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US benchmark indices logged losses Thursday, weighed down by technology stocks as investors moved to other sectors that could stage economic comebacks.
But increasing pressure from rising bond yields dampened appetite for risk.
Here's Liling Tan reports with Wall Street's latest.
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The UK's coronavirus alert level has been lowered from level five to level four across the whole country.
That means the risk of the National Health Service being overwhelmed "has receded."
Benji Hyer has more details from London.
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Former US President Donald Trump's tax records have now been handed over to prosecutors in New York, after a Supreme Court ruling on the issue last week.
The New York District Attorney now has 8 years of the former President's tax returns, plus millions of pages of other financial data relating to his business empire.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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IntroThe UN Human Rights Council is looking into allegations thathas received a reportEritrean refugees in Ethiopia's crisis-hit Tigray region are being forcefully sent home. A UN human rights expert submitted a report to the organization, saying he was particlarly concerned about two refugee camps which may have been destroyed.
Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa:
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Uganda says the United States cannot lecturer it on democracy.
The response comes after a US State Department spokesperson said the Biden Administration was considering holding some individuals accountable for their involvement in alleged human rights violations during Uganda's recent elections.
Isabel Nakirya reports
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The U.S. is set to release a declassified intelligence report on the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, pointing the finger directly at Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The report has been read by U.S. President Joe Biden, who is planning to speak to the Saudi King soon.
Nina-Maria Potts has more:
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Hundreds of thousands of students across England will have their grades decided by teachers this summer.
This system has been introduced due to the cancellation of exams because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Chris Jones has more in London
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The daughter of Dubai's ruler, Princess Latifa - who claims she is being held against her will by her father - appealed to the UK to re-investigate the whereabouts of her older sister. Princess Shamsa has not been seen in public for more than twenty years. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more.
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At least one in seven people in England now have antibodies to Covid-19, either from a previous infection or a vaccine.
That's according to a mass blood testing survey, called REACT-2, which is run by Imperial College London and which tests for signs of immunity against coronavirus, as Benji Hyer explains from London.
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The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has prohibited foreign diplomats from travelling outside the capital Kinshasa without informing them in advance.
The decision was made a day after the killing of the Italian ambassador, his bodyguard and driver in the eastern part of the country. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa.
Kenya announced that its athletes were banned from competing in Tanzania's top marathon race this Saturday over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic. This comes as a big blow for the region's top runners. Daniel Kijo reports from Dar es Salaam.
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India will start vaccinating the elderly and people with co-morbidities next week.
In its second phase of COVID-19 vaccinations 270 million people will likely take the jab.
But dull turnout remains a concern, as Ishan Garg tells us from New Delhi.
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