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• Larry King hospitalised with Covid-19 in California, report says

  02-01-2021 23:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  Larry King has been hospitalised with Covid-19 in California, says a report.
  
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• First murders of 2021 recorded in 11 American cities

  02-01-2021 23:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Bad economy, police drawback and quarantine boredom all possible reasons for spike
  
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• Boris Johnson would lose majority and seat in election tomorrow – poll

  02-01-2021 23:07
  
  Results suggest public are deeply unhappy with the government’s handling of Covid and BrexitThe public are deeply unhappy with the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the Brexit negotiations, a damning new poll suggests.The poll predicts that if a general election were held tomorrow neither the Conservatives nor Labour would win an outright majority. Disturbingly for Boris Johnson, the survey says the Conservatives would lose 81 seats, wiping out the 80-seat majorit
  
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• Illinois erases 500,000 low-level cannabis charges

  02-01-2021 22:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  State completes the legal process four years ahead of 2025 deadline
  
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• Teachers take legal action as chaos grips England's schools plan

  02-01-2021 22:00
  
  Unions advise teachers to stay away from schools and warn reopening plan is an ‘utter shambles’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe planned reopening of schools in England has descended into disarray, as unions advised teachers not to return to the classroom, heads took legal action over the government’s plans and senior Tories warned that school gates may have to remain shut for weeks to come.With warnings that some primary heads would arrive a
  
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• 115k more Americans will die of Covid in January, leading model predicts

  02-01-2021 20:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Death toll could stand at more than 456,000 by end of month
  
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• US braces for post-holiday Covid surge as death toll passes 350,000

  02-01-2021 19:15
  
  New Year’s Day saw 160,606 new cases and 2,051 deathsDoctors warn they are at ‘breaking point’Hundreds of thousands more deaths possible in vaccine chaosThe US is braced for a post-holiday coronavirus surge as its death toll passed 350,000, with thousands more predicted to die in the coming month and doctors warning they are at “breaking point” and fighting “world war three”. Related: 'Why aren't they home?': Lake Tahoe struggles to keep winter vacatione
  
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• Pope labels Maradona a ‘poet’ on the football pitch and condemns doping cheats

  02-01-2021 18:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Pontiff recalls his own days playing soccer as a child with a ball made of rags, in interview with Italian press
  
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• Playing with children’s lives: The Greenland youngsters taken from their homes just for a cruel experiment

  02-01-2021 18:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Helene Thiesen was one of 22 children taken from their families for ‘a better life’ in Denmark, reports Nadine Nielsen in Copenhagen
  
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• Glenn Adams, retired AP correspondent in Maine, dies at 70

  02-01-2021 17:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  Retired Associated Press correspondent Glenn Adams has died at age 70 after a career in which he chronicled Maine politics and breaking news
  
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• Military ‘exile’ is the punishment for Russia’s opposition

  02-01-2021 17:33 via independent.co.uk
  
  In recent months, authorities have ramped up harassment and prosecutions of activists, dissidents and journalists, freezing bank accounts and conducting repeated searches of homes
  
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• Mauricio Pochettino is back - but why has he chosen Paris St-Germain?

  02-01-2021 16:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Thirteen months after leaving Tottenham, Mauricio Pochettino is back in football. Guillem Balague looks at why he has taken on the challenge at PSG.
  
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• Bitcoin value surges past $30,000 (£22,000) for first time

  02-01-2021 16:08 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The cryptocurrency has continued to soar in value just weeks after hitting $20,000 for the first time.
  
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• Watch out LA: Feds calculate riskiest, safest places in US

  02-01-2021 16:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  U.S. experts have calculated the riskiest and safest counties in the country for disasters, and Los Angeles is on the shakiest ground
  
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• Giant curfew-busting party in France is over after two nights

  02-01-2021 15:27 via independent.co.uk
  
  More than 1,200 people have been fined for not respecting the curfew, not wearing a mask and illegally taking part in a gathering
  
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• After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’

  02-01-2021 15:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  One of four former U_S_ government contractors pardoned by President Donald Trump in the shooting deaths of Iraqi civilians says he feels like "I acted correctly.”
  
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• Eritrean refugees become target as old enemies join forces in chaos of Tigray conflict

  02-01-2021 14:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Witnesses have begun to give accounts of the toll on civilians and the pervasive presence of Eritrean soldiers in the northern Ethiopian region, write Declan Walsh and Simon Marks
  
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• Illegal French New Year rave shut down

  02-01-2021 13:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say they clashed with attendees while attempting to break up the event in Brittany.
  
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• Australian surfer Mikey Wright rescues woman from Hawaii waves

  02-01-2021 13:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mikey Wright told the BBC rescuing a woman from 'sharp rocks and waves' on a beach in Hawaii.
  
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• China warns of retaliation for NYSE's delisting of companies

  02-01-2021 13:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  China says it will take necessary countermeasures in response to the New York Stock Exchange’s announcement this week that it will delist three major Chinese telecoms, in the latest flare-up of tensions between Beijing and Washington
  
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• The government's U-turns on education in England under Covid

  02-01-2021 09:46
  
  From exams to free school meals, ministers have made a string of volte-faces Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe announcement that all London primary schools will remain closed next week is the latest in a string of government U-turns on education since the pandemic began.Under the government’s initial plan, schools in the City of London and Kingston were due to reopen but those in 22 other London boroughs would have remained closed. Continue reading...
  
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• Australian pro surfer Mikey Wright saves woman struggling in Hawaii surf – video

  02-01-2021 03:55
  
  Mikey Wright has been filmed saving a beachgoer who was struggling against a current at a beach on Oahu’s north shore. The Australian surfer, who was in Hawaii for the Pipeline Masters event, posted footage of the rescue on Instagram with the caption: “hold my beer”. Although other beachgoers could be seen trying to help and reach the struggling swimmer, the current was too strong until Wright stepped in. Continue reading...
  
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• Donald Trump misses out on $1,000 per head NYE bash as Melania's decor makes him ‘moody’

  02-01-2021 03:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DONALD TRUMP has missed his annual Mar-a-Lago New Year's Eve celebration alongside his family and friends amid reports he was "not happy" with his wife Melania's renovation work at the resort.
  
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• Obama humiliated as Donald Trump beats him to America's most admired man of 2020 title

  02-01-2021 01:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  DONALD TRUMP has beaten former president Barack Obama to become America's "most admired man" of 2020, according to a recent poll.
  
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• South Korea's 96-year-old pianist hopes to keep playing

  02-01-2021 01:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  South Korea's Jegal Sam still practises everyday, just in case he is asked to perform.
  
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• Five ways to reduce your carbon footprint

  02-01-2021 01:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Climate activists explain how individuals can help reduce their carbon emissions.
  
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• South China Sea: Taiwan urges Beijing to ‘defuse antagonism’ as tensions reach knife edge

  02-01-2021 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TAIWAN'S president Tsai Ing-wen has called on China to "promote meaningful dialogue" and de-escalate tensions in the disputed South China Sea amid fears of a conflict erupting in the contested waters.
  
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• South China Sea crisis as Beijing furious over UK ‘plans to deploy British Navy warship’

  02-01-2021 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  CHINA has blasted Britain over its "plans to deploy a warship" in the disputed South China Sea.
  
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