Pound rises as Boris Johnson plans ‘significant’ intervention in Brexit talks

Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks via video link from 10 Downing Street during Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, London. Photo: House of Commons/PA Images via Getty Images The pound was rising on Monday morning on the back … Read More

China says it will respond to US admiral visit to Taiwan

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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian attends a news conference in Beijing, China. File/Reuters China will respond to the reported visit of a US Navy admiral to Taiwan and firmly opposes any military relations between Taipei and Washington, China’s Foreign … Read More

Germany ready to begin Covid-19 vaccination in mid-December

Germany could start administering shots of COVID-19 vaccines as soon as next month, Health Minister Jens Spahn was quoted as saying. “There is reason to be optimistic that there will be approval for a vaccine in Europe this year,” Spahn … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 20 November 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, If there’s one thing everybody knows it is that, “The numbers don’t lie!”  Nearly every news station is carrying numbers on screen throughout the day and night.  Every radio news-break warns that we’re drowning in the virus.  … Read More

Would China Really Invade Taiwan? Maybe, But the Costs Would Be Nuts

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While Beijing may like to seize Taiwan by any means, it may not actually think the costs of doing so are worth it. Are the United States and China truly on the brink of war over Taiwan? Or could one simply … Read More

CDC updates coronavirus Thanksgiving guidance, urges against travel

For those who travel, the health agency recommends doing so ‘as safely as possible’. In a telebriefing held Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned against traveling to visit relatives and friends this Thanksgiving and holiday season and urged … Read More

Afghan forces launch counter assault after Taliban offensive overshadows talks

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LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan security forces launched a counteroffensive in the south against Taliban fighters, officials said on Tuesday, as fighting raged for a third straight day in a major insurgent offensive that has overshadowed peace talks. The … Read More

Trump, attorneys step up efforts to reverse election’s outcome

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President Trump and his legal team on Thursday stepped up their campaign to shift the outcome of the presidential election, with the president reaching out directly to Michigan officials and Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani holding a combative press conference. Trump has invited some of … Read More

Iota death toll in Nicaragua rises as rescuers search for survivors

The death toll from Hurricane Iota continues to rise after the storm hammered a part of Central America that was recently battered by Hurricane Eta. Iota left a trail of devastation in its wake as it tore across parts of Nicaragua and Honduras earlier … Read More

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