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• ‘I want him out’: GOP senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska calls on Trump to resign

  08-01-2021 22:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has called on Donald Trump to resign immediately, becoming the first Republican member of the upper chamber to do so since the assault on the Capitol.
  
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• Coronavirus live news: WHO says poorer countries not getting vaccines; Denmark to restrict all travel

  08-01-2021 21:50
  
  WHO urges rich countries to stop making bilateral deals with manufacturers; Denmark to restrict entry from all countries after todayPfizer vaccine protects against new Covid variants, study suggestsIran bans importation of UK and US vaccines Which countries have reported the new UK Covid variant?Arizona becomes Covid hotspot of the world 8.50pm GMTAn ICU nurse at an NHS London hospital has said “our Government failed us” as the capital’s mayor Sadiq Khan declared a “major
  
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• Gatwick immigration detention centre closed due to staff Covid cases

  08-01-2021 21:35
  
  Serco-run Brook House has been shut and some detainees moved to another centre, Home Office saysCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAn immigration detention centre has been temporarily closed after several members of staff tested positive for coronavirus.The Home Office said Brook House, near Gatwick airport in West Sussex, has been shut for 10 days. It said a “very small number” of detainees had been moved to Colnbrook immigration removal centre near He
  
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• Biden says second Trump impeachment is 'a decision for Congress' – live

  08-01-2021 21:35
  
  Pelosi: ‘This unhinged president could not be more dangerous’Biden introduces nominees to lead commerce and labor departmentsTrump to skip Biden’s inauguration
  House may draw up articles of impeachment next weekBiden to release vaccine supplies across wider spreadSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email8.35pm GMT Derrick Evans, a newly elected legislator in West Virginia, has been arrested on federal charges related to the violent riot at the Capitol.#
  
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• Colorado officers won’t be charged for detaining Black girls

  08-01-2021 20:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Prosecutors say suburban Denver police officers who detained four Black girls by gunpoint after wrongly suspecting they were riding in a stolen car this summer won’t be charged
  
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• US taxpayers will almost certainly be forced to pay for destruction caused by pro-Trump mob attacks

  08-01-2021 20:34 via independent.co.uk
  
  The American public will have to foot the bill for graffiti, destruction and theft caused by the Trump mob
  
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• Firms halt deliveries from UK to EU over Brexit border problems

  08-01-2021 20:25
  
  DPD pauses road service and retailers suspend sales or reduce lines amid concerns over paperwork and tariffs A growing number of retailers and courier firms are suspending or cutting back deliveries into the EU as companies grapple with new border controls as well as import taxes.On Friday DPD, the international delivery giant, said it was “pausing” its road service from the UK into Europe, including the Republic of Ireland. Separately, Marks & Spencer said it was concerned that
  
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• ‘I can’t comprehend it’: woman who miscarried on Australian roadside says public backlash is hurtful

  08-01-2021 20:00
  
  Nicole Clark was accused of blaming her miscarriage on coronavirus border closures, and some questioned the legitimacy of her pregnancyThe public’s response this week to Nicole Clark’s harrowing story may be the most shocking part.On New Year’s Day, Clark, 31, had a miscarriage in a gully on the side of the road in Berri, in rural South Australia, after a combination of bad luck, incomplete advice from some authorities and apparent indifference from others. Continue reading...
  
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• Explosion at Chinese battery recycling plant kills one and injures 20

  08-01-2021 19:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Company apologises and offers condolences to victims and families 
  
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• ‘She was bananas over Trump’: Who were the Maga faithful killed in the Capitol

  08-01-2021 19:36 via independent.co.uk
  
  'She thinks he's the final coming of the Lord, I guess’
  
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• Derrick Evans, lawmaker who filmed himself during US Capitol riot, faces charges – video

  08-01-2021 19:34
  
  Derrick Evans, a newly-elected lawmaker in West Virginia house of delegates, filmed himself during the pro-Trump riot on the US Capitol on Wednesday that left five people dead.On Friday, the Justice Department announced he had been charged with entering a restricted area. Evans, a Republican and Trump supporter, was seen on a Facebook Live video in which he was heard shouting "We're in! We're in baby!" while moving among a crowd of rioters as he walked through
  
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• UK coronavirus: new high of 1,325 daily recorded deaths; NHS staff to be vaccinated 'immediately' - as it happened

  08-01-2021 19:32
  
  This live blog is now closed. For the latest coronavirus updates from around the world, read our global live blogNew high in daily recorded deaths for the UKNHS staff to be offered Covid vaccine in next few weeksSadiq Khan declares Covid emergency in LondonModerna Covid vaccine approved for use by UK medicines regulator
  Coronavirus global updates - live6.32pm GMT We’re now closing this blog. Thanks for following along. You can read the full report on NHS vaccinations here: Related: NHS sta
  
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• ‘Alarmingly high’ levels of toxic metals found in sharks living in pristine protected waters of Bahamas

  08-01-2021 19:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Researcher calls it ‘another piece of evidence to steer people away from consuming sharks’
  
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• Friend or foe: Kim Jong Un signals that North Korea may enter a new era of foreign relations

  08-01-2021 19:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  His call for ‘changed times’ might have something to do with a need for international help for North Korea, reports Donald Kirk
  
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• How does impeachment work? 7 key questions about removing a US president

  08-01-2021 19:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  Is there still time to impeach Donald Trump for inciting a mob to attack the Capitol?
  
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• Biden to release nearly all Covid-19 vaccine doses, contrary to Trump policy

  08-01-2021 19:26 via independent.co.uk
  
  The move reflects a significant departure from vaccine distribution plans under President Donald Trump
  
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• ‘Soho Karen’ pressed for apology by Gayle King shortly before being arrested for iPhone attack

  08-01-2021 19:25 via independent.co.uk
  
  Hours after the interview, Miya Ponsetto was arrested on a fugitive warrant by Ventura County officers in Piru, California
  
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• Berlin backtracks on plan to reopen schools after protests

  08-01-2021 19:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Authorities in Berlin have backtracked on plans to partially resume in-school teaching in the German capital next week following protests from parents, teachers and the federal government
  
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• Canada: activists sue province over refusal to fund abortions in private clinics

  08-01-2021 19:00
  
  Lawsuit argues that New Brunswick’s refusal violates both the law and the Charter of Rights and FreedomsHuman rights activists in Canada have filed a lawsuit against the province of New Brunswick for its refusal to fund abortion services in private clinics – as they are in the rest of the country.The lawsuit suit filed by the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) argues that the refusal violates both the law and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Canada’s constitu
  
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• Illinois CEO apologises after being arrested storming the capitol

  08-01-2021 18:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘My decision to enter the Capitol was wrong, and I am deeply regretful to have done so,’ says Bradley Rukstales
  
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• Zimbabwe journalist Hopewell Chin'ono arrested for third time in six months

  08-01-2021 18:52
  
  Chin’ono tweeted that police had taken him from his home, charged with ‘communicating falsehoods’Police in Zimbabwe have arrested the prominent journalist Hopewell Chin‘ono, for the third time in six months, his lawyer said.Doug Coltart said he was en route to the police station to confirm the charges against his client. Continue reading...
  
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• Kim Jong Un vows to improve North Korea’s ties with rest of world

  08-01-2021 18:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kim also examined relations with South Korea "as required by the prevailing situation and the changing times," KCNA said.
  
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• Giant sinkhole closes Covid facility in Naples

  08-01-2021 18:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Firefighters reported that the 500 square metres of car park of the Hospital of the Sea were affected, but operations and procedures were not halted
  
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• Companies say post-Brexit rules are clogging up UK-EU trade

  08-01-2021 18:15 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some businesses say costs and paperwork are hampering trade between Britain and the European Union as the reality of the U.K.’s post-Brexit trading relationship with the bloc takes hold
  
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• France to cull more birds in attempt to halt spread of bird flu

  08-01-2021 18:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Although deadly to birds, it is thought that the bird fly virus cannot be transmitted to humans
  
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• Biden to release all Covid-19 vaccine doses, contrary to Trump policy

  08-01-2021 18:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  The move reflects a significant departure from vaccine distribution plans under President Donald Trump
  
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• One dead and three injured after chunk of frozen waterfall collapses at popular tourist site in Russia

  08-01-2021 18:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  A boy was also taken to hospital with serious injuries
  
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• Nine killed in gun attack on wake in central Mexico

  08-01-2021 17:47
  
  Attack in Celaya, Guanajuato state, happened Thursday nightWake reportedly held for man murdered a day earlierNine people have been killed and one wounded when gunmen opened fire at a wake in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, in one of the worst outbreaks of violence to hit the country during the past few weeks. Related: Mexico: assassin shoots former state governor in restaurant bathroomContinue reading...
  
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• Hyundai's value surges by $9bn amid reports of Apple electric car deal

  08-01-2021 17:47
  
  South Korean firm backtracks on statement confirming ‘early discussion’ with US companyHyundai’s value surged by $9bn (£6.6bn) on Friday after reports that it could join with Apple in developing a driverless electric vehicle – despite confusion as it backtracked on a statement acknowledging “early discussion” with the iPhone manufacturer.Investors sent the South Korean carmaker’s share price on the Seoul exchange up almost 20%, as local media repor
  
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• Spain police hail biggest ever drug bust after raid on Barcelona gang

  08-01-2021 17:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  The drugs were worth tens of millions of euros, officers claimed
  
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• U.S. tops 4,000 daily deaths from coronavirus for 1st time

  08-01-2021 17:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  The United States topped 4,000 daily deaths from the coronavirus for the first time
  
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• Trump won't attend Biden’s swearing-in ceremony

  08-01-2021 17:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mr Trump is facing calls for his removal from office over the storming of Congress by his supporters.
  
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• 'I'm stuck here': lorry drivers in Calais begin to feel effects of Brexit

  08-01-2021 17:14
  
  Truck drivers tell of long delays for checks at the Eurotunnel as trade barrier goes up between UK and EU
  Roger White arrived in France at 2.30pm on Tuesday with a truckload of hard cheese from Somerset.Before Brexit he would have rolled off the Eurotunnel train and carried on up the A16 to Belgium, unloading his wares a few hours later at his ultimate destination in Utrecht. Continue reading...
  
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• Bosnia: Icy struggle for many migrants stuck in freezing tents

  08-01-2021 17:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some aid has reached hundreds of migrants in Bosnia, but their conditions are primitive.
  
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• Drone footage shows huge sinkhole in Naples hospital car park – video

  08-01-2021 16:57
  
  A sinkhole measuring 2,000 sq metres has opened up in the visitors' car park of a hospital in Naples, forcing the temporary closure of a nearby residence for recovering coronavirus patients because of a power cut.
  A number vehicles fell into the sinkhole in the otherwise empty car park, but the hospital remained operational and no injuries were reported Continue reading...
  
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• Covid in the UK: why is it so bad now and when will cases decline? | Nicola Davis and Linda Geddes

  08-01-2021 16:46
  
  With a major incident declared in London and positive test results surging, experts answer key questionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK is seeing record numbers of people testing positive for coronavirus, with more than 60,000 positive tests reported on three days this week. Continue reading...
  
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• Covid-19 is 'out of control' in London, says Sadiq Khan – video

  08-01-2021 16:25
  
  'I'm afraid this virus is out of control,' the mayor of London has said after declaring a major incident as the capital's hospitals struggle to cope with coronavirus patients. 'The NHS in London is at risk of being overwhelmed ... we could run out of beds,' Sadiq Khan said. The mayor told BBC News that as many as one in 20 people had the virus in some parts of the city. 'The best way you can help the NHS is by staying at home,' he saidSadiq Khan declares Covid emergency in LondonUK coronavirus l
  
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• Capitol riots: Questions mount over security failure

  08-01-2021 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The violent breach has sparked serious concerns in Washington and beyond.
  
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• Giant sinkhole opens in hospital car park in Naples

  08-01-2021 15:55
  
  Nearby Italian residence for Covid-19 patients had to close temporarily because of electricity cutsA giant sinkhole has opened up in the car park of a hospital in Naples, Italy, forcing the temporary closure of a nearby residence for recovering Covid-19 patients because the electricity was cut.Operations at the Hospital of the Sea were not affected, and firefighters said no one appeared to be injured. The sinkhole consumed a few cars in the hospital’s otherwise empty visitors’ car pa
  
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• US sets new Covid deaths record as three states lag behind in vaccinating

  08-01-2021 15:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Country records more than 4,000 deaths in a single day
  
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• Storm ‘Filomena’ blankets most of Spain with snow

  08-01-2021 15:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Spain is on high alert as a cold snap is covering much of the country with snow disrupting road, sea and air traffic, while authorities warn that worse might be in store over the weekend
  
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• Readers' hangover cures: 10 ways to beat the post-booze blues – from Radiohead to rollmop vinegar

  08-01-2021 15:45
  
  If you’ve overdone it this first week of lockdown, here are tried, tested and surprising suggestions for how to handle the headaches and horror the morning after the night before
  Mix chopped beefsteak tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, celery salt, pepper, some red pesto, Worcestershire sauce, a little sugar, rapeseed oil, a splodge of tomato ketchup and a pinch of chilli flakes, then microwave for about three minutes. Add vodka to taste if you’re not driving anywhere afterwards. Pour the w
  
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• Sweden ditches controversial Covid approach and grants government power to impose strict measures

  08-01-2021 15:38 via independent.co.uk
  
  New law will be used in near future, says prime minister
  
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• Israel rebuffs WHO vaccine request for Palestinian medics, amid outcry over disparity

  08-01-2021 15:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Citing shortages, Israel declines plea to make jabs available for Palestinian frontline workers to avert health disaster during the month-long wait for vaccines
  
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• Why the delay? The nations waiting to see how Covid vaccinations unfold

  08-01-2021 15:30
  
  Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Japan are among those that won’t start vaccinating for months, in part to see how other populations react to the jabCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThey are the nations that have been held up as shining examples of coronavirus management. In Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan, daily Covid infections are in the single digits and outbreaks are quickly suppressed.But there is one area where these nations lag well behind the p
  
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• South Korea court rules Japan should compensate WWII sex slaves

  08-01-2021 15:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  According to a conservative estimate, about 200,000 Korean girls and women were sent to Japanese front-line brothels during the colonial era, on the pretext of employment
  
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• War of the words: HG Wells coin also features false quote

  08-01-2021 15:16
  
  The new coin is inscribed: ‘Good books are warehouses of ideas’ – but digging reveals the quote to be both wrong and expressing a different sentimentIt is a mystery that HG Wells’s characters would have been quick to leap on, but one that would doubtless have enraged the fastidious Wells himself: what is the origin of the quote chosen by the Royal Mint and attributed to him on the new Wells £2 coin?Intended to mark 75 years since the death of the author, the coin ha
  
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• Capitol riots: Prosecutors to launch federal murder investigation into officer’s death

  08-01-2021 15:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Federal prosecutors reportedly plan to launch a murder investigation into the death of a US Capitol police officer who died during the violent pro-Trump riots in Washington on Wednesday, according to a new report.
  
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• I teach a course on happiness at Yale: this is how to make the most of your resolutions

  08-01-2021 15:00
  
  Forget tough love. Adopting a positive mindset and being kind to yourself is a more effective way to make a changeTo say that 2020 wasn’t the best year is an understatement. For many of us, it felt like a giant global dumpster fire. Not surprisingly, the stresses of living through a pandemic have had a terrible impact on our collective mental health, with rates of depression and anxiety skyrocketing. Many of us feel we can’t say goodbye to last year fast enough.And that means we&rsqu
  
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• Boeing 737 Max: Planemaker will pay $2.5bn to settle criminal conspiracy charge

  08-01-2021 14:57 via independent.co.uk
  
  The money will be split between a fine and compensation for airlines and victims’ families
  
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