This day in history | 1984 Quid notes out – pound coins in

The English pound note is to disappear after more than 150 years. News of the familiar green £1 note’s withdrawal came when Chancellor Nigel Lawson made his autumn statement in parliament

COP26 | China, US pledge to increase cooperation at UN climate talks

The world’s top carbon polluters, China and the United States, agreed yesterday to increase their cooperation and speed up action to rein in climate-damaging emissions, signaling a mutual effort

The Buzz | Crew member sues Alec Baldwin, others over ‘Rust’ shooting

The head of lighting on the film “Rust” filed a lawsuit over Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico set of the Western, alleging negligence that caused

Germany mulls new Covid-19 measures as infections spike

Germany reported a record-high number of more than 50,000 daily coronavirus cases yesterday as lawmakers mulled legislation that would pave the way for new coronavirus measures. The Robert Koch Institute, Germany’s

This day in history | 2004 Veteran leader Yasser Arafat is dead

The man who led his people’s struggle for more than 40 years suffered multiple organ failure at 0330 local time (0230 GMT). He had been in a coma since 3 November

Seoul rejects refugee claims by Chinese-North Korean defectors

South Korea has rejected refugee status for ethnic Chinese people who have been “stateless” since they fled North Korea years ago, two of the applicants and an activists’ group said

The Buzz | Study: Fox viewers more likely to believe Covid falsehoods

People who trust Fox News Channel and other media outlets that appeal to conservatives are more likely to believe falsehoods about COVID-19 and vaccines than those who primarily go elsewhere

Thousands of red UK phone boxes to be protected from closure

Thousands of Britain’s iconic red phone boxes will be protected from removal under new rules, the U.K.’s telecommunications regulator said yesterday . The public payphone boxes may look like obsolete relics

This day in history | 1995 Nigeria hangs human rights activists

The country’s military rulers ordered the execution of Mr Saro-Wiwa and eight other dissidents should go ahead at 0730 local time (0830 GMT). They were taken in chains to a prison

UN says over 3 million in Myanmar need ‘life-saving’ aid

The U.N. humanitarian chief urged Myanmar’s military leaders yesterday to provide unimpeded access to the more than 3 million people in need of life-saving humanitarian assistance since government forces

The Buzz | Hong Kong won’t open to world until mid-2022, top official says

Hong Kong could open up to global travel in roughly six months, after officials have successfully navigated the introduction of quarantine-free borders with mainland China and boosted the local vaccination

Russia comes in from cold on climate, launches forest plan

A Russian island north of Japan has become a testing ground for Moscow’s efforts to reconcile its prized fossil fuel industry with the need to do something about climate change. More than

This day in history | 1985 America welcomes Charles and Diana

Prince Charles and Princess Diana have ended the first day of their much-vaunted trip to the USA at a gala dinner in the Washington, hosted by President Reagan and his

Ethiopia | People fleeing country allege attacks, forced conscription

A new round of deadly attacks and forced conscription has begun against ethnic Tigrayans in an area of Ethiopia now controlled by Amhara regional authorities in collaboration with soldiers from

The Buzz | Sleaze claims roiling UK gov’t put Johnson under pressure

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to talk about climate change. But his opponents want to focus on sleaze. As a United Nations climate summit aimed at staving off catastrophic global

This day in history | 2000 Bush and Gore fight to the finish

The result of the American presidential election is still hanging in the balance hours after the last polls officially closed. Votes are still being counted in the key state of Florida

Iraq | PM survives assassination attempt, ramping up tensions

Troops deployed around Baghdad yesterday following the failed assassination attempt with armed drones that targeted the residence of Iraq’s prime minister. The attack significantly ramped up tensions sparked by the

The Buzz | Crowd surge kills at least eight at Houston music festival

The crowd at a Houston music festival suddenly surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott, squeezing fans so tightly together that they could not breathe or

Pfizer says Covid-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90%

Pfizer Inc. said Friday that its experimental antiviral pill for COVID-19 cut rates of hospitalization and death by nearly 90% in high-risk adults, as the drugmaker joined the race for

This day in history | 1984 Sandinistas claim election victory

Nicaragua’s ruling Sandinista Front (FSLN) has claimed a decisive victory in the country’s first elections since the revolution five years ago. Within hours of the count beginning, the leader of the

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