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The UK is offering Australia a trade deal, in what could be the first major new economic partnership that Britain would sign since its free trade agreement with the European Union.
However, there are concerns about the impact on British farmers, as Alex Prior reports from London.
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The fallout continues from an investigation that was highly critical of the BBC, and how it secured a bombshell interview with Princess Diana in 1995.
Princes William and Harry both issued damning statements criticising the initial interview and subsequent internal investigation.
John Bevir (Beaver) reports.
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India's coronavirus infections are dipping…
But concerns are mounting over a black fungal infection seen in patients recovering from COVID-19.
More than 7200 cases of the deadly infection have been reported so far.
Ishan Garg reports.
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With its covid vaccine rollout continuing to struggle, Australias federal government has invited manufacturers to bring their mRNA production capabilities downunder.
They'll have 2 months to submit their proposals about how they'd set up end to end mRNA manufacturing.
Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane.
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President Biden has said that Israelis and Palestinians deserve "equal measures of freedom, prosperity and democracy."
During his speech at the White House commending the ceasefire agreed between Israel and Hamas, Mr Biden credited his administration's "quiet and relentless diplomacy," along with efforts by Egypt.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington.
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Japan is to approve Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines in a step towards speeding up its vaccine rollout.
The country lags behind many other developed nations, with only around 4% of its population having received at least one dose so far.
Phoebe Amoroso reports in Tokyo.
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President Biden says the ceasefire agreed between Israel and Hamas was secured after "hour-upon-hour" of intensive diplomacy by the US, Egypt and others.
Speaking at the White House, he vowed to provide fresh equipment to Israel for their "Iron Dome" defense system, but also pledged to provide humanitarian relief for the Gaza Strip.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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Israel and Hamas have agreed a ceasefire that could bring to an end days of violence in the Middle East.
But there are already disputes about the nature of the agreement, even before it's due to come into force.
Judah Ari Gross is military correspondent for The Times of Israel.
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A ceasefire appears has been agreed that could bring nearly two weeks of conflict between Israel and Hamas to an end.
The Israeli Security Cabinet approved the move…and a spokesman for Hamas in Gaza has told the news agency reuter's that conflict will end at 2am local time in Israel….that's at 2300 GMT.
Reporter Emily Rose in Tel Aviv waited hours for the news to be confirmed.
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The violence has cost more than 230 lives in Gaza and at least 13 in Israel.
Major General Yaakov Amidror, a former national security adviser in Israel, says the country's military has already achieved most of its objectives.
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Richard Haas, President of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York says the Biden administration will welcome news of the ceasefire, after days in which the US President has had limited influence on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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A Nigerian judge has been kidnapped in the country's northwestern state of Katsina.
The region faces some of the country's worst security challenges, such as insurgency, armed robbery, banditry and kidnapping-for-ransom.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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