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Read More In February 2019, the Kaiser Permanente health system announced a new kind of medical school. The school would be built “from the ground up” to prepare students for the complexities of the U.S. medical system. The curriculum would emphasize cultural competency, patient and provider well-being, and the elimination of socioeconomic disparities in the…

Read More ‘I’m extremely nervous about tomorrow. But I’m also hopeful they release her. I really miss my sister. Not a second goes by that I don’t miss her,’ says activist’s sister  ‘I’m extremely nervous about tomorrow. But I’m also hopeful they release her. I really miss my sister. Not a second goes by that…

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Read More ‘John was a talented musician who loved rock and roll. He will be deeply missed,’ said his father Gordon Getty ‘John was a talented musician who loved rock and roll. He will be deeply missed,’ said his father Gordon Getty

Read More The gruesome decline and drugs-related death of the comedy icon has overshadowed his legacy, says his widow Judy, who welcomes a new film showing him as a sensitive star full of doubts Can you disentangle the life of John Belushi from his tragic death? Has he left a comic legacy – or just…

Read More In the second of our series of lockdown diaries documenting the second full lockdown in the UK, photographer Jonny Weeks takes a look at his local north Cornish coast. ‘At this time of year, the Atlantic is around 10C and the rain often sideways, but every now and then the sun bleeds across…

Read More The ugly green coat in the HBO drama The Undoing has usurped a starry cast that includes Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant. But what are the show’s makers trying to say, exactly? The real star of The Undoing, HBO’s absurd marital melodrama, is not Hugh Grant, the Manhattan skyline or even the pair…

Read More GENEVA, Nov 24 (IPS) – Until recently, Benin was best known for its cotton exports and its vibrant clothing designs. Since this year it is also the fastest place in the world to start a company. By providing a full online service, the government helped entrepreneurs create businesses and jobs during the pandemic.…

Read More China has said it is committed to peace in the region and reducing hostilities in the East China Sea following high-level talks with Japan. Both nations say they want better and more stable relations. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi conducted a joint press conference following a day…

Read More KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Nov 24 (IPS) – The World Bank has been leading other multilateral development banks (MDBs) and international financial institutions to press developing country governments to de-risk infrastructure and other private, especially foreign investments. Read the full story, “World Bank Urges Governments to Guarantee Private Profits”, on globalissues.org → KUALA…

Read More Police officers filmed pulling up tents and leaving people thrown to ground France’s interior minister has ordered an inquiry into the actions of police in dismantling a protest refugee camp in central Paris during which they were filmed chasing people down streets and attacking journalists and others with truncheons and teargas. Gérald Darmanin…

Read More The Chinese foreign ministry has attacked the Pope after he shared his thoughts on the persecuted peoples of this world, a list which included the Uighur people, who largely reside in Northwest China. Zhao Lijian, China’s foreign ministry spokesman, hit out at Pope Francis on Tuesday after he made “groundless” accusations against China…

Read More High Court criticises a previous court order which had said that conversion for sake of marriage was illegal High Court criticises a previous court order which had said that conversion for sake of marriage was illegal

Read More Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an American icon. The late Justice, who died on September 18, 2020 at the age of 87, was only the second woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, and a trailblazing feminist who enshrined equal protections for women into the law. Over her 27 years on the nation’s…

Read More The EU organization tasked with screening drugs has promised to carefully study all available data on several Covid-19 vaccines before issuing opinions on the jabs, saying it could make a decision by the end of the year. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) could release its opinions on jabs developed by AstraZeneca, Pfizer and…

Read MorePolice dismantled the makeshift camp, tipped migrants out of their tents, and used tear gas.Police dismantled the makeshift camp, tipped migrants out of their tents, and used tear gas.

Read More Latest updates: health secretary questioned by MPs; Covid now accounts for more than 20% of deaths in England and Wales; Christmas statement held up ‘Test to release’ scheme will cut England travel quarantine to five days England Covid system to be based on data released within days Vaccine results bring ending Covid a…

Read More Pope contrasts the protests of ‘anti-maskers’ with the ‘healthy indignation’ seen in Black Lives Matter rallies Pope contrasts the protests of ‘anti-maskers’ with the ‘healthy indignation’ seen in Black Lives Matter rallies

Read MoreBiden has pledged to reverse course on climate from President Donald Trump, who doubts mainstream climate science.Biden has pledged to reverse course on climate from President Donald Trump, who doubts mainstream climate science.

Read MoreInterior minister says footage of people being thrown out of tents in Paris is ‘shocking’, as investigation launched.Interior minister says footage of people being thrown out of tents in Paris is ‘shocking’, as investigation launched.

Read More Protesters faced off against heavily armed and armored police in the Catalonian capital Barcelona to resist ongoing evictions as the coronavirus pandemic pushes many vulnerable residents to the brink of homelessness. Footage uploaded to social media captures the Catalan police, the Mossos d’Esquadra, being confronted by scores of anti-eviction protesters. Desnonaments aturats, habitatges…

Read More China’s Manila mission on Tuesday accused the United States of “creating chaos” in Asia, releasing a harsh statement after the US national security adviser backed countries in the region that have disputes with Beijing. “We’ve got your back,” Robert O’Brien told the Philippines and Vietnam in Manila on Monday. Both states are locked…

Read MoreThe world’s most popular cryptocurrency has gained about 160 percent this year.The world’s most popular cryptocurrency has gained about 160 percent this year.

Read More Protests against security unit were violently suppressed last month in west African country Labour has called for the UK government to consider suspending the funding and training of security forces in Nigeria, where protests against a notorious police unit were brutally suppressed last month. Kate Osamor, the MP for Edmonton, said she had…

Read More Francis mentions plight of Muslim minority in China, alongside Rohingya and Yazidi, in new book Pope Francis has for the first time called China’s Muslim Uighurs a “persecuted” people, something human rights activists have been urging him to do for years. In the wide-ranging book Let Us Dream: the Path to a Better…

Read More Chheang Vannarith talks about economic and political developments in the Mekong region, China’s role, and minilateralism in Southeast Asia.Chheang Vannarith talks about economic and political developments in the Mekong region, China’s role, and minilateralism in Southeast Asia.

Read MoreNew evidence sheds light on one of the deadliest prison uprisings in Colombia’s recent history.New evidence sheds light on one of the deadliest prison uprisings in Colombia’s recent history.

Read MoreAs federal forces encircle Makelle and TPLF remains defiant, analysts fear capture of the city may not end the crisis.As federal forces encircle Makelle and TPLF remains defiant, analysts fear capture of the city may not end the crisis.

Read More Pope Francis mentions plight of Muslim minority in China, alongside Rohingya and Yazidi, in new book Pope Francis mentions plight of Muslim minority in China, alongside Rohingya and Yazidi, in new book

Read More GSA declares Biden apparent winner, clearing way for the formal transition Trump continues to contest election as ‘corrupt’ and ‘fake’ Biden picks first women and first Latino for key cabinet roles Former Fed chair Yellen set to become first female treasury secretary Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by…

Read More Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL) announced on Tuesday that it was awarded an £860 million ($1.1 billion) subcontract for the British Ministry of Defense’s Mechanised Infantry Vehicle program. As noted by the company, more than 260 Boxer vehicles to be produced in Telford. The subcontract, worth about £860 million, marks a significant milestone…

Read More A mysterious monolith has been discovered in a remote part of Utah after being spotted by state employees counting sheep from a helicopter. The structure, estimated at between 10ft and 12ft high (about three metres), appears to be made from some sort of shiny metal. The helicopter pilot, Bret Hutchings, told the local news…

Read More The findings of party elders Steve Bracks and Jenny Macklin will be considered by Labor’s national executive on Friday Labor’s national executive will on Friday mull the findings of a review into branch stacking in Victoria by party elders Steve Bracks and Jenny Macklin that is expected to recommend mass membership cancellations, expulsions…

Read MoreDavid Dinkins, who has died aged 93, served as the city’s first and only black mayor from 1990-1993.David Dinkins, who has died aged 93, served as the city’s first and only black mayor from 1990-1993.

Read MoreTigray military vows to ‘arm every civilian to defend Mekelle’, the capital city with a population of about 500,000.Tigray military vows to ‘arm every civilian to defend Mekelle’, the capital city with a population of about 500,000.