Saudi Arabia dramatically reduced number of executions from 184 in 2019 to 27 last year following changes to criminal laws Saudi Arabian government documented just 27 executions for the year 2020 That is compared to an all-time high of 184 executions for the year before  Kingdom issued a decree halting executions for drug-related offences last year Country also ordered death […]

After the White House declined to pursue a unified national strategy, governors faced off against lobbyists, health experts and a restless public consumed by misinformation. The path to beating the coronavirus was clear, but Kelley Vollmar had never felt so helpless. As the top health official in Missouri’s Jefferson County, Vollmar knew a mandate requiring people to wear masks could […]

More On: evictions The perilous side-effects of banning evictions mean it can’t go on forever Slamming landlords leaves NYC’s housing on brink of disaster Jumaane Williams taps ‘Cancel Rent’ activist for NYC planning commission ‘Completely destitute’: NYC landlord faces eviction as ‘deadbeat’ tenants refuse to pay rent The ban on evictions undoubtedly helped many struggling New Yorkers these last nine […]

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First published in The Age on January 19, 1957 'Argus' to be Closed Down Today; 'Herald' Buys Assets The "Argus" is published today for the last time. It is closing down because of continuing heavy losses. Dismissal notices were issued yesterday to 500 employees. The offices of the Argus in 1858.Credit:State Library of Victoria The "Argus" has been published as […]

A nurse has become the first person in Brazil to receive a coronavirus jab just hours after the country’s health regulator approved two vaccines. Monica Calazans, 54, who works on the coronavirus frontline, was vaccinated in a ceremony in Sao Paulo. The rollout of the vaccines made by Sinovac and AstraZeneca comes after months of delay and political disputes over […]

MUSIC producer Phil Spector died at the age of 81 on Saturday, January 16. Spector, who produced the renowned Beatles track Let It Be, was convicted after murdering Lana Clarkson in February 2003. When did Phil Spector murder Lana Clarkson? Phil Spector was convicted of second-degree murder after he fatally shot actress Lana Clarkson in 2003. The "wall of sound" […]

Being Navalny: Russian activist, wife reveal his brush with death An interview about what life is like for the family of Russia’s most famous opposition figure Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny returned to Russia on Sunday five months after his poisoning with the nerve agent Novichok. He arrived with his wife Yulia Navalnaya at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport on Sunday evening […]