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Firework-loving Berliners bring in new year with a bang, then panic and sirens
Read More Emergency services kept busy as people respond to public fireworks ban by letting them off at home instead See all our coronavirus coverage Banned from setting off fireworks in much of their city, some Berliners instead tried to launch them from their homes on New Year’s Eve, leading to dozens of fires across…
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North Korea’s Kim marks New Year with visit to family tomb
Read MoreThe North Korean leader also thanked the people for their support in a letter shared by state media.The North Korean leader also thanked the people for their support in a letter shared by state media.
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Australia coronavirus news live: low-key new year celebrations as border closures cause chaos
Read More Sydney Covid clusters found to be linked, Victoria prepares to close border with NSW at midnight, and Sydney festival cancels events Latest Covid hotspots in NSW and Victoria Victoria closes border to NSW Follow our global coronavirus live blog 2.12am GMT Hi everyone, Luke Henriques-Gomes here. Thanks to Elias for his work this…
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Britain Ends Its Long Brexit Journey With an Economic Break From the E.U.
Read More LONDON — Britain’s long and sometimes acrimonious divorce from the European Union ended Thursday with an economic split that leaves the EU smaller and the U.K. freer but more isolated in a turbulent world. Britain left the European bloc’s vast single market for people, goods and services at 11 p.m. London time, midnight…
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Britain Ends Its Long Brexit Journey With an Economic Break From the E.U.
Read More LONDON — Britain’s long and sometimes acrimonious divorce from the European Union ended Thursday with an economic split that leaves the EU smaller and the U.K. freer but more isolated in a turbulent world. Britain left the European bloc’s vast single market for people, goods and services at 11 p.m. London time, midnight…
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California’s Hospitals Are at the ‘Brink of Catastrophe’ as the State Passes 25,000 Dead
Read More LOS ANGELES — California surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic, reporting the grim milestone Thursday as an ongoing surge swamps hospitals and pushes nurses and doctors to the breaking point as they brace for another likely increase after the holidays. “We’re exhausted and it’s the calm before the storm,”…
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Britain finalizes economic split with EU after Brexit journey
Read MoreThe split leaves the EU smaller and the U.K. freer but more isolated in a turbulent world.The split leaves the EU smaller and the U.K. freer but more isolated in a turbulent world.
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North Korea’s Kim thanks people in rare New Year’s cards
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Australia’s road toll falls only slightly despite coronavirus lockdowns
Read More Toll fell in Victoria and NSW, the states hardest hit by coronavirus Almost 1,100 people were killed on Australia’s roads in 2020. The preliminary figure is only slightly less than the previous year, despite much of the country being in Covid-19 lockdown for consecutive months of 2020. Continue reading…Toll fell in Victoria and…
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