Sunday, 31 January 2021

Biden news - live: Texas threatens to sue president over climate change plan, as GOP stalls Covid bill push



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Saudi human rights under new spotlight in Biden era

After free reign under President Trump, will the kingdom now be held more to account?

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: What a blind man's death reveals

Asmelash Woldeselassie has given his eyesight, left arm and now his life to a succession of wars in Tigray.

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Three lives, one message: Stop killing Mexico's transgender women

In Mexico, the second most dangerous country to be transgender, trans women fight to be protected.

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Romania's young history fans battle to save imperial spa resort

Volunteers try to breathe new life into a Romanian resort once a playground for European elites.

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Impostor syndrome: 'I feel like I don't deserve my success'

An influencer and a corporate professional from India share their experiences of impostor syndrome.

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Coronavirus


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Melvin Capital, Squeezed by Its Bets Against GameStop, Lost 53 Percent in January


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Effort to Include $15 Minimum Wage in Relief Bill Poses Test for Democrats


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Arkansas' Republican governor praises Biden administration's 'seamless' vaccine distribution



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Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi detained in raid, ruling party says



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Thousands join in Jerusalem funerals, flout pandemic rules



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McConnell adviser says GOP should cut ties with Marjorie Taylor Greene to make her ‘most useless congressperson’



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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi 'detained by military', NLD party says



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Biden more likely to bypass Republicans on Covid stimulus aid after lowball offer



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Don’t post photos of your COVID vaccine card on social media, BBB says. Here’s why



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Copying Roosevelt, Biden Wanted a Fast Start. Now Comes the Hard Part.



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Lincoln Project leaders ‘disgusted and outraged’ after 21 men accused co-founder of sexual harassment



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Proud Boy who led the storming of the Capitol had manuals for homemade guns, bombs, and poisons on his computer, feds say



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Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi 'detained by military', NLD party says

It comes amid tensions between the civilian government and the military, stoking fears of a coup.

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Saba Sahar: 'I survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban'

Afghan film director Saba Sahar is one of the few to survive from a recent wave of targeted killings.

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Life in a Day 2020: Kevin Macdonald says documentary 'reinforces everyone's similarities'

British director Kevin Macdonald's new documentary of personal videos from around the world giving a snapshot on 25 July 2020.

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Have US police departments become too militarised?

President Biden is reportedly looking to restrict local police from receiving surplus military gear.

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Saturday, 30 January 2021

More Republican Congress members linked to extremist groups



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Federal officials pause plan to vaccinate Guantánamo detainees.


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Protesters disrupt motorists from entering Dodger Stadium vaccination site.


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Myanmar election commission rejects military’s fraud claims



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Biden tours vaccination site at Walter Reed



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South Carolina GOP censures Rep. Rice for impeachment vote



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Crews rescue woman during California floods



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Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death



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Sundance Diary, Part 3: Documentaries That Don’t Despair


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Pentagon Halts Plan to Vaccinate the 40 Prisoners at Guantánamo Bay


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Family of four found dead in northeast Oklahoma home



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AOC Owes Ted Cruz an Apology for Saying He Almost Had Her Murdered, Rep. Chip Roy Says



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Marjorie Taylor Greene uses offensive slur in rant referencing Down’s syndrome



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Illinois mother sues governor after son struggling with pandemic dies by suicide



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Coronavirus in Algeria: 'No-one could travel to say goodbye to grandpa'

Algeria's coronavirus restrictions mean that people in the diaspora are unable to properly mourn.

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Covid: The pandemic's young widows and widowers

"The grief creeps up on you," says Pamela who is raising two children alone after losing her husband.

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Japan whale hunting: 'By-catch' rule highlighted after minke death

The death of a whale which got trapped in a net off Japan has once again exposed the hunting divide.

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Joseph Sonnabend, Early Force in Fight Against AIDS, Dies at 88


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Part of Highway 1 in California Falls Into the Ocean


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Longtime DB Cooper suspect dies at 94, leaving mystery of daring hijacker unsolved



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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she had a 'great' call with Trump, claims she has his support



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Lebanon ambulance driver: 'Hospitals can't take our Covid patients'

Lebanon's hospitals are turning away patients as the country buckles under Covid and economic collapse.

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Could a vaccine get rid of malaria for good?

Seventeen-year-old Victoline explores progress to tackle the disease in her home country, Kenya.

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Friday, 29 January 2021

Psychiatrists fear children are being 'coached' into accessing puberty blockers, Court of Appeal hears



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Republican Jewish Coalition Rebukes Rep. Taylor Greene’s ‘Indefensible’ Jewish Space Laser Theory



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Two hunters dead, a 70-year-old missing. What happened in this Tennessee duck blind?



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Taliban's failure to keep Doha deal jeopardises US troop withdrawal, says Pentagon



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Crochet artist turns viral Bernie Sanders image into a doll that sells for $20,000



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Hate crime charges added in gruesome Grindr attack on gay teen



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‘QAnon Shaman’ says he’s willing to testify in impeachment trial



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Archaeologists to excavate ancient beach at Herculaneum, Roman town destroyed by Vesuvius eruption



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Pressed on Nursing-Home Deaths, Cuomo Sticks to the Script That Made Him a Media Darling



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12-year-old, teens accused in beating of Arlington officer ordered to remain in custody



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DeSantis is right: Florida doesn’t need Biden’s vaccine plan. His has been a flaming success | Opinion



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GOP lawmaker demands AOC apologize to Cruz for tweets



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Storm could produce feet of snow along stretch from California to Maine



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Canadian couple who got vaccine meant for Indigenous people may face jail time



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Biden news: President visits Walter Reed hospital, as ex-KGB agent says Russia ‘wooed’ Trump for years



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Major snowstorm to impact Midwest and Northeast



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What does a ton of meth look like? DEA makes ‘staggering’ drug bust in Denton County



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News Analysis: For Gavin Newsom, good and bad news from a recall expert



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Obama speechwriter criticises Biden’s calls for unity: ‘There’s an entire party blocking it’



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Black Lives Matter foundation wins Swedish human rights prize

Organisers of the Olof Palme prize praise the group for promoting "peaceful civil disobedience".

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Covid: Argentina imposes new tax on wealthiest

A one-off tax on Argentina's richest people will pay for medical supplies and help for businesses.

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The exiles: Hong Kong at a crossroads

Pro-democracy protesters face a tough decision over continuing to fight or fleeing to the UK.

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Surfing duck: Pet becomes local celebrity at Australian beach

The duck - called Duck - has become renowned locally for his daily forays into the sea.

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Thursday, 28 January 2021

The G.O.P. Is in a Doom Loop of Bizarro


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Children Need to Be Back in School Tomorrow


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Joe Biden, the Irishman


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Biden Moves to Expand Health Coverage in Pandemic Economy


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Pentagon May Send Troops to Assist With Vaccines, Enlarging Federal Role


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Yankees’ Off-Season Yields a Few Gambles, and One Sure Thing


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Eleanor Torrey West, Preserver of Her Inherited Island, Dies at 108


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California moves to help tenants hit by the pandemic pay their back rent.


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Reeling Texans Set to Hire David Culley as Head Coach


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American Airlines subsidiary grounds fleet for inspections.


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John Kerry: American workers 'fed a false narrative' that shift to clean energy is 'coming at their expense'



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Far-Right 'Proud Boy' leader arrested ahead of Capitol riots revealed to have been police informer



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Republicans disavow Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'disgusting' comments, give her a committee seat



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Analysis: China won't cooperate with Biden until US backs down on South China Sea and human rights



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Pelosi slams Marjorie Taylor Greene's appointment to House Education and Labor Committee: 'What could they be thinking?'



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US says Eritrean forces should leave Tigray immediately



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Green Beret Slain Fighting Attacker in Jordan Receives Posthumous Silver Star



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Romney Dismisses Republican Claim that Impeachment Would Be ‘Divisive’



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Tens of thousands of Republicans are fleeing from GOP in nationwide exodus after deadly Capitol riots



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Daniel Pearl: US 'outraged' after Pakistan's court acquits men accused of murder

The American journalist was abducted and beheaded while working on a story in Pakistan in 2002.

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Climate activists on Biden plans: 'We're celebrating key victories today'

Two young US campaigners react to the Biden administration's proposals on fighting climate change.

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The story behind the inauguration's sign language Pledge of Allegiance

Fire Captain Andrea Hall stole the show - and there is a personal story behind her unique pledge.

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Congresswoman confronts Parkland survivor

Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene confronts David Hogg over his gun control stance.

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Wednesday, 27 January 2021

After the presidency, the Trump hotel in Washington is a limited draw.


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George Springer Chose Toronto Because ‘This Team Is Built to Win’


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Jill Biden spent her first week as First Lady reshaping the role. Melania Trump spent hers isolated in a tower



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Russian authorities target Navalny's associates and wife in series of police raids ahead of protests



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Biden orders end of federally run private prisons



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Proud Boys leader was ‘prolific’ informer for law enforcement, court records say



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Nicola Sturgeon urges Boris Johnson to cancel Scotland visit as journey 'not essential'



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DHS issues bulletin warning of 'heightened threat environment' in the U.S.



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Vaccine shortage disrupts Spanish regions as Madrid suspends first dose campaign



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Biden orders sweeping actions to pause energy drilling and fight climate change



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Biden: 'Can't wait any longer' on climate crisis



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Former teacher extradited from Israel lands in Australia



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Former GOP Congressman Denver Riggleman laments that ‘crazy’ has spread throughout Republican party



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Woman injured by police during Floyd unrest settles lawsuit



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Brexit and COVID have slammed the not-so-United Kingdom. Its survival may be in danger



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Trump supporter found with bombs and machine guns threatened to attack Democrats and Twitter, FBI says



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US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence



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He Was Convicted in a Police Officer's Murder. Trump Gave Him Clemency.



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Russia, US exchange documents to extend nuclear pact



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Covid-19: US regulators issue warning over 'toxic' Mexico hand sanitisers

Dangerous levels of toxic ingredients are found in many alcohol-based sanitisers imported to the US.

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German Lübcke trial: Far-right defendant faces killing verdict

Stephan Ernst admits firing the shot that killed prominent pro-migrant politician Walter Lübcke.

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Biden: 'Time to act' on climate crisis

President Joe Biden signs executive orders on climate change, saying the US has waited too long.

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Kristal and her students are fighting to eradicate ocean plastic

Kristal Ambrose set up the Bahamas Plastic Movement in 2013 in a bid to reduce pollution.

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Tuesday, 26 January 2021

The Marines Could Be the Next Military Service to Get New Grooming Rules



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Georgia lawmaker removed from House chamber after refusing Covid test



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Chuck Schumer tried to unseat Susan Collins, and now it's personal



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Sen. Leahy, Set to Preside Over Impeachment Trial, Taken to Hospital



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Virginia National Guard corporal fired from police department after Capitol riot



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Editorial: Is Gov. Newsom 'following the science' on COVID reopening, or following the politics?



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McConnell Signals Support for Effort to Deem Trump Impeachment Trial ‘Unconstitutional’



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U.K. surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 deaths



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EU urges Navalny's release but no talk of Russia sanctions



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Sean Spicer has application to White House Correspondents’ Association cancelled



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Senate Republicans overwhelmingly back effort to declare Trump impeachment trial illegal



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Woman wanted on 74 charges of child sex abuse extradited to Australia



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Protecting Madam Vice President Kamala Harris, a national treasure, at all costs



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The Trump Plaza near Mar-a-Lago in Florida will be renamed following riots at the US Capitol



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Scientists address myths over large-scale tree planting



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Student debt relief will be "a priority," says education secretary nominee



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QAnon merges with white extremists and spreads new conspiracy Trump will be president again on March 4



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The imposter behind the curtain is gone, but Republicans are still lost in the land of Oz | Opinion



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Coronavirus: AstraZeneca defends EU vaccine rollout plan

The pharmaceutical giant said the late signing of contracts limited time to sort out supply glitches.

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California’s Governor Newsom eases Covid restrictions - why now?

The governor has lifted the state’s stay-at-home order as test positivity rates have steadily fallen.

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The child environmentalist receiving death threats in Colombia

Francisco Vera, 11, was threatened after calling for better access to education during the pandemic.

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How women played a major role in Yemen's Arab Spring

Yemeni lawyer Ishraq al-Maqtari shares her memories of being one of the first women to take to the streets in Taiz city, which later became known as the 'cradle of the revolution'.

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Iraq killings: Who's behind a series of murders?

BBC News Arabic investigates a series of killings and the power of Shia militia groups in Iraq.

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Monday, 25 January 2021

A National Guard soldier is under investigation for making a crude gesture outside Speaker Pelosi’s office.


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Sarah Huckabee Sanders Is Running for Office. Will Other Trump Allies Follow?


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The Senate confirms Janet Yellen as the Treasury secretary.


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They Played the Game: Hall of Fame Poll Lets Players Decide


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Israel’s Early Vaccine Data Offers Hope


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As Trump Seeks to Remain a Political Force, New Targets Emerge


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California Ends Strict Virus Restrictions as New Cases Fall


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Janet Yellen is confirmed as Treasury secretary.


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The first confirmed U.S. case of a variant discovered in Brazil is found in Minnesota.


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US judge blocks release of Tennessee man in Capitol riot



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Israel expands vaccination drive to include 16 to 18-year-olds in bid to save exams



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Biden more bullish on vaccines, open to 1.5M daily shot goal



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Israel targets flights, religious scofflaws, as virus rages



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Putin calls pro-Navalny protesters 'terrorists', rejects claims about Black Sea 'palace'



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Biden replaces White House doctor with longtime physician



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After swimming with tigers, Larsa Pippen is now catching some major heat



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UAE cabinet approves establishment of embassy in Tel Aviv in further sting to Palestinians



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A woman charged in the Capitol insurrection used an 'emergency holiday' at her job as a corrections officer to join Trump's rally that led to the deadly riot



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New Georgia senators carry John Lewis' influence with them



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CDC says severe allergic reactions to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine are 'a rare event'



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Kremlin: US comments on protests support law-breaking



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Sarah Sanders announces bid for Arkansas governor



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Yellen to be first female US Treasury secretary

Janet Yellen confirmed as first female US Treasury secretary in Senate vote

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Sunday, 24 January 2021

After trading field goals, the Bucs have a fourth-quarter drive with under two minutes remaining.


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Cause of a Sleepless Night


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Tom Brady gets picked off on three straight possessions.


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Vaccinations are lagging in South Carolina, a hot spot for the virus.


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Israel stops air travel in and out of the country, in effort to block virus variants from entry.


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The Packers capitalized on Tom Brady’s interception.


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Joe Biden stops motorcade on return from church to buy bagels from trendy bakery



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Growing number of GOP senators oppose impeachment trial



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Russia Arrests Hundreds of Protesters Calling for Kremlin Critic Navalny’s Release



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Sanders says Democrats will push coronavirus relief package through with simple majority



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Chinese fighter jets enter Taiwan air space for second day as tensions rise days into Biden term



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Diplomats contact Canadian held for over 2 years in China



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Some Black Southern Baptists feel shut out by white leaders



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Letter from Africa: The continent no longer needs lectures from the US



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2 in 5 Americans live where COVID-19 strains hospital ICUs



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Israel opens embassy in UAE, expanding new relations



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Angry response to Hawaii Republican Party's defence of QAnon supporters from ridicule and its claims they are motivated by a 'deep love for America'



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For 1st Black Pentagon chief, racism challenge is personal



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Biden to reinstate COVID travel rules, add South Africa



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Why Biden's immigration plan may be risky for Democrats



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Covid-19: Vaccine divides in the Middle East

Israel is vaccinating its population against Covid-19 at a faster rate than anywhere else in the world, while most Palestinians are still waiting.

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Detective Jane Mugo: Meet Kenya's 'spy queen'

BBC Africa Eye looks at the inside story of Detective Jane Mugo, the woman they call Kenya’s "spy queen".

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Egypt's dreams of democracy still alive?

It's been ten years since Egyptians took to the streets to unseat their longest-serving President, Hosni Mubarak.

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Saturday, 23 January 2021

Why Iran’s nuclear facilities are still vulnerable to attack

Putting sites underground does not mean they're beyond the reach of those who want them scuppered.

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Here’s what we know about the lawsuit McGregor faces in Ireland.


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Judge: Kenosha shooter can't associate with supremacists



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Afghan war: Biden administration to review Trump's Taliban deal



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Maduro sent letter to Iran's leader accrediting US fugitive



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AOC offers National Guard her office to sleep in after they were sent to garage following riots



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What next for Trump - and Trumpism?



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Thousands of Hong Kongers locked down to contain coronavirus



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Protests erupt in Russia after arrest of opposition leader Alexey Navalny



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‘We’re a National Guard family’: Jill Biden visits Capitol troops with cookies after some were forced to stay in garage



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House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy backs away from blaming Trump for Capitol insurrection



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German virus death toll tops 50,000 even as infections sink



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Former police officer who climbed over fences to get into Capitol during riot claims he was there to see art



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Bishops Go to War Over Biden as Second Catholic President Splits the Church



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Former Estonian president compares Trump Jr to ‘exceptionally small-brained fish’



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China law empowers coast guard to use force amid disputes



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Covaxin and Covishield: What we know about India's Covid vaccines



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Texas sues Biden administration claiming halt in deportations is ‘unlawful’



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McConnell blamed Trump for inciting the Capitol riot, but the senator - and everyone else who refused to acknowledge Biden's win - was complicit too



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‘The stupidity is extraordinary’: Morning Joe host slams GOP lawmakers for taking guns to Congress



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‘Someone Needs to Take a Stand Like That.’ The Creator of Kamala Harris’ Inauguration Night Dress on Supporting Black Designers



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Lincoln Project co-founder says committee will go after Cruz now Trump has left office



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Vissarion: Is this Russian cult leader a fraud?

A mysterious Russian cult leader is accused of embezzling followers' funds and abusing them.

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Friday, 22 January 2021

There Are Hall of Famers, and Then There’s Hank Aaron


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Capturing the Quiet Inauguration


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How the U.S. Could Double Vaccination Pace With Existing Supply


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Biden's foreign policy challenges, from Iran's nuclear program to Russian hacking



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UN agency: Libyan navy intercepts over 80 EU-bound migrants



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Newly installed senior counterintelligence official names China as top long-term threat



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Iran, pressured by blackouts and pollution, targets Bitcoin



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Christine Dacera: Police chief's removal ordered over 'botched' rape probe



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Jill Biden thanks Guard members with chocolate chip cookies



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Trump spends first night as a private citizen 'looking for lawyers for his impeachment trial'



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US Capitol Police investigating whether Republican congressman attempted to take gun into House vote



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Strong earthquake shakes southern Philippines; no tsunami



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The Catholic hierarchy fractured over the inauguration of America's 2nd Catholic president



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‘The stupidity is extraordinary’: Morning Joe host slams GOP lawmakers for taking guns to Congress



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Maduro sent letter to Iran's leader accrediting US fugitive



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Wuhan lockdown: A year of China's fight against the Covid pandemic



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Syrian state media: Israeli warplanes strike Syria, kill 4



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Outging US ambassador says world must end Taiwan's exclusion



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Tens of thousands protest against Nepal's prime minister



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Venezuela power struggle impedes delivery of COVID vaccine



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Biden's next executive order will let people stay on unemployment if they quit an unsafe job



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German virus death toll tops 50,000 even as infections sink



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Kamala Harris: What the vice-president did on her first day



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Thursday, 21 January 2021

For Prosecutors, Trump’s Clemency Decisions Were a ‘Kick in the Teeth’


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Ovechkin and Three Other Capitals Out After Health and Safety Violation


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Robert Saleh Outlines Plans for the Jets, With No Specifics About Quarterback


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F.D.A. Approves Monthly Shots to Treat H.I.V.


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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today


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The Corrupt, the Clueless and Joe Biden


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The Case for Biden Optimism


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The Morning Images


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Congress Grants Waiver to Austin to Serve as Defense Secretary


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Biden’s Inauguration Scores Bigger TV Ratings Than Trump’s


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Ethics report into Matt Gaetz expected to be released

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