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Read More It’s critical that health measures are seen to be based on the science and proportionate, experts say Covid restrictions state by state Download the free Guardian app to get the most important news notifications With double-digit days in a row of no cases of Covid-19 community transmission in Victoria, and several days of…

Read MoreStill reeling from Hurricane Eta, Central America is expecting heavy rain and winds from Tropical Storm Iota on Monday.Still reeling from Hurricane Eta, Central America is expecting heavy rain and winds from Tropical Storm Iota on Monday.

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Read MoreSupporters swarm the presidential motorcade as Mr Trump drives past on his way to his golf course.Supporters swarm the presidential motorcade as Mr Trump drives past on his way to his golf course.

Read More Storm forecast to hit the country on Sunday morning with winds of up to 150 kph Vietnamese authorities have ordered 460,000 people in the country’s central region to be ready for evacuation ahead of Typhoon Vamco, after the storm killed at least 42 people and left 20 others missing in the Philippines, state…

Read MoreThe festival of light is celebrated with candles and fireworks by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains worldwide.The festival of light is celebrated with candles and fireworks by Hindus, Sikhs and Jains worldwide.

Read More Mummies and up to 40 gilded statues found in a vast Pharaonic necropolis south of Cairo Egyptian antiquities officials have announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside, and around 40 gilded statues in a vast Pharaonic necropolis south of Cairo. Sealed sarcophagi and statues that were buried…

Read More Mission accomplished, Boris Johnson’s chief adviser takes his leave •You can buy your own copy of this cartoon Continue reading…Mission accomplished, Boris Johnson’s chief adviser takes his leave•You can buy your own copy of this cartoon Continue reading…

Read More Family of Jamalie Maleek Deacon Matthew urge public to share any relevant information with the police The family of a 17-year-old boy stabbed to death in north London have said they are “utterly devastated” by his death. The Metropolitan police were called at 3.50pm on Thursday to Northwick Park in Harrow after reports…

Read MoreSome say this could be one element signaling the start of the end of the global fur trade.Some say this could be one element signaling the start of the end of the global fur trade.

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Read MoreProspects of job creation and economic growth in the post-Mugabe era continue to remain bleak.Prospects of job creation and economic growth in the post-Mugabe era continue to remain bleak.

Read More How small tasks can benefit our state of mind For Anna McGovern there is a satisfying, sensory pleasure to be had in rinsing milk bottles: “The very best thing about getting your milk delivered is ‘rinsing and returning’. Don’t cheat by putting your bottles in the dishwasher. Wash them, by hand. Put a…

Read More Clay walls and calming garden vistas bring Japanese elegance to a London loft Taking a bath properly requires being able to guiltlessly linger, hang out, and/or do nothing whatsoever.” So said Leonard Koren, the American design philosopher, who also holds the lofty-sounding title of “bathing expert” and who, in 1976, founded Wet magazine,…

Read More The singer talks about sharing rations with the Russians, after-party toasties and his mum’s signature dish I was an army brat who lived on army patches – in Cyprus, Hong Kong, Germany and as far afield and exotic as Yorkshire. Every two years we’d move with my father’s helicopter pilot’s job and I’d…

Read More Trump comes close to admitting defeat but stops short of concession Is Biden walking into a Republican trap? Georgia Senate runoffs battle is already on US sees record 184,000 new daily Covid cases Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 3.23pm GMT President-elect Joe Biden has set up…

Read MoreWhy is SpaceX carrying astronauts to the space station and back for Nasa?Why is SpaceX carrying astronauts to the space station and back for Nasa?

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Read More NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s defiant Tigray regional government has fired rockets at two airports in the neighboring Amhara region as a deadly conflict threatens to spread into other parts of Africa’s second most populous country. The Tigray regional government in a statement on Tigray TV said such strikes will continue “unless the attacks…

Read More NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopia’s defiant Tigray regional government has fired rockets at two airports in the neighboring Amhara region as a deadly conflict threatens to spread into other parts of Africa’s second most populous country. The Tigray regional government in a statement on Tigray TV said such strikes will continue “unless the attacks…

Read MoreAll the island’s ageing F-5 fighter jets were grounded after a pilot died in a crash last month.All the island’s ageing F-5 fighter jets were grounded after a pilot died in a crash last month.

Read More Storm may bring dangerous winds, storm surge and as much as 30in of rain to Nicaragua and Honduras Tropical Storm Iota was brewing in the Caribbean early on Saturday, threatening a second tropical strike for Nicaragua and Honduras, countries recently ransacked by Eta, a category 4 hurricane. Related: Devastating 2020 Atlantic hurricane season…

Read MoreItaly is now dealing with tens of thousands of new coronavirus cases per day, as the once hardest-hit nation grapples with a new COVID-19 wave afflicting Europe. Chris Livesay gets a look inside a Rome hospital where doctors are struggling to keep pace with the virus.Italy is now dealing with tens of thousands of…

Read More President Donald Trump rebelled this past week against Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election with denial, delay and outright misrepresentation. Trump raged about widespread cases of fake ballots that aren’t so and undertook legal challenges that even state GOP election officials say can’t overcome Biden’s lead. As the coronavirus surged nationwide,…

Read MoreForecasters say Iota could bring dangerous wind, storm surge and as much as 30 inches of rainfall to Nicaragua and Honduras.Forecasters say Iota could bring dangerous wind, storm surge and as much as 30 inches of rainfall to Nicaragua and Honduras.

Read More The little spotted kiwi soared in the rankings before election organizers discovered 1,500 fraudulent votes placed for the flightless bird. (Image credit: Hannah Peters/Getty Images) The little spotted kiwi soared in the rankings before election organizers discovered 1,500 fraudulent votes placed for the flightless bird.

Read MoreA top Lebanese security official says that after returning from Washington recently he visited Syria for two days where he spoke with officials about American journalist Austin Tice who has been missing in the war-torn country since 2012A top Lebanese security official says that after returning from Washington recently he visited Syria for two…

Read MoreThis was a rare time officials said they prepared a mountain of evidence to back up the charges against India.This was a rare time officials said they prepared a mountain of evidence to back up the charges against India.

Read More With the world feeling more distant than ever, photographers were this year called on to translate their vision of the new humanity into images seen through their own eyes. David LaChapelle and Steve McCurry are among those who contributed Continue reading…With the world feeling more distant than ever, photographers were this year called…

Read More Egyptian antiquities officials on Saturday announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside, and around 40 gilded statues in a vast Pharaonic necropolis south of Cairo. Colorful, sealed sarcophagi and statues that were buried more than 2,500 years ago were displayed in a makeshift exhibit at the feet…

Read More Revelation comes as senior Tory says it was wrong to back Cummings over lockdown breaches Dominic Cummings left Downing Street after his relationship with the prime minister “fell off a cliff”, a former cabinet minister has said. Cummings left his role as chief adviser on Friday after a power struggle that has rocked…

Read MoreVietnam braces for Typhoon Vamco to make landfall on its central coast as the death toll in the Philippines rises to 53.Vietnam braces for Typhoon Vamco to make landfall on its central coast as the death toll in the Philippines rises to 53.

Read More Artefacts held by British Museum and other western institutions were looted by British forces in 1897 A new museum designed by Sir David Adjaye is to be built following the most extensive archaeological excavation ever undertaken in Benin City, Nigeria, raising hopes of a resolution to one of the world’s most controversial debates…

Read MoreAs international scholars, we are outraged by the attacks on universities and educational institutions in Afghanistan.As international scholars, we are outraged by the attacks on universities and educational institutions in Afghanistan.

Read More The government says forces from the northern state of Tigray have fired on a neighbouring region. The government says forces from the northern state of Tigray have fired on a neighbouring region.