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US hostages released in Yemen ‘prisoner swap’
Two US hostages held by Houthi rebels in Yemen have been released, seemingly as part of a large prisoner exchange....
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Two priests accused in Vatican’s first sexual abuse trial
Two Catholic priests have gone on trial in the Vatican, marking the first time the city state has prosecuted a...
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Coronavirus: France declares state of emergency as night-time lockdown imposed on Paris and eight other cities
The French president says people will not be allowed to go to restaurants or visit friends between 9pm and 6am...
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Coronavirus crisis could tip 90 million into ‘extreme deprivation’, IMF warns
The world's lender of last resort updates its forecasts for the UK economy as it warns the pandemic will exacerbate...
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‘We need to live’: Young Nigerians on why they are protesting
Demonstrations against police brutality have swept Nigeria over the past week, intensifying demands for reform and accountability. For a week...
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Melania reveals teenage son Barron had coronavirus and says her symptoms hit her ‘all at once’
Donald Trump's teenage son Barron tested positive for coronavirus but had no symptoms, according to first lady Melania Trump. In...
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The iPhone 12 mini is a smaller, cheaper version of Apple’s flagship 5G device
Apple just released what it claims is the "smallest, thinnest and lightest 5G phone in the world." With dramatic James...
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Coronavirus: China to test nine million people in just five days after 12 new cases in Qingdao city
A hospital at the centre of a fresh outbreak has been locked down as long queues of people form at...
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Pope meets Cardinal George Pell for first time since return to Rome
Pope Francis met with Cardinal George Pell at the Vatican on Monday in their first meeting since Pell's return to Rome late last...
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Mexico makes $159m payment to secure COVID-19 vaccine
As countries race to secure access to an eventual COVID-19 vaccine, a World Health Organization-backed plan aims to provide them...
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