Abdulrazak Gurnah wins Nobel Prize for literature
The Nobel Prize for literature has been awarded to the novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, for his “uncompromising and passionate” portrayals of the effects of colonialism....
Democrats, Republicans near compromise on debt ceiling: LIVE UPDATES – Fox News
Democrats, Republicans near compromise on debt ceiling: LIVE UPDATES Fox News Senate Democrats indicate they’ll accept GOP debt ceiling offer: ‘McConnell caved’ Fox Business Senator Mitch McConnell...
Time Out picks the ‘world’s coolest’ neighborhood for 2021
The top 10 includes the foodie hub of Leith in Edinburgh, Scotland and artsy Station District in Vilnius, Lithuania, but which neighborhood is the hippest...
5 things to know for October 7: Congress, coronavirus, cybersecurity, abortion, Philippines
Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day....
What’s stunning about the misinformation trend — and how to fix it
Today, living in society means also swimming in an ocean of misinformation — and it’s killing us. Sheldon Himelfarb of PeaceTech Lab and Philip Howard...
Business is not the bogeyman, firms tell Boris Johnson
The boss of Iceland says blaming business for supply shortages is “simply not helpful”....
Brexit: New NI Protocol proposals to be brought by EU
The proposals will be “very far reaching”, says European Commission Vice President Maros Šefčovič....
Conservative conference: New MPs talk ‘levelling up’
For the MPs elected in 2019, this was their first in-person conference....
What the rollout of Covid-19 shots for ages 5 to 11 might look like
As soon as the FDA authorizes the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5 to 11 in the United States, pediatricians’ offices, local pharmacies and...
A global energy crisis is coming. There’s no quick fix
Astronomical increases in natural gas prices. Skyrocketing coal costs. Predictions of $100 oil....