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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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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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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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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National Cabinet has all but dashed the hopes of lifting international arrival caps for Australians struggling to return home for almost another month
National Cabinet has all but dashed the hopes of lifting international arrival caps for Australians struggling to return home for almost another month. Key points: […]
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More Victorians stranded interstate will be free to return home after Premier Daniel Andrews announced all but one municipality in Sydney would be reclassified
More Victorians stranded interstate will be free to return home after Premier Daniel Andrews announced all but one municipality in Sydney would be reclassified. Key […]
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Police are reviewing the deaths of two Perth aged care residents as part of an investigation into allegations of abuse at the home
Police are reviewing the deaths of two Perth aged care residents as part of an investigation into allegations of abuse at the home. Key points: […]
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An electrician says he grew so sick of waiting for elective surgery at Canberra Hospital that he took matters into his own hands
An electrician says he grew so sick of waiting for elective surgery at Canberra Hospital that he took matters into his own hands, using a […]
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Google insists it will stop making its search engine available in Australia if the Federal Government proceeds with its planned digital media code
Google insists it will stop making its search engine available in Australia if the Federal Government proceeds with its planned digital media code. Key points: […]
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Mining company Vale SA has failed to reach a legal settlement with the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais regarding a deadly dam disaster
Mining company Vale SA has failed to reach a legal settlement with the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais regarding a deadly dam disaster. Key points: […]
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The Turkish Red Crescent on Thursday distributed food aid to 500 families in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province
The Turkish Red Crescent on Thursday distributed food aid to 500 families in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province, it said in a statement. In a distribution […]
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A traditional music group in Albania has composed a song for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to show appreciation for his contributions to the country
A traditional music group in Albania has composed a song for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to show appreciation for his contributions to the country. […]
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