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US President Donald Trump will take part Friday in an Asia-Pacific summit as he continues to reject his election loss, a day after President Xi Jinping used the forum to hail China’s growing economic clout. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) gathering, held online this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, brings together 21 Pacific Rim countries, accounting for about 60 percent of global GDP. Beijing has become the main driving force behind the trade grouping after the United States began withdrawing from multilateral bodies during Trump’s presidency. President Xi, boosted by the signing last week of the world’s biggest trade…

Indications that the US is considering declaring Yemen’s Huthi rebels a “terrorist organisation” have alarmed humanitarian groups who say it could cripple aid delivery and tip the country into famine. The Iran-backed Huthis are at the centre of a flurry of diplomacy as the administration of US President Donald Trump, which has made isolating its arch foe Tehran a centrepiece of its regional policy, enters its final weeks. Officials confirmed to AFP reports that the US is laying the groundwork for a designation of the rebel group, which controls the capital Sanaa and much of the north after a grinding…

Democratic candidate Joe Biden has won the US state of Georgia, the state’s officials confirmed after a hand recount of the ballots cast in the presidential election. President Donald Trump had alleged fraud. An audit in Georgia confirmed a majority of voters endorsed Joe Biden for the next US president, state election officials said on Thursday. It reaffirms the result which gave the president-elect all 16 of the state’s electoral college votes. Biden is the first Democratic candidate to win in the southern US state since Bill Clinton in 1992. The original count put Biden’s advantage at over 14,000 votes. The recount…

EU leaders have made no headway on the veto of its budget and coronavirus bailout package. Poland and Hungary have blocked their passage over stipulations they uphold the rule of law. European Union leaders argued at a summit Thursday over Poland and Hungary’s attempts to block the passage of the EU budget and coronavirus rescue package. The two holdouts reaffirmed their position at the video conference. Leaders agreed to park the dispute and hand it over to experts to find a way forward. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel said the block means “we have to continue talking with Hungary and Poland.” “There is consensus on…

EasyJet has revealed the first annual loss in its 25-year history of £1.27bn – a result of the virus crisis turbulence that grounded airlines globally. The no-frills carrier said the total loss before tax figure for the year to the end of September compared to profits of £430m in the previous 12 months. However, it struck a more upbeat tone in Tuesday’s announcement following a slew of downbeat statements during 2020 to date – the latest just 11 days ago that it expected to operate only 20% of services during the current winter. Image:EasyJet has raised over £1bn in recent months…

If we go out partying cases will go up rapidly – former chief scientific adviser SAGE expert and former chief scientific adviser Sir Mark Walport spoke to Kay Burley about yesterday’s Moderna vaccine developments and what he thinks Christmas will look like this year in England. He said that the latest vaccine developments will not make a difference to the festive period. “Christmas is not going to be affected by the vaccines. It’s going to take a bit longer than that,” he said. “Cases are still rising. Hospitals are continuing to fill up. It’s absolutely critical that people continue to observe…

Children under the age of 10 in the UK are being investigated over their links to far-right extremism, Sky News has found. Home Office figures show a dramatic rise in the number of under-18s referred to the government’s counter-terrorism programme Channel over concerns about their possible involvement with the far-right. A total of 682 children were referred for this reason in 2017-18, compared with 131 in 2014-15 – a more than five-fold increase, according to figures obtained through a freedom of information request. The total for 2017-18 includes 24 children under the age of 10. Read the story of why…

Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni says the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu should have resigned long ago upon realizing that his work was being stifled. He said given the impediments put in his way to fight corruption as an independent prosecutor in the country, it was clear that the government was not ready to support the cause hence Mr. Amidu should have stepped down earlier. He told Bernard Avle on The Point of View on Citi TV that, given Martin Amidu’s reputation as a passionate anti-corruption crusader and the results of the anti-corruption works he has done, it was better to leave the job in…

Lecturer at the University of Florida, Prof. Kwaku Azar believes Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu should have resisted the urge to step down from his position despite the alleged political meddling in the affairs of his office. Prof. Azar maintains that although the level of interference stood tall in frustrating the mandate of the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu could have stayed at post to indeed prove his commitment towards dealing with the rot in the governance system. Speaking on The Point of View on Citi TV, Prof. Azar who is also a lawyer was convinced a bit of restraint from the Special…

A member of the Council of State, Mr. Sam Okudzeto says the state should take preeminence in planning the burial of the late former President, Jerry John Rawlings. According to him, there is no need for the party, family and state to disagree over who should take charge of his funeral due to Rawlings’ unquestionable place as a statesman. In recent times, there has been controversy over who should take charge of the processes towards the burial of the former President but the Former President of GBA says, the disagreement is unnecessary. “Let’s bury him with the dignity that he…