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Luke Letlow: Newly-elected US lawmaker, 41, dies from Covid
A recently elected US lawmaker has died from Covid-19 - the first member of the US Congress to die from...
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Argentina Legalizes Abortion, a Milestone in a Conservative Region
The Senate vote on Wednesday was a major victory for Latin America’s growing feminist movement, and its ripple effects are...
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Covid-19: Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine approved for use in UK
The coronavirus vaccine designed by scientists at the University of Oxford has been approved for use in the UK. It...
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Leading Saudi women’s rights activist al-Hathloul sentenced
Loujain al-Hathloul sentenced to five years and eight months in prison by a Saudi court. A Saudi terrorism court has...
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Russia’s ultimatum to Navalny: Return immediately or face jail
Russia’s prison service accuses Kremlin critic of violating terms of his suspended prison sentence by staying abroad. Russia’s prison service...
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South Africa crosses one million cases of COVID-19
Government said to be considering new measures to tackle outbreak amid threat of fast-spreading new variant. South Africa has reported...
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Chilean president handed $3,500 fine for mask-less selfie with stranger on beach
Chilean President Sebastian Pinera was slapped with a $3,500 fine on Friday after posing for a selfie on the beach...
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Uganda’s Bobi Wine says his bodyguard was ‘deliberately’ run over and killed
Ugandan presidential opposition candidate Bobi Wine said one of his bodyguards was run over and killed Sunday by a military police truck,...
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Game of Thrones games maker dies ‘after poisoning’
A Chinese tycoon who died on Christmas Day was poisoned, Shanghai police say. Lin Qi, 39, was the chairman and...
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Citizen journalist jailed for 4 years over Wuhan virus reporting
Zhang Zhan is one of a number of people facing trial for exposing the initial chaos of Wuhan’s COVID-19 response....
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