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EU announces progress in vaccines push, but fresh virus protests

Several countries further tightened restrictions to try to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Aung San Suu Kyi

Myanmar's military stages coup, detains Aung San Suu Kyi

Suu Kyi -- a former democracy icon and Nobel peace prize winner whose image internationally has been in tatters over her handling of the Muslim Rohingya crisis -- remains a deeply popular figure.

Amazon expansion protests

Hundreds protest Amazon expansion in France

Amazon plans to set up a 38,000-square-metre (400,000-square-feet) facility in the small southern town of Fournes.

Arkady and Putin

Russian billionaire Arkady says he owns 'Putin palace'

Russian state television on Friday rejected claims that the property was owned by Putin and dismissed reports that it had an aquatic disco, showing an empty fountain at the purported site.

US Elections

Donald Trump

Republican party future in balance as Trump trial looms

Trump, who left the White House for Florida before Joe Biden's inauguration, has vowed to stay...

Joe Biden

Biden says US will lead way on 'existential' climate crisis

Environmentalists have called for the US to set a goal of reducing 2030 emissions by up to 50...

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WHO probe

WHO team to start Wuhan virus probe under global glare

According to official Chinese figures the virus killed nearly 3,900 in Wuhan, accounting for the...

India

India to make more Covid-19 vaccines to supply world: Modi

Experts warned though that India could see another wave of infections and that it could be hit by...

Perm, Russia

Far from Moscow, disenchantment with Putin starts to show

The jailing of Navalny after the attempt on his life proved the last straw for many.

Novak Djokovic

Australian Open: tennis stars set to be released from quarantine

The mandatory two-week quarantine period is about to come to an end amid mixed sentiments from...

Lionel Messi and Josep Maria Bartomeu

Is FC Barcelona bankrupt? Details of the club's financial crisis

FC Barcelona had to resort to pay cuts across the organisation since the later part of 2020.

Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor

McGregor vs Mayweather 2 to take place on luxury cruise in Saudi Arabia: report

McGregor previously lost to Mayweather in 2017.

Rangapriya Kannan

“Here is exactly why Trump's supporters like him

“Why governments should pick up the phone faster

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