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Read More The South Korean Defense Ministry has introduced tight travel restrictions for military personnel after a cluster of Covid-19 infections was discovered at a boot camp near the border with North Korea. Vacationing and non-essential trips off military sites were banned starting from November 27, the country’s Defense Ministry said in a statement. Soldiers…

Read More ‘It’s much easier to get funding for children’ says one charity, as 11-country survey finds systematic failings ‘tantamount to neglect’ Older people around the world are being “systematically failed” by aid agencies, leaving them unable find enough food or access medicine, research has found. Interviews with almost 9,000 older people affected by natural…

Read MoreChina’s top diplomat has stressed the importance of bilateral relations while meeting senior officials in South Korea, where there’s growing concern the country is becoming squeezed between its biggest trading partner and military ally the United StatesChina’s top diplomat has stressed the importance of bilateral relations while meeting senior officials in South Korea, where…

Read More WILMINGTON, Del. — On a day of grace and grievance, President-elect Joe Biden summoned Americans to join in common purpose against the coronavirus pandemic and their political divisions while the man he will replace stoked the fading embers of his campaign to “turn the election over.” Biden, in a Thanksgiving-eve address to the…

Read More Photographer Jill Mead roams around London for the third part in our series of lockdown diaries documenting the second full lockdown in England Continue reading…Photographer Jill Mead roams around London for the third part in our series of lockdown diaries documenting the second full lockdown in England Continue reading…

Read More Giant iPhone has two-day battery, better camera, massive screen and much-improved ergonomics The iPhone 12 Pro Max is the biggest, heaviest and most expensive version of Apple’s smartphone for 2020, a beast in every dimension. The top-of-the-range iPhone costs from £1,099 and sits above the 12 Pro (£999), the 12 (£799) and 12…

Read More Global retailers should help collect, recycle and repair tech products, say MPs Global giants such as Amazon and Apple should be made responsible for helping to collect, recycle and repair their products to cut the 155,000 tonnes of electronic waste being thrown away each year in the UK, MPs say. An investigation by…

Read MoreBitcoin slumped as much as 8.7% while other digital coins like Ether posted double-digit percentage declines.Bitcoin slumped as much as 8.7% while other digital coins like Ether posted double-digit percentage declines.

Read MoreNew Zealand officials say players would be moved into quarantine, throwing preparations for the series into turmoil.New Zealand officials say players would be moved into quarantine, throwing preparations for the series into turmoil.

Read More ‘I am quite fortunate that I can say that I didn’t lose 15 members of my family, a lot of other are not’ ‘I am quite fortunate that I can say that I didn’t lose 15 members of my family, a lot of other are not’

Read More Audit finds figures linked to colonial exploitation honoured in statues, buildings and street names More than 200 statues, street names and buildings in Wales have been identified as being connected to the slave trade, and many of the figures represented are shown as role models. An audit commissioned in July by the first…

Read More Cuts announced by Rishi Sunak will hit girls and women in poorest countries hardest, with charities predicting hundreds of thousands of deaths UK’s foreign aid budget to be reduced to 0.5% of gross national income See all our coronavirus coverage The UK aid cuts announced by chancellor Rishi Sunak could see a million…

Read More Indigenous group plead for help after being targeted by government ecoguards supported by the WWF Josi Emerson, president of the Baka pygmy village of Seh in the Congolese rainforest, was working in his field in June 2018 when he heard vehicles and shouts. Ecoguards, dressed in paramilitary uniforms and carrying guns, had arrived…

Read More Ruth Ben-Ghiat delivers a superb examination of how close the US came to fascism – and how it has propped it up before This terrific history of strongmen since Mussolini makes it clear that despite a horrific pandemic and massive economic disruption, ordinary democratic Americans have more to be thankful for this Thanksgiving…

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Read MoreSaid al-Mahdi was Sudan’s last democratically elected prime minister before he was toppled in a 1989 coup.Said al-Mahdi was Sudan’s last democratically elected prime minister before he was toppled in a 1989 coup.

Read More The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) are preparing for a possible US attack on Iran before President Donald Trump leaves office, viewing his lame-duck period as a “very sensitive” time, according to several recent reports. The Israeli government has instructed the IDF to draw up plans in the event Trump orders a preemptive strike…

Read MoreSouth Korean Cho Ju-bin ran a group which blackmailed girls into sharing sexual videos.South Korean Cho Ju-bin ran a group which blackmailed girls into sharing sexual videos.

Read MoreThe powerful cyclone hurtled into southern India packing strong winds and rains as tens of thousands left their homes.The powerful cyclone hurtled into southern India packing strong winds and rains as tens of thousands left their homes.

Read More121 defendants, all tied to the banned opposition party CNRP, were summoned, but many are already in exile.121 defendants, all tied to the banned opposition party CNRP, were summoned, but many are already in exile.

Read More The financier is credited with transforming the World Bank. Among his reforms, he is said to have given “voice to the poor and magnify the impact of development investments.” (Image credit: ALESSANDRO DELLA VALLE/AP) The financier is credited with transforming the World Bank. Among his reforms, he is said to have given “voice…

Read More Is there a future for Hong Kong’s democratic institutions? Or for pro-democracy parties such as Demosisto, founded in 2016 by Joshua Wong and other leaders of the 2014 Umbrella Movement and recently disbanded? Or for pro-democracy protests, such as the massive marches of 2003 that convinced local authorities to withdraw a proposed anti-sedition…

Read MoreThree days of mourning begin in Argentina as tributes pour in for Diego Maradona, one of the greatest footballers of all time, who died on Wednesday.Three days of mourning begin in Argentina as tributes pour in for Diego Maradona, one of the greatest footballers of all time, who died on Wednesday.

Read More Millions of Americans took to the skies and the highways ahead of Thanksgiving at the risk of pouring gasoline on the coronavirus fire, disregarding increasingly dire warnings that they stay home and limit their holiday gatherings to members of their own household. Those who are flying witnessed a distinctly 2020 landscape at the…

Read MoreProtesters want king to relinquish control of assets valued at at least $30bn.Protesters want king to relinquish control of assets valued at at least $30bn.

Read MoreThe ex-US president says some overlooked Mr Trump’s rhetoric because of his stance on abortion.The ex-US president says some overlooked Mr Trump’s rhetoric because of his stance on abortion.

Read MoreGermany and Italy want slopes closed until January, but the EU is yet to reach an agreement.Germany and Italy want slopes closed until January, but the EU is yet to reach an agreement.

Read MoreCrowds gather in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood Maradona once called home to pay respects after footballer’s death.Crowds gather in the Buenos Aires neighbourhood Maradona once called home to pay respects after footballer’s death.

Read More ‘It’s definitely a good thing for all of us that deals are being done,’ Richard Ratcliffe says ‘It’s definitely a good thing for all of us that deals are being done,’ Richard Ratcliffe says

Read More Officials admit what they thought was 11.5 tonnes of drugs is most likely trisodium phosphate, a food additive and cleaning agent Thai authorities have admitted that an 11.5-tonne drug bust may contain an innocent chemical used as a food additive or cleaning agent – and not ketamine, as they believed. Thailand’s anti-narcotics bureau…

Read More The revelation comes after a New York lawsuit alleging similar conduct The revelation comes after a New York lawsuit alleging similar conduct

Read More Cloud-computing service is backbone to numerous companies across different industries Cloud-computing service is backbone to numerous companies across different industries

Read More Barack Obama has said part of the reason more than 73 million Americans voted to re-elect Donald Trump in the election was because of messaging from Republicans that the country was under attack – particularly white men. In an interview with the radio show the Breakfast Club on Wednesday to promote his new memoir A Promised…