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Job vacancies in Britain have hit yet another record, as the economy emerges from the financially devastating Covid-19 pandemic. The number of posts available reached 1.25 million at the end of last year.
Meanwhile, UK unemployment in the three months to November was 4.1% – that's just 0.1% higher than before the virus struck.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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A plea in the Delhi High Court by a 12-year-old has urged the authorities to provide a roadmap for vaccinating children 12 years and below against COVID-19.
This comes as many are worried about the younger population contracting Omicron.
Officials say they're working on the plan to expand vaccine coverage as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
IN: 12 Year Old Tia GuptaThe airline industry is calling on the US government to block 5G wireless signals near airports or face severe disruptions.
A major 5G rollout is scheduled to happen on Wednesday.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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Two teenagers have been arrested in the British city of Manchester over the terror attack on a Texas synagogue over the weekend.
The gunman, British national Malik Faisal Akram, died at the end of an 11 hour standoff with police in the Dallas suburb of Colleyville….Greater Manchester Police say the teenagers were arrested in connection with the investigation.
Mohammed Shafiq is with the Ramadhan Foundation in Manchester.
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The British government says new legislation is to be introduced to help the country's security services safeguard against foreign political interference.
The move came after MI5 unmasked a Chinese Communist Party agent named Christine Lee who infiltrated the British Parliament.
The country's home secretary, Priti Patel, warned lawmakers today to expect more security alerts in the future, as Olly Barratt reports from London.
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International efforts are continuing to reach Tonga after an undersea volcano erupted spewing ash more than 12 miles into the air.
The island chain has lost most communication with the outside world as a result of weekend eruptions that brought tsunami warnings across the Pacific.
Now, Australia and New Zealand are sending reconnaissance flights to assess the damage.
Dave Tappin is the former chief geologist in Tonga and a tsunami expert.
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New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says drinking water is urgently needed in Tonga with the major population centers blanked in volcanic ash.
The first death on the island has been confirmed…a British woman Angela Glover was reportedly swept away by waves resulting from the tsunami.
As America marks Martin Luther King junior day, the family of the civil rights leader is demanding action on voting rights legislation.
Leading a march in Washington they're calling for "no celebration without legislation", as the Biden administration struggles to get the Senate votes it needs to pass reform.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington.
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South Sudan's government and a breakaway group from opposition leader turned vice president Riek Machar have signed a peace pact in Khartoum, Sudan on Sunday.
In August last year, the group broke away from South Sudan's opposition leader Riek Machar's claiming he no longer represented their interests.
Patrick Oyet reports from South Sudan's capital Juba
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Two teenagers have been arrested in Manchester in England over the hostage-taking incident at a Texas synagogue on Saturday, which British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss described as an "act of terrorism and anti-Semitism."
The main suspect, British national Malik Faisal Akram, was shot dead after a standoff with police in a Dallas suburb.
Our UK correspondent Benji Hyer has more.
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India's daily COVID-19 tally is rising steadily as one in five continue to test positive for the virus.
The country recorded nearly 258,000 new infections on Monday.
This, as experts are concerned about lower testing in many parts of the country.
Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
IN: Public health expertsNorth Korea has fired what is suspected to be two ballistic missiles eastwards. Pyongyang has conducted a series of missile tests since the start of the year, heightening concerns over security in the Asia-Pacific region.
Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.
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