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Draghi asked to form new Italian coalition government
Read MoreThe former European Central Bank chief is asked by the president to form a new coalition government.The former European Central Bank chief is asked by the president to form a new coalition government.
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No change to clauses or membership if Iran is to return to nuclear deal, says President Rouhani
Read More Iran’s president has warned that Tehran will not return to compliance with the conditions of the nuclear deal unless it is clear that none of its clauses will be changed and no new members will be added to the agreement. Hassan Rouhani reiterated Iran’s willingness to return to the agreement, recognizing how the…
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi remanded in jail until February 15 as police file charges following coup
Read More Police in Myanmar have filed charges against Aung Sang Suu Kyi for having walkie talkies and other banned equipment and she will be detained until February 15. She has been under house arrest since a coup on Monday. A police document says four illegally imported handheld radios were found during a search of…
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‘Historic victory’: France found liable for climate inaction
Read MoreLandmark case saw NGOs accuse French state of failure to take sufficient measures to halt climate change.Landmark case saw NGOs accuse French state of failure to take sufficient measures to halt climate change.
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Women systematically raped and tortured in Uighur ‘re-education’ camps, says report
Read More Former detainees give testimonies detailing experiences of sexual abuse, rape and torture in camps Former detainees give testimonies detailing experiences of sexual abuse, rape and torture in camps
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Seeing Again: Reliving the horrors of Peru’s civil war
Read MoreIndigenous survivors of Peru’s civil war see photos taken during the brutal conflict, stirring memories from the past.Indigenous survivors of Peru’s civil war see photos taken during the brutal conflict, stirring memories from the past.
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United Kingdom Retirement Housing Market Report 2020: Strong Potential for Growth in Retirement Housing as Interest in Addressable Market Increases
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China blocks UN from condemning Myanmar coup
Read More Chinese state media had played the coup down as a ‘cabinet reshuffle’ Chinese state media had played the coup down as a ‘cabinet reshuffle’
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Myanmar’s Coup Gives Biden an Opportunity to Restore U.S. Moral Leadership
Read More My last encounter with Aung San Suu Kyi, my friend of more than 20 years, was a painful one. I was invited to Myanmar in January 2018 as part of an international panel the government set up to advise on the Rohingya crisis. By that point, more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims had been…
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Myanmar’s Coup Gives Biden an Opportunity to Restore U.S. Moral Leadership
Read More My last encounter with Aung San Suu Kyi, my friend of more than 20 years, was a painful one. I was invited to Myanmar in January 2018 as part of an international panel the government set up to advise on the Rohingya crisis. By that point, more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims had been…
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India defends digital tax opposed by Washington & US tech giants
Read More India’s trade secretary has defended the country’s recently introduced digital tax, maintaining that online commerce and other revenues must be taxed in some form. The tax has been objected by US-based tech firms and Washington. Speaking during a news briefing in New Delhi on Wednesday, Indian Trade Secretary Anup Wadhawan stood by the…
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UK Covid live: test and trace chief Dido Harding tells MPs no one could predict new variant would emerge
Read More Latest updates: head of NHS test and trace says system is ‘not the single silver bullet’ for tackling virus Extend furlough or risk mass unemployment, Sunak warned Britain’s Covid unemployed: ‘I’m going to the food bank for handouts’ MPs condemn video seemingly showing Whitty being verbally abused MPs call for ban on care…
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Republicans clash over futures of Marjorie Taylor Greene and Liz Cheney – live updates
Read More House representatives under fire from opposite ends of divided post-Trump party Biden to launch taskforce to reunite families separated at border Trump lawyers claim ‘fight like hell’ speech didn’t incite riot Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 11.24am GMT Joe Biden’s administration has started discussions with the…
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China bans mobile phones in schools to ‘protect students’ eyesight’ and prevent addiction
Read More Teachers told not to set homework through devices Teachers told not to set homework through devices
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Myanmar coup: Detained Aung San Suu Kyi faces charges
Read MoreThe elected civilian leader has not been heard from since she was detained on Monday.The elected civilian leader has not been heard from since she was detained on Monday.
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Firm running asylum-seeker barracks in Kent stands to earn £1bn
Read More Ten-year government contracts to Clearsprings Ready Homes come into focus after complaints over living conditions A company that runs the army barracks at the centre of a row over living conditions faced by asylum seekers stands to earn up to £1bn over 10 years for its government work, delivering multimillion-pound benefits for its…
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New push to rename Donald Trump state park amid complaints
Read More Lawmakers and residents hope name change could spotlight social justice – and encourage donations For years, Sandy Galef has received complaints and questions from many of her constituents over the Donald J Trump state park in suburban New York. And since Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol earlier this year, lawmakers, advocates and…
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They came at night: how a Spanish crew shot an alternative Dracula after Bela Lugosi had gone to bed
Read More Ninety years ago, two groundbreaking horror movies were made: Lugosi’s official chiller and a covert version – which might just be its superior They came under the shadow of darkness – quite literally. Just as Dracula star Bela Lugosi was no doubt being tucked up for the night, director George Melford, cast and…
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Myanmar police file charges against Suu Kyi, says document
Read MorePolice document says search of Suu Kyi’s residence found hand-held radios that were imported illegally.Police document says search of Suu Kyi’s residence found hand-held radios that were imported illegally.
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Myanmar coup: Aung San Suu Kyi charged by army over ‘walkie-talkies and handshakes’
Read More Police say radios found during search of leader’s home Police say radios found during search of leader’s home
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AP News Digest 3:30 a.m.
Read More Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All Times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom ap.org. Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All Times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan…
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University students scuffle with police in Istanbul amid ongoing protests over Erdogan-appointed rector & LGBT rights (VIDEO)
Read More Clashes broke out in Istanbul between police and students demonstrating against the appointment of a new rector at their university and demanding the release of LGBT activists. Footage published by RT’s video agency Ruptly shows students and police shoving each other during a heated confrontation at Bogazici University, in Istanbul. The officers used…
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The Fans Who Make Football: PSS Sleman
Read MorePSS Sleman’s main fan group is amazing to watch as they celebrate football and promote peace in Indonesia.PSS Sleman’s main fan group is amazing to watch as they celebrate football and promote peace in Indonesia.
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Cape cormorants: Caring for South Africa’s chicks abandoned in wild
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Italy looks to “Super Mario” Draghi to end political crisis
Read MoreItaly’s president is expected to ask Mario Draghi, the former European Central Bank chief credited with saving the euro, to try to lead Italy through the coronavirus pandemicItaly’s president is expected to ask Mario Draghi, the former European Central Bank chief credited with saving the euro, to try to lead Italy through the coronavirus…
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US Treasury’s Yellen to meet regulators about GameStop volatility
Read MoreSurge, then crash, in shares of certain US firms has led to calls by some for closer regulatory scrutiny of markets.Surge, then crash, in shares of certain US firms has led to calls by some for closer regulatory scrutiny of markets.
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Sheep-sized dinosaur attracted sexual partners with huge neck frill, new study suggests
Read More Size mattered for an amorous protoceratops Size mattered for an amorous protoceratops
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Decades of progress on extreme poverty now in reverse due to Covid
Read More Analysis: The pandemic, combined with the climate crisis and crippling debt burdens, has led to an ‘unprecedented increase’ in poverty, experts warn Two decades of progress in the reduction of extreme poverty, the elimination of which is one of the sustainable development goals, have been pushed into a sharp reverse by a combination…
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Independence could cost Scotland’s economy £11bn a year, forecast suggests
Read More Economists say impact of leaving UK’s common market would hit two to three times as hard as leaving EU Scotland’s economy would shrink by at least £11bn a year if it became independent, more than doubling the damaging impacts of Brexit, a team of economists has forecast. The report from the London School…
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Academic jailed in Iran pulls off daring escape back to Britain
Read More Exclusive: Kameel Ahmady smuggled himself out through mountainous border after being sentenced to nine years A British Iranian dual national sentenced to nine years and three months in jail in Iran for co-operating with “a hostile state power” has smuggled himself out of Iran, escaping over the country’s treacherous mountainous border, and is…
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People in Myanmar Honk Horns and Bang Pots to Protest Military Coup
Read More (YANGON, Myanmar) — Scores of people in Myanmar’s largest city honked car horns and banged on pots and pans Tuesday in the first known public resistance to the coup led a day earlier by the country’s military. What was initially planned to take place for just a few minutes extended to more than…
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People in Myanmar Honk Horns and Bang Pots to Protest Military Coup
Read More (YANGON, Myanmar) — Scores of people in Myanmar’s largest city honked car horns and banged on pots and pans Tuesday in the first known public resistance to the coup led a day earlier by the country’s military. What was initially planned to take place for just a few minutes extended to more than…
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Wife of new Amazon CEO donated to the presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders
Read More Bernie Sanders, a staunch critic of Amazon, introduced the Stop BEZOS Act to prevent wealthy people from being subsidised Bernie Sanders, a staunch critic of Amazon, introduced the Stop BEZOS Act to prevent wealthy people from being subsidised
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Half of New Delhi residents exposed to COVID, says gov’t survey
Read MoreMore than half of capital’s 20 million people exposed to coronavirus and developed antibodies, serological study shows.More than half of capital’s 20 million people exposed to coronavirus and developed antibodies, serological study shows.
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Myanmar coup: China blocks UN condemnation as protest grows
Read MoreThe fate of political leader Suu Kyi remains unclear as civilian disobedience gathers pace.The fate of political leader Suu Kyi remains unclear as civilian disobedience gathers pace.
