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Thousands protest in Amsterdam against Dutch coronavirus lockdown
Riot police use water cannon to try to disperse the gathering
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Meet the Bidens: America's new 'first family'
Here is a look at the members of America's new "first family"
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New coronavirus variant hits posh Swiss resort of St Moritz
Hotel authorities quarantine two hotels and close ski schools
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Escaping Coronavirus Lockdowns, Tourists Flock To Dubai
With a negative PCR test in their home countries--tourists can freely enter Dubai
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UK is vaccinating 140 people per minute on average, minister says
Latest figures show the UK has vaccinated 3,857,266 people with a first dose and 449,736 with a second
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Handwritten note seeds hope for trapped China gold miners
Twenty-two workers became trapped more than 600 metres from the mine's entrance after a blast eight days ago
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India reports 447 cases of vaccine side effects
Expert says authorities should have waited for efficacy data for locally produced vaccine
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'It was a non-event': Pro-Trump protests quiet amid massive police presence across US
The image of Washington as a fortress has unsettled U.S. pride over the traditionally peaceful transfer of power
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French ex-PM Balladur on trial over 'Karachi affair' kickbacks
The claims came to light during an investigation into a 2002 bombing in Karachi
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Saudi appeals court reduces sentence of US-Saudi physician
Physician Walid al-Fitaihi detained in 2017 under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s anti-corruption campaign
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Russian police detain Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on arrival in Moscow
Navalny was flown to Berlin in August for emergency medical treatment after being poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent
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Iran's Zarif tells France: Avoid 'absurd nonsense' about Tehran's nuclear work
France earlier claimed that Tehran was in the process of building up its nuclear weapons
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Turkish messaging app booms in Bangladesh
Bangladeshis turn to BiP amid privacy concerns on Facebook-owned WhatsApp
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Side effects from Covid vaccine reported in India
4,319 people administered vaccines in Indian capital
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India's Covid-19 vaccination drive hits bump due to app glitch
India was aiming to vaccinate more than 300,000 people on day one, but only 191,181 people were inoculated on Saturday
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Gunmen assassinate two Afghan women judges in Kabul ambush
A new trend of targeted killings aimed at high-profile figures sows fear in the restive city
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Pakistan felicitates Nepalese climbers on first winter K2 ascent
Foreign Office spokesperson wished the climbers a safe return from the peak
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India hails 'life saving' Covid-19 vaccine rollout amid concerns over homegrown vaccine
Authorities have given emergency-use approval for two vaccines - Oxford-AstraZeneca and the homegrown "Covaxin"
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US state capitals, Washington on alert for possible pro-Trump armed protests
Ten days after rioters breached the US Capitol in a deadly attack that stunned the world
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Biden plans 'roughly a dozen' Day One executive actions: aide
From pushing policy changes on housing, student loans, climate change and immigration
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Reeling again from COVID-19, Amazonas gets respirators, oxygen from Brazil Air Force and Venezuela
The Air Force said it had evacuated 12 patients from hospitals in the state capital Manaus
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Quake death toll at 73 as Indonesia struggles with string of disasters
More than 820 people were injured and over 27,800 left their homes after the 6.2 magnitude quake
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In Tokyo's lockdown, some drink on even after authorities call time
Japanese authorities legally can only urge people to stay at home and businesses to close
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In wheelchair, paraplegic Lai Chi-wai climbs up skyscraper in Hong Kong
The event raised HK$5.2 million ($670,639) in donations
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An evolving avian world amid a concrete jungle
Karachi's bird conservationists, wildlife photographers observe significant rise in owl population
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'They just want someone to listen,’ the Japanese man you can ‘rent to do nothing’
Shoji Morimoto has amassed over 270,000 Twitter followers, even inspired a television drama
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Berlin hands transcripts to Moscow for probe into Navalny poisoning
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny accuses Putin of ordering his poisoning with the deadly nerve agent Novichok
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Expo organisers prepare to hold Dubai event delayed by coronavirus
Expo 2020 Dubai expected to attract 11 million foreign visitors, more than the population of United Arab Emirates
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'Go for it,' says first person vaccinated in India's massive Covid-19 campaign
Manish Kumar receives his shot at Delhi’s All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, one of 3,006 vaccination centres
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UN set to resume talks on Security Council reforms
General Assembly president appoints two co-chairs for inter-governmental negotiations from 25th
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Indian anchor quits NDTV job for Harvard role only to find out it was fake
Scammers tricked Nidhi Razdan into quitting her job at NDTV in 2020
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Major European powers rebuke Iran over uranium metal plans
The three powers say that Iran’s production of uranium metal has potentially serious military implications
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Japan's suicides jump 16% in Covid-19 second wave after fall in first wave: study
Early decline in suicides was affected by such factors as state subsidies, reduced working hours and school closure
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Saudi Arabia to reopen Qatar embassy in coming days: FM
Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan says full diplomatic relations with Qatar will resume
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Covid-19: Twelve key milestones
From the first cases in central China to vaccinations being rolled out a year later
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From macaques to crabs, wildlife faces threat from face masks
Green groups alarmed after more than 1.5 billion masks made their way into the world's oceans last year
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Emirates stops flights to major Australian cities
With the country further restricting international arrivals over fears of new virus strains
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US health secretary Azar resigns, cites Capitol attack: CNN
Federal prosecutors say rioters intended “to capture and assassinate elected officials”
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Global death toll nears 2 million as WHO battles new virus strains
Many countries double down on virus restrictions, with vaccination drives still in their infancy
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Kashmiris hail Turkey's stance on solving dispute
Leaders laud top Turkish diplomat's remarks on peaceful settlement of Kashmir dispute in line with UN resolutions
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Trump to leave town early Wednesday before Biden inauguration
He is expected to be out of town well before Biden is sworn in on the steps of the Capitol building at exactly noon
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India's Modi kicks off vaccination campaign, among world's largest
Modi will not immediately take the vaccine himself
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India's friction with US rises over planned purchase of Russian S-400 defence systems
US was aware of reports of India’s planned purchase of the S-400s, but noted there had been no deliveries yet
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US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran in final days of Trump presidency
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington had sanctioned seven companies
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China reports 130 new Covid-19 cases, state media warns against 'crying wolf'
The health commission also reported that 79 new asymptomatic patients, which it does not classify as confirmed cases
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Indonesia quake kills at least 42, injures hundreds
The quake and aftershocks damaged more than 300 homes and two hotels
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Broadsheet CEO claims Pakistan govt knows who transferred $1bn to UK
Islamabad not showing any interest in tracing UK bank account having $1bn, says Moussavi
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FM terms UK debate on IIOJK diplomatic win for Pakistan
Qureshi says PDM holding rallies to prevent frustration among its workers
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Health community 'shocked and baffled' as India grants approval to homegrown vaccine
Indian authorities gave 'emergency approval' to Covaxin without releasing supporting data
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North Korea shows off new submarine-launched missiles after rare party congress
Capping more than a week of political meetings with a show of military might