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November 14, 2020
Top US diplomat begins difficult tour of Europe and Middle East

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has discussed global challenges with members of a Paris think tank at the start of a seven-country tour of Europe and the Middle East.

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November 14, 2020
Six-year-old raises thousands by walking laps dressed as Captain Sir Tom Moore

A six-year-old has raised thousands of pounds for a hunger charity by walking 100 laps of his garden dressed as Captain Sir Tom Moore.

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November 14, 2020
Six-year-old raises thousands by walking laps dressed as Captain Sir Tom Moore

A six-year-old has raised thousands of pounds for a hunger charity by walking 100 laps of his garden dressed as Captain Sir Tom Moore.

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November 14, 2020
India celebrates Diwali amid pandemic and pollution fears

More than a billion Indians have celebrated Diwali amid concern over a resurgence in coronavirus infections and rising air pollution that is enveloping the country's north in a cloud of...

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November 14, 2020
India celebrates Diwali amid pandemic and pollution fears

More than a billion Indians have celebrated Diwali amid concern over a resurgence in coronavirus infections and rising air pollution that is enveloping the country's north in a cloud of...

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November 14, 2020
Vietnam braces for Typhoon Vamco as 53 dead in Philippines

Vietnam was bracing for Typhoon Vamco to make landfall in the country's central coast early on Sunday, as the death toll in the Philippines rose to 53 from that country's...

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November 14, 2020
Pompeo arrives in France at start of awkward seven-nation tour

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has arrived in Paris at the start of a seven-country tour of Europe and the Middle East.

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November 14, 2020
Coronavirus Northern Ireland: 511 new Covid-19 cases and 10 further deaths

There have been 511 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in Northern Ireland with 10 further deaths.

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November 14, 2020
Coronavirus Northern Ireland: 511 new Covid-19 cases and 10 further deaths

There have been 511 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in Northern Ireland with 10 further deaths.

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November 14, 2020
In Pictures: Surf’s up in Dorset as wave riders brave the elements

It was a dreary Saturday across many parts of the UK, with wet and windy weather forecast.

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November 14, 2020
Thai protesters rally again, promoting range of causes

Pro-democracy protesters in Thailand have rallied again, promoting a diverse range of causes and taking an opportunity to display their rejection of the country's power structure directly to the monarch.

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November 14, 2020
Egypt unveils ancient coffins and mummies found in huge necropolis

Egyptian antiquities officials have announced the discovery of at least 100 ancient coffins, some with mummies inside, and around 40 gilded statues in a vast Pharaonic necropolis south of Cairo.

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November 14, 2020
Tigray military bombs neighbouring airports as Ethiopia conflict spreads

Ethiopia's defiant Tigray regional government has fired rockets at two airports in the neighbouring Amhara region as a deadly conflict threatens to spread into other parts of Africa's second most...

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November 14, 2020
Tigray military bombs neighbouring airports as Ethiopia conflict spreads

Ethiopia's defiant Tigray regional government has fired rockets at two airports in the neighbouring Amhara region as a deadly conflict threatens to spread into other parts of Africa's second most...

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November 14, 2020
Tigray military bombs neighbouring airports as Ethiopia conflict spreads

Ethiopia's defiant Tigray regional government has fired rockets at two airports in the neighbouring Amhara region as a deadly conflict threatens to spread into other parts of Africa's second most...

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November 14, 2020
Vaccine hopes – but how might you get it? The expert view: mass vaccination sites – but unlikely in local GP and pharmacies

Mass vaccination sites may have to be put in place if the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine is to be rolled out nationwide next year, experts have warned.

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November 14, 2020
Tropical storm threatens new chaos for hurricane-hit Nicaragua and Honduras

Tropical Storm Iota is brewing in the Caribbean Sea, threatening a second tropical strike for Nicaragua and Honduras after they were ransacked by Category 4 Hurricane Eta.

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November 14, 2020
Complex plan to make sure vaccine can be distributed nationwide revealed

Mass vaccination sites may have to be put in place if the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine is to be rolled out nationwide next year, experts have warned.

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November 14, 2020
Biden faces tough choice on virus lockdowns

Joe Biden faces a decision unlike any other incoming president: whether to back a short-term national lockdown to finally arrest a raging pandemic.

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November 14, 2020
Biden faces tough choice on virus lockdowns

Joe Biden faces a decision unlike any other incoming president: whether to back a short-term national lockdown to finally arrest a raging pandemic.

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November 14, 2020
Biden faces tough choice on virus lockdowns

Joe Biden faces a decision unlike any other incoming president: whether to back a short-term national lockdown to finally arrest a raging pandemic.

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November 14, 2020
Biden faces tough choice on virus lockdowns

Joe Biden faces a decision unlike any other incoming president: whether to back a short-term national lockdown to finally arrest a raging pandemic.

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November 14, 2020
Biden faces tough choice on virus lockdowns

Joe Biden faces a decision unlike any other incoming president: whether to back a short-term national lockdown to finally arrest a raging pandemic.

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November 14, 2020
Biden faces tough choice on virus lockdowns

Joe Biden faces a decision unlike any other incoming president: whether to back a short-term national lockdown to finally arrest a raging pandemic.

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November 14, 2020
Biden faces tough choice on virus lockdowns

Joe Biden faces a decision unlike any other incoming president: whether to back a short-term national lockdown to finally arrest a raging pandemic.

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November 14, 2020
The Big Read: Complex plan to make sure vaccine can be distributed nationwide revealed

Mass vaccination sites may have to be put in place if the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine is to be rolled out nationwide next year, experts have warned.

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November 14, 2020
The Big Read: Complex plan to make sure vaccine can be distributed nationwide revealed

Mass vaccination sites may have to be put in place if the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine is to be rolled out nationwide next year, experts have warned.

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November 14, 2020
Trump skips Southeast Asia summit for third year in a row

President Donald Trump skipped a virtual summit with his Southeast Asian counterparts on Saturday, the third year in a row the US is being represented at a lower level.

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November 14, 2020
Trump skips Southeast Asia summit for third year in a row

President Donald Trump skipped a virtual summit with his Southeast Asian counterparts on Saturday, the third year in a row the US is being represented at a lower level.

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November 14, 2020
Adviser departs Downing Street with broadside at ‘indecisive’ prime minister

DominicCummings was ordered out of Downing Street for good last night after being accused by the British prime minister of briefing against him.

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November 14, 2020
Biden’s focus on harmony is what the US needs

The America that President-elect Joe Biden will lead after his inauguration in January stands as a nation on edge.

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November 14, 2020
EU threatens Belarus with sanctions over protester’s violent death

The European Union has threatened to add sanctions against Belarus over the “outrageous” death of a 31-year-old man who died following his detention by the police in the capital, Minsk.

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November 14, 2020
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement facing an uncertain future

The mass resignation of Hong Kong's opposition lawmakers leaves the pro-democracy movement with no clear option in its fight against Communist Party rulers in Beijing, one of the outgoing legislators...

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November 14, 2020
Mass vaccination sites must be set up to make sure vaccine can be distributed nationwide

Mass vaccination sites may have to be put in place if the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine is to be rolled out nationwide next year, experts have warned.

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November 14, 2020
Trump breaks silence and hails Covid vaccine in ‘next few weeks’

President Donald Trump yesterday welcomed developments in the race for a vaccine for the resurgent coronavirus as he delivered his first public remarks since his defeat by president-elect Joe Biden,...

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November 14, 2020
Trump breaks silence and hails Covid vaccine in ‘next few weeks’

President Donald Trump yesterday welcomed developments in the race for a vaccine for the resurgent coronavirus as he delivered his first public remarks since his defeat by president-elect Joe Biden,...

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November 14, 2020
Trump’s obstinance stalls Biden’s advisers and splits his own family  

Evidence is mounting that the stalled transition is doing real damage.

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November 14, 2020
Trump’s obstinance stalls Biden’s advisers and splits his own family  

Evidence is mounting that the stalled transition is doing real damage.

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November 14, 2020
Victory in Arizona puts Biden out of sight

President-elect Joe Biden cemented his US election victory by capturing the battleground state of Arizona but the official transition to his administration remains gridlocked as President Donald Trump still refuses...

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November 14, 2020
Victory in Arizona puts Biden out of sight

President-elect Joe Biden cemented his US election victory by capturing the battleground state of Arizona but the official transition to his administration remains gridlocked as President Donald Trump still refuses...

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