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US Thinks Eritrea Joined Ethiopia War in Tigray
Hussien also said the staffers were apprehended but have since been released. Another U.N. spokesman, Farhan Haq, said the staffers were stopped at a military checkpoint near Sheraro. "Mekelle is a city of half a million people, which are basically today without medical care", Mardini said. A joint ICRC-Ethiopian Red Cross convoy with supplies for hundreds of wounded people is ready to go to Mek... [Full Article...]
China, Nepal say Everest a bit taller than past measurements
Nepal's Foreign Affairs Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Land Management Minister Padma Kumari Aryal, Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi and other officials made the announcement during a virtual ceremony on Tuesday afternoon. "Before this, we had never done the measurement ourselves", Damodar Dhakal, a spokesperson for Nepal's department of survey , told BBC News . A 2005 Chinese survey... [Full Article...]
Pound rises as UK-EU strike deal over Withdrawal Agreement
But in saying that "like Canada" the United Kingdom is happy to sign up to "non regression" he was being startlingly disingenuous, because the kind of "non regression" agreed by Canada is a world apart from the level-playing-field non regression on offer from the EU. [Full Article...]
Sheriff criticized for comment on Christmas photo
Bernard Simelton , president of the Alabama NAACP, had said the post demonstrated "despicable behavior by the Mobile County Sheriff's Department", and the ACLU of Alabama also blasted the department for utilizing a symbol of the Christmas season to "disparage people with future harm". [Full Article...]
Helicopter crashes in southeast France, five dead
The alarm was raised by the pilot who is understood to be the sole survivor after he managed to jump clear of the helicopter which crashed at an altitude of around 1,800m (6,000ft). "Their deaths leave a whole nation in mourning". Prior to the incident, the pilot had issued a distress call. The SAF is a private company specializing in medical evacuations and deployments in skiing areas. [Full Article...]
US Supreme Court Rejects Republican Challenge to Biden's Pennsylvania Win
They rejected a request to inspect more ballots and cited case law that concludes the validity of elections isn't voided by honest mistakes. Pennsylvania's top court on November 28 dismissed the challenge, saying that the lawsuit was not filed in a timely manner when the mail-in voting law was first enacted. [Full Article...]
Hong Kong activists arrested over security law protest
Thousands of protesters took to the streets the day after its passage, leading to the arrest of over 370 people, including some for carrying banners and flags adorned with pro-democracy slogans. is not qualified at all to interfere. The timing of the latest sanctions - coming a week before the Electoral College will officially vote to seal Joe Biden's presidential victory - fits with analyst p... [Full Article...]
UAE owner of Israeli club says 'door open' to Arab players
Sheikh Hamad said: "I am thrilled to be a partner in such a glorious club that I have heard so much of and in such a great city, the capital of Israel and one of the holiest cities in the world". Asked about the possibility of adding an Arab player to the roster, Al Nahyan said: "Our door is open for all the talent, no matter what is his religion or wherever he comes from". [Full Article...]