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India's yearly crime data shows a massive rise in riots.
While overall crime has marginally dipped civil strife increased two folds in the past two years.
Several protests in the past two years are the likely cause of it, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
IN: The National Crime Records BureauThe Hong Kong government has disqualified seven district councillors, after ruling that their mandatory pledges of allegiance to the city's constitution were invalid.
The pledge is required as part of political reforms imposed by Beijing.
Critics say it's an effort to stifle political opposition.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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US Olympic gold medal winning gymnast Simone Biles has testified before the Senate about the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.
In emotional testimony she blamed FBI officials for letting him continue to molest children
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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The United States has reached another grim COVID-19 milestone.
One in 500 Americans have died from the coronavirus.
Rachel Silverman has that report, from Oakland.
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The UK's inflation rate has seen its biggest increase since records began, hitting 3.2% in the year to August.
The rate now exceeds the Bank of England's target of 2%, and is at its highest level in almost a decade.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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Uganda has temporarily closed Nakatunya Prison in its Eastern City of Soroti after 34 inmates tested positive for coronavirus.
The facility had been turned into an isolation center where new inmates are managed before being taken into other jails to stop infection spread.
Isabel Nakirya reports
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