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Read More The US State Department has axed five exchange programs with Beijing branding them as instruments of propaganda as relations between the states continues to deteriorate. The cancelled programs are the Policymakers Educational China Trip Program, the US-China Friendship Program, the US-China Leadership Exchange Program, the US-China Transpacific Exchange Program, and the Hong Kong…

Read MoreDead were among 24 people trapped underground by excessive levels of carbon monoxide gas at Diaoshuidong coal mine.Dead were among 24 people trapped underground by excessive levels of carbon monoxide gas at Diaoshuidong coal mine.

Read More Aiden, 29, teacher, meets Charlotte, 26, actor What were you hoping for?My housemate Meabh (who signed me up) was determined to find my future wife. But I was just hoping for someone to have a fun night with. Continue reading…Aiden, 29, teacher, meets Charlotte, 26, actorWhat were you hoping for?My housemate Meabh (who…

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Read More Five still trapped after accident involving workers dismantling underground equipment at Diaoshuidong coal mine Eighteen miners have been confirmed dead after a carbon monoxide leak at a coal mine in southwestern China, state media reported, with rescue efforts under way to reach five others still trapped underground. Twenty-four miners were caught up in…

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Read More Rightwing prime minister Viktor Orbán reignites anti-Soros rhetoric with EU dispute Hungary’s rightwing prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is threatening to veto the new EU budget over a provision that would link some funding to rule-of-law concerns. As the standoff intensifies, he has found a familiar enemy to blame: the 90-year-old financier and philanthropist…

Read MoreSports shirts worn by the former president and the Chicago Bulls star were auctioned in Los Angeles.Sports shirts worn by the former president and the Chicago Bulls star were auctioned in Los Angeles.

Read MoreCrews begin work to rescue the miners after an accident in the La Esperanza region.Crews begin work to rescue the miners after an accident in the La Esperanza region.

Read MoreState TV says 18 miners are dead and five others missing in the south-west Chongqing municipality.State TV says 18 miners are dead and five others missing in the south-west Chongqing municipality.

Read More Australian experts and Israeli cybersecurity firm allege ‘unusual behaviour’ by Twitter accounts retweeting or liking Zhao Lijian’s tweet A Chinese official’s tweet of an image of an Australian soldier that sparked a furious reaction from Canberra was amplified across social media by unusual accounts, of which half were likely fake, Australian experts and…

Read More Activist group Pride in Protest says presence of police makes Indigenous people feel unsafe A controversial bid to remove police and prison officer floats from the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras has failed at the event’s annual general meeting. But, in a strong anti-police statement, Saturday’s motion attracted 44% of the votes,…

Read More Restaurant closed down after photos posted online showed dozens of maskless partiers, including Florida congressman Matt Gaetz New Jersey’s governor, Phil Murphy, has said authorities are investigating a New York Republican club for holding a political gala fundraiser that appeared to violate the state’s coronavirus guidelines. Photos and video posted on Twitter showed…

Read More In Euphoria, the dark drama series that returns to HBO for a two-part special this weekend, the characters face challenges far more adult than you might expect for group of cool teens. Narrated by Rue (played by Zendaya), a 17-year-old who’s struggling with addiction, the show from creator Sam Levinson has generated plenty…

Read MoreSome of the accounts had already been identified in a data-set of 37,000 Chinese accounts targeting Australia.Some of the accounts had already been identified in a data-set of 37,000 Chinese accounts targeting Australia.

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Read More“It is really scary. It is really difficult,” a resident of the Tigray capital, Mekelle, shouts down the line.”It is really scary. It is really difficult,” a resident of the Tigray capital, Mekelle, shouts down the line.

Read More Five counties to pre-emptively adopt statewide order as hospitals fill amid coronavirus surge Millions of people in the San Francisco Bay Area will go under a new stay-at-home order beginning this weekend as coronavirus cases surge and hospitals fill up, health officials announced on Friday. On Thursday California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, launched a…

Read More President no closer to overturning result, with just one small victory in a month’s worth of cases For a man obsessed with winning, Donald Trump is losing a lot. In the month since the election, the president and his legal team have come no closer in their frantic efforts to overturn the result,…

Read MoreAt least 30,000 get pardon, 200,000 others receive shorter jail term as country marks birthday of late King Bhumibol.At least 30,000 get pardon, 200,000 others receive shorter jail term as country marks birthday of late King Bhumibol.

Read More The executive director of the World Food Program made a dire forecast about the months to come, slating “catastrophic” humanitarian crises for 2021, in what could be the worst year seen in the better part of a century. WFP chief David Beasley sounded alarms at a United Nations General Assembly meeting on Friday,…

Read More Gabriel Sterling is over it. The Georgia election official spent two hours on Friday watching videos of poll workers counting ballots in order to debunk yet another baseless claim of voter fraud in Georgia by President Donald Trump. He’s been doing this for weeks. By now, it’s “the most annoying game of whack-a-mole…

Read More Twelve people died on the scene and five more in the hospital later, after a bus fell off an overpass in Brazil to the railroad tracks below. The driver of the bus jumped out and fled the scene, police said. The accident on Friday shut off a portion of route BR-381 in João…

Read MoreAbout 80,000 Hondurans in the US have Temporary Protected Status, which shields them against removal from the country.About 80,000 Hondurans in the US have Temporary Protected Status, which shields them against removal from the country.

Read MoreThe move continues a post-election push by Mr. Trump to shrink U.S. involvement in counterterrorism missions abroad.The move continues a post-election push by Mr. Trump to shrink U.S. involvement in counterterrorism missions abroad.

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Read MoreThe court said Karl-Heinz Grasser received kickbacks in return for information on property sales.The court said Karl-Heinz Grasser received kickbacks in return for information on property sales.

Read More The craft has been collecting rock and soil samples. China is only the second country to plant its national banner on the lunar surface. (Image credit: Xinhua News Agency via AP) The craft has been collecting rock and soil samples. China is only the second country to plant its national banner on the…

Read More World Health Organization warns virus spreading fast despite progress on vaccines; French infections rise to 2.29 million; Brazil reports 627 new deaths Covid vaccine to have only ‘marginal impact’ on winter hospital admissions CDC advises ‘universal’ masks indoors as US Covid deaths again break records Italians decry Christmas Covid travel ban as ‘slap…

Read MoreThe US has about 700 personnel in the country targeting al-Shabab and Islamic State militants.The US has about 700 personnel in the country targeting al-Shabab and Islamic State militants.

Read MoreThe pullback is part of a larger effort to reduce US troops abroad before Donald Trump leaves office in January.The pullback is part of a larger effort to reduce US troops abroad before Donald Trump leaves office in January.

Read More Nearly all of 700 troops will leave over next few months follow president’s latest order with short notice The US will pull out nearly all its estimated 700 troops in Somalia over the next few months, the latest in a series of short-notice withdrawals ordered by Donald Trump in his last few weeks…

Read More Dec 04 (IPS) – Vaccine hesitancy is a severe threat to global health, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The term refers to the delay in acceptance or the refusal of vaccines, despite the availability of vaccination services. It’s a serious risk to the people who aren’t getting vaccinated as well as…