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Read MoreCharismatic military leader and elected president of Ghana who dominated political life in the 1980s and 90s Jerry Rawlings, the former military leader then twice-elected president of Ghana, who has died aged 73, dominated the country’s political life for two decades in the 1980s and 90s. In May 1979, Flt Lt Rawlings of the…

Read More City’s 2.83 per cent infection rate, on a rolling seven-day average, is fast approaching the 3 per cent threshold for closing schools City’s 2.83 per cent infection rate, on a rolling seven-day average, is fast approaching the 3 per cent threshold for closing schools

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. President Donald Trump ran on his stewardship of the U.S. economy before the coronavirus pandemic hobbled almost every corner of the American marketplace and his promise to…

Read MoreSadat Rahman, 17, created an app to help young people learn about and report cyberbullying.Sadat Rahman, 17, created an app to help young people learn about and report cyberbullying.

Read More NOIDA, India, Nov 13 (IPS) – “My daughter is eight years old. In May 2017, I had her ‘Khatna,’ her circumcision, done. I had taken her to a traditional cutter. Once back home I made her sleep on the bed. After some time, around 4:00 p.m. I took her to the bathroom, she…

Read More The camps will be built on military bases on three islands The camps will be built on military bases on three islands

Read More The strain found in the minks is the same one found in humans, an agriculture official said, and a breeder at one farm also tested positive. Some 2,500 minks have reportedly been culled already. (Image credit: Ole Jensen/Getty Images) The strain found in the minks is the same one found in humans, an…

Read More In the new film Ammonite, the brilliant self-taught paleontologist Mary Anning (Kate Winslet) finds herself unexpectedly consumed by a love affair with the sullen wife of a geologist. It’s 1840s England when Roderick (James McArdle) and Charlotte Murchison (Saoirse Ronan) travel to Mary’s coastal town of Lyme Regis in the aftermath of a…

Read More Joe Biden’s election victory draws to an end to a Trump presidency considered hostile to man’s best friend With Joe Biden’s election, dignity has been restored to the US presidency: after four years marked by perverse priorities and conspicuous inhumanity, a dog will finally be back in the White House. When Biden takes…

Read MoreFleeing ethnic Armenians are destroying their own homes so no Azerbaijanis can move in.Fleeing ethnic Armenians are destroying their own homes so no Azerbaijanis can move in.

Read More I’m sorry, but crocs and gators are the same to me. View Entire Post › I’m sorry, but crocs and gators are the same to me.View Entire Post ›

Read More Researchers in Norway are expanding a major ongoing study to determine whether cod liver oil can help fight off Covid-19 or whether those who take the supplement anyway tend to lead healthier lives in general. Previously, the major national Covid-19 study (‘Koronastudien’) that began this spring, found that cod liver oil users had…

Read More The best toys of 2020 perfectly encapsulate this year’s events—from Monopoly House Divided, a state-of-the-nation take on the classic board game, to Playmobil’s Large Hospital play set, which introduces kids to what goes on inside a hospital. Other top toys serve as an escape from the chaos of 2020—think drawing with chocolate, creating…

Read MoreMicrosoft says state-backed Russian and North Korean hackers have in recent months tried to steal valuable data from leading pharmaceutical companies and COVID-19 vaccine researchersMicrosoft says state-backed Russian and North Korean hackers have in recent months tried to steal valuable data from leading pharmaceutical companies and COVID-19 vaccine researchers

Read More Music’s primal power for those living with dementia has inspired thousands of YouTube views for a clip of a former dancer We see a frail and elderly woman in a chair, her eyes downcast. She motions for the music to be turned up, a swelling melody from Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, and with a…

Read More Despite Trump’s claims, coalition of federal, state and local election officials praised 3 November vote as ‘the most secure in American history’ Biden presses ahead with cabinet selection 2.19pm GMT The number of coronavirus cases continues to surge across the US, with the country setting another single-day record for new cases yesterday. According…

Read More He may have lost the vote, but could Trump’s deligitimizing of the electoral process act as an inspiration to others, reports Borzou Daragahi He may have lost the vote, but could Trump’s deligitimizing of the electoral process act as an inspiration to others, reports Borzou Daragahi

Read More A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has killed at least 1 million globally. (Image credit: NPR) A map of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths around the world. The respiratory disease has spread rapidly across six continents and has…

Read MoreWith deaths mounting fast, the government is hoping to turn the tide by making free coronavirus tests available to millions of people across hard-hit England.With deaths mounting fast, the government is hoping to turn the tide by making free coronavirus tests available to millions of people across hard-hit England.

Read MoreUN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet calls for an inquiry over the killings in the Tigray region.UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet calls for an inquiry over the killings in the Tigray region.

Read More3 women “saw loved ones disappear beneath the waves, dying in front of their eyes,” Doctors Without Borders said.3 women “saw loved ones disappear beneath the waves, dying in front of their eyes,” Doctors Without Borders said.

Read MorePakistan said a civilian was killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir while India said seven killed in Pakistan shelling.Pakistan said a civilian was killed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir while India said seven killed in Pakistan shelling.

Read More A team of international scientists has developed a shockingly simple device which they say has the potential to tame lightning and dramatically reduce the risk of naturally-occurring catastrophic bushfires. The international team of researchers led by Dr. Vladlen Shvedov claims to have developed laser tractor beam technology which can control the path and…

Read MoreBah Ag Moussa was killed in an operation involving ground troops and helicopters, the French defence minister said.Bah Ag Moussa was killed in an operation involving ground troops and helicopters, the French defence minister said.

Read More ‘These observations must refresh old assumptions made about the capacity of the ‘thick-skinned’ horse to experience pain in comparison to humans’ ‘These observations must refresh old assumptions made about the capacity of the ‘thick-skinned’ horse to experience pain in comparison to humans’

Read More Ghana’s longest-serving leader led by example but later fell foul of his own standards, says Akwasi Sarpong. Ghana’s longest-serving leader led by example but later fell foul of his own standards, says Akwasi Sarpong.

Read More Victims in the western state of Tigray attacked with knives and machetes  Victims in the western state of Tigray attacked with knives and machetes 

Read MoreAuthorities say a 2-month-old girl tested positive for heroin and was placed on life support after being found unresponsive with injection marks at a West Texas home over the weekendAuthorities say a 2-month-old girl tested positive for heroin and was placed on life support after being found unresponsive with injection marks at a West…

Read More Authorities say a 2-month-old baby girl tested positive for heroin and was placed on life support after being found unresponsive with injection marks in Texas over the weekend Authorities say a 2-month-old baby girl tested positive for heroin and was placed on life support after being found unresponsive with injection marks in Texas…

Read More A spokesman for China’s foreign ministry offered congratulations at his regular daily briefing. China had been one of the last major nations to hold out recognizing Biden will be the next president. (Image credit: Carolyn Kaster/AP) A spokesman for China’s foreign ministry offered congratulations at his regular daily briefing. China had been one…

Read More A BBC journalist on the fears for her family in Ethiopia’s Tigray region following an outbreak of fighting. A BBC journalist on the fears for her family in Ethiopia’s Tigray region following an outbreak of fighting.

Read MoreState Department acknowledges a C-17 flight carried Sheikh Khalifa to Mayo Clinic hospital two months before his death.State Department acknowledges a C-17 flight carried Sheikh Khalifa to Mayo Clinic hospital two months before his death.

Read MoreChina says it “respects the choice of the American people” as Russia continues to withhold well wishes.China says it “respects the choice of the American people” as Russia continues to withhold well wishes.

Read More Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala worst affected with scores dead and more than 200,000 people evacuated from their homes Central America is braced for further storms this weekend as the region reels from the devastation caused by Hurricane Eta, the Red Cross has warned. Forecasters believe a weather front forming in the Caribbean has…

Read More Joe Biden has won the 2020 US election, while Georgia recounts, and Donald Trump refuses to concede Continue reading…Joe Biden has won the 2020 US election, while Georgia recounts, and Donald Trump refuses to concede Continue reading…