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Read More With Diwali about to burst into the night skies across the globe, our tipsters recommend other winter festivals that banish darkness On recent winter trips to Amsterdam, the sight of thousands of shimmering candle flames lighting up the city’s waterways has been really uplifting. The Amsterdam Festival of Lights (places on the light…

Read More Texas on Wednesday became the first state with more than 1 million confirmed COVID-19 cases, and California closed in on that mark as a surge of coronavirus infections engulfs the country. In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said all restaurants, bars and gyms statewide will have to close at 10 p.m. starting Friday,…

Read More The earth was home to 703 million people aged 65 and above in 2019, and by 2050, their number will increase to 1.5 billion, says the United Nations (UN) in its 2019 World Population Ageing report. This would be one of the strongest forces to drive the global electric toothbrush market to $4.8…

Read MoreJane Fonda is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Georgia-based nonprofit organization she founded to prevent teenage pregnanciesJane Fonda is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Georgia-based nonprofit organization she founded to prevent teenage pregnancies

Read More World leaders spoke to President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday about cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and other issues, even as President Donald Trump’s refusal to concede complicates the U.S. post-election transition. In his conversations with key Asian allies, Biden seemed intent on easing their uncertainties about a less-engaged Washington, which built…

Read More As he publishes a moving memoir, the comedian and Bake Off contestant tormentor talks about homophobic heckles, still living with his parents – and why he’s never been in love In a deserted office overlooking the Thames, Tom Allen is admiring the view. “They’re building some sort of sewage works down there,” he…

Read More Travel bloggers have flocked to Pakistan in recent years – but have some of them become too close to the authorities? Long before she became headline news in Pakistan, Cynthia Dawn Ritchie was simply a tourist. In 2009, Ritchie, an American woman living in Houston, Texas, took a trip to Karachi, the sprawling…

Read MoreIndia’s capital is grappling with a twin public health emergency – the pandemic and toxic air.India’s capital is grappling with a twin public health emergency – the pandemic and toxic air.

Read MoreAlleged misconduct by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan has been the focus of a four-year inquiry.Alleged misconduct by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan has been the focus of a four-year inquiry.

Read MoreTehran has continued to breach a 2015 deal, but denies that it is trying to build nuclear weapons.Tehran has continued to breach a 2015 deal, but denies that it is trying to build nuclear weapons.

Read MoreUS hospital admissions hit record levels as New York City warns it is on the cusp of a second wave.US hospital admissions hit record levels as New York City warns it is on the cusp of a second wave.

Read More Bunkueanun ‘Francis’ Paothong, a 21-year-old bespectacled university student, is one of three protesters recently arrested under the rarely invoked section 110 of Thailand’s criminal code. The charge of violence against the queen carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, or, if the queen’s life is perceived to have been endangered, the death penalty…

Read More LONDON — The United Kingdom on Wednesday became the fifth country in the world to record more than 50,000 coronavirus-related deaths, a level that one of the nation’s leading doctors says “should never have been reached.” Figures from the British government showed that 595 more people in the country died within 28 days…

Read More LONDON — The United Kingdom on Wednesday became the fifth country in the world to record more than 50,000 coronavirus-related deaths, a level that one of the nation’s leading doctors says “should never have been reached.” Figures from the British government showed that 595 more people in the country died within 28 days…

Read MoreUS, UK, Europe condemn removal of legislators on national security grounds as pro-democracy camp abandons LegCo.US, UK, Europe condemn removal of legislators on national security grounds as pro-democracy camp abandons LegCo.

Read More Scott Morrison says findings of the Brereton report into conduct of special forces will be ‘difficult’ and ‘disturbing’ for Australia A special investigator will be appointed to consider criminal cases against Australian special forces in Afghanistan, as Scott Morrison declared that a report to be released next week would contain “very difficult” and…

Read MoreAustralians are being encouraged to add Aboriginal place names when sending their mail.Australians are being encouraged to add Aboriginal place names when sending their mail.

Read More BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday said it looked forward to better relations with the United States under the leadership of President-elect Joe Biden, and expressed hope the presidential transition will not be “bumpy.” EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell warmly congratulated “Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris for their historic…

Read More BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Wednesday said it looked forward to better relations with the United States under the leadership of President-elect Joe Biden, and expressed hope the presidential transition will not be “bumpy.” EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell warmly congratulated “Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris for their historic…

Read MoreRon Klain has served as an aide to Joe Biden since the 1980s on the Senate Judiciary Committee.Ron Klain has served as an aide to Joe Biden since the 1980s on the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Read More Democratic senator Bernie Sanders says members of the Republican party are afraid to stand up to Donald Trump as he continues his refusal to concede the result of last week’s presidential election. Speaking on CNN, Sanders said his Senate colleagues on the Republican side are not ‘idiots’, but there’s an intimidation factor from…

Read More Testing was suspended after the death of a participant, but officials say it had no relation to the trials Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Brazil’s health regulator has allowed resumption of late-stage clinical trials for China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine, which had been suspended due to a study subject’s death…

Read More Student diagnosed with coronavirus had no links to areas of risk like the border, leaving route of infection unclear Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A mystery case of Covid-19 has emerged in Auckland with authorities saying the person who caught it had no links to areas of risk like…

Read More In Congress, Republicans and Democrats remain at odds over a COVID-19 relief plan. In Congress, Republicans and Democrats remain at odds over a COVID-19 relief plan.

Read MoreTensions in the region have risen since Donald Trump pulled the US out of the international Iran nuclear deal in 2018.Tensions in the region have risen since Donald Trump pulled the US out of the international Iran nuclear deal in 2018.

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Read MoreThe China-friendly party is struggling to reinvent itself as Taiwan changes, and the coffers are running dry too.The China-friendly party is struggling to reinvent itself as Taiwan changes, and the coffers are running dry too.

Read More Italy passes 1m cases while Spain says it will demand negative test for all visitors; Greece extends curfew. Follow updates live Italy passes 1m Covid cases as calls for national lockdown grow US records more than 1m new cases in 10 days European commission seeks greater public health powers Delhi Covid crisis made…

Read MoreFacebook says the measure to combat misinformation will continue, even as US state Georgia prepares for Senate runoffs.Facebook says the measure to combat misinformation will continue, even as US state Georgia prepares for Senate runoffs.

Read MoreThe zebra, born during the pandemic, was named Hope “to symbolize a ray of light and hope at a time which felt so bleak,” the zoo said.The zebra, born during the pandemic, was named Hope “to symbolize a ray of light and hope at a time which felt so bleak,” the zoo said.

Read More President-elect Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff, installing an aide with decades of experience in the top role in his White House. Klain will lead a White House likely to be consumed by the response to the coronavirus pandemic, which continues…

Read MoreHow the rock legends defied death, hearing loss and criminal charges to make their new album.How the rock legends defied death, hearing loss and criminal charges to make their new album.

Read More ‘My son and everybody else should not have been in Kenosha’ ‘My son and everybody else should not have been in Kenosha’

Read MoreAlexander Gabuev argues that Russia and Turkey have extended their influence with the end of fighting.Alexander Gabuev argues that Russia and Turkey have extended their influence with the end of fighting.

Read MoreSaudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states are about to lose a major ally in the White House.Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states are about to lose a major ally in the White House.