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Vaccinations against Covid-19 are being administered for the first time in the United States, on the day the coronavirus death toll in the country is expected to reach 300 thousand.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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The International Criminal Court says it's ready to start an investigation into the situation in Ukraine and the disputed territory of Crimea.
It's spent six years gathering evidence of what it described as a "broad range of conduct" that could constitute "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity".
Stuart Smith reports from Moscow.
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British doctors are starting to vaccinate their patients, as the UK enters its second week of COVID-19 vaccination roll-out.
UK health officials say millions of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will be in the UK ready for distribution before Christmas.
Meanwhile European regulators are coming under mounting pressure to move faster.
Nina-Maria Potts has more:
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Chadema's Vice Chairman Tundu Lissu got the Bush Thatcher Award For Freedom awarded to him and his party. Mr. Lissu said in his acceptance speech that the award was international recognition and acknowledgment of the personal and collective sacrifice made in Tanzania to fight for democracy and protect basic people's freedoms.
Daniel Kijo has more.
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Farmers in India are on a hunger strike to protest against the new farm laws.
They're intensifying their protests as negotiations with the government failed to reach a conclusion.
The government says it ready to make amends but will not roll back the laws, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
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Hong Kong's civil servants have been given a month to sign a new "oath of allegiance" to the city, or potentially face being sacked. The government says the oath is a "basic responsibility" for public servants, but critics say it's an attempt to stifle dissent.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Russian-backed hackers are suspected of gaining access to US treasury emails and other agencies according to reports.
One of those agencies is the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
From Washington Jagruti Dave has the details.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in has said that the government may have no choice but implement the toughest level of social distancing. Covid-19 infections have risen to record levels in South Korea the past few days.Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul.IN: President Moon said ...'
Tanzania has launched a five-year Giraffe Conservation Action Plan aimed at saving the animal from poachers and ecological destruction.
Isaac Lukando reports.
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At least 12 elephants have been killed in Tanzania in the past three months in what the country's national parks watchdog has described as a new wave of poaching.
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The US Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit by Republicans in Texas that sought to overturn Joe Biden's victory in the US Presidential election.
The decision is a body-blow to President Trump's last-gasp attempt to prevent the President-elect from succeeding him in the Oval Office.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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The United States Supreme Court has rejected President Trump's latest efforts to overturn the results of the US election.
The suit — brought by the state of Texas and joined by President Trump had sought to bar 4 states from casting their electoral votes fo Joe Biden.
Rachel Silverman has this report from San Francisco.
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