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Poland should act to stop LGBTI intolerance, says Council of Europe
December 3, 2020
Poland should act to stop LGBTI intolerance, says Council of Europe
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish politicians should stop stigmatizing LGBTI people, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights said in…
United States toughens visa rules for ‘malign’ Chinese Communist Party members: NYT
December 3, 2020
United States toughens visa rules for ‘malign’ Chinese Communist Party members: NYT
(Reuters) – US President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday issued rules to restrict travel to the United States by Chinese…
Survey finds race- and sex-based harassment ‘common’ at FEMA
December 3, 2020
Survey finds race- and sex-based harassment ‘common’ at FEMA
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a quarter of employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency said they were harassed or…
China testing blunders stemmed from secret deals with firms
December 3, 2020
China testing blunders stemmed from secret deals with firms
WUHAN, China (AP) — In the early days in Wuhan, the first city first struck by the virus, getting a…
EU tells Brexit negotiator: don’t let deadline force a bad deal
December 2, 2020
EU tells Brexit negotiator: don’t let deadline force a bad deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator told member states’ envoys on Wednesday that negotiations on a trade…
UN, Ethiopia sign deal for humanitarian access to Tigray
December 2, 2020
UN, Ethiopia sign deal for humanitarian access to Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations says it and Ethiopia’s government have signed a deal to allow “unimpeded” humanitarian…
‘Very dark couple of weeks’: Morgues and hospitals overflow
December 2, 2020
‘Very dark couple of weeks’: Morgues and hospitals overflow
Nearly 37,000 Americans died of COVID-19 in November, the most in any month since the dark early days of the…
Vietnam says recent typhoons caused 192 deaths, $1.3 billion damages
December 2, 2020
Vietnam says recent typhoons caused 192 deaths, $1.3 billion damages
HANOI (Reuters) – Natural disasters in the past two months caused Vietnam 30 trillion dong ($1.3 billion) in economic damage…
China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth
December 2, 2020
China spacecraft lands on moon to bring rocks back to Earth
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft sent to return lunar rocks to Earth collected its first samples Wednesday after landing…
UK authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use
December 2, 2020
UK authorizes Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for emergency use
Pfizer and BioNTech say they’ve won permission Wednesday for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine in Britain, the world’s first…