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The UK government has announced a new $6.2 billion support package for struggling businesses.
This comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson placed England into a full national lockdown for the third time in a year.
From London Chris Jones reports.
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People across much of the UK must now stay at home under new coronavirus restrictions, starting Tuesday, following a rapid rise in coronavirus cases.
In a televised address, Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned the coming weeks would be the "hardest yet" as he imposed the third national lockdown in less than a year.
Benji Hyer has the details from London.
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India's vaccination drive is set to begin next week…
The country is looking to inoculate 30 million essential workers in the first phase.
While experts welcome the Oxford Jab, concerns remain about the domestic shot, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
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Duration: 35 seconds
US President Donald Trump has expressed his hope that Vice President Mike Pence will somehow intervene when Congress meets to affirm Joe Biden's victory in the US election.
He was speaking at a rally of supporters in Georgia ahead of two runoff contests there on Tuesday that will decide the balance of power in the Senate.
Our Correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.
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The leader of the far right group the Proud Boys has been arrested in Washington D.C. according to US media reports
Enrique Tarrio faces a charge of destruction of property at a rally in the city in December as well as other weapons charges.
Jagruti Dave reports from the US capital.
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The first case of the new covid-19 variant identified in the UK has been found in New York.
Governor Andrew Cuomo said a man in his 60s in Saratoga County had tested positive for the strain.
Our Correspondent Jagruti Dave reports
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US President-elect Joe Biden and US President Donald Trump are each making a final campaign push in the US state of Georgia, ahead of Tuesday's crucial Senate runoff elections.
The results of those elections will determine which political party controls the US Senate.
Our US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more.
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Boris Johnson has announced another coronavirus lockdown across England.
In a televised address to the nation from Downing Street on Monday evening, the UK Prime Minister warned the weeks ahead would be the "hardest yet."
Benji Hyer has the latest from London.
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DUR: 50 secs (wrap)
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More than two hundred Google employees have for the first time formed a company-wide union, a rarity in Silicon Valley.
It follows years of standoffs with the tech giant's management over issues such as discrimination and ethical concerns about some of the company's work,
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco
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