A British judge on Monday rejected the United States’ request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges over the publication of secret US documents a decade ago, saying he was likely to kill himself if held under harsh US prison conditions. In a mixed ruling for Assange and his supporters, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser rejected defense arguments […]

Scientists in South Africa are urgently testing to see if the vaccines for Covid-19 will be effective against the country’s variant virus. The genomic studies come as Britain’s Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, and other experts in the UK have said they worry that vaccines may not be effective against the South African variant. “This is the most pressing question facing […]

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. The ministry is seeking the view of an independent vaccination commission on whether to delay a second shot beyond a 42-day maximum now foreseen, after a similar move by Britain, according to the one-page document. The update, […]

Dear Amy: A few years back, an elderly family member passed away and left a lot more money to my father’s brother and his (second) wife than to other family members. We were never told why, and my uncle and his wife refused to share these funds with us without expecting to be paid back. Last year my parents both […]

Jilted girlfriend, 21, is jailed for smashing her way into her ex’s home with a pickaxe in ‘nightmarish’ revenge attack after taking selfie captioned ‘he will learn’ Caitlin Fowler, 21, took selfie with pickaxe and said ‘he will learn, I will do prison’ Fowler, from York, then used the tool to smash her way into ex-boyfriend’s home She then started […]

Pope Francis wears a face mask during ceremony in Rome The head of the Catholic Church said he was “saddened” by the news. The Pope made his comments during a weekly noon blessing on Sunday. He spoke from the library of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace. In his address, Pope Francis said he had read about people getting on flights to […]

Niamey, Niger: A hundred civilians were killed in attacks by suspected militants in the west African nation of Niger, according to government officials. Armed men shot men and boys in what was said to be a revenge attack on the villages of Tchoma Bangou and Zaroumadareye. The villages are in the south-western region of Tillabéri, where civilians have increasingly come […]

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A BABY girl has tragically died after her dad found their dog lying on the unconscious four-month-old in Ohio, say reports. The distraught father begged the emergency dispatcher to send help, saying, "my baby ain’t breathing". The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office said that Dayton infant Raelynn Larrison was pronounced dead at Dayton Children’s Hospital on December 31. Her dad called […]