France 24
January 5, 2017 by Gordon Patterson
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- Crise politique en Italie : en quête d'une nouvelle majorité, Giuseppe Conte démissionne
Giuseppe Conte, le chef du gouvernement italien, a présenté mardi 26 janvier sa démission au président Sergio Mattarella, qui va commencer mercredi des consultations avec les partis politiques en vue … - Vente d'un manuscrit unique sur la bataille d'Austerlitz annoté par Napoléon
Un manuscrit unique dicté et annoté par Napoléon durant son exil sur l'île de Saint-Hélène et relatant dans les moindres détails –et toujours à son avantage– les préparatifs et le déroulement d … - Journée de contestation en France : grève des enseignants, infirmiers scolaires et étudiants
Rassemblant enseignants, infirmières scolaires, lycéens et étudiants, des manifestations sont prévues mardi 26 janvier à Paris et dans plusieurs villes de France, ainsi qu'un mouvement de grève. … - La Bourse de Paris accélère à mi-séance (+1,08%)
La Bourse de Paris continuait d'effacer (+1,08%) une partie de ses pertes de la veille mardi à la mi-journée, même si le retard pris dans la vaccination et de nouvelles restrictions pour lutter c … - Covid-19 en Europe : Bruxelles hausse le ton en raison des retards dans les livraisons de vaccins
La Commission européenne a exprimé lundi 25 janvier son "mécontentement face au manque de clarté et aux explications insuffisantes" qu'AstraZeneca lui a fournies au sujet de la réductio …
BBC News – Africa
June 24, 2016 by Gordon Patterson
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- Kenyan Mansur Mohamed Surur charged in US over '$7m smuggling ring'
Elephant tusks and rhino horns "hidden inside African masks" were exported, US prosecutors say. - Hope and fear as Somalia’s civil war turns 30
The BBC's Andrew Harding has returned to Mogadishu to see what hopes people have for peace. - David Bright: Botswana mourn death of former Zebras coach
Tributes have been paid to former Botswana coach David Bright who has died after being diagnosed with Covid-19. - Biden raises vaccination goal to 1.5m a day after criticism
The new president ups the target as Minnesota records the first US case of the Brazil Covid variant. - The solar solutions helping Zambia's economy
Foreign investment into solar products are helping to plug Zambia's power shortage problems.
BBC News – Front Page
December 29, 2015 by Gordon Patterson
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- Covid-19: Vaccine minister 'confident' of supplies amid production delays
Nadhim Zahawi says supply is tight, but he expects the UK to meet its February target of 15 million doses. - Coronavirus: Vaccine supply fears grow amid EU export threat
The EU calls for "fair" distribution after vaccine companies cut back on pledged supplies. - Covid: UK virus deaths exceed 100,000 since pandemic began
Another 7,700 registered with coronavirus on the death certificate brings the total to nearly 104,000. - British Asian celebrities unite for video to dispel Covid vaccine myths
Comedians Meera Syal, Romesh Ranganathan and Adil Ray make a video urging people to get the vaccine. - Covid: Quarantine hotel plans set to be announced
The new measures are likely to apply to British residents arriving in England from high-risk countries.
BBC News – Entertainment & Arts
December 28, 2015 by Gordon Patterson
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- Randy Rainbow made his name satirising Trump – now what?
Why the show's not over for Randy Rainbow who used Broadway tunes to make fun of Donald Trump. - British Asian celebrities unite for video to dispel Covid vaccine myths
Comedians Meera Syal, Romesh Ranganathan and Adil Ray make a video urging people to get the vaccine. - Harvey Weinstein: Court agrees $17m payout for accusers
The money comes from the liquidation of a firm co-founded by the disgraced film producer. - Facebook News feature launches in UK
The UK is the second market – after the US – to get Facebook's latest news feature. - FKA Twigs says she was 'left with PTSD' after dating Shia LaBeouf
The singer talks to Louis Theroux after suing her former partner for physical and emotional abuse.
BBC News – Technology
December 27, 2015 by Gordon Patterson
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- Facebook News feature launches in UK
The UK is the second market – after the US – to get Facebook's latest news feature. - Grindr faces £8.5m fine for selling user data
The information could lead to users being targeted for their sexuality, say officials in Norway. - Twitter pilot to let users flag 'false' content
The company acknowledges its "Birdwatch" idea could be "messy", but says it is worth trying. - Co-op and Morrisons see queues over payments outage
Customers asked to use cash as IT woes hit card payments, resulting in long queues at stores. - Channel 4 Deepfake Queen complaints dropped by Ofcom
The media regulator decided not to pursue complaints about decency over the channel's satire.
BBC News – Science & Environment
December 27, 2015 by Gordon Patterson
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- Climate: Government postpones Environment Bill again
The Environment Bill has been postponed again because of a lack of time for scrutiny, the government says. - Scientists address myths over large-scale tree planting
Scientists propose 10 golden rules for restoring forests to maximise benefits for the planet. - Covid-19: Five days that shaped the outbreak
Before Wuhan was locked down in January 2020 officials said the outbreak was under control – but the virus had spread inside and outside the city. - Bank of England criticised for financing carbon-intensive firms
MPs criticise the Bank of England for providing financial help without attaching environmental strings. - Baby tyrannosaurs dinosaurs were the 'size of a Border Collie'
Scans of fossilised dinosaur remains reveal they were about 3ft long when they took their first steps.
BBC News – Education & Family
December 27, 2015 by Gordon Patterson
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- Poor white teens in 'left behind' towns not going to uni
Watchdog warns of low university chances for white working class youths in former industrial towns. - 'Knackered and confused.' That's just the parents
The lack of certainty about schools returning is fraying the exhausted nerves of parents. - Covid: Oldham school to withdraw places for lockdown-breach pupils
Several pupils at the school admitted visiting other households, breaking Covid-19 lockdown rules. - Covid: Schools will be told of reopening plans 'as soon as we can'
Boris Johnson says he understands parents' frustrations but the infection rate is "still very high". - Covid: Teachers 'not at higher risk' of death than average
The highest-risk job roles were in restaurants, care work and manufacturing.
BBC News – Health
December 27, 2015 by Gordon Patterson
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- Covid: UK virus deaths exceed 100,000 since pandemic began
Another 7,700 registered with coronavirus on the death certificate brings the total to nearly 104,000. - 'We're coping – but it's precarious'
The peak of hospital cases may have passed in the south east – but hospitals in the Midlands are still braced for further pressures, - Covid-19: Vaccine minister 'confident' of supplies amid production delays
Nadhim Zahawi says supply is tight, but he expects the UK to meet its February target of 15 million doses. - Moderna vaccine appears to work against variants
Laboratory tests suggest antibodies can recognise and fight the UK and South Africa variants. - Covid: Teachers 'not at higher risk' of death than average
The highest-risk job roles were in restaurants, care work and manufacturing.
BBC News – Africa
December 27, 2015 by Gordon Patterson
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- Kenyan Mansur Mohamed Surur charged in US over '$7m smuggling ring'
Elephant tusks and rhino horns "hidden inside African masks" were exported, US prosecutors say. - Hope and fear as Somalia’s civil war turns 30
The BBC's Andrew Harding has returned to Mogadishu to see what hopes people have for peace. - David Bright: Botswana mourn death of former Zebras coach
Tributes have been paid to former Botswana coach David Bright who has died after being diagnosed with Covid-19. - Biden raises vaccination goal to 1.5m a day after criticism
The new president ups the target as Minnesota records the first US case of the Brazil Covid variant. - The solar solutions helping Zambia's economy
Foreign investment into solar products are helping to plug Zambia's power shortage problems.
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BBC News – Politics
June 27, 2011 by Gordon Patterson
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- Covid-19: Vaccine minister 'confident' of supplies amid production delays
Nadhim Zahawi says supply is tight, but he expects the UK to meet its February target of 15 million doses. - Covid: Quarantine hotel plans set to be announced
The new measures are likely to apply to British residents arriving in England from high-risk countries. - Coronavirus: Vaccine supply fears grow amid EU export threat
The EU calls for "fair" distribution after vaccine companies cut back on pledged supplies. - Climate: Government postpones Environment Bill again
The Environment Bill has been postponed again because of a lack of time for scrutiny, the government says. - Covid: Cancel developing countries' debt, MPs urge
A committee says the pandemic is increasing hardship and food insecurity among the world's poor.