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‘There is No vaccine for the planet’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has denounced a “suicidal” failure to combat global warming and said recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic could be humanity’s chance for a reset to save the planet.
3 December 2020, 18:00 PM
‘I’ll see you in four years’
Still irate and bitter one month after his election defeat to Joe Biden, Donald Trump is openly musing about a second run at the US presidency in 2024.
3 December 2020, 18:00 PM
France to raid dozens of mosques suspected of extremism
French authorities are set to raid dozens of mosques and prayer halls suspected of radical teachings as part of a crackdown on extremists following a spate of attacks, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin has said.
3 December 2020, 16:36 PM
Fight against climate crisis top priority for 21st century: UN Chief
Describing the fight against the climate crisis as the top priority for the 21st Century, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged to take climate action and ‘make peace with nature’.
3 December 2020, 09:28 AM
Interpol warns that COVID-19 vaccines could be targeted by criminals
The Interpol global police co-ordination agency warned on Wednesday that organised criminal networks could be targeting COVID-19 vaccines, and could look to sell fake shots.
3 December 2020, 05:26 AM
Chinese researchers quit US; agents target Biden team: US officials
More than 1,000 Chinese researchers have left the United States amid a US crackdown on alleged technology theft, top US security officials said on Wednesday, adding that Chinese agents had already been targeting the incoming Biden administration.
3 December 2020, 04:41 AM
Putin orders Russia to begin large-scale Covid-19 vaccinations next week
Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a large-scale voluntary vaccination programme against Covid-19 to begin next week across Russia, saying teachers and doctors should be first in line to get the country’s flagship Sputnik V vaccine.
2 December 2020, 19:30 PM
Israel’s coalition government inches towards collapse
Israel’s precarious coalition government was set to move closer towards collapse yesterday with lawmakers expected to approve a preliminary measure
2 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Japan residents to get free Covid-19 vaccine
Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed yesterday, as the nation battles record numbers of daily cases. The
2 December 2020, 18:00 PM
New Zealand’s Ardern declares ‘climate emergency’
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared a “climate emergency” yesterday, telling parliament that urgent action was needed for the sake of
2 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Israel sends Palestinians over $1b in withheld funds
Israel has released more than $1 billion in funds withheld from the Palestinian Authority, a Palestinian minister said yesterday, weeks after
2 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Afghan govt, Taliban reach deal to pursue peace talks
Afghan government and Taliban representatives yesterday said they had reached a preliminary deal to press on with peace talks, their first written
2 December 2020, 18:00 PM
China probe lands on Moon to gather lunar samples
A Chinese space probe yesterday began drilling on the surface of the Moon hours after landing, in an ambitious attempt to bring back the first lunar samples in four decades.
2 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Thai PM wins legal battle to stay in office
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, under pressure from months of street protests, yesterday survived a legal challenge over his living arrangements that could have seen him thrown out of office.
2 December 2020, 18:00 PM
3 leading young activists jailed
Leading Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong was jailed alongside two other young activists yesterday for taking part in last year’s huge democracy protests as the crackdown on Beijing’s critics gathers pace.
2 December 2020, 18:00 PM
WHO recommends masks indoors if ventilation poor
The World Health Organization yesterday recommended wearing facemasks when indoors with other people, if the ventilation has been deemed inadequate, in an update to its Covid-19 guidance on masks.
2 December 2020, 18:00 PM
No proof of decisive voter fraud
The US attorney general rejected Republican claims of significant voter fraud in the presidential election on Tuesday, adding to the pressure on President Donald Trump to give up his quixotic effort to overturn Joe Biden’s clear victory.
2 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Singapore approves sale of lab-grown meat in world first
Singapore has given US start-up Eat Just the greenlight to sell its lab-grown chicken meat, in what the firm says is the world’s first regulatory approval for so-called clean meat that does not come from slaughtered animals.
2 December 2020, 09:17 AM
US judge blocks Trump rules that attempt to restrict visas for skilled workers
A US federal judge has blocked rule changes ordered by President Donald Trump making it harder for people to get skilled-worker visas.
2 December 2020, 07:26 AM
Deforestation hits 12-year high
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon surged again over the past year, hitting a 12-year high, according to official figures released Monday that drew a chorus of condemnation of President Jair Bolsonaro’s government.
1 December 2020, 18:00 PM