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Read More Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, along with congressional Democrats, would rather not waste their breath engaging with congressional Republican efforts to probe Biden’s relationships in Ukraine. They’d prefer to be talking about President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as opposed to amplifying a GOP search for wrongdoing by Biden in an area…

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Read MorePresidents of Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal heading to Bamako in bid to defuse political crisis.Presidents of Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal heading to Bamako in bid to defuse political crisis.

Read More With six pilots and no passengers aboard for the final flight from Sydney, QF7474’s flight path sketched out a giant Qantas kangaroo logo off the east coast of Australia. (Image credit: James D. Morgan/Getty Images) With six pilots and no passengers aboard for the final flight from Sydney, QF7474’s flight path sketched out…

Read MoreChinese comments come 24 hours after Texas consulate ordered to closeChinese comments come 24 hours after Texas consulate ordered to close

Read More French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian met with Lebanon’s president Thursday at the start of his two-day visit to the Mediterranean country that is witnessing the worst economic crisis of its modern history. Le Drian is the first Western official to visit Lebanon since the crisis, which has been unfolding since last year.…

Read MoreThe social network said that one of those affected was a Dutch elected official.The social network said that one of those affected was a Dutch elected official.

Read More The U.S. Army awarded defense firm BAE Systems multi-year contract to develop guidance kits for 155mm artillery shells. The contract, from U.S. Army, is valued at more than $33 million and covers develop Long Range Precision Guidance Kit (LR-PGK) for 155mm artillery shells, enabling the Army to conduct long range precision strikes in challenging…

Read More Estonian Defense Forces received the first batch of a total of R20 Rahe automatic rifles, according to a recent service news release. On Wednesday, Maj. Gen. Martin Herem, Commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, introduced the new R20 Rahe automatic rifles of the Defense Forces at the Männiku shooting range near Tallinn. In…

Read More This chapter describes the author’s travel, stories and experiences meeting with Belarusian political opposition before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union.This chapter describes the author’s travel, stories and experiences meeting with Belarusian political opposition before and after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Read More Populism in politics means pushing policies that are popular with “the people,” not the elites and the experts. The United States’ Donald Trump, Britain’s Boris Johnson and Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro, as well as India’s Narendra Modi and Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador, have surged to power in democratic countries, challenging the old order…

Read More Populism in politics means pushing policies that are popular with “the people,” not the elites and the experts. The United States’ Donald Trump, Britain’s Boris Johnson and Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro, as well as India’s Narendra Modi and Mexico’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador, have surged to power in democratic countries, challenging the old order…

Read MoreGymnastics Australia vows “change” after dozens of ex-athletes share stories of mental and physical abuse.Gymnastics Australia vows “change” after dozens of ex-athletes share stories of mental and physical abuse.

Read MoreJewelers have been inspired by the pandemic to turn every day masks into something precious.Jewelers have been inspired by the pandemic to turn every day masks into something precious.

Read More Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee says Trump’s behaviour is ‘sickening’, prompting president to compare himself with Abraham Lincoln Joe Biden has called Donald Trump the country’s “first” racist president, saying the way he deals with people based on the the colour of their skin is “absolutely sickening”. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s comments came…

Read MoreProbe is expected to reach Mars in February, when it will attempt to deploy a rover to explore the planet for 90 days.Probe is expected to reach Mars in February, when it will attempt to deploy a rover to explore the planet for 90 days.

Read More BEIJING — China launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet on Thursday in a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet. Tianwen-1 was launched on a Long March-5 carrier rocket from Hainan Island, a resort province off the south coast of the mainland, state…

Read More United States nears four million Covid-19 cases; Trump blames BLM protests for spread; Hong Kong sees more than 110 new infections Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage South Korea’s economy has recorded its worst performance in more than 20 years amid plummeting exports as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.…

Read More In the weeks he spent flat on his back in his Brooklyn bunk, wracked with pain and struggling to breathe, Axayacatl Figueroa could think of nothing but the small town and the family he had left behind in Mexico. Each month, he had sent $300 or $400 to his wife and son in…

Read More When armed protesters took over a remote wildlife refuge in eastern Oregon four years ago to oppose federal control of public lands, U.S. agents negotiated with the conservative occupiers for weeks while some state leaders begged for stronger action. This month, federal officers sent to Portland to quell chaotic protests against racial injustice…

Read More Dean says music must have ‘wider reach’ to reflect changing city In a break with centuries of tradition, Sheffield cathedral is to stand down its 40-strong choir in order to make a “completely fresh start” with a new team of choristers that reflects and engages with an increasingly diverse city. A statement published…

Read MoreThe six-wheeled robot will arrive in orbit around the Red Planet in February.The six-wheeled robot will arrive in orbit around the Red Planet in February.

Read More A federal judge held a hearing Wednesday on a lawsuit filed by Oregon’s attorney general, who accused federal agents of illegally detaining peaceful demonstrators in Portland. A federal judge held a hearing Wednesday on a lawsuit filed by Oregon’s attorney general, who accused federal agents of illegally detaining peaceful demonstrators in Portland.

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Read More Shop-owner’s son had apparently come across ancient artefacts while out fishing Police conducting a routine inspection of a frozen seafood shop in eastern Spain have netted 13 Roman amphoras and an 18th-century metal anchor, all of which were apparently found by the owner’s son on fishing trips and used to decorate the premises.…

Read More Human rights coalition says cotton produced in camps in Xinjiang region finds its way into one in five cotton products worldwide Many of the world’s biggest fashion brands and retailers are complicit in the forced labour and human rights violations being perpetrated on millions of Uighur people in the Xinjiang region of northwestern…

Read More TOKYO (AP) — The Tokyo Olympics have hit the one-year-to-go mark — again. But few are in a mood to celebrate. Tokyo observed the original date a year ago. That was before the COVID-19 pandemic postponed the Olympics and pushed back the opening to July 23, 2021. Fireworks cascaded over Tokyo Bay back…

Read More Visitor numbers expected to plummet by tens of millions in crisis that eclipses the 2004 tsunami, bird flu and Sars Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The streets of Koh Samui, one of Thailand’s most popular tourist destinations, are eerily quiet. Along Chaweng’s Beach Road, a usually raucous party area,…

Read MoreWhen the U.S. separated thousands of migrant families in 2018, it deported hundreds of parents without their children. Nine of them were allowed to return to U.S. to see their children once again.When the U.S. separated thousands of migrant families in 2018, it deported hundreds of parents without their children. Nine of them were…

Read More Charles Manson never released his grip on the ­American imagination. Since 1969, when his “Family” committed mass murder in L.A., he’s inspired operas, YA novels, South Park episodes. But the years surrounding his 2017 death and the 50th anniversary of the slayings have seen a surge in Manson mania. Beyond Quentin Tarantino’s Once…

Read More Juan Tang is accused of lying about links to China military, amid tensions between Washington and Beijing after US orders Houston consulate to close A Chinese researcher charged with lying to the FBI about her military affiliation has taken refuge in China’s San Francisco consulate, according to court documents, further escalating tensions between…

Read MoreFormer Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is charged with multiple counts of tax evasion.Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is charged with multiple counts of tax evasion.

Read More Hackers gained access to the private messages of at least 36 high-profile Twitter accounts targeted in an unprecedented security breach earlier this month, the company said, among them at least one elected official. “We believe that for up to 36 of the 130 targeted accounts, the attackers accessed the [direct message] inbox, including…

Read MoreUS president issues new threat as Beijing condemns ‘outrageous and unjustified’ move to close down consulate in Houston.US president issues new threat as Beijing condemns ‘outrageous and unjustified’ move to close down consulate in Houston.

Read MoreExports declined the most since 1963, but government sounds note of optimism even as global caseload exceeds 15 million.Exports declined the most since 1963, but government sounds note of optimism even as global caseload exceeds 15 million.