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Mass rallies in Russia in support of the arrested opposition politician Alexey Navalny continue for the second weekend - despite fresh police warnings that unsanctioned demonstrations are illegal. Thousands of people are demanding for Mr.Navalny and hundreds of his supporters arrested across the country to be released. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.
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The British government is "carefully considering next steps" after the European Union decided to override the Brexit deal to prevent vaccine exports to Northern Ireland.
Under the deal, signed last year, all products exported from the EU to Northern Ireland should not have to face customs checks.
But the bloc has invoked Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol -- allowing parts of that deal to be unilaterally overruled -- to ensure it's not being used as a back door to funnel Covid vaccines into the rest of the UK.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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Tanzania and Kenya will conduct a joint cross-border count of rhinos and other large mammals in the shared Mara-Serengeti ecosystem.
Isaac Lukando reports.
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Millions of Hong Kong residents will be offered a path to citizenship in the UK from Sunday as the British government opens a new visa route for British National Overseas passport holders.
This follows China's controversial security law which critics describe as a means to "crush dissent" against Beijing in Hong Kong.
Hannah Simpson has more.
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France has banned flights by Ethiopian airlines until January 31st.
France has accused the Ethiopian national carrier of carrying passengers without a negative COVID-19 certificate.
Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa.
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France has banned flights by Ethiopian airlines until January 31st.
France has accused the Ethiopian national carrier of carrying passengers without a negative COVID-19 certificate.
Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa.
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Three more countries have been added to the UK's travel ban list.
Restrictions have been placed on those arriving from The United Arab Emirates, Rwanda and Burundi.
Chris Jones has more in London
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has welcomed the "good news" of a new coronavirus vaccine, which has been shown to be 89.3% effective in UK trials.
The Novavax jab is the first to have proven efficacy against the virus variant found in Britain, and will now be assessed by the UK's medicines regulator.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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China says it will stop recognising British National Overseas passports as travel or identification documents from Sunday. The move coincides with the launch of a new UK visa, allowing Hong Kongers who are eligible for the passports to apply for residency, and potentially full British citizenship.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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The United Kingdom has added Rwanda and Burundi to the list of countries banned from accessing her borders.
The UK believes the South African strain of COVID-19, which is said to spread fast, has been detected in various countries across the continent.
Hillary Ayesiga reports from Kampala
A potential betting scandal involving the Australian of the Year award is being investigated by the countries Criminal Intelligence Commission.
The Australian of the Year winners were selected by officials in December with
Tasmanian sexual assault survivor Grace Tame taking out the top honour at the awards, when they were announced earlier this week.
Shaun Bindley has this report.
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One of the world's largest carmakers, General Motors is to phase out production of petrol-powered cars and trucks.
The US firm said that by 2035 it will only sell vehicles that have zero tailpipe emissions.
US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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Apple is moving ahead with plans to launch new privacy protection measures, ratcheting up tension with Facebook who opposes the move.
Facebook has warned investors that the measures threaten the social media giant's business outlook.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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The African Union has secured 400 million more doses of COVID -19 vaccines for member states to access. They will be distributed by the Serum Institute of India, which has already offered to supply more vaccines to the continent by April this year.
Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa:
Tanzania's President John Magufuli has warned the country's Health ministry against rushing to embrace Covid-19 vaccinations that are being promoted by foreign nations.
Isaac Lukando reports from Dar es salaam.
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There "will be no interruption" to UK vaccine supplies, according to government minister Michael Gove, amid a row between the European Union and AstraZeneca over supply shortages.
The EU has urged the pharmaceutical company to supply the bloc with doses from UK plants.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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Car production in the UK has fallen to its lowest level since 1984.
The coronavirus pandemic meant fewer than 1 million cars were made last year, which led to huge financial losses across the industry.
Chris Jones has more in London
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Delhi police have issued notices to 20 union leaders who were allegedly involved in vandalism earlier this week.
On Tuesday groups of farmers clashed with the police as protests against India's new farming laws turned violent.
Ishan Garg has more.
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Fugitive school principal Malka Leifer (pron.Lyfa) has been remanded in custody, after facing court for the first time for the alleged sexual abuse of three sisters almost 20 years ago.
Leifer fled Australia for Israel in 2008, with Australian authorities first seeking her extradition in 2014.
Shaun Bindley reports
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US President Joe Biden has signed executive orders to tackle what he called the "existential threat" of climate change.
Many climate activists have celebrated the move, but there's resistance from the oil industry.
Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.
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US President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed a spate of executive orders to fight the climate crisis and transition the country to a clean energy economy.
The actions tie the climate fight to jobs creation and national security.
US correspondent Liling Tan reports from New York.
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