Alexey Navalny arrested on return to Moscow

Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny has been detained by police on arrival at a Moscow airport. He was returning from Berlin, where he was receiving treatment for an alleged nerve agent attack. Stuart Smith has more.

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Music producer Phil Spector dies in prison

US music producer Phil Spector has died.

The 81 year was serving an 18 year-to-life prison sentence for murder.

Sarah Walton reports

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Tanzania National Coach: Explosion at Limbe stadium will not affect plans

Tanzania's national team (Taifa Stars) coach says a recent explosion in Cameroon will not deter his team's ambition to do well in the CHAN competition being hosted in the Central African Nation.

 

Isaac Lukando reports.

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India starts vaccination drive, healthcare workers to be prioratised

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India is starting what could possibly be the world's biggest vaccination drive.

The journey to start vaccinating the country's 1.3 billion people will begin with healthcare and frontline workers.

Ishan Garg has the latest from New Delhi.

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Biden Unveils Vaccination Offensive

President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled his plan to get Americans vaccinated against the coronavirus.  

He describes his plan as clear and bold, while he describes the Trump administration's vaccination rollout so far as a dismal failure. 

US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details. 

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Biden Inauguration set to dominate Wall Street sentiment [Preview]

The swearing in of Joe Biden as the 46th U.S. president is set to
dominate Wall Street sentiment in the week ahead.

And earnings season in starting to get into full swing.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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LA County says 1 in 3 residents has had COVID

Health officials in Los Angeles county estimate that one in three residents has been infected with coronavirus, as the pandemic continues to devastate Southern California.

The county is considering further restrictions beyond the current stay-at-home order to try and slow the spread.

California correspondent Ira Spitzer has more

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UN chief calls for global solidarity to fight Covid-19 as deaths top 2 million

The coronavirus pandemic has reached a grim milestone, with 2 million lives lost as of Friday. 

The death toll comes as outbreaks worsen in many parts of the world, with cases and hospitalisations rising, and as vaccination campaigns are plagued with delays and unequal distribution across rich and poor nations. 

The UN Secretary-General says global solidarity is needed now more than ever to fight the pandemic. Liling Tan reports from New York. 

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CDC Sends Warning about UK Variant

The global death toll from the coronavirus has soared past the two million mark, just a year after it was first detected.

And in the US, researchers are sending out warnings about the UK variant of the virus.

US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has this report from Oakland.

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UK to close all travel corridors

The UK is to close all travel corridors from next week.

British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, announced the measures on Friday after a further 1280 people were confirmed to have died after contracting the virus.

Chris Jones has more in London.

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Germany's CDU party prepares to vote on Merkel successor

In Germany, members of Angela Merkel's party are preparing to vote on who will succeed her. 

Chancellor Merkel will retire at the country's next election in September, meaning whoever emerges the winner from this weekend's ballot stands a high chance of becoming the country's next leader. 

Trent Murray reports from Berlin

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Dutch government resigns over child benefits scandal

The Dutch government has resigned over a child benefits scandal.

It's emerged thousands falsely accused of child benefit fraud over a six year period. 

It threatens political turmoil as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic. 

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US Justice Department Inspector General to review buildup to Capitol Hill attack

The Inspector General of the US Justice Department, which includes the FBI, will review preparations in the buildup to the attack on Congress earlier this month.

The riot on Capitol Hill left five people dead, including a Capitol Police officer.

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson reports.

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Poll: Majority of Americans oppose actions of Capitol rioters

Most Americans say they oppose the actions of rioters who stormed the US Capitol according to a new poll from the Washington Post and ABC News.

Smaller majorities hold President Trump responsible for the assault and think that he should be removed from office.

Kate Fisher reports from Washington.

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U.S. has reduced Afghanistan troop presence to 2,500

The United States military has reduced the amount of soldiers in
Afghanistan to about 2,500.

This marks the completion of an objective but also seemingly violates
a congressional prohibition.

U.S. correspondent William Denselow reports.

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RUSSIA TO LEAVE OPEN SKIES TREATY

Russia has announced it's leaving the Open Skies treaty, after the US exited late last year.

The treaty allows armed forces to fly over the territory of other signatories to gather reconnaissance, as part of an effort to increase transparency and predictability between countries.

But with the US gone, Russia sees little reason to remain.

Stuart Smith reports from Moscow.

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It allowed the International community to verify that Russia did not have a build-up of forces on the border by flying overheard with reconnaissance planes.

The US had traditionally flown far more flights over Russia than Russia did over the US.

But America pulled out after Republican senators said it was a strategic disadvantage to the US.

Russia's withdrawal means it'll be harder for it to monitor NATO troops in Europe, or military movements over the United States.

And with its two biggest players gone, the value of the treaty itself is in question.

Stuart Smith, Moscow

Fears of double-dip recession as UK's economy shrinks for first time in 6 months

The UK economy shrank by more than two and a half percent in November, sparking fears of a double-dip recession.

New figures show the decline followed six months of growth.

Chris Jones has more in London

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New South American Covid variant detected in UK, says virologist

The UK has detected one of the two Covid-19 variants which originated in Brazil, according to a leading government scientist. 

This comes as travellers from South America were banned from entering the UK on Friday due to fears over the spread of the new variant.  

Hannah Simpson reports from London. 

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Nigeria plans to sell government properties to fund 2021 budget

Nigerian government has confirmed that it will also sell some government-owned properties to fund its 2021 budget. This is asides its plan to engage in domestic and foreign borrowings this year.

Phil Ihaza reports in Abuja.

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DRC REBELS KILL PYGMIES

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At least 46 civilians have been killed and several others injured in an attack by armed men in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

Authorities in Ituri province say the victims of the attack all belonged to the Pygmy ethnic group. 

Chris Ocamringa has that report...

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