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Month: June 2021
Reuters The Ethiopian government has declared a ceasefire in the Tigray region – eight months after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent troops to oust its leadership. The announcement came as witnesses reported anti-government troops in the streets of Tigray’s capital, Mekelle. All sides have been accused of carrying out mass killings and human rights violations.
The final easing of lockdown measures in England is still set for 19 July, the new health secretary has said. Sajid Javid told MPs that ministers “see no reason to go beyond” that “target date”. He said that while cases are rising, the number of deaths “remains mercifully low”. In a statement, he said no
Reuters Anguished families face an agonising wait for information about their loved ones following the Miami building collapse last Thursday. Nine people have been confirmed dead and 152 people are still missing. On Sunday, a number of relatives were taken to the site, some shouting the names of their missing family members in the hope
Reuters Canada has recorded its highest ever temperature as the country’s west and the US Pacific north-west frazzle in an unprecedented heatwave. Lytton in British Columbia soared to 46.6C (116F) on Sunday, breaking an 84-year-old record, officials said. A “heat dome” of high pressure parked over the region has set new records in many other
Getty Images Matt Hancock and the government are still facing questions following his resignation as health secretary over an affair with his aide Gina Coladangelo. Mr Hancock quit on Saturday after the couple were caught on camera kissing in his Whitehall office, breaking social distancing guidelines. It is understood that the father of three has
Reuters The US has launched air strikes against an Iran-backed militia on the Iraq-Syria border. Sunday’s strikes hit “operational and weapons storage facilities”, in response to drone attacks on US forces, the Pentagon said in a statement. President Joe Biden “will act to protect US personnel”, it added. The Pentagon did not provide any information
Getty Images Health secretary Sajid Javid will update MPs later on when the remaining Covid measures will lift in England. Boris Johnson has said the measures will ease on 19 July, but has also promised a data review to see if this can happen two weeks earlier on 5 July. The Commons is expected to
EPA A Covid outbreak in Sydney linked to the highly contagious Delta strain has grown to 110 cases, while infections emerged in other parts of the country. Small outbreaks have been recorded in the Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia states. This is the first time in months that cases have emerged in various parts
Harper-Lee Fanthorpe died in hospital in Stoke-on-Trent in May after swallowing a battery from a remote control. An inquest found acid from the battery burned through her food pipe and into a major artery. Her mother told BBC Breakfast she didn’t realise the dangers and wants to raise awareness to other parents. As well as
Vindication Night: Trump’s idea about a Wuhan lab leak, once dismissed as a conspiracy theory, has gained respectability. He is now using this shift in scientific thinking as a political weapon, to energise his supporters. Trump gloated at a rally in Ohio on Saturday evening, and said he had been proved right. He spoke of
Reuters France’s far-right National Rally (RN) have failed to win their first ever region, as results from the second round of regional elections come in. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur was a target for Marine Le Pen’s party. But exit polls suggest their hotly-tipped candidate lost to the centre-right Republicans. The election – which saw a potentially record
Reuters Rescue workers say they are searching “every bit of hope” as the hunt for survivors under the rubble of a collapsed Florida apartment block continues into a fourth day. More than 150 people are still missing, with nine people confirmed to have died in Thursday’s early morning disaster. Just four of the victims have
LOS ANGELES — Not many players walked away from Game 4 of the Western Conference finals with an efficient scoring night. It was an ugly, brick-shooting affair the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns were embroiled in on Saturday night at Staples Center. But the difference-maker was one of the rare players who had a
Reuters Parts of the US Pacific Northwest have been hit by a sweltering heatwave, with temperatures in Portland, Oregon, at a record 108F (42C) on Saturday. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued excessive heat warnings and watches across nearly all of Washington and Oregon state. Parts of California and Idaho are also affected. Multnomah
EPA The department of health is to look into how footage from Matt Hancock’s office was leaked, Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has said. The video, which shows Mr Hancock breaching Covid rules by kissing a colleague, was passed to the Sun, and ultimately led to his resignation. Speaking to the BBC, Mr Lewis said:
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