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Navalny, WHO and Thunberg among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
The 2021 laureate is scheduled to be announced in October
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Covid-19: January deadliest month for UK
Death toll averages more than 1,000 a day
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India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create official digital currency
Although it seeks to allows certain exceptions to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency and its uses
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Trump parts ways with impeachment lawyers: sources
Leaving Trump’s defense team in turmoil as he prepares for a trial starting on Feb 9
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UK opens special visa route for Hong Kong residents to become citizens
Hong Kong residents can apply for a new visa offering them an opportunity to become British citizens, from Sunday
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China temporarily bars entry of foreigners travelling from Canada
Despite holding valid Chinese residence permits for work says Chinese consulate in Toronto
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Modi slams protesting farmers for ‘insulting’ Indian flag
India will push on with sweeping agriculture reforms despite last week's deadly riot in the capital, says PM
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UK set to formally apply for trans-Pacific trade bloc membership
Britain has made its desire clear to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
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UK says it expects no vaccine interruption from EU; Brussels admits Irish 'blunder'
EU officials confessed to a “blunder” in invoking Brexit emergency powers during showdown with Britain
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India cuts Internet near Delhi as hundreds of farmers begin hunger strike
Tens of thousands of farmers have been camped at protest sites on the outskirts of New Delhi for more than two months
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Turkish charity dispatches aid to Rohingya refugees
Humanitarian aid provided to nearly 45,000 refugees who fled genocide in Myanmar
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WHO team to visit Wuhan market, where first Covid-19 infections seen
WHO team is expected to visit Huanan market later today, which has been restricted to public access since last year
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Pakistan’s relation with US at a crossroads
Islamabad’s political ties with Washington may have soured – but security cooperation will continue
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Bomb blast kills at least five people in northern Syrian town of Afrin
Turkish defence ministry says the bomb attack took place in an industrial site, wounding 22 people
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Israeli embassy in Delhi on high alert before bomb blast: ambassador
Investigators found an envelope with a letter addressed to Israeli ambassador, describing explosion as a 'trailer'
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Long Man of Wilmington gets face mask makeover
The giant chalked figure is protected by law as a Scheduled Ancient Monument for its historical significance
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Fresh data show toll South African virus variant takes on vaccine efficacy
Mutants have a diminishing effect on the efficacy of the vaccines, confirms Dr Anthony Fauci
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Iran imposes mandatory quarantine for travellers from Europe
Travellers from other regions & countries will have to have tested negative before arrival in the country
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Saudi firms sue former spymaster now in Canada, allege $3b fraud
Aljabri exiled in Canada was a top aide to Prince Nayef, who was deposed as heir to throne by MBS in 2017
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Despite new Biden administration, US-China friction could remain high
Joe Biden approach will be more calculating than knee-jerk, say experts, but that is no guarantee of reduced tensions
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Mexico to import AstraZeneca vaccine from India, president says
Mexico also expects about 1.5 million doses from Pfizer after global delivery delays by the US company
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UAE announces citizenship for investors, skilled professionals under new law
The new law also includes the option to hold dual citizenship
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WHO team, on tightly controlled China mission, visits hospital
Team visits hospital where doctors treated early coronavirus patients
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Latest Syria talks’ round ‘a disappointment': UN envoy
Geir Pedersen told journalists after the week-long talks ended, leaving the schedule of a new round uncertain
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US first lady to help reunite migrant kids with parents
Authorities identified more than 2,700 children who needed to be reunited with their parents
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Spain's hospitals under pressure as daily Covid-19 death toll rises
About 44% of all intensive care beds are occupied by Covid-19 patients
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Thousands march in Poland against abortion curbs
Defying restrictions, people gather in central Warsaw, chanting “freedom, equality, abortion on demand”
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Lebanese leaders condemn violence after Tripoli unrest
In Tripoli, protesters angry over a strict lockdown clashed with security forces on Friday night
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Protesting Indian farmers begin hunger strike after week of clashes
Indian farmers began a one-day hunger strike after weeks of clashes with authorities
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Bangladesh sends more Rohingya refugees to remote island despite criticism
The Island which emerged from sea two decades ago, now holds at least 6,700 Rohingya refugees
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Pakistan seeks ‘comprehensive partnership’ with US
FM Qureshi, Secretary of State Tony Blinkin hold first phone discussion
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Saudi Arabia postpones end of travel and port restrictions to May 17
Health minister says deliveries of Covid-19 vaccines are being delayed
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Blast outside Israeli embassy in New Delhi, say police
Israel treating blast near as 'terrorist incident', says an Israeli official on condition of anonymity
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Iran says it will not reverse nuclear steps before US sanctions are lifted
If United States fulfils its obligations, we will fulfil our obligations in full, says FM Javad Zarif
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Apartment building near Vienna partially collapses after apparent explosion
Police says no immediate information on injuries or how many people inside
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US and China may meet at Singapore's 'Davos', WEF says
US-China relationship should become a key strategic priority for Biden says Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong
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Boeing gets green light to offer India advanced F-15 fighters
Lockheed Martin is also pitching its F-21 fighter to the Indian air force
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WHO-led team in Wuhan probing Covid-19 origins meet Chinese scientists
The WHO-led team plans to visit labs, markets, and hospitals in Wuhan
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UN chief urges India, Pakistan to come together to resolve Kashmir dispute
Antonio Guterres says his offices always available; warns there is no military solution to the decades-old dispute
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Bangladesh sends more Rohingya refugees to remote, flood-prone island
The newest addition to the roughly 3,500 Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar
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Fire at Covid-19 hospital in Romania kills four
An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing
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China exported more than 220 billion masks in 2020: government
Mask shipments alone were worth 340 billion yuan ($52.6 billion)
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Former Obama aide Malley named Biden's top envoy on Iran: Official
He will deal with one of the most politically divisive foreign policy challenges facing the new administration
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Indian farm protesters reinforce after standoff with police
Authorities try to clear a protest site but most farmers refused to move saying any retreat would constitute surrender
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Covid strands 1,000 Cuban, Haitian migrants in Colombia
Colombia decreed closure of its land and river borders on March 16, 2020 and has extended order until March 1, 2021
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Japan December household spending seen down on rising Covid-19 cases: Reuters poll
The fall posed a worrying sign that resurgence in Covid-19 cases could delay economic recovery
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UK bans direct flights from UAE, shutting world's busiest international route
Measures were taken to curtail the spread of potentially vaccine-resistant variant of Covid-19
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Racing the virus: Why tweaking the vaccines won't be simple
Drugmakers are considering new versions of their vaccines to respond to the most concerning variants identified so far
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More than half of world's airline pilots no longer flying: survey
Those that are still flying feel less valued by their employers, says survey of nearly 2,600 pilots
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China sharpens language, warns Taiwan that independence 'means war'
Taiwan is an inseparable part of China, says Chinese Defence Ministry spokesman Wu Qian

















































