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Thousands of people in northern England and Wales have been evacuated from their homes due to flooding from Storm Christoph.
'Severe danger to life' warnings remain in place, as heavy snow also hits the region.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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Ghana's Supreme Court has set Tuesday, January 26 to hear an election petition filed by the opposition political party, National Democratic Congress. The presidential candidate of the opposition party, John Mahama wants the court to overturn the EC's results of the 2020 presidential polls, which declared incumbent Nana Akufo Addo as winner.
Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Accra.
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A diplomatic row has broken out between the UK and the EU over the status of the bloc's ambassador in London.
The UK is refusing to grant the ambassador the same diplomatic status as other envoys in the British capital.
Chris Jones has more in London
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Britain said on Wednesday it was helping Kenya prepare to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, as African nations race to ensure their populations are inoculated.
Daniel Kijo reports.
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Russia is standing by to ratify a key nuclear weapons treaty, says the head of Russia's Foreign Affairs Committee, Leonid Slutsky [Slootsky].
He expects the Biden administration to submit a proposal to Congress within the next few days.
The last remaining nuclear pact between the two countries is set to expire in just two week's time.
Stuart Smith has more from Moscow.
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The Indian government is ready to put a pause on the controversial farm laws which have attracted massive protests in the past two months.
The farmers are not calling the protests off yet…
But intend to intensify their agitation in the next week.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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An Australian man will receive a record payout of $2.45 million plus legal costs, to compensate him for the abuse he suffered at the hands of teacher and priest Bertram Adderley, who groomed and then raped him between 1977 and 1980.
The 52-year-old man reached the settlement after giving evidence in a Perth court.
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The Japanese government has agreed with U.S. Pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. to receive a supply of the drugmaker's coronavirus vaccine, sufficient to vaccinate about half the country's population. Grace Lee reports from Tokyo on the latest.
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The Hong Kong government is reportedly poised to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Local media says the vaccine will be given the green light in the next couple of days, and inoculations will begin in mid-February.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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As inauguration day turned into inauguration night President Joe Biden joined a prime time television special celebrating America.
The 46th President of the United States stressed the need for unity, as he addressed the country from the Lincoln Memorial.
Rachel Silverman has details.
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The US Senate has voted to confirm Avril Haines as the Director of National Intelligence.
Haines is the first confirmed member of President Joe Biden's cabinet.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more.
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