Europe’s cases subside as deaths surge; world’s infections pass 63 Million
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Israel preparing for potential US military strike on Iran: report
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the Saudi Arabian crown prince in a secret meeting, according to Israeli media. Israel Defense Forces have been preparing for the possibility that the U.S. military will strike Iran during the last two months of President Trump‘s term, according to a … Read More
Iran vows ‘crushing response’ to Israel as air strikes kill militiamen
14 pro-Iranian militia fighters killed by alleged Israeli strikes in Syria, with two bases destroyed. Pro-Iran militias had been supporting Syrian government forces at the Albu Kamal border area near Iraq (AFP). Iran has vowed to respond to Israeli “hit … Read More
German COVID-19 restrictions set to last into 2021
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will probably have to stick with measures to dampen the coronavirus pandemic into January, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, while her chief of staff suggested that restrictions might be needed until March. “Given the high … Read More
Supreme Court rules against Cuomo, blocks coronavirus restrictions on some New York houses of worship
Chief Justice Roberts sided with the court’s liberals in the dissenting opinion. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday night blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo from reimposing strict attendance caps at worship services in areas hit hard by the novel … Read More
Trump announces pardon of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn
Flynn plead guilty twice to lying to the FBI about his conversations with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak prior to Trump’s inauguration. President Trump on Wednesday tweeted that he has granted a ‘full pardon’ to his former national security adviser, retired Army Gen. Michael Flynn, ending … Read More