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• US passes ‘historic’ anti-corruption law that effectively bans anonymous shell companies

  01-01-2021 23:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  The new law prevents criminals from hiding money in US banks 
  
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• ‘Soho Karen’ who attacked Black teenager identified

  01-01-2021 23:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Miya Ponsetto, 22, was identified by police sources as the woman who falsely accused the 14-year-old of stealing her phone
  
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• Julian Assange’s father says ‘greatest fear is they will take him to the US and break him for revenge’

  01-01-2021 22:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  John Shipton tells Andrew Buncombe his son faces 'wretched injustice’
  
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• WW3 fears: Iran issues terrifying threat to US as military put on standby - 'We are ready'

  01-01-2021 22:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IRAN has issued a terrifying threat to the US and warned its military forces are on standby as tensions continue to soar between the two nations.
  
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• Joe Biden failure: Conservative Democrats tipped to squeeze leader's power

  01-01-2021 22:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  JOE BIDEN will face intense opposition from conservative members of his Democratic Party as he attempts to push his liberal agenda, a political expert told Express.co.uk.
  
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• More than 76,000 Americans died from Covid-19 in December, pandemic’s deadliest month

  01-01-2021 20:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Record-high 125,379 patients hospitalised with coronavirus on New Year’s Eve
  
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• Emily Mitchell death: Pregnant Instagram influencer dies at 36

  01-01-2021 20:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  She died unexpectedly on the morning of 22 December, her family said
  
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• Times Square deserted as US bids farewell to pandemic year 2020

  01-01-2021 19:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  The “crossroads of the world” was closed off to the public for the first time in history due to the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• What difference will Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine make in UK?

  01-01-2021 18:57
  
  We look at how the introduction of a new vaccine in the fight against Covid will workCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is central to the government’s plans for ending social distancing in the UK and returning to some sort of normality. It has invested in seven different vaccines, but the biggest order is for 100m doses of the AstraZeneca jab, most of which will be manufactured in the UK. While the prime minister was jubilant th
  
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• Eight youths found dead in apparent New Year’s Eve gas tragedy in Bosnia

  01-01-2021 18:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Four men and women, aged 18 to 20, thought to have died from carbon monoxide poisoning
  
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• Serbia opens pipeline for Russian gas, ignores US opposition

  01-01-2021 18:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Defying U.S. calls to reduce its dependency on Russian energy supplies, Serbia has officially launched a new gas link that will bring additional Russian gas to the Balkan country via Bulgaria and Turkey
  
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• New Covid variant: US travelers temporarily banned from entering Philippines

  01-01-2021 17:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  The restriction does not affect Filipinos but they will be asked to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival, officials said
  
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• Ethiopian forces killed at least 75 civilians during ethnic unrest, damning human rights report finds

  01-01-2021 16:47 via independent.co.uk
  
  Victims beheaded, tortured or dragged in streets
  
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• Why 2021 could be even worse than 2020

  01-01-2021 16:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  A storm of conflict, hunger, poverty and the ongoing pandemic, could make it a very hard 12 months for millions worldwide senior UN officials tell Bel Trew
  
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• Frexit next! Macron warned 2021 is the year for a French referendum on EU membership

  01-01-2021 16:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  EMMANUEL MACRON has been sent a huge warning that Frexit is now "possible and desirable" as pressure continues to build on the French President following the UK's historic departure from the European Union.
  
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• Italy threatens complaint against Germany after Merkel gets 10times the number of vaccines

  01-01-2021 16:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A ROW is brewing within the European Union after it emerged Germany had received more doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech covid vaccine than any other countries under a roll-out scheme designed to ensure all member states were treated equally.
  
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• ‘No longer safe on the Earth’: A year after Qassem Soleimani’s assassination, Iran and US edge close to conflict

  01-01-2021 15:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  The anniversary and an outgoing US president with little to lose could prove a tipping point for tensions between Tehran and Washington
  
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• Man arrested for roaming streets dressed as werewolf to scare people on New Year’s Eve in Pakistan

  01-01-2021 14:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  The man was allegedly making roaring noises to scare people passing by 
  
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• Naked and skeletal: The Indian family rescued after spending a decade in ‘lockdown’

  01-01-2021 14:50 via independent.co.uk
  
  The father of the three siblings believes it to be a case of ‘black magic’, while volunteers are seeking mental health support
  
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• Mysterious monolith appears in India - this time with a code to crack

  01-01-2021 14:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  The artefact seems to be the work of an anonymous artist, who has given interviews to Indian media
  
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• ‘No longer safe on the earth’: A year after Qassem Suleimani assassination, Iran and US edge close to conflict

  01-01-2021 14:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  The anniversary and an outgoing US president with little to lose could prove a tipping point for tensions between Tehran and Washington
  
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• Coronavirus: Norway lifts ban on flights from UK

  01-01-2021 14:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Travellers can land in country from 2 January but will need to get negative Covid test
  
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• Caribbean island residents told to evacuate as dormant volcanoes come back to life

  01-01-2021 13:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Officials issue alerts for island chain home to more than 100,000 people
  
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• Texas attorney general sues city of Austin over New Year’s Covid dining limits

  01-01-2021 13:48 via independent.co.uk
  
  State and city have gone back and forth over who controls pandemic response
  
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• India approves Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use in major breakthrough for Covid fightback

  01-01-2021 13:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is being locally produced by the Serum Institute of India
  
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• Man’s remains found cut up in two suitcases in Denver

  01-01-2021 13:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police launch homicide investigation following discovery in Colorado capital
  
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• Brexit ‘not something to celebrate’, Ireland’s foreign minister says as UK completes EU exit

  01-01-2021 11:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Simon Coveney claims Britain attempting to ‘chase some notion of trying to refind its sovereignty’
  
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• Australia changes its anthem to honour indigenous people in ‘small, important step’ for rights

  01-01-2021 11:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  It is the first change of the song since it was adopted as the national anthem in 1984
  
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• Brexit a product of ‘lies and false promises’, Macron says in New Year’s message

  01-01-2021 10:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  French president uses annual address to insist UK will remain a ‘friend and ally’ to its neighbour
  
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• Wuhan rings in 2021 with huge crowds as Covid battle continues worldwide

  01-01-2021 10:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Crowds of hundreds gathered with masks under heavy police presence to welcome 2021
  
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• Essex lorry tragedy must spur greater effort to stop trafficking from Vietnam

  01-01-2021 09:30
  
  Criminal networks are depending on the chaos of Covid and Brexit. Now more than ever we need focus and international cooperation to prevent further tragediesTrials in the UK of the drivers and haulage organisers involved in the Essex lorry tragedy in which 39 Vietnamese migrants perished ended in guilty pleas and convictions. Vietnam also convicted the agents who brokered the victims’ journeys to the UK and sentenced them to terms of imprisonment.While these are positive developments in ac
  
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• Los Angeles residents fail to stop Christian singer from holding maskless concert

  01-01-2021 09:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Activists and residents tried preventing the event by creating a car blockade
  
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• Pakistan's #MeToo movement hangs in the balance over celebrity case

  01-01-2021 08:45
  
  A popular actor was accused of harassment – now those who spoke against him are being charged under law meant to protect womenIt takes a lot to rattle Leena Ghani. As an artist turned activist helping to raise the voices of Pakistan’s women, she has often fielded abuse, threats and harassment.But when she learned, on a morning in late September, that police had charged her for criminal defamation, linked to Pakistan’s most high-profile #MeToo case, Ghani says she was shaken. &l
  
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• Tributes paid to Ethiopian refugee farmer who championed integration in Italy

  01-01-2021 08:15
  
  Agitu Ideo Gudeta, who was killed on Wednesday, used abandoned land to start a goat farming project employing migrants and refugeesTributes have been paid to a 42-year-old Ethiopian refugee and farmer who became a symbol of integration in Italy, her adopted home.Agitu Ideo Gudeta was attacked and killed, allegedly by a former employee, on her farm in Trentino on Wednesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Calls for release of man arrested photographing transfer of Rohingyas

  01-01-2021 07:30
  
  Bangladesh authorities under pressure from rights activists including Bianca Jagger over detention of Abul KaramBangladesh authorities are facing calls to release a Rohingya man arrested while photographing the transfer of refugees to a controversial island camp this week.Abul Kalam, 35, has been held since Monday morning when he was reportedly beaten before being taken to police barracks near the Kutupalong refugee camp, where he has lived since leaving Myanmar as a child refugee in the early 1
  
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• Ivanka Trump celebrates special milestone with Donald Jr as 2024 president rumours SURGE

  01-01-2021 05:43 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  IVANKA TRUMP wished her brother a happy birthday as speculation rises the president's daughter is considering a run for the White House in 2024.
  
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• Wall Street to kick out three Chinese telecom firms

  01-01-2021 05:37 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The New York Stock Exchange will delist the Chinese companies based on claimed links with the military.
  
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• Black man wrongfully detained by unmasked police in Virginia tests positive for Covid

  01-01-2021 04:35 via independent.co.uk
  
  Jamar Mackey got tested after being wrongfully detained at a mall food court
  
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• In pictures: New Year, but not quite as we know it

  01-01-2021 03:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Firework displays and some religious rituals go ahead, although Covid mutes celebrations.
  
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• Covid pandemic dampens New Year celebrations around the world

  01-01-2021 03:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As the virus continues to spread in many countries, governments are cracking down on revellers.
  
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• Terrified US Businesses prepare for violence with Donald Trump New Year's protest IMMINENT

  01-01-2021 02:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  US BUSINESSES have been forced to shut ahead of what they believe will be a week of violence with mass US election protests set to break out across the states.
  
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• Ten African music stars to look out for in 2021

  01-01-2021 02:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Elaine, Fik Fameica and Omah Lay are among the stars who have impressed BBC Africa's music experts.
  
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• Brexit: 'We welcomed the trade deal like a Christmas present'

  01-01-2021 01:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Europeans in the UK, and British people around Europe, explain what Brexit will mean for them.
  
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• Moscow train carriage helps rehome stray pets

  01-01-2021 01:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Tails and Paws train features posters of dozens of animals in need of a new home.
  
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• US politics in 2021: What's in store for President-elect Biden?

  01-01-2021 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A new president with an agenda that's already set - and an outgoing president who's not leaving quietly.
  
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• India's love affair with classic British motorbikes

  01-01-2021 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BSA, Norton and Royal Enfield are all owned by Indian firms who want to kickstart the brands.
  
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• Why 2021 could be turning point for tackling climate change

  01-01-2021 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This year could be a "make or break" moment in the fight against global warming.
  
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• MF Doom: Hip-hop star dies aged 49

  01-01-2021 00:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A number of artists have paid tribute to the artist, real name Daniel Dumile.
  
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