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Read MoreFifteen countries have signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.Fifteen countries have signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.

Read More French President Emmanuel Macron has accused the US media of “legitimizing” Islamist violence and smearing his country as racist after a series of terror attacks that began with the beheading of a Paris schoolteacher in October. Macron reportedly called New York Times columnist Ben Smith on Thursday to complain about media coverage of…

Read More 2019 saw a record high for reported hate crime murders in the United States, according to the annual Hate Crime Statistics report released on Monday by the FBI. Hate crimes are described by the FBI as an offense “motivated by bias toward race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender, and gender identity.”…

Read More SA will reintroduce coronavirus restrictions after the number of confirmed and probable cases rises to 20; NSW announces that residents will receive four $25 vouchers to spend on eating out and entertainment. Follow the latest updates Follow our global coronavirus live blog Full Australian Covid stats Covid restrictions state by state Download the…

Read More Flights from New York, Chicago and Charlotte will be affected Flights from New York, Chicago and Charlotte will be affected

Read MoreAs Twitter and Facebook CEOs face Congress, competitor Parler provides an outlet for conservative voices.As Twitter and Facebook CEOs face Congress, competitor Parler provides an outlet for conservative voices.

Read MoreThe country has seen the impeachment of a popular president and his successor resigning days later.The country has seen the impeachment of a popular president and his successor resigning days later.

Read More NAIROBI, Nov 16 (IPS) – Across Africa, even in cities with relatively modern infrastructure, many shoppers prefer the informal markets. In our case, both our mothers preferred the fresh produce sold at informal markets by women from the rural areas. Read the full story, “Redesigning Urban Markets Post-Covid”, on globalissues.org → NAIROBI, Nov…

Read MoreA federal appeals court says a jury can decide whether former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley was ejected from Madison Square Garden with excessive forceA federal appeals court says a jury can decide whether former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley was ejected from Madison Square Garden with excessive force

Read More Since the seemingly never-ending presidential election week finally concluded with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris crowned victors, we’ve understandably heard a lot about why the race was so close in a contest between a racist misogynist whose ego partially contributed to the deaths of nearly a quarter million people and the man who…

Read More ‘At the end of the day, we’re going to have to find a combination of government regulations and corporate practices that address this’ says the former president  ‘At the end of the day, we’re going to have to find a combination of government regulations and corporate practices that address this’ says the former…

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Read More Teenager left behind phone and man seen on video outside house Teenager left behind phone and man seen on video outside house

Read MoreThe storm has strengthened to category five and is forecast to hit Nicaragua and Honduras on Monday.The storm has strengthened to category five and is forecast to hit Nicaragua and Honduras on Monday.

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Nov 16 (IPS) – Food security has become a priority in the Caribbean as COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions have hit the tourism-dependent region hard. Read the full story, “WFP – ‘Focus on Starvation, Destabilisation and Migration to Avert a COVID-19 Global Food Crisis’”, on globalissues.org → UNITED NATIONS, Nov 16 (IPS)…

Read More Research comes after recently-discovered Chapare virus claimed three lives during an outbreak last year Research comes after recently-discovered Chapare virus claimed three lives during an outbreak last year

Read More Kevin Figueros was pulled over by police for speeding in an Iowa town three days after going missing Kevin Figueros was pulled over by police for speeding in an Iowa town three days after going missing

Read More Stephen Ellison, British Consul General in the Chinese Chongqing municipality, has been hailed as a hero after being filmed jumping into a river and saving a woman from drowning. The official Twitter channel for the British Embassy in Beijing tweeted on Monday the UK foreign affairs community was “immensely proud” of Ellison’s Saturday…

Read More This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. The most curious headspace in Washington right now belongs to President Donald Trump. As a nation, we are watching a President process the stages of grief in…

Read More Iota due to collide with north-eastern Nicaragua overnight, and has maximum sustained winds of 160mph, reaching category 5 Hurricane Iota exploded into a catastrophic category 5 storm on Monday and bore down on a remote Central American coastal region already reeling from another major storm, Hurricane Eta, with efforts to evacuate villagers hampered…

Read MoreThe federal lawsuit no longer seeks to invalidate over 600,000 ballots it says were processed without proper observers.The federal lawsuit no longer seeks to invalidate over 600,000 ballots it says were processed without proper observers.

Read More Leaked documents show how the Foreign & Commonwealth Office spent millions setting up a clandestine network to churn out pro-rebel material, much of it aimed at winning the hearts and minds of kids. A swath of internal UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) files have exposed a number of covert ways in which…

Read MoreThe results add to growing confidence that vaccination can end the pandemic.The results add to growing confidence that vaccination can end the pandemic.

Read More For centuries, people in the New Forest have been exercising their rights as commoners and grazing their livestock freely. But this ancient way of life is increasingly under threat A stack of old newspapers is perched on the front seat of the bashed-up Subaru, while in the back is a long stick for…

Read More ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, Nov 16 (IPS) – As a 10 year-old newly arrived in Lagos from England, I recall listening intently to how the Yoruba language – my father’s language – was spoken. I would constantly repeat in my head or verbally repeat what I thought I had heard. I was not always…

Read More Trump is urging his supporters to turn to One America News Network as his romance with Fox News sours For some time now, and particularly since his election loss, the romance between Donald Trump and Fox News has appeared to be souring. The president has depicted Fox News’s actions on election night, and…

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Read More QUITO / PARIS, Nov 16 (IPS) – Ecuador’s entry for the 2021 Academy Awards’ International Feature section is a surprising movie, highlighting a story that up to now has been little-known. Titled Vacío / Emptiness and directed by self-taught filmmaker Paúl Venegas, the work focuses on how increasing numbers of Chinese migrants have…

Read More The Swedish government has announced new coronavirus restrictions will come into force for four weeks to limit socializing in the run-up to Christmas, amid soaring infections and falling compliance with current guidelines. In a digital press conference on Monday, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said there had been concerning developments in the spread of…

Read MoreThe two countries object to a clause that links funding with adherence to the rule of law.The two countries object to a clause that links funding with adherence to the rule of law.

Read More Ex-fighter pilot and businessman, Eytan Stibbe, will become the second ever Israeli to go into space, the country has announced. His friend and predecessor, Ilan Ramon, was killed during the ill-fated US Columbia mission in 2003. Stibbe is scheduled to blast off to the International Space Station (ISS) from Florida in late 2021,…

Read More Campaign reportedly withdraws illegally processed ballots claim Trump faces pressure to begin transition as Covid surges Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 3.18pm GMT The American political universe is turning its attention to Georgia, where two Senate races will decide control of the Senate in 2021. In…

Read MorePM Nikol Pashinyan under increasing pressure to step down after Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire deal triggered protests.PM Nikol Pashinyan under increasing pressure to step down after Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire deal triggered protests.

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Read More Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has admitted his government deliberately chose to flood large areas of Tabasco state last week in an attempt to protect the regional capital Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has admitted his government deliberately chose to flood large areas of Tabasco state last week in an attempt…