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Trump impeachment: Senate trial poised to start next week

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 16:06

The House will send an impeachment article, or charge, to the Senate on Monday.

Coronavirus: European Union vaccine woes increase

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 15:09

AstraZeneca is the latest company, after Pfizer, to warn of delivery delays, frustrating officials.

Iran's supreme leader makes online threats to attack golfing Trump

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 12:52

A photomontage seems to show the ex-president playing in the shadow of a warplane or large drone.

Steinmetz Swiss trial: Jail for tycoon in Guinea mine corruption trial

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 11:30

Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz is given a jail term by a Swiss court in a historic corruption case.

Hank Aaron: Major League Baseball legend 'Hammer' dies aged 86

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 10:46

Hank Aaron, who broke Babe Ruth's Major League Baseball home run record in 1974, dies at the age of 86.

Google threatens to withdraw search engine from Australia

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 09:12

The tech giant says it will remove its main search function from Australia if it passes a new law.

Central African Republic declares emergency as rebels surround Bangui

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 08:40

Central African Republic, two-thirds controlled by rebels, is "at grave risk" the UN envoy says.

Russia detains Navalny aides as protests go viral

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 08:07

Police hold aides to Putin critic Alexei Navalny as social media buzzes with plans for protests.

Could Google really leave Australia?

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 08:04

After threatening to cut off Australia, could Google survive without it?

Tokyo 2020 Games may have to be held behind closed doors, says Lord Coe

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 06:55

The rescheduled Tokyo 2020 may have to be held behind closed doors if they are to go ahead this year, athletics chief Lord Coe says.

Honduran abortion law: Congress moves to set total ban 'in stone'

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 05:02

Critics say requiring 75% of Congress to alter the total ban would make a change almost impossible.

Diary Sow: Talented Senegal student 'sorry' after disappearing in France

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 02:39

Diary Sow, who raised concern by failing to return to school in Paris, had been "on a little break".

Covaxin and Covishield: What we know about India's Covid vaccines

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 23:15

As India starts exporting Covid vaccines, here's what we know about Covishield and Covaxin.

Africa's long wait for the Covid-19 vaccine

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 18:04

Africa will have to wait "weeks if not months" before getting WHO-approved vaccines, officials say.

Wuhan lockdown: A year of China's fight against the Covid pandemic

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 17:53

The world's first coronavirus quarantine began in Wuhan a year ago - how has China changed since then?

The vehicle that got a village smiling

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 17:24

When her friends died in childbirth, a Nigerian woman hatched a plan to make a difference.

Manaus: Brazil's city on the Amazon river buckles under second Covid wave

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 17:17

Doctors in the rainforest’s biggest city Manaus are struggling to control rising numbers of deaths from Covid-19 and soaring cases.

President Biden and unity: Can the next generation unify America?

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 17:05

Democrat Ala'a and Republican Caleb, both 16, on whether President Biden's call for unity can be achieved.

Covid-19: Caring for five younger siblings at age 25

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 16:45

Vanessa Pérez, 25, and her siblings lost their mother to Covid. She's now the primary caregiver.

Kamala Harris' uncle: 'Her mother was a great influence'

Thu, 01/21/2021 - 13:55

The maternal uncle of Kamala Harris says he is confident she will be the most active vice-president America has ever had.

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