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The signing of the new peace deal in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region is leading to the subsequent leaving of international peacekeepers in the country. The international community now has concerns about the safety of civilians if the new peace deal there fails.
Daniel Kijo reports.
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A UK government decision to relax Christmas coronavirus restrictions has sparked a backlash from the medical community amid warnings hospitals could be overwhelmed.
Cabinet officials are holding another round of talks, amid signs the current rules are unlikely to change: up to three households can form a bubble during a narrow five-day window over Christmas to visit each other.
Nina-Maria Potts reports:
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Australian Cardinal George Pell says he was framed on child sex charges in Australia because of his efforts to reform the catholic churches finances.
Convicted in December 2018 of five charges of child sexual abuse, Pell was freed after his convictions were quashed by the Australian high court in April.
Shaun Bindley reports
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Hong Kong's restaurant industry is calling on the government for more help, to save it from collapsing under the financial pressure of forced COVID-19 closures.
The government says it's already seeking legislative approval for a new round of relief measures, but the restaurant sector says that won't be enough.
Richard Kimber reports.
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US president elect Joe Biden is planning to nominate his former rival Pete Buttigieg (BOOT EDGE EDGE) to be transportation secretary.
If confirmed, it would be the 38 year old's first national position.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has released a report finding Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine is safe and effective.
The document was released days before the agency is expected to authorise the vaccine for emergency use.
Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.
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Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist, Alexei Navalny, says he has evidence of who, how, and why he was poisoned in August.
Mr Navalny fell severely ill on a flight from Siberia to Moscow, before being transferred to Germany for specialist medical treatment.
He blames Russia, calling it "state-sponsored terrorism". But Russia has consistently denied it was involved.
Now a cross-media investigation claims to reveal the names of the individuals behind the attack, and on whose authority it was carried out.
Stuart Smith reports from Moscow.
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New figures show that redundancies in the UK hit a record high in October, with the hospitality and retail sectors the worst hit.
Overall the unemployment rate rose to almost 5% due to the continued economic impact of the Coronavirus.
John Bevir (Beaver) reports.
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A Tokyo court has sentenced Takahiro Shiraishi, dubbed the 'Twitter Killer,' to death for the 2017 serial murders of nine people. The 30 year-old had admitted to murdering and dismembering his victims - most of whom were women he met on the social media platform. Grace Lee reports from Tokyo.
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The future of human progress and development are under imminent threat from pandemics, climate change and natural destruction unless world leaders act now.
That’s the stark ‘code-red’ warning from the United Nations, which says the coronavirus pandemic came on top of pre-existing global crises.
Nina-Maria Potts reports:
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