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Japan's economy grew an annualized 21.4% in the third quarter, making its biggest jump in 40 years, according to government officials. It comes after a record post-war slump amid fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. But analysts say the overall economy has a long way to go before it's fully back on track - and is still far from pre-pandemic levels. Grace Lee has more.
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Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam is calling for a full investigation, after the city's deadliest fire in almost a decade.
Seven people, including a nine-year-old child, were killed when a fire broke out in a flat on Sunday night.
Seven more are in a critical condition in hospital.
Richard Kimber reports.
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US President Donald Trump has said Joe Biden won the US election but he's once again refused to concede.
He made the comments on twitter as he continues to falsely claim the contest was rigged.
Our Correspondent Sarah Walton has more.
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A historic Space X Nasa mission to the International Space Station has taken off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
Four astronauts are on board the Dragon capsule in its first fully operational flight by SpaceX, the aerospace manufacturer founded by Elon Musk.
Our Correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.
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Tanzania's U-17 women's soccer team has been crowned champions of the 2020 Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (Cosafa) U-17 women's competition.
Isaac Lukando reports.
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Tanzania's newly re-elected president Dr. John Magufuli has inaugurated the country's 12th parliament and pledged to remove hurdles that face investors wishing to do business in the country.
Isaac Lukando reports.
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Dominic Cummings, senior advisor to the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has left Downing Street with immediate effect, according to Number 10 sources.
He was expected to leave by Christmas, but after a week of political infighting, he departed for good on Friday night.
Benji Hyer has the latest from London.
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The Secretary-General of South Africa’s ruling party has been granted bail of almost 13 thousand US dollars, after appearing in court on Friday morning. His arrest has split opinions amongst ANC members, with some in favour of his prosecution, while others turned out in support of the high-ranking party leader. Mark Roughton has details.
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There is no evidence of electoral fraud in the 2020 US presidential election- that’s the word from election officials, who insist the vote was the most secure in American history.
Refuting President Donald Trump’s version of events, the election committee concluded the voting system was not compromised in any way.
President Trump has yet to concede, but now even China has congratulated President-Elect Joe Biden.
Nina-Maria Potts reports:
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Dominic Cummings, senior advisor to the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, is set to leave Downing Street by Christmas.
It follows reports of bitter infighting at Number 10 this week, as Hannah Simpson explains from London.
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Peter Sutcliffe, the serial killer dubbed The Yorkshire Ripper, has died at the age of 74.
He was serving a whole life term for murdering 13 women across the north of England during the 1970s.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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