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Read MoreA new app is making it easy to locate someone in the event of an emergency, by pinpointing a location anywhere on the planet within a 10-foot square and assigning it a unique three-word designation. Charlie D’Agata speaks to a woman who said the app’s three little words may have saved her husband’s life.A…

Read MoreIran has blamed the slaying of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Israel.Iran has blamed the slaying of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Israel.

Read MoreIran is accusing Israel and promising revenge for the ambush shooting death of a top scientist, who has been described as a key figure behind Iran’s nuclear bomb program almost 20 years ago. The attack happened Friday in a suburb of Tehran. Roxana Saberi reports.Iran is accusing Israel and promising revenge for the ambush…

Read More Amidst hundreds of thousands of stateless individuals worldwide the crisis of statelessness and citizenship revocation is a crisis of fundamental human rights.Amidst hundreds of thousands of stateless individuals worldwide the crisis of statelessness and citizenship revocation is a crisis of fundamental human rights.

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Read More In an often-terrible world—and especially at the end of an especially challenging year—there’s one blessing we can count on: at least we have actors. For the bulk of 2020, most of us were prevented from seeing movies on the big screen, which meant the work of actors was beamed straight into our homes,…

Read More NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Karim Sadjadpour, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s top nuclear scientist. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Karim Sadjadpour, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran’s top nuclear scientist.

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Read MoreNegotiators meet in last-ditch bid to secure deal before the UK’s transition period with the EU ends on December 31.Negotiators meet in last-ditch bid to secure deal before the UK’s transition period with the EU ends on December 31.

Read More Michel Barnier has told bloc he is prepared for four more days of make-or-break negotiations Michel Barnier has told MEPs that he is prepared for a further four days of make-or-break Brexit negotiations, with growing scepticism among EU member states about the utility of further talks. After a week in isolation after a…

Read MoreCarrie Lam says she has no bank account due to US sanctions, and pays cash for everything.Carrie Lam says she has no bank account due to US sanctions, and pays cash for everything.

Read MoreMuhyiddin promises to hold polls after he averts showdown by winning parliamentary support for his administration’s budget.Muhyiddin promises to hold polls after he averts showdown by winning parliamentary support for his administration’s budget.

Read More At 32, I was given a choice: go to hospital every day – or risk a long wait to become an inpatient. Could I face down the demons that had stalked me since I was a child? I throw the bread. It misses the nurse and lands in the metal sink with a…

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Read MoreMembers of October 2019 anti-government protest movement and Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr’s supporters clash.Members of October 2019 anti-government protest movement and Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr’s supporters clash.

Read MoreFirst of eight-phase polls to elect members of District Development Councils begins amid tight security.First of eight-phase polls to elect members of District Development Councils begins amid tight security.

Read MoreFederal forces say they have seized control of Wikro town, 50km north of Makelle, as they march to the region’s capital.Federal forces say they have seized control of Wikro town, 50km north of Makelle, as they march to the region’s capital.

Read More Russian Navy has commissioned its new Project 22160 patrol vessel, Pavel Derzhavinm, in a ceremony held on 27 November at Novorossiysk Base, according to TASS.  “An official ceremony was held at the Black Sea Fleet’s Novorossiysk naval base to accept the new patrol ship Pavel Derzhavin into the Fleet’s structure. Black Sea Fleet…

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Read More A protest rally in Nantes, which saw crowds denouncing a proposed national security law, has been dispersed by French police. More protests against the controversial piece of legislation are scheduled for Saturday. The rally was held in the western French city on Friday evening, providing a preview of multiple similar events scheduled for…

Read More South Korea plans to enter low-rate initial production of a new tactical ballistic missile designed to destroy underground artillery bases in North Korea, according to multiple reports. South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 25 November that it has decided that the initial production of the locally developed Korean Tactical Surface…

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Read More The Irish prime minister asked people to stick to “common sense” and wear masks on crowded streets and at work in the weeks leading up to the Christmas celebrations. Staring from December 1, people will be urged to wear masks “outdoors on busy streets, within crowded indoor workplaces and in places of worship,”…

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Read More Moving away from a white- and male-dominated party is the only way for it to survive, pollster says Kat Cammack was raised on a cattle ranch by a working class single mother. She was the third generation of her family to go into business as a sand blaster. And at 32, she is…

Read More In The Welsh Wind distillery already taking orders for 30-litre casks of ultra-local spirit The barley has been grown in fields with spectacular views over Cardigan Bay and malted on a local farm. The all-important water comes from springs deep beneath the Welsh countryside. A small distillery in west Wales is at the…

Read More British tourists, chalet owners and resort staff wait for winter season decisions across Europe British holidaymakers, chalet owners and resort staff are in limbo as countries across Europe decide whether or not this winter’s ski season will go ahead. This week, Britain’s biggest ski operator Crystal Ski Holidays was forced to cancel all…

Read More President Hassan Rouhani has blamed ‘mercenaries of the usurping Zionist regime’ for the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, a military scientist, who was accused by Israel of leading a nuclear weapons program in Iran. “Once again, the evil hands of global arrogance were stained with the blood … of the mercenary usurper Zionist regime,”…

Read MoreIranian president accuses Israel of assassinating high-ranking nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.Iranian president accuses Israel of assassinating high-ranking nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.

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Read MoreTelevision images show some of them moving to the capital while thousands still remain on the outskirts of the city.Television images show some of them moving to the capital while thousands still remain on the outskirts of the city.

Read More Hassan Rouhani accuses ‘mercenary’ Israel of killing, according to state TV, amid vows to retaliate The president of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, has accused Israel of killing top scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh and promised the assassination would not halt the country’s nuclear progress, state TV reported. “Once again, the evil hands of global arrogance were…

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Read More Two new South Australian coronavirus cases, both in quarantine, bring Parafield cluster to 33 people Follow today’s coronavirus liveblog US surpasses 13m cases as caution urged over Thanksgiving weekend Hospitals in England told to prepare for Covid vaccine rollout in 10 days’ time A casual contact of a Covid-19 case is among two…