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Military veterans groups have expressed their surprise and disappointment over Joe Biden’s pick to head up Veteran Affairs : Denis McDonough- a non-veteran himself, and former President Barack Obama’s chief of staff.
In that role he was one of the key architects of President Obama’s decision to ramp up the
“ execution without trial”, with drone missiles used on targets deemed national security threats.
Nina-Maria Potts reports:
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President-Elect Joe Biden will go to Georgia to campaign for the Democratic candidates in the state's Senate runoffs.
The Biden team said he will travel to Atlanta next week.
Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.
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Uganda's main national referral hospital is facing an oxygen crisis in the Intensive Care Unit. Authorities at the Mulago Hospital say the facility is overstretched because of the rising number of covid19 cases. Leon Solomon has more from Kampala
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Ghana's incumbent, Nana Akufo Addo has won re-election in a keenly contested Presidential race. He came up against former President John Mahama and 10 other candidates. The Electoral Commission's result put Nana Akufo Addo in the lead with nearly 52 percent of total votes cast.
From Accra, Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is laying the foundation for India's new parliament building on Thursday.
But the new project is marred by legal troubles…
With opposition parties urging the government to not go ahead with the spending, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
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The Australian governments cashless welfare card trial will be extended for two years despite its failure to make the scheme permanent.
Shaun Bindley reports
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Hong Kong is further tightening its measures to combat the spread of Covid-19, including mandatory testing for people living in areas linked to new outbreaks.
Daily case numbers have regularly topped 100 in recent days, prompting some health experts to call on the government to enforce a complete lockdown in the worst affected areas of the city.
Richard Kimber reports.
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Japanese authorities say Japan has broken a new record of daily coronavirus cases, with the country's healthcare system threatening to buckle under the weight of the 'third wave'. Grace Lee reports from Tokyo.
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The United States has broken a new pandemic record, with more than three thousand Covid-19 deaths in a single day.
A record number of Covid-19 patients are in the hospital as well.
Rachel Silverman has this report from Oakland California.
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More than 3000 Americans died of Covid-19 on Tuesday, the highest number on record so far.
The White House made no comment at all on the news.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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