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Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Farming
Gerry Giggins: Why it’s so 
important to tailor mineral supplements specifically for your farm

Mineral and vitamin supplementation is vital for the health and performance of all livestock.

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Venezuela’s Maduro claims sweep of boycotted election

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's political alliance claimed a sweeping victory Sunday in congressional elections boycotted by the most influential opposition politicians and widely criticized internationally as being fraudulent. The win...

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Politics
New roads pave way for massive growth of Israeli settlements

In the coming years, Israelis will be able to commute into Jerusalem and Tel Aviv from settlements deep inside the West Bank via highways, tunnels and overpasses that cut a...

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Politics
New roads pave way for massive growth of Israeli settlements

In the coming years, Israelis will be able to commute into Jerusalem and Tel Aviv from settlements deep inside the West Bank via highways, tunnels and overpasses that cut a...

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Politics
Amid pandemic, grants keep Army veteran’s business afloat

Nicole Walcott's lip started to quiver as she turned her misty gaze away from a reporter's question. “I don't want to cry on camera,” the 33-year-old said when asked why...

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Politics
Biden picks Calif. AG Becerra to lead HHS, pandemic response

President-elect Joe Biden has picked California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to be his health secretary, putting a defender of the Affordable Care Act in a leading role to oversee his...

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Politics
Senator says Trump, McConnell likely to back COVID-19 relief

A proposed COVID-19 relief bill is expected to get backing from President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell but it won't include $1,200 in direct payments to most...

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Venezuelans wait for results from boycotted congress vote

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's socialist party was poised to gain control of the National Assembly, the country's last major independent institution, in congressional elections boycotted by the main opposition coalition....

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Politics
Today in History

Today in History Today is Monday, Dec. 7, the 342nd day of 2020. There are 24 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 7, 1941, the...

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Politics
Asian shares slip on report of more US sanctions on China

Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Monday following a report that the U.S. is preparing to slap sanctions on a dozen more Chinese officials, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing....

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Politics
Asian shares slip on report of more US sanctions on China

Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Monday following a report that the U.S. is preparing to slap sanctions on a dozen more Chinese officials, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing....

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Politics
Asia Today: South Korean minister warns of virus ‘war zone’

South Korea's health minister said Monday that the Seoul metropolitan area is now a “COVID-19 war zone,” as the country reported another 615 new infections and the virus appeared to...

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Politics
Asia Today: South Korean minister warns of virus ‘war zone’

South Korea's health minister said Monday that the Seoul metropolitan area is now a “COVID-19 war zone,” as the country reported another 615 new infections and the virus appeared to...

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Politics
Asia Today: South Korean minister warns of virus ‘war zone’

South Korea's health minister said Monday that the Seoul metropolitan area is now a “COVID-19 war zone,” as the country reported another 615 new infections and the virus appeared to...

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Breaking News
Vaccine roll-out could begin in US on Friday as Europe waits for final decision

Europe could this week be pipped at the post by the US for access to the Covid-19 ­vaccine.

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Breaking News
Supreme Court in US to rule over ownership of art sold to Nazis

The ownership of a trove of religious art worth nearly a quarter of a billion dollars (€205m acquired by the Nazis in 1935 will be considered by the US Supreme...

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Breaking News
Super-cooled batches of vaccine arrive in UK ahead of jab roll-out

Batches of the leading coronavirus vaccine arrived in the UK in super-cold containers yesterday as the world closely watches the immunisation programme, which is due to begin tomorrow.

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Breaking News
Space capsule full of asteroid dust could hold key to universe

Japan has retrieved a capsule of asteroid dust from Australia's remote outback after a six-year mission that may help uncover more about the origins of the planets and water.

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Breaking News
Republican leaders up in arms as Trump vows his revenge

Donald Trump's row with Republicans in Georgia escalated last night as the state's lieutenant governor said he was “disgusted” by the president's attacks.

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Breaking News
Hospitality sector struggled to find staff for re-opening as coming off PUP ‘not worth it’ for many workers

Restaurant, newsagent and café owners say they struggled to get staff for the Christmas re-opening amid fears of a third lockdown.

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Breaking News
Health staff, schoolchildren and students are worst hit by Covid infection

Healthcare workers, schoolchildren and students are among the groups who have had the highest number of Covid-19 infections, according to new data released to the Irish Independent.

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Breaking News
HSE embarks on new programme of Covid testing of front-line health staff

The HSE is embarking on a new programme of testing front-line healthcare workers as part of efforts to determine which staff are at greatest risk of catching the virus.

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Breaking News
Giuliani tests positive for virus days after criss-crossing country without a mask

Donald Trump has revealed his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the latest in trhe president's inner circle to contract the disease that is...

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Breaking News
Dahl family says sorry for author’s anti-Semitic comments

Roald Dahl's family has apologised for anti-Semitic comments by the author.

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Breaking News
Couple able to share kiss for first time in months thanks to ‘passport scheme’

It was the moment she had been patiently waiting for since the pandemic broke out last March.

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Breaking News
Bank accounts of exiled Hong Kong lawmaker frozen days after he fled the city

A Hong Kong pro-democracy politician who abruptly fled the city last week fearing jail has had multiple bank accounts frozen in a national security law investigation.

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Politics
Lawmakers say COVID-19 relief bill won’t offer $1,200 checks

With time running out, lawmakers on Sunday closed in on a proposed COVID-19 relief bill that would provide roughly $300 in extra federal weekly unemployment benefits but not another round...

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Politics
California fire danger grows with strong winds in forecast

Fire danger in California will ramp up on Monday as forecasted strong winds in Southern California, the Bay Area and parts of the Sierra Nevada has utility companies considering turning...

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Politics
Biden’s pick to head OMB brings experience, Twitter enemies

Neera Tanden has delighted in labeling Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as “Moscow Mitch”; in the wake of the acrimonious vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, she cuttingly...

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Science & Tech
Fantastical is Apple’s Mac app of the year, but would you pay $40 for a calendar?

Fantastical offers many features not seen in other calendar programs, like ability to add release dates of TV shows and sports and full moons

Posted by The Analyst | December 7, 2020 | Breaking News
Chinese probe prepares to return moon rocks to Earth

A Chinese probe that landed on the moon transferred rocks to an orbiter on Sunday in preparation for returning samples of the lunar surface to Earth for the first time...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Many Californians prepare for sweeping new virus lockdown

Many Californians were preparing Sunday for a new stay-at-home order that bars restaurant dining, shutters salons and limits retail in an effort to curb spiraling coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. The...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Despite promise, few in US adopting COVID-19 exposure apps

Six months ago, Apple and Google introduced a new smartphone tool designed to notify people who might have been exposed to the coronavirus, without disclosing any personal information. But for...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
UK gears up for huge vaccination plan watched by the world

Shipments of the coronavirus vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech were delivered Sunday in the U.K. in super-cold containers, two days before it goes public in an...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
The Latest: Californians face new stay-at-home order

Many Californians were preparing Sunday for a new stay-at-home order that bars restaurant dining, shutters salons and limits retail in an effort to curb spiraling coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. The...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
US Navy official says ‘uneasy deterrence’ reached with Iran

The top U.S. Navy official in the Mideast said Sunday that America has reached an “uneasy deterrence” with Iran after months of regional attacks and seizures at sea, even as...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Netflix rejects calls to add disclaimer to The Crown

Netflix has “no plans” to add a disclaimer to “The Crown” stating that its lavish drama about Britain's royal family is a work of fiction. In a statement Saturday, Netflix...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Saudi prince strongly criticizes Israel at Bahrain summit

A prominent Saudi prince harshly criticized Israel on Sunday at a Bahrain security summit that was remotely attended by Israel's foreign minister, showing the challenges any further deals between Arab...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Foreign Affairs
Saudi prince strongly criticizes Israel at Bahrain summit

A prominent Saudi prince harshly criticized Israel on Sunday at a Bahrain security summit that was remotely attended by Israel's foreign minister, showing the challenges any further deals between Arab...

Posted by The Analyst | December 6, 2020 | Politics
Alcoa selling southwestern Indiana mill in $670 million deal

Alcoa Corp. has reached an agreement to sell a large part of its aluminum manufacturing operations along the Ohio River in southwestern Indiana. The Pittsburgh-based company announced this past week...