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Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Probe to retrieve lunar rocks has landed on moon, China says

A Chinese robot probe launched to return lunar rocks to Earth landed on the moon, the country's government announced.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Probe to retrieve lunar rocks has landed on moon, China says

A Chinese robot probe launched to return lunar rocks to Earth landed on the moon, the country's government announced.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Two killed as car ploughs into pedestrian zone in German city

Two people were killed and several injured in the southwestern German city of Trier when a car drove into a pedestrian zone, police said.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Two killed as car ploughs into pedestrian zone in German city

Two people were killed and several injured in the southwestern German city of Trier when a car drove into a pedestrian zone, police said.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Two killed as car ploughs into pedestrian zone in German city

Two people were killed and several injured in the southwestern German city of Trier when a car drove into a pedestrian zone, police said.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Two killed as car ploughs into pedestrian zone in German city

Two people were killed and several injured in the southwestern German city of Trier when a car drove into a pedestrian zone, police said.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
China’s latest assault in tech battle with US is a way of starving the American war machine

By limiting access to China's AI and rare earth metals, Beijing is responding to President Trump's endless stream of sanctions. But this latest move is set to cause big problems...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Let’s build back better post-Covid, create a sustainable and inclusive global economy that works for the many, not just the few

The corona crisis might be our last chance to change our rotten economic system, so it doesn't work only to further enrich the elite, but provides equality and fairness for...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Business
British retail giant Debenhams likely to collapse, putting 12,000 jobs at risk

Debenhams, one of Britain's biggest department store chains with more than two centuries of history, is set to fall victim to the coronavirus pandemic after rescue-deal talks ended in failure....

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Business
British retail giant Debenhams likely to collapse, putting 12,000 jobs at risk

Debenhams, one of Britain's biggest department store chains with more than two centuries of history, is set to fall victim to the coronavirus pandemic after rescue-deal talks ended in failure....

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Business
European Union needs perpetual debt to survive – George Soros

Objections by Poland and Hungary over an EU plan to deal with the economic crisis has put the bloc in a “very difficult situation” and raises doubts over its future,...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
New solar project to power 11K homes in Washington state

A public utility company in Washington state has announced a partnership to develop a new solar project near Richland that would generate enough electricity for more than 11,000 homes, officials...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Belarus opposition to make list of police officers accused of abuse

Belarus' opposition will compile a register of police officers accused of abuses against peaceful demonstrators protesting the reelection of the country's authoritarian leader, an opposition leader said.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Belarus opposition to make list of police officers accused of abuse

Belarus' opposition will compile a register of police officers accused of abuses against peaceful demonstrators protesting the reelection of the country's authoritarian leader, an opposition leader said.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Luton is top first-time buyer hotspot, study finds

Luton has been revealed as the top property search hotspot for first-time buyers.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Science & Tech
This $100 fake tree branch could be the worst Cyber Monday deal we’ve ever seen

There are plenty of bad Cyber Monday deals out there, but spending $100 for a fake tree branch with lights on it has to be the worst of all time.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Science & Tech
This $100 fake tree branch could be the worst Cyber Monday deal we’ve ever seen

There are plenty of bad Cyber Monday deals out there, but spending $100 for a fake tree branch with lights on it has to be the worst of all time.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Quarter of online shoppers ‘more concerned about potential bargains than scams’

One in four online shoppers are more concerned about getting a potential bargain than the risk of being scammed, a survey has found.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Two killed as car ploughs into pedestrian zone in German city

Two people were killed and several injured in the southwestern German city of Trier when a car drove into a pedestrian zone, police said.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Two killed as car ploughs into pedestrian zone in German city

Two people were killed and several injured in the southwestern German city of Trier when a car drove into a pedestrian zone, police said.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Nasdaq seeks mandatory board diversity for listed companies

The Nasdaq stock exchange is seeking U.S. authority to require more diversity in the boardrooms of Nasdaq-listed companies, or to explain why they can not. It is the first major...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Nasdaq seeks mandatory board diversity for listed companies

The Nasdaq stock exchange is seeking U.S. authority to require more diversity in the boardrooms of Nasdaq-listed companies, or to explain why they can not. It is the first major...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Science & Tech
Amazon says 2020 shopping season has been their biggest ever with big Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales

Amazon announced Tuesday this year's holiday shopping season was the biggest in the company's history.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Science & Tech
Amazon says 2020 shopping season has been their biggest ever with big Black Friday, Cyber Monday sales

Amazon announced Tuesday this year's holiday shopping season was the biggest in the company's history.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Science & Tech
Facebook and Instagram oversight board tackles first cases: hate speech, misinformation, nudity

Facebook's Oversight Board, an independent group users can appeal to when content has been unfairly removed, announced its first cases.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Science & Tech
Facebook and Instagram oversight board tackles first cases: hate speech, misinformation, nudity

Facebook's Oversight Board, an independent group users can appeal to when content has been unfairly removed, announced its first cases.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Nasdaq seeking permission to require diversity at listed companies

Nasdaq is seeking US authority to require more diversity in the boardrooms of companies listed on the New York-based exchange.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Nasdaq seeking permission to require diversity at listed companies

Nasdaq is seeking US authority to require more diversity in the boardrooms of companies listed on the New York-based exchange.

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Business
Russia’s Gazprom books massive losses for 2020 on falling energy prices & ruble depreciation

Russian energy major Gazprom has seen a dramatic fall in net profits for the first nine months of 2020, which fell to 218 billion rubles ($2.9 billion) from nearly 1.1...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Trump behaved no worse than JFK or Clinton – all these ‘Orange Man Bad’ cries only hurt the media

Donald Trump may have some character flaws, but no more than some other presidents in US history. Yet, the media would have us believe the populist is an irredeemable sociopath...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Trump behaved no worse than JFK or Clinton – all these ‘Orange Man Bad’ cries only hurt the media

Donald Trump may have some character flaws, but no more than some other presidents in US history. Yet, the media would have us believe the populist is an irredeemable sociopath...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Irina Antonova, head of top Moscow art museum, dies at 98

Irina Antonova, a charismatic art historian who presided over one of Russia's top art museums for more than half a century, has died at 98. The Pushkin State Museum of...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Irina Antonova, head of top Moscow art museum, dies at 98

Irina Antonova, a charismatic art historian who presided over one of Russia's top art museums for more than half a century, has died at 98. The Pushkin State Museum of...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Irina Antonova, head of top Moscow art museum, dies at 98

Irina Antonova, a charismatic art historian who presided over one of Russia's top art museums for more than half a century, has died at 98. The Pushkin State Museum of...

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Business
Saudi Arabia ‘financed itself into oblivion’ & now entire country is at risk of going under – Max Keiser

The hosts of Keiser Report, Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert, look at the online conversations of a money printer and how financialization has turned Saudi Aramco into a money-losing operation....

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Glimmers of hope for world economy, but dangers lurk

Vendors broke out in applause in the flagship Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris as eager shoppers returned for the first time in a month, after yet another virus lockdown....

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Politics
Glimmers of hope for world economy, but dangers lurk

Vendors broke out in applause in the flagship Galeries Lafayette department store in Paris as eager shoppers returned for the first time in a month, after yet another virus lockdown....

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
‘Well-prepared’ robbers seize Brazilian city, loot bank

Dozens of criminals armed with assault rifles invaded a city in southern Brazil overnight and took control of the streets as they launched an assault against a local bank branch....

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
‘Well-prepared’ robbers seize Brazilian city, loot bank

Dozens of criminals armed with assault rifles invaded a city in southern Brazil overnight and took control of the streets as they launched an assault against a local bank branch....

Posted by The Analyst | December 1, 2020 | Breaking News
Joe Biden’s victory certified in two key states as Donald Trump fights on

Two battleground states, Wisconsin and Arizona, certified their presidential election results in favour of Joe Biden, even as President Donald Trump's legal team continued to dispute the results.