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MORE COUNTRIES BAN FLIGHTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

The discovery of a new coronavirus variant triggered global alarm on Friday as countries rushed to suspend travel from southern Africa and stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic suffered their...

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SOUTH AFRICA VARIANT TRIGGERS GLOBAL ALARM, TRAVEL BANS

Global authorities reacted with alarm on Friday to a new variant detected in South Africa, with the EU and Britain among those tightening border controls as researchers sought to find out if the mu...

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ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER SHOWN AT REBEL FRONTLINE

Footage broadcast on state television purports to show Ethiopian Prime Minister at the frontlines in the war against rebellious Tigrayan forces. Olivia Chan reports.

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EVERGRANDE GIVES UP STADIUM TO EASE DEBTS

The Chinese government has reportedly taken over a stadium owned by Evergrande, while company founder Hui Ka Yan sold 1.2 billion shares on Thursday as part of moves to pay debts. Francis Maguire r...

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WORLD STOCKS DIVE AS VIRUS VARIANT SPOOKS MARKETS

Global shares plunged Friday as reports of a new coronavirus variant spooked investors. Francis Maguire reports.

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MONTHS AFTER IPO, CHINA TELLS DIDI TO DELIST

Just months after it listed in New York, ride hailing firm Didi Global has been asked by Chinese regulators to come up with a plan for coming off the exchange again, according to Reuters sources. J...

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MUTED SIGNS OF BLACK FRIDAY 'RUSH' AS SHOPPERS STAY HOME

Bargain hunters ventured out in the early hours of Black Friday to buy Christmas gifts, finding stores less crowded than in years past. This report produced by Jillian Kitchener.

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CLIMATE ACTIVISTS TARGET AMAZON ON BLACK FRIDAY

Climate activists blocked access to some Amazon depots in Europe on Black Friday, saying the firm was a symbol of overconsumption. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

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NEW COVID VARIANT DETECTED IN SOUTH AFRICA

Britain on Thursday said it was concerned by a newly identified coronavirus variant spreading in South Africa that might make vaccines less effective and imperil efforts to fight the pandemic. Flor...

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DEATH TOLL AT RUSSIAN MINE RISING, SEARCH CREWS AMONG DEAD

A gas leak in a Siberian coal mine killed at least 52 people on Thursday, Russian news agencies said, including six rescuers who were sent down to try to bring out dozens of men in what was one of ...

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AUSTRALIA TO SEND MILITARY TO QUELL SOLOMON ISLANDS UNREST

Australia will deploy more than 100 police and military personnel to aid the Solomon Islands, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, as protesters in the Pacific Island nation defied a cur...

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EU REGULATOR APPROVES VACCINE FOR 5 TO 11 YEAR OLDS

The EU's drug regulator approved the use of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of five and 11 on Thursday, paving the way for them to be given a first shot as Europe s...

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AT LEAST 11 DEAD IN RUSSIAN MINING ACCIDENT

At least 11 miners died in an accident at a coal mine in Russia's Siberia on Thursday and an operation to rescue dozens more people underground was suspended due to the risk of an explosion, local ...

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THAILAND SEES GRADUAL TOURISM RECOVERY

Tourists are gradually returning to Thailand after it eased entry restrictions, but Bangkok's normally bustling Khaosan Road is still nowhere near its usual self. Francis Maguire reports.

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UBER DRIVERS PROTEST AFTER BAN ANNOUNCED

Uber drivers blocked the main street leading from the European institutions to the centre of Brussels on Thursday (November 25) in anger about a court ruling which will see their activities halted ...

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GROWING UNREST IN SOLOMON ISLANDS, PROTESTORS RESIST CURFEW

Solomon Islanders have defied a government-imposed lockdown and protested in the capital for a second day, setting fire to buildings in the city amid an outpouring of disquiet in the Pacific countr...

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SWEDEN'S FIRST FEMALE PM RESIGNS JUST HOURS INTO POST

Sweden's first female prime minister, Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson, resigned on Wednesday after less than 12 hours in the top job after the Green Party quit their two-party coalition, stokin...

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SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES NOW STRETCHES TO ROAD TRANSPORT

Pressure, frustration and even altercations are mounting as U.S. truck drivers are experiencing massive delays due to global supply chain problems. Lisa Bernhard has more.

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JURY CONVICTS THREE MEN OF ARBERY MURDER

Three men were convicted of murder on Wednesday for chasing and shooting Ahmaud Arbery as he ran through their neighbourhood, with a Georgia jury rejecting a self-defense claim in a trial that once...

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NEW ZEALAND 'WON'T OPEN' BORDERS UNTIL APRIL

New Zealand will keep its borders closed to most international travellers for a further five months, the government said on Wednesday, only reopening at the end of April next year. Flora Bradley-Wa...

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CHINA 'INFURIATED' AFTER U.S INVITES TAIWAN TO KEY MEETING

The Biden administration has invited Taiwan to its "Summit for Democracy" next month, according to a list of participants published on Tuesday, a move that infuriated China, which views the democra...

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U.S UNEMPLOYMENT FALLS TO 'LOWEST LEVEL SINCE 1969'

The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to the lowest level since humans first walked on the Moon. The data, from the U.S. Department of Labor, out Wednesday sh...

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GERMANY: COALITION DEAL REACHED, END OF MERKEL TERM

German Social Democrat Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday he had reached a coalition deal to form a new government that will try to modernize Europe's largest economy. It brings the curtain down on th...

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SOUTH KOREA: RELIGIOUS CULT THE SITE OF COVID OUTBREAK

A little-known sect, led by a pastor who pokes eyes to heal, is at the center of a COVID-19 outbreak in South Korea. In the tiny church, in a town of 427 residents in Cheonan city, south of Seoul,...

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TURKEY HEADED 'INTO THE UNKNOWN' AS CURRENCY NOSEDIVES

Turkey's lira currency steadied on Wednesday, but its recent crash and the country's soaring inflation has consumers fearful for the future. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

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SAMSUNG TO SPEND $17 BILLION ON U.S CHIP PLANT

Samsung Electronics says it's chosen a site in Texas for a $17 billion chip plant. Julian Satterthwaite reports.

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INDIA CRYPTO BAN TRIGGERS 'HEAVY SELLING'

Plans by the Indian government for a new bill that would bar most private cryptocurrencies has triggered heavy selling in the country's digital currency markets, as investors look to exit positions...

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APPLE SUES ISRAELI CYBER FIRM OVER IPHONE SPYWARE

Apple said on Tuesday it has filed a lawsuit against Israeli cyber firm NSO Group and its parent company OSY Technologies for alleged surveillance and targeting of U.S. Apple users with its Pegasus...

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'SMASH-AND-GRAB' ROBBERS HIT U.S RETAIL OUTLETS

A Nordstrom department store in a Los Angeles mall on Monday night became the latest target in a string of "smash-and-grab" robberies that have hit luxury retailers in California and Illinois as th...

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WISCONSIN CHRISTMAS PARADE DRIVER FACES COURT, DEATH TOLL RISES TO SIX

The man accused of driving his vehicle into a traditional Christmas parade near Milwaukee made his first court appearance on Tuesday since the weekend rampage and was charged with homicide, as the ...

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