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Biden inauguration: All 50 US states on alert for armed protests
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Johan 'N0tail' Sundstein: Inside the world's richest esports player's mansion
Johan "N0tail" Sundstein has earned more than $7.4m (£5.4m) in prize money t…
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Armie Hammer: Actor pulls out of film over 'vicious' online abuse
Armie Hammer dismisses supposedly leaked messages and says he can now not be apart fro…
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Italy political crisis erupts over EU Covid spending
Prime Minister Conte's government is torpedoed by ex-PM Renzi pulling ministers fr…
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Trump impeachment: President faces Senate trial after historic second charge
The US president could be barred from holding public office again after his second imp…
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Australia to kill US pigeon that crossed Pacific
Officials say the bird, which is thought to have travelled on a cargo ship, is a biose…
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US pet food recalled after 70 dogs die and others fall sick
Tests on the pet food have shown potentially unsafe levels of aflatoxins, a by-product…
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Amazon faces legal challenge over Prime cancellation policy
Consumer watchdogs say the manipulative "dark pattern" design makes it hard …
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Covid: WHO team probing origin of virus arrives in China
The scientists investigating the origins of the coronavirus have landed in the city of…
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Doctor’s Death After Covid Vaccine Is Being Investigated
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Bullets sent to Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou
Under house arrest in Canada on bank fraud charges, Ms Meng has reportedly received de…
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Twitter boss: Trump ban is 'right' but 'dangerous'
Jack Dorsey acknowledges that banning the president undermines the ideals of an open i…
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Indonesia: Archaeologists find world's oldest animal cave painting
The life-sized picture of a wild pig found in a remote cave is thought to be 45,000 ye…
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Flint water crisis: Michigan charges ex-governor Rick Snyder
It follows a new investigation into the deadly contamination of water in the Michigan …
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New York City is latest to cut Trump business ties
The Trump Organization has contracts with the city to run skating rinks, a carousel an…
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How did the pilot survive this plane crash?
Surveillance footage shows the moment a plane fell out of the sky in Oyster Bay, New Y…
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Capitol riots: Did Trump's words at rally incite violence?
Donald Trump stands accused of inciting violence that left five people dead. So what d…
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Moment Trump impeached for second time
The US House of Representatives has voted with a trial due to begin in the Senate in t…
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Trump impeachment: Republicans defend - and some attack - president
Ten Republicans voted to impeach the president this time - but most in the party came …
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Trump: 'Violence and vandalism have no place in our country'
US President Donald Trump called on his supporters to make their voices heard peaceful…
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Trump impeachment: What happens to impeached presidents?
Johnson, Nixon and Clinton: Mr Trump follows three US presidents who have already face…
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Uganda elections 2021: Yoweri Museveni faces Bobi Wine in presidential contest
Veteran Yoweri Museveni stands against singer-turned-politician Bobi Wine in a hotly c…
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Rap against Dictatorship: The rappers taking on Thailand's leaders
Thai group Rap Against Dictatorship is known for its outspoken comments against the mi…
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Has coronavirus made us more ethical consumers?
Studies show shoppers on both sides of the Atlantic are more ethically and environment…
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How much can Joe Biden get done on the US economy?
The new US president may have more scope to make change than initially thought. from…
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Syria war: Suspected Israeli strikes on Iran-linked targets 'kill dozens'
Israeli aircraft reportedly attacked a series of Iran-linked targets in eastern Syria …
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Investigation after 'Nazi monkey' appears in Russian circus
Images appear to show a monkey wearing a Nazi uniform performing at a state circus las…
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Bruce Willis admits 'error of judgement' over face mask
The Die Hard actor was reportedly asked to leave an LA store for refusing to wear a fa…
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Russia Navalny: Poisoned opposition leader says he will fly home
Alexei Navalny says he will fly back on 17 January, months after he was sent to German…
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Australia: Spectacular ‘tree of life’ found in lake
An amateur photographer’s aerial photos are gaining attention for this little known &q…
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Wonder Woman 1984: Actress Lilly Aspell reveals how a chance encounter led her to the role
Lilly Aspell got the Wonder Woman 1984 part despite never acting before and does all h…
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YouTube suspends Donald Trump's channel
The Google-owned service said the president had broken its rules over the incitement o…
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Lisa Montgomery: US executes only woman on federal death row
Lisa Montgomery, who killed a pregnant woman and took her baby, died by lethal injecti…
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Shincheonji: Korean sect leader found not guilty of breaking virus law
Lee Man-hee was however found guilty of embezzlement and handed a suspended jail term.…
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The Future of the Coronavirus? An Annoying Childhood Infection
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Sinovac: Brazil results show Chinese vaccine 50.4% effective
Latest results show Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccine is less effective in Brazil than pr…
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