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Read More Visa and health fees likely to be levied on those who started UK courses overseas due to Covid First-year EU students who enrolled in UK universities this autumn but have been unable to move to the country due to the pandemic face an £800 Brexit bill shock if they don’t set foot on…

Read MoreArchaeologists believe the bones are as old as 5,000 years and remarkably well preserved.Archaeologists believe the bones are as old as 5,000 years and remarkably well preserved.

Read MoreMary Nichols will soon leave her job as California’s top air regulator after more than four decades of advocating for ambitious climate policies in the nation’s most populous stateMary Nichols will soon leave her job as California’s top air regulator after more than four decades of advocating for ambitious climate policies in the nation’s…

Read More CARACAS, Venezuela — Hopes of families for a quick release for six American oil executives detained in Venezuela for three years over an alleged corruption scheme have evaporated, with a judge finding them all guilty and quickly sentencing them to prison. Attorneys and relatives of the so-called Citgo 6 said the men were…

Read More CARACAS, Venezuela — Hopes of families for a quick release for six American oil executives detained in Venezuela for three years over an alleged corruption scheme have evaporated, with a judge finding them all guilty and quickly sentencing them to prison. Attorneys and relatives of the so-called Citgo 6 said the men were…

Read MoreBrazil and Argentina are long rivals for soccer supremacy in South America, and Brazilians naturally think of their own Pelé as the best footballer in historyBrazil and Argentina are long rivals for soccer supremacy in South America, and Brazilians naturally think of their own Pelé as the best footballer in history

Read MoreParliament member says it was unclear how many and which drugmakers were targeted adding that there was no damage seen.Parliament member says it was unclear how many and which drugmakers were targeted adding that there was no damage seen.

Read MoreA four-year inquiry released last week found evidence Australian soldiers may have committed war crimes in Afghanistan.A four-year inquiry released last week found evidence Australian soldiers may have committed war crimes in Afghanistan.

Read More A repatriation flight has brought the first case to the Pacific archipelago, which has successfully kept the virus from its shores for 11 months Samoa has confirmed its first case of coronavirus – a case imported from Australia – after nearly 11 months keeping Covid from its shores. The positive case was detected…

Read MoreConcentration of power in small number of tech firms is curtailing growth and innovation, says UK’s digital secretary.Concentration of power in small number of tech firms is curtailing growth and innovation, says UK’s digital secretary.

Read MoreIt has been investigating the “dumping” of cheap wines in China – an accusation Australia denies.It has been investigating the “dumping” of cheap wines in China – an accusation Australia denies.

Read MoreProsecutors in Belgium say he planned an attack on an Iranian opposition rally near Paris in 2018.Prosecutors in Belgium say he planned an attack on an Iranian opposition rally near Paris in 2018.

Read MoreChina’s top diplomat visited South Korea and Japan as the two US allies prepare for change under a new US president.China’s top diplomat visited South Korea and Japan as the two US allies prepare for change under a new US president.

Read More Tears, football chants and tributes ring out for national hero at presidential palace before burial in a small, private ceremony Diego Maradona, the Argentinian football legend, has been buried in a small, private ceremony in Buenos Aires – a stark contrast to chaotic scenes earlier in the day when tens of thousands of…

Read MoreHe has refused to concede the election but says he will quit if Joe Biden’s victory is confirmed.He has refused to concede the election but says he will quit if Joe Biden’s victory is confirmed.

Read More LONDON — The British government said Friday it has formally asked the country’s medicines regulator to assess whether a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University should be authorized for use. The step comes amid questions about preliminary results from trials of the jab, after the company and the university acknowledged that…

Read More US reports more than 180,000 cases as holiday begins; 99% of England’s population face tough new curbs; Asta Zeneca likely to begin new trial of vaccine. Follow the developments live Scrutiny grows over Oxford University/AstraZeneca vaccine US cases, hospitalisations and deaths rise amid Thanksgiving rush Surge of Aids-related deaths feared as Covid pandemic…

Read MoreDonald Trump’s latest comments are the closest he has come to conceding the US election as hopes for victory fade.Donald Trump’s latest comments are the closest he has come to conceding the US election as hopes for victory fade.

Read MoreThe Jeeves and Wooster creator was the most English of novelists so why does he have fans in India?The Jeeves and Wooster creator was the most English of novelists so why does he have fans in India?

Read MoreThe government is hoping for a quick victory in Tigray but it may not be that simple.The government is hoping for a quick victory in Tigray but it may not be that simple.

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Read MoreOf the 19 places in the US that usually correctly pick the president, only one got it right this time.Of the 19 places in the US that usually correctly pick the president, only one got it right this time.

Read More Berlin will no longer be required to ensure that US drone strikes coordinated through an air base in Germany are in line with international law, a top court has ruled, in a “severe blow” to a case brought by human rights groups. The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig concluded that the government has…

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Read MorePhotographer Ian Brown travelled around the US in search of people’s American dreams.Photographer Ian Brown travelled around the US in search of people’s American dreams.

Read MorePeople have taken to the streets as the government attempts to ban nearly all abortions.People have taken to the streets as the government attempts to ban nearly all abortions.

Read MoreU.S. troops faced off against Syrians in a friendly Thanksgiving soccer match to mark the holiday. Holly Williams reports from Syria.U.S. troops faced off against Syrians in a friendly Thanksgiving soccer match to mark the holiday. Holly Williams reports from Syria.

Read MoreWhile this Thanksgiving celebration was very different from past ones at home, U.S. service members say there’s still plenty to feel grateful for.While this Thanksgiving celebration was very different from past ones at home, U.S. service members say there’s still plenty to feel grateful for.

Read MoreGenichi is the first student from a Japanese university with a master’s degree in ninja studies.Genichi is the first student from a Japanese university with a master’s degree in ninja studies.

Read MoreAmnesty International urges online retail giant to respect workers’ rights before busy holiday shopping season.Amnesty International urges online retail giant to respect workers’ rights before busy holiday shopping season.

Read More Anthropological study of metaphor takes 2020 Diagram prize, pulling ahead of Introducing the Medieval Ass in public vote A Dog Pissing at the Edge of a Path has beaten Introducing the Medieval Ass to win the Diagram prize for oddest book title of the year. Both books are academic studies, with the winning…

Read More ‘It’s a painful Thanksgiving. You don’t even know, should you celebrate?’ ‘It’s a painful Thanksgiving. You don’t even know, should you celebrate?’

Read More Pop star Cher leads effort to relocate 35-year-old Kaavan, dubbed the world’s loneliest elephant, to a sanctuary in Cambodia. Pop star Cher leads effort to relocate 35-year-old Kaavan, dubbed the world’s loneliest elephant, to a sanctuary in Cambodia.

Read More A report identified failures of care by every organisation that had looked after the child The government has apologised for a “20-year cover-up” over the death of 11-month-old Elizabeth Dixon, whose parents have fought an unrelenting battle for the truth. A new report into the circumstances of Elizabeth’s December 2001 death from asphyxiation…

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