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Myanmar election: Aung San Suu Kyi hopes to hold power as country votes
Millions have voted in Myanmar's general election, just the second since military rule ended in 2011.
It comes five years after Aung San Suu Kyi won a landslide victory and entered into a power-sharing agreement with generals who still!-->!-->!-->…
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Nagorno-Karabakh: Azerbaijan ‘takes key town’ in Armenia conflict
Azerbaijan has captured a key town in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region, according to the country's president.
Ilham Aliyev announced in a televised address on Sunday that Azerbaijani forces had captured Shusha, known as Shushi in!-->!-->!-->…
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Kamala Harris: The many identities of the first woman vice-president
Kamala Harris savoured the moment she became the first woman, and the first black and Asian American, to be vice-president-elect, with a very hearty laugh.
In a video posted to her social media she shares the news with President-Elect!-->!-->!-->…
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What’s the science behind mink and coronavirus?
Mutations in coronavirus have triggered culls of all 17 million farmed mink in Denmark.
Part of the country has been put under lockdown after Danish authorities found genetic changes they say might undermine the effectiveness of future!-->!-->!-->…
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Climate change: Why the UK’s carbon-free future will need rules
A 10-point plan aimed at putting the UK on track for a zero emissions economy is due to be unveiled by the prime minister in the coming weeks.
Boris Johnson's previous speeches on climate change have given the impression the problem can!-->!-->!-->…
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Five questions for Joe Biden on the economy
Joe Biden will become America's 46th president after defeating incumbent Donald Trump in a bitterly divisive election conducted with the country still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic.
His plans for the next four years are likely!-->!-->!-->…
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Joe Biden profile: Third White House run lucky for ‘Middle Class Joe’
This election was the culmination of former US Vice-President Joe Biden's third bid for the White House.
But unlike previous attempts in 1987 and 2008, he entered the race for the Democratic nomination as the de facto frontrunner, the!-->!-->!-->…
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Coronavirus: UK bans Denmark visitors over mink Covid-19 fears
The UK has imposed a ban on non-UK citizens coming from Denmark amid concerns over a new coronavirus strain that has spread from mink to humans.
UK citizens will be able to return to Britain from Denmark - but will have to isolate along!-->!-->!-->…
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Typhoon Goni: Philippines survivor tells of children swept away
Holding his youngest child in one arm, supporting his wife with the other, and his four older children clinging onto his back, Salvador Manrique tried to cross the rising floodwaters.
They had known a super typhoon was coming and early!-->!-->!-->…
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Covid-19: US hits record daily case rise three days running
The US reported a third straight daily record for new coronavirus cases on Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University.
More than 127,000 infections were reported in 24 hours, as well as 1,149 deaths.
The news comes as officials!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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