Text
Trump raises $200m for post-election legal battles
Trump raises $200m for post-election legal battles
The money is going on legal challenges to Democrat Joe Biden’s victory as well as other purposes. BBC
View On WordPress
0 notes
Text
Germany to wipe Nazi traces from phonetic alphabet
Germany to wipe Nazi traces from phonetic alphabet
A few Nazi references were, however, replaced after World War Two, such as “Ypres” for “Y”, which became “Ypsilon” – originally representing the Greek letter pronounced “U” and later the Latin letter “Y”. Ypres was notoriously the battle where the Germans first used poison gas in World War One. BBC
View On WordPress
0 notes
Text
Egypt arrests: Three human rights members released from detention
Egypt arrests: Three human rights members released from detention
Dozens of activists have been arrested under Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, who led the military’s overthrow of his democratically elected predecessor Mohammed Morsi in 2013 following protests against his rule. BBC
View On WordPress
0 notes
Text
Possible deal for arrested Huawei finance chief
Possible deal for arrested Huawei finance chief
The deal would let Meng Wanzhou return to China from Canada, where she was arrested in 2018. BBC
View On WordPress
0 notes
Text
Biden to ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days
Biden to ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days
Biden to ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days The president-elect says he expects universal masking will bring a “significant reduction” in Covid-19. BBC
View On WordPress
0 notes
Text
Tiger mauls volunteer at Carole Baskin's Big Cat Rescue
Tiger mauls volunteer at Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue
Ms Crouser, who had been with the sanctuary for five years, had arrived for feeding to find that the tiger was “locked in a section that was away from where he was usually fed”, the statement added. BBC
View On WordPress
0 notes
Text
Dr Fauci: The UK 'was not as careful' as US in vaccine approval
Dr Fauci: The UK ‘was not as careful’ as US in vaccine approval
The UK has defended its process, and says the vaccine is safe and effective. BBC
View On WordPress
0 notes
Text
Ethiopian Jews flown to Israel in latest operation
Ethiopian Jews flown to Israel in latest operation
Israel had been accused of delaying bringing the remaining group in. BBC
View On WordPress
0 notes
Photo
Giscard d’Estaing: France mourns ex-president, dead at 94 The former president of France, who has died aged 94, was a force for greater European integration. BBC
0 notes
Photo
Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai detained for fraud The prominent pro-democracy supporter's detention comes a day after several activists were jailed. BBC
0 notes
Text
Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: 'How the conflict made my uncle a refugee in Sudan'
Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: ‘How the conflict made my uncle a refugee in Sudan’
[ad_1]
image copyrightRex Features image captionMany people fleeing the conflict in Ethiopia are crossing into Sudan by river
A BBC reporter writes about a relative forced to flee Ethiopia’s Tigray region following the outbreak of conflict between federal and regional troops.
A businessman and farm-owner, my uncle has become a refugee in Sudan, along with tens…
View On WordPress
0 notes
Photo
Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo Ms Gibson, an elementary school teacher and her husband, a 36-year-old cyber security analyst, connected with the National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC), a Christian non-profit in Knoxville that stores frozen embryos that in vitro fertilisation patients decided not to use and chose to donate instead. BBC
0 notes
Photo
Animal crossing for Utah wildlife is ‘working’ An overpass built especially for wildlife in Utah is proving to be a success, according to officials.
0 notes
Photo
France to impose border checks to stop skiing abroad Germany seeks EU deal to close ski resorts BBC
0 notes
Photo
China #MeToo: Court to hear landmark case of intern versus TV star Six years after the alleged incident, one woman is taking a prominent TV star to court. BBC
0 notes
Photo
Jozsef Szajer: Hungary MEP quits after allegedly fleeing gay orgy Hungary government proposes same-sex adoption ban BBC
0 notes
Photo
Trier: Several killed by car in pedestrian zone in Germany Security in pedestrian zones across Germany was tightened after an Islamist militant drove a hijacked truck into a Christmas market in Berlin in 2016, killing 12 people and injuring dozens of others. He was shot dead by Italian police four days later. BBC
0 notes