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Opposition parties in India are criticizing Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s government for banning a BBC documentary on him.
The documentary which hasn’t aired in India – alleged in its
first episode that Mr. Modi was directly linked to the deadly riots in Gujarat
in 2002 that killed more than 1000 people.
Ishan Garg has the latest from New Delhi.
Large scale Lunar New Year celebrations are taking place across China, despite mounting concerns over the country’s Covid-19 outbreak. Health authorities say more than 12 thousand people have died from the virus in the past week.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Japan’s government is warning people to brace for a heavy snow storm which may cause delays and power outages.
It’s expecting the coldest day of the winter so far, bringing freezing temperatures and heavy dumps to parts of the country where it rarely snows.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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Elon Musk has told a jury that people don't necessarily believe his tweets or act on the information he gives on the platform.
The Tesla CEO is defending himself against a lawsuit accusing him of manipulating the electric vehicle maker's share price with his tweets.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco where the trial is taking place.
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For the first time since the US Supreme Court overturned nationwide abortion rights last June, thousands of abortion opponents are taking the streets in Washington DC.
Friday's 'March for Life' rally comes almost 50 years to the day after the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade ruling. Organisers are calling it "the largest annual human rights demonstration in the world."
From Washington, our US Correspondent Benji Hyer reports.
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An outbreak of diphtheria disease in Nigeria's northern state of Kano has led to the death of 25 persons.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports.
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MeToo protest continues in New Delhi after India’s top
wrestlers accused the Wrestling Federation of India’s chief of sexual harassment.
The wrestlers are demanding that Brij Bhushan Pandey who
heads India’s top wrestling governing body be sacked.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
American singer-songwriter David Crosby — a founding member of rock bands the Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young — has died. He was 81 years old.
Our US Correspondent Benji Hyer takes this look back at his life.
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