Dec_31_014

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Maradona buried after clashes break out between fans and police

Diego Maradona's funeral sparked clashes in Argentina after thousands of fans were unable to get a glimpse of his coffin. ...

Trump says he will respect Electoral College vote, but warns it will be a 'very hard thing to concede'

Donald Trump has moved a step closer to conceding the US election. ...

Ethiopia's army begins 'final offensive' against rebel forces in Tigray capital

Ethiopia's prime minister has said the army is moving in on the capital of the northern Tigray region after his… ...

US election: Trump signals he is prepared to leave White House

The president has refused to admit defeat but says he will go if Joe Biden's victory is confirmed. ...

Diego Maradona: Footballer laid to rest as Argentina grieves

The football legend is laid to rest in a private ceremony after a day of emotional scenes. ...

Paris police officers suspended over beating of black music producer

Video of the three officers beating the music producer at his studio has caused an outcry in France. ...

Trump says he'll leave office if Electoral College votes for Biden

President Donald Trump said Thursday he will leave office if the Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden but made… ...

'I'm the President of the United States!': Trump flips out on reporter

President Trump condemned a reporter after being asked if he would concede the election if the Electoral College votes for… ...

Potential setback for AstraZeneca vaccine

When the British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca announced on Monday that its experimental coronavirus vaccine is 70% effective on average, the world… ...

Mink Culled To Prevent Covid Resurface From Graves In Denmark

Mink that were culled to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus at fur farms in Denmark have resurfaced from… ...

Pig Guts Fly In Taiwan Parliament In Dispute Over US Pork Imports

Legislators from Taiwan's main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) party threw pig guts and exchanged punches with other lawmakers in parliament on… ...

Coronavirus Infections In Germany Surpass 1 Million

The number of COVID-19 infections in Germany surpassed the one million mark and the daily death toll hit a record… ...

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Aus politischen Gründen wird der Zusammenhang von Terrorismus und Migration heruntergespielt. Das ist falsch

Die jüngste Welle der Attentate zeigt: Keine Ideologie ist in… ...

Karrierismus mit menschlichem Antlitz: Wie Franziska Giffey versucht, sich selbst und die Berliner SPD zu retten

Vielen Genossen ist sie zu konservativ, doch wenn überhaupt jemand… ...

Montenegro steht vor einer Premiere. Bringt der erste demokratische Machtwechsel in der Geschichte des Landes wirklichen Wandel?

Montenegro ist das Paradebeispiel einer sogenannten «Stabilokratie» auf dem Balkan:… ...

Prayut, Prawit sued over state of severe emergency

Protest leaders and rights lawyers are suing Prime Minister Prayut… ...

Philippines secures 2.6m doses of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine

MANILA: The Philippines will get 2.6 million shots of a… ...

Hong Kong activist wins long hair fight with prison bosses

Hong Kong’s top court has ruled that a prison requirement… ...

Diego Maradona, Lying in State, Is Mourned as a Man of the People

Known for siding with leftist leaders and causes, the soccer… ...

Chinese Statue of Yang Asha, Goddess of Beauty, Sparks Debate

As China fights to end extreme poverty while also recovering… ...

Australian Military Moves to Dismiss Soldiers After Killings in Afghanistan

A scathing report revealed that members of the special forces… ...

Fragwürdiger Prozess in Saudiarabien: Mit aller Härte gegen eine Frauenrechtlerin

Aus nichtigen Gründen ist Loujain al-Hathloul seit zweieinhalb Jahren eingekerkert.… ...

Holocaust Gedenkstätte: Umstrittener Direktor

Der nationalreligiöse Ephraim Eitam soll Leiter des weltberühmten Museums Yad… ...

Analyse Türkei: Erdogan zeigt, wie wandlungsfähig er ist

Der türkische Präsident Tayyip Erdogan will sich nach zahlreichen Provokationen… ...

Science
Space
Health
Tech

Zebra finches amazing at unmasking the bird behind the song

Like humans who can instantly tell which friend or relative is calling by the timbre of the person's voice, zebra finches have a near-human capacity for language mapping. ...

Researchers examine which approaches are most effective at reducing COVID-19 spread

Researchers have found that physical distancing is universally effective at reducing the spread of COVID-19, while social bubbles and masks are more situation-dependent. The researchers developed a model to test… ...

Memories create 'fingerprints' that reveal how the brain is organized

While the broad architecture and organization of the human brain is universal, new research shows how the differences between how people reimagine common scenarios can be observed in brain activity… ...

Information for all visitors to ESA sites

Information for all visitors to ESA sites Coronavirus measures for hosted meetings and visitors ...

Kiruna, Sweden

Image: Kiruna, the northernmost town in Sweden, is featured in this snowy image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. ...

Earth from Space: Kiruna

Video: 00:03:27 In this week's edition of the Earth from Space programme, the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Kiruna, the northernmost town in Sweden.See also Kiruna, Sweden to download the… ...

Yellow fever – Nigeria

Reports of a cluster of deaths from an undiagnosed disease were notified on 1 November 2020 through Event Based Surveillance in two states, Delta and Enugu, located in southern Nigeria. ...

Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

On 18 November 2020, the Minister of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared the end of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in Equateur Province. ...

Avian Influenza A(H5N1)- Lao People's Democratic Republic

The Ministry of Health in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) reported a human case of infection with an avian influenza A(H5N1) virus. The case is a one-year-old female who developed… ...

Rural broadband: Where has all the money gone?

Network and service providers ask why the government's £5bn for rural broadband has been slashed. ...

Your data and how it is used to gain your vote

How much is really known about the data bought by political parties, and how it is used? ...

Black Friday: Why bots will beat you to in-demand gifts

Black Friday and Christmas shopping are here - but it may be harder than ever to snag what you want. ...