Thousands of Hong Kong residents are locked down for the first time, to contain a worsening outbreak in the city, authorities said. Key points: Sewage […]
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Brisbane Roar W-League coach Jake Goodship says self-belief and some advice from a Roar legend helped his side break its winless run in style on
Brisbane Roar W-League coach Jake Goodship says self-belief and some advice from a Roar legend helped his side break its winless run in style on […]
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World number one Ash Barty says she is undaunted by the challenge of playing at the Australian Open after almost a year away from the WTA Tour
World number one Ash Barty says she is undaunted by the challenge of playing at the Australian Open after almost a year away from the […]
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Turkey’s state-run aid agency on Friday donated materials to be used by women to make sandals in South Sudan a landlocked country in East-Central Africa
Turkey’s state-run aid agency on Friday donated materials to be used by women to make sandals in South Sudan, a landlocked country in East-Central Africa. […]
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The British prime minister warned on Friday that the COVID-19 variant found in the UK could be more deadly than the original virus
The British prime minister warned on Friday that the COVID-19 variant found in the UK could be more deadly than the original virus. “In addition […]
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Portugal set a new record for daily COVID-19 deaths on Friday as many of the nation’s hospitals find themselves on the brink of collapse
Portugal set a new record for daily COVID-19 deaths on Friday as many of the nation’s hospitals find themselves on the brink of collapse. Another […]
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Libyan rivals agreed Friday on most criteria to select heads of sovereign positions
Libyan rivals agreed Friday on most criteria to select heads of sovereign positions, according to an official. Earlier Friday, the fifth round of the Libyan […]
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Microsoft founder Bill Gates has received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine after putting millions into development and distribution
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has received his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine after putting millions into development and distribution, but most used the moment […]
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) was a noticeable no-show at Joe Biden’s inauguration and she’s now claiming part of the reason was “very real security concerns”
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) was a noticeable no-show at Joe Biden’s inauguration and she’s now claiming part of the reason was “very real security concerns” […]
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Using smartphone information bought from data brokers enabled the US Defense Intelligence Agency to spy on people without a warrant
Using smartphone information bought from data brokers enabled the US Defense Intelligence Agency to spy on people without a warrant, including some Americans, the DIA […]
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The US Capitol Police are in hot water again, after ordering National Guardsmen protecting the Capitol in Washington
The US Capitol Police are in hot water again, after ordering National Guardsmen protecting the Capitol in Washington, DC to leave and find accommodation elsewhere. […]
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Belgium is banning non-essential travels to and from the country as of Wednesday to curb the spread of coronavirus
Belgium is banning non-essential travels to and from the country as of Wednesday to curb the spread of coronavirus, the nation’s prime minister announced on […]
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Spain reported 42,885 more coronavirus infections on Friday the second-highest daily surge since the pandemic began
Spain reported 42,885 more coronavirus infections on Friday, the second-highest daily surge since the pandemic began, as images from revelers in a Madrid nightclub scandalized […]
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The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) Friday claimed killing 189 al-Shabaab fighters in an operation in Somalia
The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) Friday claimed to killing 189 al-Shabaab fighters in an operation in Somalia. Talking to Anadolu Agency by phone, army’s […]
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A Texas lawyer who posted Instagram videos of himself participating in the US Capitol riot is taking legal action to avoid being arrested
A Texas lawyer who posted Instagram videos of himself participating in the US Capitol riot is taking legal action to avoid being arrested, through a […]
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will send the article of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, kicking off what Senate Majority Leader Chuck […]
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The Indian prime minister has talked up his country’s capacity to overcome the coronavirus pandemic using indigenous vaccines and those manufactured
The Indian prime minister has talked up his country’s capacity to overcome the coronavirus pandemic using indigenous vaccines and those manufactured in the world’s second-most […]
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A new cluster of Covid-19 has been detected in Harbin in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province
A new cluster of Covid-19 has been detected in Harbin, in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, with authorities registering 10 symptomatic Covid-19 cases and 31 asymptomatic […]
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AstraZeneca has warned the EU’s executive that there will be delays to its delivery of Covid-19 vaccines in the first three months of the year
AstraZeneca has warned the EU’s executive that there will be delays to its delivery of Covid-19 vaccines in the first three months of the year, […]
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Iran’s petroleum minister has bragged about the country’s rising oil exports in the face of US sanctions
Iran’s petroleum minister has bragged about the country’s rising oil exports in the face of US sanctions, as the nation claims that its international petroleum […]
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Passengers will be mandated to wear higher-grade masks against Covid-19 when flying German airlines and their subsidiaries
Passengers will be mandated to wear higher-grade masks against Covid-19 when flying German airlines and their subsidiaries, starting next month. Tougher mask rules have also […]
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Around 1,000 Swedes have received Moderna Covid-19 shots that were kept too cold while being transported
Around 1,000 Swedes have received Moderna Covid-19 shots that were kept too cold while being transported, the company in charge of deliveries, Apoteket AB, said […]
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Hong Kong has ordered thousands of residents to remain in their homes ahead of the city’s first Covid-19 lockdown
Hong Kong has ordered thousands of residents to remain in their homes ahead of the city’s first Covid-19 lockdown, with China deploying 1,700 officers to […]
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A man who fatally stabbed the mother of his child before going on a drug-fuelled crime spree that ended in him being shot dead by police was on parole at the time of the attack
A man who fatally stabbed the mother of his child before going on a drug-fuelled crime spree that ended in him being shot dead by […]
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Fortune struck one man in the bakery aisle at the supermarket. Two others were working the night shift at a Subway sandwich shop
Fortune struck one man in the bakery aisle at the supermarket. Two others were working the night shift at a Subway sandwich shop. Yet another […]
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British couple Elizabeth Kerr and Simon O’Brien had been planning to marry in June Then COVID-19 struck
British couple Elizabeth Kerr and Simon O’Brien had been planning to marry in June. Then COVID-19 struck. Both contracted the disease and were rushed to […]
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Former Minister for Special Development Initiatives, Mavis Hawa Koomson on July 16, 2019, told Ghanaians not to expect a meaningful dam with the GH¢250,000 budget allocated
Former Minister for Special Development Initiatives, Mavis Hawa Koomson on July 16, 2019, told Ghanaians not to expect a meaningful dam with the GH¢250,000 budget […]
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Professor Ransford Gyampo says the reduced number of 85 Ministers to serve in President Akufo-Addo’s second term is still too high for a country like Ghana
Professor Ransford Gyampo says the reduced number of 85 Ministers to serve in President Akufo-Addo’s second term is still too high for a country like […]
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A group of young men and women sympathetic to the NPP in the Volta region are kicking against the re-appointment of Dr. Yao Archibald Letsa
The group wants Dr. Letsa out as it says he has failed the party A group of young men and women sympathetic to the NPP […]
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Stories making headlines on the front pages in the major newspapers
Stories making headlines on the front pages in the major newspapers New Weekend Crusading Guide: * End of road for ministerial lobbyists – Final […]
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LeBron James’ season high performance led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 113-106 victory against the Milwaukee
LeBron James’ season high performance led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 113-106 victory against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday. James finished with 34 […]
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Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) meets Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sophie Wilmes (R) in Brussels
Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu (L) meets Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sophie Wilmes (R) in Brussels, Belgium on January 21, 2021. ( Fatih […]
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the top infectious diseases expert in the US, spoke on Thursday of a “liberating feeling” of being able to speak scientific truth
Anthony Fauci,the top infectious diseases expert in the US, spoke on Thursday of a “liberating feeling” of being able to speak scientific truth about the […]
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Mitch McConnell, is proposing to push back the start of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by a week or more to give the former president time
The Senate Republican leader, Mitch McConnell, is proposing to push back the start of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial by a week or more to give […]
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Mexico’s health ministry has confirmed 1,803 new coronavirus deaths on Thursday
Mexico’s health ministry has confirmed 1,803 new coronavirus deaths on Thursday, marking a record high since the pandemic began last year, as fatalities continue to […]
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the US Department of Defense has announced plans to move ahead with a military trial for three men held at a base at Guantanamo Bay
After an unexplained delay, the US Department of Defense has announced plans to move ahead with a military trial for three men held at a […]
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Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding Thursday on joint exploration and development of hydrocarbon resources
Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan signed a Memorandum of Understanding Thursday on joint exploration and development of hydrocarbon resources of the Dostlug (Friendship) field in the Caspian […]
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The US intends to seek a five-year extension of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
The US intends to seek a five-year extension of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, the last remaining arms control agreement between Washington and Moscow. […]
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Genomic testing on two positive COVID-19 cases among an international military cohort in Darwin shows they are not linked to the mutant UK strain of the virus
Genomic testing on two positive COVID-19 cases among an international military cohort in Darwin shows they are not linked to the mutant UK strain of […]
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Tennis players who test positive for coronavirus in hotel quarantine could be in isolation for days after their fellow competitors are free to leave
Tennis players who test positive for coronavirus in hotel quarantine could be in isolation for days after their fellow competitors are free to leave, […]
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