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Read More Experts have dated the rock art based on portrayal of animals that are now extinct Experts have dated the rock art based on portrayal of animals that are now extinct

Read More President-elect will receive presidential daily briefing, while recovering from fractured foot sustained over weekend Neera Tanden and Cecilia Rouse nominations expected shortly US hits four million monthly Covid cases as Fauci warns of holiday surge President-elect announces all-female media team at his White House Kushner heads to Saudi Arabia and Qatar amid Iranian…

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Read MoreOfficial factory data show output rose to highest level in more than three years in November on strong domestic demand.Official factory data show output rose to highest level in more than three years in November on strong domestic demand.

Read MoreThis proposed legislation could not only further marginalise Muslims but also undermine women’s agency and rights.This proposed legislation could not only further marginalise Muslims but also undermine women’s agency and rights.

Read More Plan to draw up legal definition of ‘ecocide’ attracts support from European countries and small island nations International lawyers are drafting plans for a legally-enforceable crime of ecocide – criminalising destruction of the world’s ecosystems – that is already attracting support from European countries and island nations at risk from rising sea levels.…

Read More The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that gaps in access to life-saving tools are undermining efforts to curb malaria, as deaths from the disease will far exceed those killed by Covid-19 in sub-Saharan Africa. In its latest World Malaria Report’, the WHO says progress against malaria continues to plateau. In some…

Read MoreNew report says at least 18 Burundians were forcibly disappeared from refugee camps in Tanzania over the past year.New report says at least 18 Burundians were forcibly disappeared from refugee camps in Tanzania over the past year.

Read MoreThe assault on music producer Michel Zecler in Paris was captured in a video that shocked France.The assault on music producer Michel Zecler in Paris was captured in a video that shocked France.

Read More Scott Morrison has said a tweet by a Chinese official showing a fabricated image of an Australian soldier slitting a child’s throat is ‘truly repugnant’ and ‘utterly outrageous’. The Australian prime minister said on Monday he was seeking an apology from the Chinese government over the image, which was an apparent reference to…

Read More European court of human rights case could result in countries being bound to take greater action The European court of human rights has ordered 33 European governments to respond to a landmark climate lawsuit lodged by six youth campaigners, the Guardian has learned. The plaintiffs’ British barrister says it could be the most…

Read More The Serum Institute of India (SII), the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, has gone on the offensive after a participant in its coronavirus vaccine trial sued the firm, alleging he suffered serious side effects from the jab. In a countersuit, SII has demanded Rs 100 crore ($13.5 million USD) from the volunteer for his…

Read MoreBiden and Harris have sought to emphasise diversity in their appointments ahead of their January 20 US swearing-in.Biden and Harris have sought to emphasise diversity in their appointments ahead of their January 20 US swearing-in.

Read MoreThe president-elect will probably have to wear a medical boot for several weeks, his doctor says.The president-elect will probably have to wear a medical boot for several weeks, his doctor says.

Read More Prime Minister calls post by Chinese official ‘deeply offensive’ to every Australian who ‘has served in that uniform’ Prime Minister calls post by Chinese official ‘deeply offensive’ to every Australian who ‘has served in that uniform’

Read More My Gaza by Jehad al-Saftawi is a personal account of peoples’ suffering as they go about their lives under Israeli blockade Working as a journalist in Gaza, says Palestinian photographer Jehad al-Saftawi, is like walking barefoot in a field of thorns. “You must always watch where you step. Each neighbourhood is composed of…

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Read More In the next instalment of our series of lockdown diaries, photographer Sarah Lee shares her observations from her daily bike rides as autumn slides towards winter and things get darker Continue reading…In the next instalment of our series of lockdown diaries, photographer Sarah Lee shares her observations from her daily bike rides as…

Read MoreAuthorities have warned people against poisonous gas after Indonesia’s Ile Lewotolok volcano erupted.Authorities have warned people against poisonous gas after Indonesia’s Ile Lewotolok volcano erupted.

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Read More The president-elect announces senior communications team, led by campaign communications director Kate Bedingfield President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, led by campaign communications director Kate Bedingfield. Bedingfield will serve as Biden’s White House communications director, and Jen Psaki, a longtime Democratic spokeswoman, will be his…

Read More 4 December 1970 Standing water lay in hollows in the saturated pastures creating ponds of all shapes and sizes KENT: Along the green track, the puddles reached over our boots and the riverside trees grew straight out of the water joining their own reflection in an unbroken pattern. Standing water lay in hollows…

Read More She hit the big time playing the high-powered political fixer Olivia Pope. In real life, she has spent years campaigning for Kamala Harris and her fellow Democrats. So what’s someone who lives and breathes politics doing in Ryan Murphy’s musical The Prom? In a rational world, somewhere deep in the Democratic National Committee…

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Read MoreA fake image posted by a Chinese government official depicts an Australian soldier murdering a child.A fake image posted by a Chinese government official depicts an Australian soldier murdering a child.

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Read More Scott Morrison says China should be ‘totally ashamed’ of digitally altered image depicting Australian soldier posted by foreign ministry The Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, has demanded the Chinese government apologise and take down a “repugnant” foreign ministry tweet that depicted an Australian soldier cutting the throat of a civilian in Afghanistan. As…

Read MoreDraft EU plan calls for US cooperation on tech, COVID-19, deforestation and challenges posed by China, report says.Draft EU plan calls for US cooperation on tech, COVID-19, deforestation and challenges posed by China, report says.

Read More Digital secretary says he is setting ‘clear path for complete removal of high risk vendors’ from 5G networks Telecoms providers must stop installing Huawei equipment in the UK’s 5G networks from next September, the government has said. The digital secretary, Oliver Dowden, set out a roadmap to remove high-risk vendors ahead of the…

Read MorePandemic-related unrest has been growing in Sri Lanka’s prisons as the number of virus cases surge.Pandemic-related unrest has been growing in Sri Lanka’s prisons as the number of virus cases surge.

Read More Australian PM has demanded an official apology from China, after its foreign ministry spokesman called for justice over the recent war crimes report – with an illustration of a soldier holding a knife to a child’s throat. “Shocked by murder of Afghan civilians and prisoners by Australian soldiers,” Beijing’s foreign ministry spokesman, Zhao…

Read More President-elect to wear a boot after after accident while playing with German shepherd Major American president-elect Joe Biden has fractured his right foot after slipping while playing with his dog Major. The injury was discovered in a scan on Sunday and will likely require him to wear a boot for several weeks, his…

Read More (WILMINGTON, Del.) — President-elect Joe Biden fractured his right foot while playing with one of his dogs, an injury discovered in a scan Sunday and that will likely require him to wear a boot for several weeks, his doctor said. Biden suffered the injury on Saturday and visited an orthopedist in Newark, Delaware,…