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The death toll in the US from the coronavirus pandemic has topped four hundred thousand, driven by a surge in new cases towards the end of last year.
In less than a year, COVID-19 has killed almost as many Americans as the number who died in the second world war.
US correspondent Ira Spitzer reports.
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Another 1,610 people who tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 28 days have died in the UK.
That's the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic.
Chris Jones has more in London
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The US State Department has declared Chinese policies on Uighurs (WE-gurs) and other mostly Muslim ethnic minorities in the northwestern region of Xingiang (SHIN-jaang) constitute "genocide" and "crimes against humanity."
The majority of the inhabitants of Xingiang are ethnically and culturally distinct from the Han Chinese majority.
As US Correspondent Rachel Silverman reports, this State Department declaration comes on the last full day of the Trump administration.
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The Tanzanian leader urged farmers to take advantage of the reduced production by the largest food-producing countries in the wake of health restrictions imposed across the world.
Daniel Kijo reports.
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The US Senate has begun considering five of President-elect Joe Biden's key cabinet nominees, the day before he's due to take office.
The Republican-controlled Senate has moved more slowly to schedule confirmation hearings than it has for previous presidents.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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Schools have reopened in Ghana after months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. While many students are happy to be back in school, there are fears of a potential spread of infections. Health experts say the country is inching towards a second wave of the pandemic as its COVID-19 case count continues to rise.
Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Accra.
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New data shows that roughly 1 in 10 people across the UK tested positive for Covid-19 antibodies in December.
That's almost double the rate from October.
Chris Jones has more in London.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is relieved that Donald Trump was not re-elected for a second term as US president.
That's according to the former head of UK's Civil Service Mark Sedwill, who says that a Trump victory "would not have been to the benefit" of British and European security, trade or environment issues.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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