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Read MoreWhen the whole world is facing unprecedented upheaval, it is astonishing to suggest ‘Islam’ alone is in crisis.When the whole world is facing unprecedented upheaval, it is astonishing to suggest ‘Islam’ alone is in crisis.

Read MoreOnce the stuff of fantasy, flying cars have become serious business with big players like Boeing, Airbus and Uber investing in the market — likely to be worth $1.5 trillion by 2040, according to Morgan Stanley. Lucy Craft visited a test field in Japan where they are trying to get these visions of the…

Read More Harrington reached top of 3,000ft granite wall in Yosemite in 21 hours, 13 minutes and 51 seconds Emily Harrington has become the first woman – and the fourth climber overall – to free-climb El Capitan, the 3,000ft granite wall in Yosemite national park in a single day. While most of the US was…

Read More French video game company Ubisoft has promised to replace podcasts in its new ‘Watch Dogs: Legion’ title after online commenters called out British journalist Helen Lewis over “transphobic” remarks she made in the past. The controversy hit the new Ubisoft game shortly after its release late in October. The company said it was…

Read More Release follows warnings about her health after six-week hunger strike Iran has temporarily released Nasrin Sotoudeh, a prominent lawyer who was jailed two years ago on spying and propaganda charges, the judiciary’s news agency reported. Sotoudeh’s release followed warnings last month by human rights groups that her health had severely deteriorated after she…

Read More Even as decisive presidential election votes remained to be counted, Arizonans, both Democrat and Republican, rallied to legalize recreational marijuana. Even as decisive presidential election votes remained to be counted, Arizonans, both Democrat and Republican, rallied to legalize recreational marijuana.

Read More The designer and singer, 52, reflects on living next door to Salvador Dali as a child, her brush with death and why she never looks in the mirror I’m told that I had a difficult childhood. I had a lot of freedom, but there was a lot of drama. It was a childhood…

Read More The president’s daughter and adviser is rumoured to be inundated with offers for her own reality TV show and, no doubt, will get a lucrative book deal Continue reading…The president’s daughter and adviser is rumoured to be inundated with offers for her own reality TV show and, no doubt, will get a lucrative…

Read More Conventional methods of cartography perpetuate colonial and neoliberal positions at the cost of a more inclusive mapping system that would adopt indigenous perspectives.Conventional methods of cartography perpetuate colonial and neoliberal positions at the cost of a more inclusive mapping system that would adopt indigenous perspectives.

Read MoreUntil six weeks ago, defenders of the Affordable Care Act could take comfort in some simple mathUntil six weeks ago, defenders of the Affordable Care Act could take comfort in some simple math

Read More Parliament votes to dissolve the leadership of a region whose forces are fighting the national army. Parliament votes to dissolve the leadership of a region whose forces are fighting the national army.

Read More A team of Japanese scientists have discovered a new type of coronavirus similar to the strain that causes Covid-19, in the dung of cave-dwelling bats. The researchers from the University of Tokyo found the pathogen in the feces of little horseshoe bats in the wilds of Japan seven years ago. A new investigation…

Read More Francis warns robotics leading to ‘epochal change’ in society Francis warns robotics leading to ‘epochal change’ in society

Read MoreParliament votes to dissolve the leadership of a region whose forces are fighting the national army.Parliament votes to dissolve the leadership of a region whose forces are fighting the national army.

Read More Sir John Oldham suggests coronavirus lockdown will be futile unless system is overhauled Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government faces renewed calls for the central NHS test and trace system to be scrapped in favour of handing responsibility for contact tracing to local public health teams. Weekly test…

Read More Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy won in a 2015 landslide and is expected to win again. But with voting denied or canceled in some areas, more than a million voters are disenfranchised. (Image credit: Aung Shine Oo/AP) Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy won in a 2015 landslide…

Read More The Lebanese government wants to see the evidence of the alleged corruption of its former foreign minister, Gebran Bassil, that the US used to justify imposing sanctions on him. Bassil, an influential Lebanese MP, was slapped with personal sanctions by the US Treasury for allegedly “exemplifying” the endemic corruption in the country. President…

Read More Pascal Affi N’Guessan charged with creating a rival government after President Alassane Ouattara won third term The Ivorian opposition leader and former prime minister Pascal Affi N’Guessan was under arrest on Saturday for creating a rival government after President Alassane Ouattara’s election victory, his wife and a spokeswoman have said. Prosecutors in Ivory…

Read MoreEthiopian legislators vote to scrap the current government days after Addis Ababa launched a military operation.Ethiopian legislators vote to scrap the current government days after Addis Ababa launched a military operation.

Read MoreIvorian prosecutors are pursuing terrorism charges against more than a dozen opposition leaders.Ivorian prosecutors are pursuing terrorism charges against more than a dozen opposition leaders.

Read More Ireland’s Foreign Minister has slammed Israel for destroying 70 buildings, including family homes, in the West Bank. The “reprehensible acts” have left 73 Palestinian people homeless, including 41 children. Simon Coveney said he is “deeply dismayed” that Israeli authorities demolished buildings belonging to 11 Palestinian Bedouin families in Humsa Al Bqai’a in the…

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Read More Many of the dead were buried in their homes in the remote village of Queja in the central region of Alta Verapaz Many of the dead were buried in their homes in the remote village of Queja in the central region of Alta Verapaz

Read More Plea issued to UK shoppers not to buy meat and dairy from country Plea issued to UK shoppers not to buy meat and dairy from country

Read MoreAdvanced economies are encouraged to spend, while poorer nations face cuts to public spending post-pandemic.Advanced economies are encouraged to spend, while poorer nations face cuts to public spending post-pandemic.

Read MoreMore than 37 million of Myanmar’s 56 million people are eligible to vote on Sunday.More than 37 million of Myanmar’s 56 million people are eligible to vote on Sunday.

Read MoreNo group has claimed responsibility for the death of former Tolo TV news presenter Yama Siawash by car bomb.No group has claimed responsibility for the death of former Tolo TV news presenter Yama Siawash by car bomb.

Read More Russia is moving its one of the most powerful electronic warfare (EW) systems, called the Murmansk-BN, to military bases in Arctic territory near the Finnish border. This week, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has released a short video showing deploy of the Murmansk-BN ground mobile radio interference complex to areas…

Read MoreThe faction is regularly blamed by China to justify its harsh crackdown in the Muslim-majority Xinjiang region.The faction is regularly blamed by China to justify its harsh crackdown in the Muslim-majority Xinjiang region.

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Read More Law comes into force giving same protection from assault as adults Scotland has become the first part of the UK to ban the smacking of children after new legislation came into effect. Changes to the law giving children the same protection from assault as adults were passed by the Scottish parliament last year…

Read More A magnetic bomb attached to a car owned by the Central Bank of Afghanistan has killed three people inside the vehicle, including a former host of political shows on TOLO News television. The bombing happened on Saturday morning in the Makrorayan-e-Char area of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul near the home of former TOLO News…

Read More Fox News, Wall Street Journal and New York Post all show stark change of tone as their former champion faces ‘presidential endgame’ Multiple Rupert Murdoch-owned conservative media outlets in the United States have shifted their messaging in a seeming effort to warn readers and viewers that Donald Trump may well have lost the…

Read MoreGovernor replaced by presidential decree with former finance minister Naci Agbal after the currency hit record lows.Governor replaced by presidential decree with former finance minister Naci Agbal after the currency hit record lows.

Read More About 40 Extinction Rebellion protesters moved on by police from state Liberal council in Hobart Scott Morrison announces quarantine and flight changes in Tasmania Dozens of protesters at the state Liberal council in Hobart have been moved on by police, not long before Scott Morrison addressed the annual meeting. About 20 Extinction Rebellion…