It’s a hulking metal-and-concrete platform in the North Sea that has been run as an independent micronation in defiance of the UK government for the last 54 years. But even on Sealand, some seven miles (11 kilometres) off the coast of southeast England, visitors have to show a negative Covid-19 test before being winched up …
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday accused Governor Andrew Cuomo of being “in the way” of saving lives by defying calls to resign over his handling of the state’s CCP virus response and the mounting sexual harassment allegations against him. Cuomo, 63, has been accused of harassment by at least seven women, …
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December 18, 2020 By Panu Wongcha-um and Kay Johnson BANGKOK (Reuters) – Songphon “Yajai” Sonthirak had been a boxer for most of his young life and knew how to face down a stronger opponent: Keep your guard up, stand tall, stay focused. So he was shocked to discover, on the day of his arrest, how …
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The Republican-led Senate approved a $740 billion major national defense bill on Friday, defying a threat to veto from President Donald Trump. The final vote on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was 84-13, far greater than the two-thirds requirement to override a presidential veto. “Today, we passed the 60th annual National Defense Authorization Act,” Sen. …
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FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia’s Redwan Hussein, spokesperson for the newly established State of Emergency task force and State Minister for the Foreign Affairs, speaks during a news conference regarding the fighting between Ethiopian National Defence Force (ENDF) and the Tigray Regional Special Forces, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia November 23, 2020. …
