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In one of his final acts as President of the United States, Donald Trump has granted clemency to 143 people.
He pardoned 73 people and commuted the sentences of 70 more.
And as US Correspondent Rachel Silverman reports, many of them were corrupt politicians and allies.
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India is starting to export vaccines to six countries just days after starting its immunisation drive.
The first batch will go to five countries…
As India looks to strengthen its diplomatic relations through vaccines, according to experts.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
In: Maldives, Bangladesh...
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Hong Kong's Lunar New Year markets are back on, after a government U-turn over a COVID-19 shutdown. The decision has been welcomed by local businesses involved in the markets, but criticised as unfair by many that are not, and which face continued operating restrictions.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Japan's Okinawa Prefecture has issued its own emergency declaration over the spread of COVID-19, with the local medical system on the "verge of collapse". Grace Lee has more from Tokyo.
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US President Donald Trump has talked about starting a new political party called the "Patriot Party" according to the Wall Street Journal.
The news comes as Mr Trump prepares to leave the White House and make way for the incoming Biden Administration.
Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.
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Australia's peak farming body is warning that the longer the seasonal worker shortage drags on, the more crops will be left to rot on the vine.
About 40 million dollars' worth of produce has gone un-harvested across the nation, because of the lack of workers to complete the harvest.
Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane
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Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday.
Unprecedented levels of security measures are in place for his inauguration, amid concerns of further unrest following the violent riot at the US capitol earlier this month.
Jagruti Dave reports from Washington.
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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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