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India is celebrating its 73rd Republic Day with scaled-down festivities.
To mark the day its constitution came into effect, the country will have a military parade and cultural exhibitions.
But as the country grapples with an ongoing COVID-19 wave, some decades-old traditions have been done away with.
Ishan Garg tells us more from New Delhi.
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Some policymakers at the Bank of Japan see inflation approaching a 2% target, according to a summary of the bank's January meeting.
But despite consumer prices creeping up in the country, policymakers cautioned against exiting crisis-mode stimulus.
Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.
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Paralympian and Wimbledon champion DYLAN ALCOTT says he'll be an outspoken Australian of the Year after he was awarded the honour last night.
The 31-year-old says his purpose is to change perceptions, so people with a disability are given more opportunities.
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Another rollercoaster day on Wall Street on Tuesday, as the US Federal Reserve began its meeting on whether to raise interest rates. The Dow Jones closed lower but well off its session lows.
Kate Fisher reports
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The rock star Neil Young has demanded that his music be removed from Spotify over what he called vaccine misinformation spread by the podcaster Joe Rogan.
The Joe Rogan Experience is the most popular podcast on the streaming platform.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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The Biden administration is expected to hold two classified bipartisan briefings on Tuesday for House and Senate leadership aides and committee staff, on the crisis with Russia and Ukraine.
It comes as 8,500 US troops have been put on heightened alert for a possible deployment to Eastern Europe as Russian troops mass on Ukraine's border.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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UK police have confirmed they WILL investigate a series of alleged parties held in Number 10 Downing Street during Covid-19 lockdowns.
It comes as pressure grows on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign following even more revelations that he attended a birthday party held for him in the Cabinet Room in June 2020. At the time, social contact indoors was prohibited unless it was for essential work purposes.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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EU countries have once again affirmed their solidarity with Ukraine and their unity with the United States amid tensions with Russia – but Brussels is taking a different approach to Washington when it comes to evacuating diplomatic staff from Kyiv. European leaders appear to be treading a more cautious path as the Ukraine crisis continues.
From Brussels, Rosie Birchard reports.