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The Hong Kong government is accusing foreign critics of the city's national security law of slander. The US, UK, Canada and Australia have jointly condemned the use of the law to arrest more than 50 activists and politicians last week.
But the Hong Kong government is dismissing that as double standards.
Richard Kimber reports.
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Congressional lawmakers who were hiding together during Wednesday's riots in the US Capitol could have been exposed to the coronavirus.
The Office of the attending Physician sent an email to Congress members notifying them of the risk.
Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.
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As Democrats move to start impeachment proceedings against President Trump, a group of House Republicans has written to Joe Biden, asking him to persuade Speaker Pelosi to back down.
They say it would exacerbate the country's divisions.
But as Sarah Walton reports some Republicans have publicly called for the President's resignation.
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Nancy Pelosi, the Democrats Speaker of the House of Representatives, says impeachment proceedings against President Trump will begin on Monday in connection with last Wednesday's deadly rampage incited by the President on Capitol Hill.
The move puts President Trump at risk of becoming the first President ever to have been impeached twice.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Twitter has permanently suspended President Trump's account, The social media company says the President has repeatedly violated its policies on glorification of violence.
Silicon Valley Correspondent Rachel Silverman has this report.
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Twitter has permanently suspended President Trump's account, and hidden all of his postings on the social media platform from public view.
He's also no longer permitted to post on Facebook as Democrats say they will begin impeachment proceedings against the President on Monday.
From Washington, Simon Marks reports.
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The US lost 140 thousand jobs in December.
That's the first net decline in jobs since last spring's mass layoffs as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has this report from Oakland.
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US President-elect Joe Biden plans to release nearly all available coronavirus vaccine doses to Americans, instead of saving doses for the second shot required to complete vaccinations.
That means ramping up vaccine production becomes even more critical to ensure a second shot is available.
US correspondent Ira Spitzer has more.
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The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, says she's held talks with top military commanders about ensuring that President Trump doesn't launch a nuclear attack in the final days of his Presidency.
She says the President is "unhinged", and she's vowing to press ahead with impeachment proceedings following Wednesday's deadly assault on the US Capitol building.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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The UK has recorded over 1,300 more coronavirus deaths during the past 24 hours.
That's the highest ever daily figure and comes hours after Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, declared a 'major incident' in England's capital.
Chris Jones reports from London.
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