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US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for Covid-19.
Pelosi, aged 82, is currently asymptomatic and is fully vaccinated, but is still quarantining in accordance with CDC guidance.
Benji Hyer has the latest from Washington DC.
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The vote was passed by the General Assembly with 93 yes votes and 24 against.
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The European Union has voiced concern about rights abuses and torture of detainees in Uganda.
Uganda has been in the spotlight since the 2021 Presidential elections that had journalists attacked, activists jailed and opposition leaders violently muzzled. Leon Solomon reports
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The Nigerian government has lifted a nationwide midnight curfew it earlier imposed to contain the spread of the Coronavirus disease.
Restrictions on parties, concerts, and other crowded activities have also been lifted.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports.
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The Australian federal government is considering the expulsion of Russian diplomats, but argues it won't be a "knee jerk" decision.
France, Germany and Italy are among the European countries to expel more than 200 Russian diplomats, in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.
Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane.
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Hong Kong’s former Security Secretary John Lee is leading the race to become the city’s new Chief Executive. Political analysts say he’s currently the only candidate likely to meet Beijing’s expectations for the role.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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The United States and its partners in Europe have unveiled a raft of new sanctions targeting Russian banks, the country's oligarchs…even the two daughters of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Speaking in Washington, President Biden said the actions were a direct response to the murder of Ukrainian civilians by Russian forces in Bucha and other parts of Ukraine.
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The President said the latest sanctions are designed to do lasting damage to Russia's economy,
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The President detailed the latest steps his administration is taking against Russia.
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Ukraine officials are warning of an imminent attack in the Eastern Donbas region.
The regional governor of Luhansk has urged civilians to leave as soon as possible.
There has been a reduction in the number of Russian troops in the area of Kyiv and in the North over the past few days.
But as of yet, there has not been an intensification of military action in the East.
John Bevir explains why from Riga, Latvia.
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The UK government has imposed further sanctions on Russian businesses and individuals in its latest attempts to starve what it calls 'Putin's war machine'. As well as ending all Russian coal and oil imports by the end of 2022, oligarchs and strategic industries will be targeted too.
Laura Makin-Isherwood reports.
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