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27 November 2020, Iran, Absard: Police work at the scene where Top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was assassinated after armed men shot him in his vehicle. Photo: Office Iranian Supreme Leader/IRIB News via ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

MIDDLE EAST

'Father' of Iran's nuclear programme assassinated in Tehran

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/28/20

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said there was evidence pointing to the involvement of Israel in the attack.

The town limit of Fucking. Photo: Tobias 'ToMar' Maier under CC.

World

FROM 1 JANUARY

No more Fucking in Austria, as village decides to change its name

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/27/20

The local town council announced that they will get rid of the name that has attracted town-sing thieves in the past.

The Royal Palace of Stockholm. Photo: Pixabay.

World

PANDEMIC

Swedish prince and princess test positive for coronavirus

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/26/20

The royal family's physician has begun efforts to trace the chain of infection.

25 November 2020, Italy, Naples: Flares are lit as fans flock to Diego Maradona's mural in Naples. Argentina football great Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, the Argentinian Football Association said on Wednesday. Photo: Fabio Sasso/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa.

Sports

FAREWELL TO A LEGEND

Maradona, the most gifted and most troubled of footballers

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/26/20

Diego Maradona, who has died at 60, was a genius with a football at his feet. His achievements with otherwise modest Argentina and Napoli sides mark him out as one of the greatest players ever,…

The President of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid. Photo: Twitter/@KerstiKaljulaid.

World

RESIGNATION

Estonia's president replaces scandal-hit education minister

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/26/20

Mailis Reps, a single mother, reportedly used a driver from the ministry and a government car to drop off and pick up her six children from school.

World

GLOBAL TERRORISM INDEX

Sharp rise in far-right attacks, global terrorism deaths fall

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/25/20

The influence and power of Islamic State are declining steadily, the annual Global Terrorism Index shows.

FILED - 10 June 1986, Mexico, Mexico City: Argentina's Diego Maradona in action during the 1986 FIFA World Cup Group A soccer match between Argentina and Bulgaria. Argentina football great Diego Maradona has died at the age of 60, the Argentinian Football Association said on Wednesday. Photo: ---/dpa

Sports

FOOTBALL

Football legend Maradona dies at 60

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/25/20

The forward, who led Argentina to World Cup glory in 1986, underwent surgery for a bleed on the brain earlier this month. Doctors had said it was a success.

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (C), at the Afghanistan donor conference in Geneva. Photo: Twitter/@Haavisto.

World

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Donors pledge billions for Afghanistan but demand progress in return

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/25/20

A donor conference organized by Afghanistan, Finland and the United Nations was held in Geneva.

FILED - File photo dated May 7, 2018, of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, during the Your Commonwealth Youth Challenge reception at Marlborough House in London. Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire/dpa.

World

BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY

Meghan, duchess of Sussex, reveals she had a miscarriage this year

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/25/20

"I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second," she wrote in an essay for the New York Times.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Sweden's limit on public gatherings enters into effect

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/24/20

After protests, an exception was made for funerals where at most 20 people could assemble.

Passengers disembark the first Qantas flights from Melbourne following the lifting of border restrictions at Sydney Airport, Sydney, Monday, November 23, 2020. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING Photo: Dean Lewins/AAP/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Qantas to make Covid-19 vaccine compulsory for international travel

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/24/20

"We are looking at changing our terms and conditions... that we will ask people to have a vaccination before getting on the aircraft," Quantas CEO Alan Joyce said.

23 November 2020, US, Lansing: A supporter of US President Donald Trump waves a flag outside the Michigan Secretary of State office during the Michigan Board of State Canvassers meeting. The board subsequently certified the results of the 2020 presidential election, which showed Joe Biden ahead of President Trump by about 150,000 votes. Photo: Jim West/ZUMA Wire/dpa.

World

US ELECTION

Trump authorizes federal agencies to work with Biden transition team

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/24/20

On Monday, the Michigan State Board of Canvassers, the body in charge of making the state's election results official, certified the results of the election, with Biden winning the key swing state.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) attends the signing of the memorandum of understanding between WHO and the WHO Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland, May 27, 2020. Christopher Black/WHO/Handout via REUTERS

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

WHO chief sees light at end of tunnel after news of latest vaccine

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/23/20

Tedros urged governments to make sure that every country gets vaccines.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

AstraZeneca and Oxford say Covid-19 vaccine 70% effective

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/23/20

US pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech have announced that their drug is 95% effective, and that there were no safety concerns.

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven. Photo: Reuters/file photo.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Swedish premier to country: "More people getting infected, more dying"

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/23/20

Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on Sunday urged the country to act as a nation and stand together against the coronavirus.

November 16, 2020 - Wilmington, Delaware, USA. - Video grab of C-SPAN's coverage of President-elect JOE BIDEN delivering remarks about the American economy.(Credit Image: © C-Span/ZUMA Wire Photo: C-Span/ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

US ELECTION

Biden to announce cabinet picks on Tuesday

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/22/20

Biden still lacks access to normal transition material and resources, because President Donald Trump , is refusing to concede the election.

22 November 2020, Hamburg: Police officers run in the form of a police chain in front of a water cannon as protesters set up their barricades during a protest against the measures of the German government amid the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Georg Wendt/dpa

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

G20 leaders pledge ‘affordable, equitable access' to vaccines

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/22/20

The bloc’s leaders said Sunday they were committed to a debt suspension initiative launched for the least-developed countries.

World

SAINT NO MORE?

Child abuse cover-up scandal taints John Paul II's legacy

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/22/20

"John Paul, in many ways an admirable man, was willfully blind to the abuse of children and young people," the National Catholic Reporter (NCR) magazine wrote last week.

World

HUMAN RIGHTS

Russia bans 25 British citizens in retaliation for sanctions

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/22/20

The issue concerns Russian officials being held responsible for the death of the lawyer and auditor Sergei Magnitsky in a prison cell in Moscow in 2009.