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Hong Kong police say a former opposition lawmaker who fled to the UK last week is a wanted fugitive, and have ordered part of his bank account to be frozen.
Ted Hui is being investigated over money laundering, and a possible breach of the national security law.
Mr Hui denies wrongdoing, and is calling on financial regulators to investigate.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani - who has been spearheading the President's attempts to overturn the results of America's Presidential election - has been admitted to hospital after testing positive for Covid-19.
President Trump has sent the former Mayor of New York a get-well-soon message.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani - who has been spearheading the President's attempts to overturn the results of America's Presidential election - has tested positive for Covid-19.
In a message, President Trump has sent the former Mayor of New York a get-well-soon message.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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The San Francisco Bay Area is not going to wait for the governor of California to issue strict new stay at home orders.
Health officials for five Bay Area counties are implementing the new orders now, before intensive care units near capacity.
Rachel Silverman has this report from Oakland.
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With Covid-19 vaccines on the horizon, the United Nations wants governments, aid agencies and vaccine makers to collaborate on the next phase in the global pandemic response... and ensure that vaccines reach everyone in need.
Here's UN correspondent Liling Tan with the details from the second day of the UN General Assembly's special summit on Covid-19.
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President Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani says he's ashamed of the Republican Party after its lawmakers in Pennsylvania certified that Joe Biden won the Presidential election in the state.
The move is yet another setback in President Trump's attempt to prove the election was fraudulent.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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U.S. coronavirus infections are climbing at an unprecedented rate amid a deadly three-day surge in which deaths have soared.
Nearly 213,000 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, and at least 2500 COVID-19 deaths for a third day in a row.
Nina-Maria Potts has the latest:
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Joe Biden will ask Americans to wear masks to combat Covid-19 for his first 100 days as President.
He says the measure could help clamp down on the coronavirus which has killed more than 275 thousand Americans.
Jagruti Dave reports from Washington
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For more than 250 days, South Africa's Covid-19 lockdown regulations have been the same for the whole country. For the first time, specific restrictions are being placed on high risk regions, rather than returning the entire nation to higher levels of lockdown. Mark Roughton reports.
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The French finance minister says more than a billion dollars will be made available to support the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine.
The prime minister says the vaccine will be "free to all" and that the government aims to dispense 200 million doses across France.
Ross Cullen has more.
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