Millions are still fighting for a democratic government, three years after their protests beganAmany Galal lost her right eye to a tear gas canister fired by security forces as they tried to break up a demonstration in early 2019, making her one of the…
Rahm Emanuel leads confirmed Biden nominees in late-night logjam break
Ex-Obama chief of staff will go to Japan after deal for vote on Russia pipeline sanctions ends Republican Senate resistanceThe former Obama White House chief of staff and Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel was among more than 30 ambassadors and other Biden nom…
UK scientists: bring in curbs now or face up to 2m daily Covid infections as Omicron spreads
Deaths could hit 6,000 a day and delaying restrictions until New Year will cut effectiveness, say Sage expertsRead more: is there any good news at all on Omicron?The scale of the threat posed by the Omicron variant was laid bare by government scientist…
Coronavirus live: WHO warns Covid vaccines may be less effective against Omicron variant
Latest updates: Omicron risk remains ‘very high’, says latest WHO statement; Olaf Scholz vows to ‘win the fight’ against Covid in first major address to German parliament US passes 800,000 Covid-related deaths – highest in the worldUK Omicron infection…
Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai and activists jailed for up to 14 months for Tiananmen vigil
Media tycoon and seven other democracy campaigners sentenced for commemorating victims of massacreThe Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and seven other pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to up to 14 months in prison for organising, taking part …
Covid live: Thailand to speed up booster jab roll-out; SA president Ramaphosa has ‘mild symptoms’ after positive Covid test
Thailand halves to three months time between administering second shot and a booster; 69 year-old South African president tested positive for Covid-19 on SundayFauci urges Americans to get Covid booster as US nears 800,000 deathsNew Zealand investigate…
UK workers face Christmas wage squeeze as factories keep raising prices – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsNEF: UK inequality worsened since 2019 general electionTUC: UK workers facing worst Christmas wage squeeze in almost a decadeMake UK: Record number of UK factories hike pricesOne in three UK sma…
Pakistani Taliban declare end to month-long ceasefire with government
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan accuse state of breaching terms including a prisoner release agreementTaliban militants in Pakistan have declared an end to a month-long ceasefire arranged with the aid of the Afghan Taliban, accusing the government of breach…
Iran nuclear deal pulled back from brink of collapse as talks resume in Vienna
Cautious optimism as Tehran revises its position after pressure from Russia and ChinaEfforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal have been hauled back from the brink of collapse as Tehran revised its stance after pressure from Russia and China and clear wa…
Under the skin of the ocean, there’s a super-loud fishcotheque going on | Philip Hoare
The hubbub of an Indonesian reef should comes as no surprise: the world below is alive with soundA coral reef in Indonesia thought to be dead has been discovered to be erupting with glorious uproar – the sound of fishes whooping and grunting as they co…