Venice floods: Italy declares state of emergency
posted in: Earthquakes, Famines, Pestilence, Disasters, News
Europe’s cases subside as deaths surge; world’s infections pass 63 Million
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A couple pass coronavirus advice and a Christmas tree in Covent Garden in London on Monday. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced non-essential shops in all parts of England will be allowed to reopen when lockdown ends Wednesday. Photo by … Read More
World stocks boast record-breaking month, led by Europe
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Investors look at screens showing stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai SYDNEY (Reuters) – World shares paused to assess a record-busting month on Monday as the prospect of a vaccine-driven economic recovery next year and yet more free … Read More
Time is running out for Brexit trade deal, UK minister says
posted in: News, United Kingdom of Great Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and the European Union are running out of time to clinch a Brexit trade deal but if good progress is made this week then the talks could be extended, Environment Secretary George Eustice said on Monday. … Read More
German ministers warn on pandemic’s economic impact
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of COVID-19 infections is still much too high in most German regions and people must do more to reduce their contacts to slow the spread of the disease, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on … Read More
UK holds firm on fish in Brexit talks with EU
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain dug in its heels overfishing in Brexit negotiations with the European Union, demanding an end to what its environment minister cast as an unfair system of EU fishing in its waters. Britain wants “zonal attachment” to … Read More
Gunmen assassinate Iran’s top nuclear scientist in ambush, provoking new crisis
posted in: Middle East, News
Damage in the wake of the attack on prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on Friday | IRIB NEWS AGENCY / VIA AFP-JIJI Iran’s top nuclear scientist, long identified by U.S. and Israeli intelligence as the guiding figure behind a covert … Read More
Iran says it won’t fall into trap of scuttling any U.S. talks
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Servants of the holy shrine of Imam Reza carry the coffin of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in Mashhad, Iran, on Sunday. | WANA / VIA REUTERS Iran has vowed it won’t “fall into the trap” of scuppering any future … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 27 November 2020
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Greetings from Tyler, To contemplate the future the mainstream assures us is ours is such a reprehensible thought that we simply refuse to think it. They’re celebrating at anchor desks on nearly every channel. Finally someone serious will call the … Read More
North Korea Could Seriously Damage South Korea Without Using Nuclear Weapons
Though technologically backward for the most part—in the event of war—the North Koreans could inflict severe damage to South Korea and the U.S. forces stationed on the peninsula. Here’s What You Need To Remember: As Washington ratchets up the pressure on … Read More