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Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Breaking News
G20 summit ends with pledge to provide Covid-19 vaccines for all

The leaders of the world's most powerful nations wrapped up the G20 summit on Sunday, vowing to spare no effort to protect lives and ensure affordable access to Covid-19 vaccines...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Ethiopia warns civilians of ‘no mercy’ in Tigray offensive

Ethiopia's military is warning civilians in the besieged Tigray regional capital that there will be “no mercy” if they don't “save themselves” before a final offensive to flush out defiant...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Science & Tech
Nearly all of Best Buy’s Black Friday 2020 deals are officially live—shop our top picks

The biggest Best Buy Black Friday 2020 sale to date has finally launched, with nearly all of its hottest tech deals available now—find out more.

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Politics
The CDC upgrades cruise ship COVID-19 infection risk to highest level possible

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention upgraded the cruise ship travel risk to a level 4, the federal agency's highest risk level possible for contracting COVID-19. Amid reports...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Confrontation at German coronavirus protest goes viral

A video went viral Sunday in Germany of a confrontation at a coronavirus protest, where a young woman compared herself to a famous Nazi resistance fighter and then was accused...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Burkina Faso votes amid ongoing extremist violence, threats

Fears of attacks by extremists prevented voting in many parts of Burkina Faso on Sunday, as the country went to the polls for presidential and legislative elections marred by ongoing...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Politics
Trump team making false argument about his 2016 transition

It's not just President-elect Joe Biden's transition that's under a microscope. President Donald Trump and his allies are harking back to his own transition four years ago to make a...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Breaking News
Climate agreement out to cripple US rather than save planet, Trump claims

US President Donald Trump has railed against the Paris climate accord, telling world leaders at a virtual summit the agreement was designed to cripple the American economy, not save the...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Politics
Trump slams global climate agreement Biden intends to rejoin

President Donald Trump railed against the Paris climate accord on Sunday, telling world leaders at a virtual summit that the agreement was designed to cripple the U.S. economy, not save...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Science & Tech
Kohl’s just dropped its Black Friday 2020 week deals and the savings are insane

Black Friday 2020 has begun at Kohl's, with mega-savings on Shark vacuums, KitchenAid mixers and more—shop our top picks.

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Politics
Business owners upbeat about vaccine, wary as virus spreads

Promising news about a coronavirus vaccine has small business owners feeling more upbeat despite cases of the virus surging in many parts of the U.S. Owners hope consumers and businesses...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Politics
Proposed bridge construction in Mobile back on table

The idea of constructing a new bridge to span the Mobile River is back on the table on Alabama's coast, where opposition to tolls killed the $2 billion project last...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Putin holding off on US presidential congratulations

President Vladimir Putin says Russia is willing to work with whomever is officially declared the next president of the United States, but that he won't offer congratulations until the winner...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Putin holding off on US presidential congratulations

President Vladimir Putin says Russia is willing to work with whomever is officially declared the next president of the United States, but that he won't offer congratulations until the winner...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Politics
Advocates want voice in Mississippi mental health system

Mississippi's new coordinator of mental health accessibility should include advocates for patients and consumers conversations about improving access to services, leaders of several groups say. Executive directors of the Coalition...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Politics
Advocates want voice in Mississippi mental health system

Mississippi's new coordinator of mental health accessibility should include advocates for patients and consumers conversations about improving access to services, leaders of several groups say. Executive directors of the Coalition...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Couple spots ‘thrashing’ in surf, tries to save man attacked by shark in Australia

A couple who spotted “thrashing” in the surf Sunday off a popular Australia beach tried to pull a man attacked by a shark to safety, officials say. But the 55-year-old...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Couple spots ‘thrashing’ in surf, tries to save man attacked by shark in Australia

A couple who spotted “thrashing” in the surf Sunday off a popular Australia beach tried to pull a man attacked by a shark to safety, officials say. But the 55-year-old...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Business
Finalizing Brexit deal doesn’t matter as UK secured agreements with key allies, business leader says

London and Brussels have still not found common ground on a trade deal despite the looming Brexit deadline. However, the UK has signed plenty of bilateral agreements, making a no-deal...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Science & Tech
Our favorite stand mixer just got a major Black Friday price cut

One of the best Black Friday 2020 deals to shop right now is the 5-quart KitchenAid Artisan mixer, which is $100 off—get the details.

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Science & Tech
Our favorite stand mixer just got a major Black Friday price cut

One of the best Black Friday 2020 deals to shop right now is the 5-quart KitchenAid Artisan mixer, which is $100 off—get the details.

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Breaking News
Rainbow mural of Churchill in stockings and suspenders allowed to stay in place

A rainbow mural of Winston Churchill wearing stockings and suspenders which prompted a complaint from the local council because of the former prime minister's trademark “V” sign is to be...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Politics
Thousands march in Taiwan against US pork imports

Thousands of people marched in Taipei's streets on Sunday demanding the reversal of a decision to allow U.S. pork imports into Taiwan, alleging food safety issues. President Tsai Ing-wen's administration...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Politics
Thousands march in Taiwan against US pork imports

Thousands of people marched in Taipei's streets on Sunday demanding the reversal of a decision to allow U.S. pork imports into Taiwan, alleging food safety issues. President Tsai Ing-wen's administration...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Business
Pandemic could push 130 MILLION into extreme poverty, UN warns

The global economy will contract by a staggering 4.3 percent this year, according to a report by the UN Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The agency expects global recovery...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Politics
Grounded Baltic Sea ferry pulled off seabed, resumes trip

A passenger ferry that ran aground in heavy winds in a Baltic Sea archipelago between Finland and Sweden was dragged off the shore and towed early Sunday to a port,...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Politics
Charleston weighs wall as seas rise and storms strengthen

Vickie Hicks, who weaves intricate sweetgrass baskets in Charleston, South Carolina's historic city market, remembers climbing onto the table at her grandmother's booth downtown when the floodwaters rushed by. Decades...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Pompeo touts Iran policy in Gulf ahead of Biden presidency

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday defended his tour of Gulf Arab states and the Trump administration's continued efforts to squeeze Iran, even as a new U.S. administration...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Politics
Reaction to Biden’s ‘win’ shows that leftists will never be happy, because they always want to play the victim

The civil war that continues on the left despite Joe Biden's presumed election victory proves one thing – they will never be satisfied. That's why it's important that the right...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Business
Russia may launch pilot testing of its national digital currency in Crimea

The Crimean Peninsula could be the first Russian region to use the digital ruble, which may help local businesses to bypass sanctions, the head of the State Duma Committee on...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
In Lebanon, army courts target anti-government protesters

Khaldoun Jaber was taking part in an anti-government protest near the presidential palace outside Beirut last November when several Lebanese intelligence officers in plainclothes approached and forcibly took him away....

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Breaking News
Artist creates eye painting using only emojis on Snapchat

An artist who spent three days painting an eye using emojis said she was “shocked” when her work went viral, and her artwork was viewed more than 10 million times.

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Business
Europe to follow US in clearing Boeing 737 MAX, while China is still cautious

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has said Boeing's 737 MAX may return to the skies as soon as the beginning of next year after the US regulator gave...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Politics
10 things I hate about news: Here’s what the BBC News website has wasted your money on this year

The news website is only one egg in the giant money wasting omelet that is the BBC. However, their online content still manages to waste an admirable amount of taxpayer...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Politics
UK leader to end England’s coronavirus lockdown on Dec. 2

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to end an England-wide lockdown as scheduled on Dec. 2 and will announce a return to regional restrictions as statistics show that coronavirus infections...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Politics
Caitlin Johnstone: New York Times job listing shows how Western propaganda operates

People who are only just beginning to research what's wrong with the world often hold an assumption that mainstream news reporters are just knowingly propagandizing people all the time. That...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Äzerbaijanis who fled war look to return home, if it exists

As Azerbaijan regains control of land it lost to Armenian forces a quarter-century ago, civilians who fled the fighting decades ago wonder if they can go back home now —...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Äzerbaijanis who fled war look to return home, if it exists

As Azerbaijan regains control of land it lost to Armenian forces a quarter-century ago, civilians who fled the fighting decades ago wonder if they can go back home now —...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Äzerbaijanis who fled war look to return home, if it exists

As Azerbaijan regains control of land it lost to Armenian forces a quarter-century ago, civilians who fled the fighting decades ago wonder if they can go back home now —...

Posted by The Analyst | November 22, 2020 | Business
Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine to cost about the same as ‘a flu shot’

Governments will have to pay between $25 and $37 per dose of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine, the boss of the US biotech firm has revealed in an interview with the German...