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China rescues 11 miners after 14 days trapped underground
New president Joe Biden brings slightly new look to Oval Office
Twin suicide bombings rip through market in central Baghdad
Lebanon's Covid-19 spike overwhelms battered hospitals and exhausted doctors
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Chinese scientists develop gene therapy which could delay ageing
Scientists in Beijing have developed a new gene therapy which can reverse some of the effects of ageing in mice and extend their lifespans,
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Man arrested at US airport after living there for three months afraid to fly due to the pandemic
Story by AP A California man who told police that the coronavirus pandemic left him afraid to fly has been arrested on charges that he hid in a
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‘It’s been a great honour,’ says Trump as he leaves White House
Donald Trump pumped his fist and waved as he departed the White House on Marine One on Wednesday for the last time as US president.
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Two killed in Madrid explosion
A loud explosion apparently caused by a gas leak has partially destroyed a residential building in the centre of Spain's capital, killing
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Trump, praising his own record, leaves White House ahead of Biden's inauguration
Republican President Donald Trump hailed his administration's record as he left the White House for the last time on Wednesday, hours before
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Chinese tycoon Jack Ma makes video appearance after spell out of public view
China's highest-profile entrepreneur, Jack Ma, appeared in an online video, ending a two and a half month absence from public view that
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Trump pardons ex-aide Bannon but not himself or family
US President Donald Trump granted clemency to former White House aide Steve Bannon as part of a wave of pardons and commutations issued in his
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Community volunteers tie elderly man to tree after he breaks Covid-19 lockdown rules in northern China
Story and video from Newsflare An elderly man was tied to a tree by community volunteers after breaking coronavirus lockdown rules in northern
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Trump ‘fed lies’ to mob about Biden’s election win, says McConnell
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has said the mob that stormed the Capitol was "fed lies" by US President Donald Trump. Mr
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Blizzard conditions cause 134-car smash in Japan
One person was killed and at least 17 injured in a massive crash of at least 134 vehicles in blizzard conditions in Japan. About 200 people were
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Snow blankets sand in the Sahara desert
Remarkable footage has captured a rare sight in one of the world's hottest places - snow in the Sahara desert. According to The Independent,
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Biden to block Trump's plan to lift Covid-19 European travel restrictions
US President-elect Joe Biden plans to quickly extend travel restrictions barring travel by most people who have recently been in much of Europe
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Car gets stuck underneath truck's trailer as it turns corner in southern China
A car became stuck underneath a truck's trailer as it turned a corner in southern China. Dashcam footage, filmed in the city of Foshan in
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Russian court orders Alexei Navalny to jail for 30 days
A Russian judge has ordered opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed for 30 days after the leading Kremlin critic returned to Russia from Germany
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Troops vetted amid fears of insider attack at Joe Biden inauguration
US defence officials said they are worried about an insider attack or other threat from service members involved in securing President-elect Joe
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Oval Office farewell note tradition in doubt as Donald Trump clears his desk
President Donald Trump and president-elect Joe Biden are already breaking with tradition in failing to travel to the Capitol together for
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In wheelchair, paraplegic Lai Chi-wai climbs up skyscraper in Hong Kong
Lai Chi-wai became the first person in Hong Kong to climb more than 250 meters of a skyscraper while strapped into a wheelchair as he pulled
