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Read More ‘Authorities should not spend their time harassing and pursuing legal action against a blogger over a satirical post’ say campaigners ‘Authorities should not spend their time harassing and pursuing legal action against a blogger over a satirical post’ say campaigners

Read MoreBiden’s Treasury pick will have to cope with a recession and also help address inequality and climate change.Biden’s Treasury pick will have to cope with a recession and also help address inequality and climate change.

Read More The charismatic figure vowed to stamp out corruption but was accused of human rights abuses. The charismatic figure vowed to stamp out corruption but was accused of human rights abuses.

Read More Proposals follow creation of ‘LGBT-free zones’ in Poland and Hungary’s proposed ban on adoption Brussels has put itself on a collision course with the Polish and Hungarian governments after proposing to criminalise hate speech against LGBTQ+ people under EU law and secure recognition of same-sex partnerships across the bloc’s borders. Věra Jourová, a…

Read More Police claimed to have found more than a dozen empty beer cans in the man’s car Police claimed to have found more than a dozen empty beer cans in the man’s car

Read More ‘There is no threat to the community of Bridgeport,’ says Mono County Sheriff’s Office ‘There is no threat to the community of Bridgeport,’ says Mono County Sheriff’s Office

Read More Five more migrants died after dinghy carrying over 100 people capsized in Mediterranean Sea Five more migrants died after dinghy carrying over 100 people capsized in Mediterranean Sea

Read MoreThe court rejects claims by affirmative-action opponents who said the university discriminates against Asian Americans.The court rejects claims by affirmative-action opponents who said the university discriminates against Asian Americans.

Read More Ireland’s PM has told people to hold off booking their flights home for Christmas, while Germany’s health minister warned that Covid-19 restrictions will likely continue throughout the festive period. German Minister of Health Jens Spahn told local radio on Thursday that although the rate of infection is slowing across Germany, thanks to the…

Read More ‘If we can just hang in there, keep with the public health measures, we’re going to get this under control, I promise you.’ ‘If we can just hang in there, keep with the public health measures, we’re going to get this under control, I promise you.’

Read More First acceptance of jab within bloc would mark significant triumph for Kremlin First acceptance of jab within bloc would mark significant triumph for Kremlin

Read MoreWith communications down and media barred, independent verification of the status of the conflict was impossible.With communications down and media barred, independent verification of the status of the conflict was impossible.

Read MoreHe led two coups, first in 1979 and then in 1981 and was an elected president from 1992 to 2001.He led two coups, first in 1979 and then in 1981 and was an elected president from 1992 to 2001.

Read More LONDON, Nov 12 (IPS) – As if four decades of war were not enough, then came the pandemic. For each of the past five years, Afghanistan has been identified by the United Nations as the world’s deadliest country for children and, despite progress made in peace talks between the government and the Taliban,…

Read MoreA year after fleeing amid mass protests and army pressure, ex-President Evo Morales has returned.A year after fleeing amid mass protests and army pressure, ex-President Evo Morales has returned.

Read MoreFlour and fuel shortages are reported in Tigray, where federal and regional forces are fighting.Flour and fuel shortages are reported in Tigray, where federal and regional forces are fighting.

Read MoreThe sculpture depicts an Alabay, a Turkmen shepherd dog prized for its “pride and self-confidence”.The sculpture depicts an Alabay, a Turkmen shepherd dog prized for its “pride and self-confidence”.

Read MoreIt issues a warning for a hotel after a customer was arrested for leaving negative reviews.It issues a warning for a hotel after a customer was arrested for leaving negative reviews.

Read MoreAnnouncement part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 development plan to reach environmental sustainability by end of decade.Announcement part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 development plan to reach environmental sustainability by end of decade.

Read MoreBefore they resigned in protest, pro-democracy lawmakers unfurled a banner in a final act of defiance.Before they resigned in protest, pro-democracy lawmakers unfurled a banner in a final act of defiance.

Read MoreAs crowds throughout Azerbaijan celebrate the ‘capitulation’, the Armenian government is plunged into a political abyss.As crowds throughout Azerbaijan celebrate the ‘capitulation’, the Armenian government is plunged into a political abyss.

Read More Disillusionment with British Prime Minister Johnson’s handling of the pandemic and Brexit has driven a majority of Scottish people to consistently support independence for the first time in decades. Disillusionment with British Prime Minister Johnson’s handling of the pandemic and Brexit has driven a majority of Scottish people to consistently support independence for…

Read More Facing a pandemic lockdown, huge political upheavals and ongoing uncertainty about the future, musicians including Oumou Sangare and Songhoy Blues offer lessons in creativity and optimism. (Image credit: Kiss Diouara/Courtesy of the artists) Facing a pandemic lockdown, huge political upheavals and ongoing uncertainty about the future, musicians including Oumou Sangare and Songhoy Blues…

Read More In 2016, Trump lost all 18 Texas counties where Latinos make up at least 80% of the population. This time he won five of them and closed the gap considerably in the rest. In 2016, Trump lost all 18 Texas counties where Latinos make up at least 80% of the population. This time…

Read More Workers faced layoffs and furloughs, and those who returned are adapting to a new work environment as winter approaches Nora Cooper, a bartender and server in Nashville, Tennessee, tested positive for coronavirus in the summer. Despite exhibiting symptoms she was still required to come into work by her employer until her test results…

Read More Neto’s outspokenness landed him on Time’s most influential people list, but also made him the target of a vicious fake news campaign Felipe Neto is an irreverent YouTuber with 40 million followers on his channel where he plays computer games, pokes fun at celebrities and riffs on social media trends. With another 25…

Read MoreChimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun tops a vote for the book award’s 25th anniversary.Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun tops a vote for the book award’s 25th anniversary.

Read MoreRegulator allows resumption of late-stage Brazilian clinical trials which were suspended after a study subject’s death.Regulator allows resumption of late-stage Brazilian clinical trials which were suspended after a study subject’s death.

Read More Ethiopia’s northern region orders the total mobilisation of its population, as a crisis escalates. Ethiopia’s northern region orders the total mobilisation of its population, as a crisis escalates.

Read MoreProtesters question why PM Pashinyan accepted a deal to stop the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as anger boils in Yerevan.Protesters question why PM Pashinyan accepted a deal to stop the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as anger boils in Yerevan.

Read More The Vatican’s report into ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has raised uncomfortable questions the Holy See will have to confront going forward, chief among them what it’s going to do about current and future clergy who abuse their power to sexually abuse adults. Priests, lay experts and canon lawyers alike say the Vatican needs to…

Read More Report identifies 935 firms finance industry needs to blacklist to meet Paris goals Almost half the companies involved in the thermal coal industry are expected to defy global climate commitments by deepening their coal interests in the coming years, according to a report. The study, by the green campaign group Urgewald, revealed that…

Read More Despite electoral successes, it remains unclear how the new measures will affect those who have been disproportionately targeted in the war on drugs From the Pacific Northwest to the Deep South, drug legalization won big nationwide on election day in America. Under the first state law of its kind, people in Oregon soon…

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Read More‘Yemenis not going hungry, they are being starved,’ says World Food Programme as it again warns of ‘looming famine’.’Yemenis not going hungry, they are being starved,’ says World Food Programme as it again warns of ‘looming famine’.