID-19 cases
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Covid: Argentina passes tax on wealthy to pay for virus measures
Read MoreSome 12,000 people will have to pay the one-off levy to fund relief measures and health supplies.Some 12,000 people will have to pay the one-off levy to fund relief measures and health supplies.
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Brexit: Final bid to prevent huge new tariffs ruining African farmers amid allegations of UK ‘bullying’
Read More Exclusive: ‘People in Ghana are very angry. They do not understand why Britain is acting like a bully’ Exclusive: ‘People in Ghana are very angry. They do not understand why Britain is acting like a bully’
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The student sting: the troubling inside story of Ice’s fake university
Read More Ramesh thought the people who encouraged him to recruit overseas students to an illegal ‘visa mill’ were his friends – but they worked for US immigration authorities Ramesh used to talk to his friends in Michigan a lot on the phone. Continue reading…Ramesh thought the people who encouraged him to recruit overseas students…
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U.S. State Department approves sale of white phosphorus artillery rounds to Australia
Read More The Pentagon’s top arms broker, Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced that the U.S. State Department has cleared a possible of $132.2 million sale of 155mm artillery rounds to Australia, including White Phosphorous projectile munitions. On December 4, 2020, the U.S. Military’s Agency reported that the U.S. State Department had approved the sale of…
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‘Extremely regrettable’: Somalis dismayed by US troop withdrawal
Read MoreOfficials slam US move to pull back troops from Somalia as a blow to fight against al-Shabab group.Officials slam US move to pull back troops from Somalia as a blow to fight against al-Shabab group.
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Japan’s Hayabusa2 sends capsule carrying asteroid samples towards Earth
Read More Capsule will burn through atmosphere before landing in South Australia in the early hours of Sunday morning Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has successfully separated a capsule and sent it toward Earth to deliver samples from a distant asteroid that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on our planet.…
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Cities can lead a green revolution after Covid. In Barcelona, we’re showing how | Ada Colau
Read More From non-polluting transport to sustainable industries, urban areas are perfect for testing radical solutions to global problems • Ada Colau is the mayor of Barcelona Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The pandemic will leave behind a very different world from that of a year ago. Thousands of people have…
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The Danish climate minister closing down the oil industry for good
Read More Dan Jørgensen has agreed the world’s most ambitious climate goal with a promise to cut 70% of emissions by 2030 Denmark to end new oil and gas exploration in North Sea Denmark’s climate minister is fairly certain that the deal to close down the nation’s oil industry by 2050, announced on Friday morning,…
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I beg your pardon? Does Trump really plan to absolve himself and his family?
Read More Rudy Giuliani, the Trump children – even Joe Exotic – are reportedly being considered, along with the soon to be ex-president Rudy Giuliani. Ivanka Trump. Joseph Maldonado-Passage, AKA Joe Exotic, star of the Netflix series Tiger King. And, just possibly, Donald Trump himself. Continue reading…Rudy Giuliani, the Trump children – even Joe Exotic…
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Covid: Russia begins vaccinations in Moscow
Read MoreThe home-grown Sputnik V vaccine, which is still undergoing mass testing, is being used.The home-grown Sputnik V vaccine, which is still undergoing mass testing, is being used.
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China once celebrated its diversity. How has it come to embrace ethnic nationalism? | David Tobin
Read More My friend Aynür’s life tells the story of how Uighurs have been purposefully dehumanised by the party-state During my first year living in Ürümchi, the capital of Xinjiang, I met Aynür (not her real name). It was 2007, and she described life in China as difficult but improving for Uighurs, a Turkic-speaking predominantly…