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Britain's energy firms will no longer be allowed to forcibly enter the homes of customers over the age of 85 in order to fit prepayment meters. That's under a new code of conduct agreed by energy companies and enforced by the UK's energy watchdog Ofgem. But campaigners say the new rules should be mandatory rather than simply guidelines. Adam Solomons reports from London.
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Nigeria's National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control(NAFDAC) has granted provisional approval to Oxford University's R21 malaria vaccine.
This makes it the second country to do so after Ghana's approval of the vaccine last week.
Correspondent Ajeck Mangut reports from Abuja.
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India and Russia are looking to agree on a trade deal during Russian Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov's two-day Delhi visit.
India and Russia are holding a meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee that will discuss cooperation on trade, technology, and investments.
Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
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The diplomats have concluded three days of consensus building talks in Japan which will provide the roadmap for the G7 summit next month.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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Prosecutors in the US state of Missouri have announced charges against a white man in his eighties, who is accused of shooting a black teenager.
Ralph Yarl's family says the 16 year old - who remains in the hospital - rang the doorbell at the wrong house while trying to pick up his younger siblings.
US correspondent Ira Spitzer has more
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Two men have been arrested in New York for allegedly operating secret Chinese police stations. Prosecutors say the outpost was run out of Manhattan's Chinatown neighborhood - and shows the Chinese government's "flagrant violations" of US sovereignty. The men had their first court appearance on Monday.
US correspondent Ira Spitzer has more
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European countries which border Ukraine have rolled out bans on agricultural products from the war-torn country to protect their local agriculture industry. Grain shipments leaving Ukraine through the EU have meant local farmers on the other side of the border are being priced out, prompting European governments to take action.
Alex Cadier reports from Brussels.
The final curtain has come down on Broadway's longest running show.
The Phantom of the Opera play showed for the last time on Sunday, after nearly 14,000 performances since it debuted in 1988.
Sally Patterson reports from New York.
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The UK government has condemned a decision by a Moscow court to sentence a dual British-Russian national to 25 years in prison. Vladimir Kara-Murza, an opposition activist and former journalist, was found guilty of treason in a move the UK Foreign Office has called 'politically motivated,.' Mr Kara-Murza denied the charges brought against him. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more from London.
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