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WUHAN MARKS TWO YEARS SINCE LOCKDOWN, EMERGENCE OF COVID

Wuhan marks two years anniversary of lockdown and has not seen a single COVID-19 case for months. The pandemic measures are among the strictest in the world but many of the 17,000 expatriates who...

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'BAT OUT OF HELL' SINGER MEAT LOAF PASSES AWAY AGED 74

US singer Meat Loaf, famous for his "Bat Out of Hell" rock anthem, has died aged 74, after a career in which he sold more than 100 million albums and appeared in scores of movies.

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POLICE DEPLOY IN RIO TO RETAKE GANG-CONTROLLED FAVELAS

Some 1,200 heavily armed military police launched an operation Wednesday to wrench control of Rio de Janeiro's slums from drug gangs, starting with the notorious Jacarezinho favela where residents ...

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ACTOR GASPARD ULLIEL DIES AT 37 AFTER SKI ACCIDENT

French actor Gaspard Ulliel, who played a young Hannibal Lecter and Yves Saint Laurent, died on Wednesday at the age of 37 following a skiing accident, his family said.

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BORIS JOHNSON FACING INTERNAL PARTY REVOLT, DEFECTIONS

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was on Wednesday fighting to shore up his premiership after a revolt by his own lawmakers who are angry over a series of lockdown parties in Downing Street.

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NEW ZEALAND, U.S SENDS URGENT AID TO TONGA DISASTER ZONE

Two New Zealand navy vessels will arrive in Tonga on Friday carrying critical water supplies for the Pacific island nation reeling from a volcanic eruption and tsunami and largely cut off from the ...

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U.S SAYS RUSSIA COULD ATTACK UKRAINE AT 'SHORT NOTICE'

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to choose the "peaceful path" on Ukraine, as he visited Kyiv in a show of support ahead of crunch talks with...

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DEADLY TRUCK TRAFFICKER SENTENCED TO FIFTEEN YEARS JAIL

A Belgian court sentenced a Vietnamese man to 15 years in prison on Wednesday after convicting him of being the ringleader in the trafficking of 39 migrants found dead in a lorry. Vo Van Hong, 45...

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RESIDENTS ON EDGE AFTER EVICTIONS, HOME DESTRUCTION IN JERUSALEM

Israeli police destroyed the home of a Palestinian family and arrested at least 18 people as they carried out a controversial eviction order in the sensitive east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh ...

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4 days ago

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REMOTE 'ICE HIGHWAY' REOPENS IN BID TO LURE TOURISTS

Plowing is underway for the second year of Minnesota’s Ice Highway, a 37-mile road that runs across a frozen lake and takes motorists to the northernmost point in the continental United States, an ...

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CLAIMS BBC FUNDING FREEZE A 'DIVERSIONARY TACTIC' BY BORIS

Britain said on Monday it would freeze funding for the BBC for two years and begin a debate on whether a universal licence fee should continue in the modern television age, drawing opposition compl...

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FRANCE: OMICRON WAVE 'MIGHT HAVE PEAKED' AS INFECTIONS FALL

On Sunday, the seven-day moving average of new infections in France fell to 294,452, after setting a record high of just over 297,000 on Saturday. That was the first fall time since mid-November, w...

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WINTER STORM LASHES U.S EAST COAST, CANADA

A major winter storm slammed much of the eastern United States with snow, ice and high winds on Sunday, causing widespread travel disruptions and power outages on a holiday weekend.

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6 days ago

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DEATH TOLL IN KAZAKHSTAN RIOTS MAY BE 'MUCH HIGHER'

In Kazakhstan, calm has returned after the bloody repression of peaceful protests on January 5 and 6 which broke into riots. Now that the toll of victims is up to 225 according to the latest offi...

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AUSTRALIA AGREES TO DELAY DEPORTING DJOKOVIC UNTIL COURT HEARING

A new appeal hearing has been set for Sunday after the immigration minister cancelled the tennis champion's visa for the second time, days before the Australian Open.

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9 days ago

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REFUGE FOR ENDANGERED PENGUINS OPENS IN CAPE TOWN

Penguins have lived in South Africa for millions of years but the adorable little birds are in danger. The population of the Cape Penguins has dropped by half in the past two decades because of c...

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9 days ago

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DJOKOVIC FACES DEPORTATION AS AUSTRALIA REVOKES VISA AGAIN

Novak Djokovic faces deportation again after the Australian government revoked his visa for a second time, the latest twist in the ongoing saga over whether the No. 1-ranked tennis player will be a...

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10 days ago

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'STATE SPONSORED TORTURE': SYRIAN OFFICER JAILED FOR LIFE

A German court on Thursday (January 13) jailed a Syrian ex-intelligence officer for life for murder, rape and crimes against humanity, handing down the first ever conviction for state-backed tortur...

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VR TOUR ALLOWS NOTRE-DAME VISIT DURING REPAIRS

A new virtual reality tour allowing to visit Notre-Dame cathedral throughout the ages was launched on Wednesday (January 12), giving the public an alternative way of discovering it while awaiting i...

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10 days ago

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LIFE IN KAZAKHSTAN 'RETURNING TO NORMAL' AFTER PROTESTS

Over 2,000 Russia-led troops began withdrawing from Kazakhstan after being deployed when peaceful protests over an energy price hike turned into unprecedented violence claiming dozens of lives. P...

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10 days ago

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FRANCE LAUNCHES PLAN TO COMBAT ENDOMETRIOSIS

Endometriosis is a condition that affects 1 in 10 women in France and has long been misunderstood or even ignored.

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11 days ago

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DJOKOVIC ADMITS ‘ERRORS’ IN TRAVEL PAPERS, VISA STILL IN DOUBT

Novak Djokovic on Wednesday (January 12) admitted "errors" in his travel papers and in not isolating after a claimed coronavirus infection, as he battled to stay in Australia and fight for a record...

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11 days ago

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BORIS JOHNSON UNDER FIRE FOR HOSTING LOCKDOWN PARTY

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under fire on Tuesday after it emerged his private secretary had invited over 100 people to a "bring your own booze" party in the garden of Downing Street d...

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12 days ago

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CALLS FOR U.S TO CLOSE 'UGLY' GUANTANAMO BAY SITE

Two decades after the first detainees arrived at Guantanamo Bay, a group of UN experts on Monday urged Washington to finally close the site of "unrelenting human rights violations".

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12 days ago

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FRANCE EASES RULES FOR SCHOOLS AS INFECTIONS SOAR

France on Monday announced an easing of COVID-19 rules for schools as record-high case numbers shut down thousands of classes and sparked concern among parents and teachers.

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12 days ago

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TROOPS ON UKRAINE, RUSSIA FRONTLINE 'ON EDGE'

On the frontlines of eastern Ukraine where Kyiv's army has been fighting a prolonged war with pro-Kremlin separatists, Ukrainian soldiers are doubtful that Russia-US talks will bring forward change.

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12 days ago

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KAZAKHSTAN PRESIDENT SAYS COUNTRY 'DEFEATED COUP ATTEMPT'

Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said Monday (January 10) that his country had defeated an "attempted coup d'etat" during historic violence last week. Nearly 8,000 people have been de...

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14 days ago

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KAZAKHSTAN PRESIDENT GIVES 'SHOOT TO KILL' ORDER ON PROTESTERS

Kazakhstan's president on Friday rejected calls for talks with protesters after days of unprecedented unrest, vowing to destroy "armed bandits" and authorising his forces to shoot to kill without w...

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16 days ago

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SIDNEY POITIER, PIONEERING BLACK MOVIE STAR DIES AT 94

Sidney Poitier, Hollywood's first major Black movie star, has died aged 94, the Bahamas government announced Friday.

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16 days ago

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SOUTH AFRICA: CASE NUMBERS FALLING, OMICRON 'PAST ITS PEAK'

South Africa's noticeable drop in new Covid-19 cases in recent days could signal the country's dramatic surge in Omicron cases has passed its peak, medical experts say. FRANCE 24's Nadine Theron re...

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