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Priti Patel: Bullying inquiry head quits as PM backs home secretary
Boris Johnson's adviser on the ministerial code has resigned after the PM backed Home Secretary Priti Patel over a bullying inquiry.
Standards chief Sir Alex Allan found that Ms Patel had broken the code governing ministers' behaviour.
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Bobi Wine protests: Shoot to kill defended by Uganda minister
Police in Uganda have a right to shoot protesters dead if they "reach a certain level of violence", Security Minister Elly Tumwine has said.
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Killing of black man by guards at Brazil supermarket sparks protests
The brutal killing of a black man at the hands of two white security guards outside a supermarket has sparked outrage across Brazil.
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Covid vaccine: Pfizer applies for first approval in US
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech are on Friday filing for emergency authorisation in the US of their Covid-19 vaccine.
It will be the job of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to decide if the vaccine is safe to roll out.
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Egypt arrests: UN condemns detention of human rights advocates
The UN's human rights agency has condemned the arrest of three members of a top rights group in Egypt.
Targeting activists was having a "profound chilling effect on an already weakened... civil society", it said.
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Covid: Pizza worker’s ‘lie’ forced South Australia lockdown
South Australia decided to enter a state-wide lockdown based on a lie told by a man with Covid-19 about his link to a pizza shop, police say.
The strict lockdown began on Wednesday after the state detected 36 infections, including its!-->!-->!-->…
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US election 2020: Biden wins Georgia recount as Trump setbacks mount
US President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Georgia has been confirmed by a recount, as legal efforts by Donald Trump's allies to challenge his defeat were dismissed in three states.
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Covid vaccine: Pfizer to apply for authorisation in US
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech have said they will apply for emergency authorisation in the US for their Covid-19 vaccine on Friday.
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Tocilizumab: Arthritis drug may treat severe Covid
The rheumatoid arthritis drugs tocilizumab appears to treat people who are critically ill with Covid-19, early trial data shows.
The researchers in the UK and the Netherlands said it was "an absolutely amazing result".
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Coronavirus: Europe faces ‘six tough months’ of pandemic, WHO says
A "tough" six months lies ahead for Europe, which is once again the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
Hans Kluge, the WHO's Europe director, said the continent recorded more than!-->!-->!-->…
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