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Read More The president suggested at a campaign rally that he would wait until after the election to fire Mr Fauci  The president suggested at a campaign rally that he would wait until after the election to fire Mr Fauci 

Read More In a trifecta for art ‘restoration’ projects that end up comically grotesque, an early 20th-century facade in the Spanish city of Palencia has joined the infamous ranks of ‘Potato Jesus’ and the mauled ‘Immaculate Conception.’ What was once the smiling face of a woman as part of a Biblical statuary on top of…

Read More We’ve been looking at examples of online misinformation about the hostilities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. We’ve been looking at examples of online misinformation about the hostilities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.

Read MoreWe’ve been looking at examples of online misinformation about the hostilities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.We’ve been looking at examples of online misinformation about the hostilities in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.

Read MorePresident Trump meanwhile tweeted he would ultimately win the race that he has been projected to lose.President Trump meanwhile tweeted he would ultimately win the race that he has been projected to lose.

Read More Rightwing news outlets have taken up the president’s message on social media, stirring supporters into a frenzy The networks have made their calls, world leaders have begun paying their respects, and even Fox News and Rupert Murdoch’s other media outlets appear to have given up the ghost on a second term for Donald…

Read MoreThe US is keeping some dozen farms under quarantine while they investigate the cases, agriculture officials said.The US is keeping some dozen farms under quarantine while they investigate the cases, agriculture officials said.

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Read More After months of divisive campaigning and days of arduous counting, Americans and the international community can view this election as one that has affirmed rather than degraded democracy.After months of divisive campaigning and days of arduous counting, Americans and the international community can view this election as one that has affirmed rather than…

Read More UN forecaster tells The Independent new generation of swarms expected in December, after months of devastating plague across East Africa, Middle East and Asia UN forecaster tells The Independent new generation of swarms expected in December, after months of devastating plague across East Africa, Middle East and Asia

Read More Around the world, some leaders balk at congratulating Biden Around the world, some leaders balk at congratulating Biden

Read MoreThe 2020 Reykjavík Global Forum – Women Leaders held a panel which analyzed challenges and opportunities of global business. Participants included: Anna Sophie Herken, business division head at Allianz Asset Management GmbH; David Cruickshank, chair of the board of directors, Social Progress Imperative; Naina Subberwal Batra, chairperson and CEO of AVPN. The panel was…

Read MoreWith new developments in the race for a Covid-19 vaccine, how easy would it be to immunise the world? Tulip Mazumdar reports.With new developments in the race for a Covid-19 vaccine, how easy would it be to immunise the world? Tulip Mazumdar reports.

Read MoreTheodore McCarrick was expelled from the priesthood after an inquiry found him guilty of sex abuse.Theodore McCarrick was expelled from the priesthood after an inquiry found him guilty of sex abuse.

Read More Repercussions continue over allegations raised by the ABC on Monday night, as Labor continues internal debate over climate policy after Joel Fitzgibbon’s exit from frontbench. Follow updates • Joe Biden says Trump’s refusal to concede defeat ‘an embarrassment’ – US politics live 9.18pm GMT We are almost at a full covid cycle now,…

Read More A new Vatican report on a former cardinal, who was defrocked amid allegations of sexual misconduct, shows that Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI were aware of the accusations. A new Vatican report on a former cardinal, who was defrocked amid allegations of sexual misconduct, shows that Popes John Paul II and…

Read More Ethiopia’s prime minister launched military operations in the country’s northern region. This violent outbreak threatens to tip the country into a civil war. NPR discusses the origins of the conflict. Ethiopia’s prime minister launched military operations in the country’s northern region. This violent outbreak threatens to tip the country into a civil war.…

Read More World leaders have been congratulating President-Elect Biden, but America’s top diplomat, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, is fueling the Trump administration’s claims of widespread election fraud. World leaders have been congratulating President-Elect Biden, but America’s top diplomat, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, is fueling the Trump administration’s claims of widespread election fraud.

Read More There was plenty to love about Marvel and Insomniac’s 2018 Spider-Man video game, from the mechanics of swinging through a hyper-realistic Manhattan to the story’s emotional gut-punches. But many critics had one major issue with the plot: Peter Parker’s fantasies about an alter-ego he dubbed “Spider-Cop,” a hard-boiled detective who had all the…

Read MorePresident-elect Joe Biden says that not conceding the election “will not help the president’s legacy”.President-elect Joe Biden says that not conceding the election “will not help the president’s legacy”.

Read MoreGreg Clarke made several controversial statements while talking to a UK parliamentary committee about diversity issues.Greg Clarke made several controversial statements while talking to a UK parliamentary committee about diversity issues.

Read More Politicians in Great Britain are already studying the results of the U.S. presidential race, hoping for clues that could help them in their next parliamentary elections, due to take place in 2024. (Image credit: NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Politicians in Great Britain are already studying the results of the U.S. presidential race, hoping…

Read More Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s recent comments that “there will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration,” despite President-elect Joe Biden’s projected victory in last week’s presidential election, prompted a wide range of reactions. Some critics found the words alarming, while others saw the statement as an attempt to rile up…

Read More Deals to ensure UK can go on trading with non-EU countries after Brexit transition must be laid before MPs by Wednesday Liz Truss’s Department for International Trade is scrambling to meet a Wednesday deadline for tabling £80bn of trade agreements before parliament, in time for them to come into force in January. Truss’s…

Read More When the count of Georgia votes for former Vice President Joe Biden overtook those for incumbent President Donald Trump on Friday, Nov. 6, the congratulations that began rolling in weren’t directed at Biden’s camp alone. They also went to Stacey Abrams, the former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives who, after…

Read More Apple expected to reveal three new laptops with in-house chips for the first time, as the company parts ways with Intel 6.24pm GMT Now the big question: we know what’s going to be inside the new computers. But what are the new computers going to be? 6.23pm GMT Craig Federighi next, the dad-joke-spouting…

Read MoreComplaint by Amnesty International argued the European Commission failed to ensure respect for rights of migrants.Complaint by Amnesty International argued the European Commission failed to ensure respect for rights of migrants.

Read MoreBerat Albayrak, who is President Erdogan’s son-in-law, quit his role as Turkey’s finance minister in an Instagram post.Berat Albayrak, who is President Erdogan’s son-in-law, quit his role as Turkey’s finance minister in an Instagram post.

Read MorePeople in Thulasendrapuram lit firecrackers and walked with pictures of the US vice-president-elect.People in Thulasendrapuram lit firecrackers and walked with pictures of the US vice-president-elect.

Read MoreAlek Minassian ploughed down pedestrians in Toronto in the 2018 attack.Alek Minassian ploughed down pedestrians in Toronto in the 2018 attack.

Read More Tweet posted on Michael Martin’s account swiftly deleted as call has not yet taken place Tweet posted on Michael Martin’s account swiftly deleted as call has not yet taken place

Read More The ‘Prussian Turk’ couple’s company BioNTech developed the breakthrough Covid vaccine with Pfizer Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage They are the “dream team” scientist couple who came up with a big idea that could protect humanity from a virus that has killed more than a million people and put…

Read More COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Nov 10 (IPS) – Dr Asoka Bandarage*, a scholar and practitioner, has taught at Yale, Brandeis, Mount Holyoke (where she received tenure), Georgetown, American and other universities and colleges in the U.S. and abroad. Her research interests include social philosophy and consciousness; environmental sustainability, human well-being and health, global political-economy,…

Read More SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 (IPS) – The World Bank has finally given up defending its controversial, but influential Doing Business Report (DBR). In August, the Bank “paused” publication of the DBR due to a “number of irregularities” after its much criticized ranking system was exposed as fraudulent. Read the full story,…

Read More UNITED NATIONS, Nov 10 (IPS) – Already reeling from conflict, extreme weather events and growing displacement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, escalating tensions in Ethiopia’s Tigray region have placed the country on the brink of civil war and many are looking to Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to avert a potential…