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December 2, 2020
US Covid death toll returns to grim early levels

Nearly 37,000 Americans died of Covid-19 in November, the most in any month since the early days of the pandemic, in an upsurge which has tested the capacity of morgues,...

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December 1, 2020
Senior Hungarian politician says he was present at busted Brussels lockdown party

A senior politician from Hungary's ruling party said he had been present at a house party in Belgium that was broken up by Brussels police last Friday for breaching lockdown...

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December 1, 2020
Attorney General William Barr says no widespread election fraud

Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

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December 1, 2020
Attorney General William Barr says no widespread election fraud

Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department has not uncovered evidence of widespread voter fraud that would change the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.

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December 1, 2020
Five killed, many injured after German man drives car into crowd

A man drove a car at high speed through a pedestrian zone in the south-western German city of Trier on Tuesday, killing five people – including a nine-month-old child, and...

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December 1, 2020
Four killed, 15 injured after German man drives car into crowd

A man drove a car at high speed through a pedestrian zone in the south-western German city of Trier on Tuesday, killing four people – including a nine-month-old child, and...

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December 1, 2020
Five killed, many injured after German man drives car into crowd

A man drove a car at high speed through a pedestrian zone in the south-western German city of Trier on Tuesday, killing five people – including a nine-month-old child, and...

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December 1, 2020
Five killed, many injured after German man drives car into crowd

A man drove a car at high speed through a pedestrian zone in the south-western German city of Trier on Tuesday, killing five people – including a nine-month-old child, and...

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December 1, 2020
Gardener from Devon wins spoof Turnip Prize art award

A gardener from Barnstaple, North Devon has been awarded first place at the spoof art award The Turnip Prize.

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December 1, 2020
Canada says US border measures to last until virus under control

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the ban on nonessential travel with the United States will not be lifted until Covid-19 is significantly more under control around the world.

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December 1, 2020
Coronavirus Ireland: 18 further deaths and 269 new cases

There have been 18 further deaths and 269 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Ireland.

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December 1, 2020
Court considers validity of sex assault conviction of Bill Cosby

Pennsylvania's highest court questioned whether Bill Cosby's alleged history of intoxicating and sexually assaulting young women amounted to a signature crime pattern, given studies that show as many as half...

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December 1, 2020
Global markets bounce higher as economists predict vaccine reprieve

Global markets rebounded on Tuesday as economists placed their hopes on recent positive developments surrounding effective Covid-19 vaccines.

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December 1, 2020
Driver arrested as car kills two in German city’s pedestrian zone

A car drove at high speed into a pedestrian zone in the southwestern German city of Trier, killing at least two people and seriously injuring 15 others before being stopped...

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December 1, 2020
Driver arrested as car kills two in German city’s pedestrian zone

A car drove at high speed into a pedestrian zone in the southwestern German city of Trier, killing at least two people and seriously injuring 15 others before being stopped...

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December 1, 2020
Morrisons boss vows to slash pension allowance to match shop workers

The boss of supermarket Morrisons has pledged to slash his pension allowance to match those of the group's workforce within two years after an investor backlash over his pay.

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December 1, 2020
Morrisons boss vows to slash pension allowance to match shop workers

The boss of supermarket Morrisons has pledged to slash his pension allowance to match those of the group's workforce within two years after an investor backlash over his pay.

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December 1, 2020
Morrisons boss vows to slash pension allowance to match shop workers

The boss of supermarket Morrisons has pledged to slash his pension allowance to match those of the group's workforce within two years after an investor backlash over his pay.

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December 1, 2020
Morrisons boss vows to slash pension allowance to match shop workers

The boss of supermarket Morrisons has pledged to slash his pension allowance to match those of the group's workforce within two years after an investor backlash over his pay.

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December 1, 2020
Probe to retrieve lunar rocks has landed on moon, China says

A Chinese robot probe launched to return lunar rocks to Earth landed on the moon, the country's government announced.

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December 1, 2020
China probe lands on moon in bid to return lunar rocks to Earth

A Chinese robot probe sent to return lunar rocks to Earth for the first time since the 1970s landed on the moon, the government announced, adding to a string of...

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December 1, 2020
Probe to retrieve lunar rocks has landed on moon, China says

A Chinese robot probe launched to return lunar rocks to Earth landed on the moon, the country's government announced.

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December 1, 2020
Probe to retrieve lunar rocks has landed on moon, China says

A Chinese robot probe launched to return lunar rocks to Earth landed on the moon, the country's government announced.

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December 1, 2020
Probe to retrieve lunar rocks has landed on moon, China says

A Chinese robot probe launched to return lunar rocks to Earth landed on the moon, the country's government announced.

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December 1, 2020
Two killed as car ploughs into pedestrian zone in German city

Two people were killed and several injured in the southwestern German city of Trier when a car drove into a pedestrian zone, police said.

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December 1, 2020
Two killed as car ploughs into pedestrian zone in German city

Two people were killed and several injured in the southwestern German city of Trier when a car drove into a pedestrian zone, police said.

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December 1, 2020
Two killed as car ploughs into pedestrian zone in German city

Two people were killed and several injured in the southwestern German city of Trier when a car drove into a pedestrian zone, police said.

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December 1, 2020
Two killed as car ploughs into pedestrian zone in German city

Two people were killed and several injured in the southwestern German city of Trier when a car drove into a pedestrian zone, police said.

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December 1, 2020
Belarus opposition to make list of police officers accused of abuse

Belarus' opposition will compile a register of police officers accused of abuses against peaceful demonstrators protesting the reelection of the country's authoritarian leader, an opposition leader said.

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December 1, 2020
Belarus opposition to make list of police officers accused of abuse

Belarus' opposition will compile a register of police officers accused of abuses against peaceful demonstrators protesting the reelection of the country's authoritarian leader, an opposition leader said.

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December 1, 2020
Luton is top first-time buyer hotspot, study finds

Luton has been revealed as the top property search hotspot for first-time buyers.

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December 1, 2020
Quarter of online shoppers ‘more concerned about potential bargains than scams’

One in four online shoppers are more concerned about getting a potential bargain than the risk of being scammed, a survey has found.

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December 1, 2020
Two killed as car ploughs into pedestrian zone in German city

Two people were killed and several injured in the southwestern German city of Trier when a car drove into a pedestrian zone, police said.

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December 1, 2020
Two killed as car ploughs into pedestrian zone in German city

Two people were killed and several injured in the southwestern German city of Trier when a car drove into a pedestrian zone, police said.

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December 1, 2020
Nasdaq seeking permission to require diversity at listed companies

Nasdaq is seeking US authority to require more diversity in the boardrooms of companies listed on the New York-based exchange.

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December 1, 2020
Nasdaq seeking permission to require diversity at listed companies

Nasdaq is seeking US authority to require more diversity in the boardrooms of companies listed on the New York-based exchange.

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December 1, 2020
Joe Biden’s victory certified in two key states as Donald Trump fights on

Two battleground states, Wisconsin and Arizona, certified their presidential election results in favour of Joe Biden, even as President Donald Trump's legal team continued to dispute the results.

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December 1, 2020
Joe Biden’s victory certified in two key states as Donald Trump fights on

Two battleground states, Wisconsin and Arizona, certified their presidential election results in favour of Joe Biden, even as President Donald Trump's legal team continued to dispute the results.

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December 1, 2020
Iran’s parliament moves towards ending of UN inspections of nuclear sites

Iran's parliament advanced a bill that would end UN inspections of its nuclear facilities and require the government to boost its uranium enrichment if European signatories to the 2015 nuclear...

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December 1, 2020
Hong Kong’s leader urges people to stay at home amid pandemic surge

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has urged residents to stay at home as the city grapples with a resurgence of coronavirus, which has infected more than 600 people in the...

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