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Read More Cheney, the third ranking member of the House Republican leadership, was censured in a vote Saturday by her state’s Republican party Liz Cheney, the third-highest-ranking Republican leader in the House, was censured by the Wyoming Republican Party on Saturday for voting to impeach Donald Trump for his role in the January 6 riot…

Read MoreNathalie Becquart will have voting rights in the body that advises the Pope on controversial topics.Nathalie Becquart will have voting rights in the body that advises the Pope on controversial topics.

Read MoreHealth officials are on edge as the coronavirus clashes with a Sunday sports event that typically brings millions of people together: the NFL Super BowlHealth officials are on edge as the coronavirus clashes with a Sunday sports event that typically brings millions of people together: the NFL Super Bowl

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Read MoreA rights group says the men are in “mortal danger” in Chechnya, where gay people face persecution.A rights group says the men are in “mortal danger” in Chechnya, where gay people face persecution.

Read MorePresident Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of pandemic and slow vaccine distribution has led to protests and investigation.President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of pandemic and slow vaccine distribution has led to protests and investigation.

Read More Social media stars, already under fire for trips to Dubai in lockdown, are now involved in a row over Instagram posts Makeup artist Sasha Louise Pallari started her hashtag #filterdrop in summer 2020. A social media campaign to discourage influencers promoting beauty products by using filters to exaggerate their effect, it paid off…

Read More Hauliers say Cabinet Office minister ignored warnings, amid fears that worse is to come with introduction of import checks in July The volume of exports going through British ports to the EU fell by a staggering 68% last month compared with January last year, mostly as a result of problems caused by Brexit,…

Read More Leonid Volkov tells Oliver Carroll in Moscow that the Russian leadership will only start listening when its cash is under threat Leonid Volkov tells Oliver Carroll in Moscow that the Russian leadership will only start listening when its cash is under threat

Read MoreGov’t minister says unilateral move by Ethiopia in July would ‘threaten lives of half the population in central Sudan’.Gov’t minister says unilateral move by Ethiopia in July would ‘threaten lives of half the population in central Sudan’.

Read MoreOfficials and rights groups welcome ‘landmark’ ICC ruling that it has jurisdiction in the Palestinian territories.Officials and rights groups welcome ‘landmark’ ICC ruling that it has jurisdiction in the Palestinian territories.

Read MoreHundreds protest in southern Chile and government holds emergency meeting after performer fatally shot by police.Hundreds protest in southern Chile and government holds emergency meeting after performer fatally shot by police.

Read MoreA village in Central Java was submerged by crimson water after flooding hit a batik factory.A village in Central Java was submerged by crimson water after flooding hit a batik factory.

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Read MoreEnvironmental issues have been largely ignored in lead-up to Sunday’s vote, raising concern from rainforest advocates.Environmental issues have been largely ignored in lead-up to Sunday’s vote, raising concern from rainforest advocates.

Read MoreMoussa Faki Mahamat wins support from 51 of 55 member states in secret ballot to win second term as AU executive leader.Moussa Faki Mahamat wins support from 51 of 55 member states in secret ballot to win second term as AU executive leader.

Read MoreThe celestial objects range in price from $250 to an estimated $350,000.The celestial objects range in price from $250 to an estimated $350,000.

Read MoreCBS and NBC trading Super Bowls is one of the rare times it might end up benefitting both networksCBS and NBC trading Super Bowls is one of the rare times it might end up benefitting both networks

Read More Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected leaders, the country’s military is moving to strangle free speech by shutting down access to social media sites. (Image credit: Getty Images/Getty Images) Days after a coup and the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected…

Read MoreThe sky in parts of southern Europe turns an eerie orange as wind brings sand from the Sahara desert.The sky in parts of southern Europe turns an eerie orange as wind brings sand from the Sahara desert.

Read More Podcast will be produced with Young America’s Foundation, group that has stoked ‘free speech’ controversies at US college campuses Former vice-president Mike Pence will launch a “video podcast” with a conservative group known for bringing inflammatory anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim speakers to college campuses, as part of his effort to “share the good news…

Read More While CBD has been approved for over-the-counter sale, there are regulatory hurdles to clear before it actually appears in pharmacies “You can have as much whiskey as you like, but there’s no whiskey available,” says Prof Iain McGregor, psychopharmacologist and academic director of the Lambert Initiative for Cannabinoid Therapeutics, when asked to describe…

Read MoreThousands of people spilled into the streets of Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city, on Saturday to protest after Myanmar’s military has declared it would stay in power for at least a year. The protests come as Myanmar’s new military leaders shut down internet access and restricted the use of various social media platforms. Roxana Saberi…

Read MoreJanuary was the deadliest month of the pandemic for the US, but cases are down and vaccinations are up.January was the deadliest month of the pandemic for the US, but cases are down and vaccinations are up.

Read More The New York-based writer talks about her peripatetic childhood, the pain of losing her parents – and finding love at a jazz jam session Nadia Owusu, 39, was born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and raised in Italy, Ethiopia, England, Ghana and Uganda, and lives in New York. She moved there aged 18…

Read MoreUS president will need to define ‘unity’ in a deeply polarised nation to move beyond empty rhetoric, analysts say.US president will need to define ‘unity’ in a deeply polarised nation to move beyond empty rhetoric, analysts say.

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Read More Opposition says ‘a proper defence strategy’ is required after ‘a decade of decline’ Labour has called for the government to devise “a proper defence strategy” and criticised “a decade of decline” after a leaked Ministry of Defence report said the army is running low on battle-ready soldiers. The Daily Mail reported the Ministry…

Read More Protesters use tractors, lorries and boulders to create blockades and press for repeal of legislation Thousands of farmers blockaded main roads across India for several hours on Saturday to press their demand for the repeal of new agricultural laws that have led to months of major protests. The protesters used tractors, lorries and…

Read More Photographs from France showed orange skies above layers of snow as the sandy wind from the Sahara, known as sirocco, made its way across Europe weeks earlier than expected. While pictures of the surreal scenes flooded social media on Saturday, the French are actually quite used to the annual phenomenon: the sandy wind…

Read MoreAl Jazeera Arabic reporter Mahmoud Hussein freed after spending more than four years in detention.Al Jazeera Arabic reporter Mahmoud Hussein freed after spending more than four years in detention.

Read More The head of Pekalongan disaster relief, Dimas Arga Yudha, confirmed that the photos being circulated were real. The head of Pekalongan disaster relief, Dimas Arga Yudha, confirmed that the photos being circulated were real.

Read More As a teenager, true love seemed like an impossible dream, but I was determined to marry for love and not obligation This year, my husband Richard and I will have been married for 10 years. It may not sound all that long, but it feels quietly significant to me, this decade of us,…

Read MoreA French couple are jailed after the cause of a toddler’s death is given away in an emergency call.A French couple are jailed after the cause of a toddler’s death is given away in an emergency call.

Read More ‘Significant snowfall’ expected on Sunday, with warnings across eastern parts of UK until Wednesday Bouts of “significant disruptive snowfall” are expected to hit the south-east of England, with Storm Darcy also due to bring gale-force winds to parts of the country, forecasters said. Easterly winds from Ukraine and the Black Sea area will…