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Covid-19: School closures will be 'as short as possible'
He said there was £78m of funding for schools, equipment such as personal protective equipment (PPE) and support from the military would help them get mass testing programmes set up. Year four pupils work at their desks at Woodlands Primary Academy in Oldham, northern England on September 7, 2020. "I think the British public expect the government to do what is right and even though that is somet... [Full Article...]
31 arrested after mob attack on Hindu temple in Khyber Paktunkhwa
The incident drew condemnation from human rights activists and the minority Hindu community. Bangash said the provincial government would rebuild the temple, stressing that the culprits will be punished and rights of minorities protected. [Full Article...]
Brexit: New EU trade arrangements to begin after Parliament vote
The deal - reached just before the deadline to do so - sets out a new business and security relationship, following the severing of these ties. The government bill is now expected to pass to the House of Lords, Parliament's upper house; if passed, it is anticipated to receive Royal Assent. [Full Article...]
Samuel Little, serial killer who confessed to 93 murders, dies at 80
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he died early Wednesday morning at a hospital. The DNA results linked him to three unsolved murders from 1987 and 1989 in Los Angeles County. In 1985, he was sentenced to four years in prison for assault with a deadly weapon and false imprisonment. According to the CDCR, Little, who spent his life travelling the country making a ... [Full Article...]
Canada to require negative COVID-19 test from all worldwide arrivals
PCR tests are created to detect minute amounts of the virus that causes COVID-19, usually through a swab up the nose or in the mouth. Government officials for months have asked people to stay home and avoid non-essential travel to slow the spread of COVID-19, all the while acknowledging that they can't block Canadians from leaving or re-entering the country. [Full Article...]
Trump signs COVID-19 relief and spending package bill
The outcome is highly uncertain heading into the rare holiday-week session. One insider shared by way of CNN that 'He was not pleased with it, ' including that they witnessed some loud arguments between Trump and the membership's administration in regards to the decor. [Full Article...]
Covid-19: School return expected to be delayed for many pupiils
All secondary school children will return by 18 January. However only primary schools in a "small number of areas" where Covid-19 infection rates are at their highest will not reopen for face-to-face teaching to all pupils as planned next week. [Full Article...]
'Gilligan's Island' star Dawn Wells dies of COVID-19 complications
She later beat out 350 other actresses to nab the role of girl-next-door Mary Ann on " Gilligan's Island ". "The angelic Wells embraced the show's enduring popularity and was grateful to the fans who, for years, sometimes obsessively, expressed their affinity for her and the character she played", it wrote. [Full Article...]