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• Texas weather: Deadly winter storm sweeps Texas and US southern states

  16-02-2021 23:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Freezing winds, ice and snow are battering states like Texas that rarely see such frigid conditions.
  
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• Houston’s lit-up skyline angers residents hit by winter storm power cuts

  16-02-2021 23:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  City’s mayor has blamed power grid operators and state over issue
  
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• In pictures: Greece's Acropolis blanketed in snow

  16-02-2021 22:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The snowfall is some of the heaviest seen in the Greek capital for years.
  
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• In 2021, we may be able to rent a flat usually beyond our means

  16-02-2021 22:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  With the rich escaping the city and the young returning home, the price of renting has dropped, meaning I’m actually excited to move this year, writes Holly Baxter
  
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• SHELL Apagones y vuelos cancelados para miles mientras tormenta invernal sigue azotando Estados Unidos

  16-02-2021 22:28 via independent.co.uk
  
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• Covid: Dutch crisis as court orders end to Covid curfew

  16-02-2021 21:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Judges ordered the measure removed immediately but it will remain in place pending an appeal.
  
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• Black McDonald's owner sues for racial discrimination

  16-02-2021 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Herb Washington says the firm has retaliated after he raised concerns about the firm's treatment of black franchisees.
  
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• Black franchise owner sues McDonald's, cites persistent bias

  16-02-2021 21:42 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Black owner of 14 McDonald's franchises has sued the corporation in federal court asserting numerous instances of unfair treatment compared with white owners
  
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• Are frozen wind turbines to blame for Texas power outages?

  16-02-2021 21:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  More than 4.2 million people left without power following winter storm Uri
  
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• 'A complete bungle:' Texas' energy pride goes out with cold

  16-02-2021 21:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Anger over Texas' power grid failing in the face of a record winter freeze is mounting
  
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• State lawmakers propose a bill allowing fathers to stop abortions

  16-02-2021 20:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Measure would have no exception for rape or incest
  
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• Covid: South Africa variant now 'dominant' in Zimbabwe

  16-02-2021 20:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Zimbabwe has 200,000 Sinopharm doses, although the efficacy level against the variant is unclear.
  
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• Mexico beauty queen among those arrested in kidnap gang

  16-02-2021 20:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former ‘Miss Oaxaca’ and contender for the ‘International Queen of Coffee’ could face 50 years in jail on charges
  
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• Thai child modelling agent charged over child sex abuse images

  16-02-2021 20:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A police raid unearths more than 500,000 indecent images of children after an international inquiry.
  
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• Governor Cuomo admits to withholding nursing home deaths

  16-02-2021 20:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The New York governor stopped short of a full apology for concealing Covid deaths at nursing homes.
  
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• Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala becomes first woman and first African to lead WTO

  16-02-2021 20:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Appointment is ‘a very significant moment for the WTO’
  
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• Myanmar coup: Aung San Suu Kyi faces new charge amid protests

  16-02-2021 19:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Opposition leader handed second charge as she appears in court via video link for the first time.
  
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• Walmart closes more than 500 stores as millions lose power in raging winter storms

  16-02-2021 19:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Another winter storm will follow on the heels of the Storm Uri beginning Wednesday
  
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• Dozens catch Covid at indoor conference hosted by founder of Covid vaccine company

  16-02-2021 19:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  As conference began, indoor gatherings had been banned in state until California’s ICU capacity ticked over 15 per cent
  
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• Boris Johnson says charges against Aung San Suu Kyi are ‘fabricated’ and military junta will be ‘held to account’

  16-02-2021 19:45 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ousted leader charged with violating law used to prosecute people who breached coronavirus restrictions
  
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• VIRUS TODAY: President Biden extends ban on foreclosures

  16-02-2021 19:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Joe Biden is extending a ban on housing foreclosures to June 30 to help homeowners struggling during the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Palestinians claim Israel blocked Covid vaccines from entering Gaza

  16-02-2021 19:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Israel denies the claims, stating the pandemic knew ‘no borders’
  
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• PM says charges against Aung San Suu Kyi are ‘fabricated’ and military junta will be ‘held to account’

  16-02-2021 19:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ousted leader charged with violating law used to prosecute people who breached coronavirus restrictions
  
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• North Korean man ‘defects’ across DMZ into South

  16-02-2021 18:49 via independent.co.uk
  
  Man has been taken into custody for investigation
  
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• Tucker Carlson tries to blame ‘green energy’ for Texas blackouts

  16-02-2021 18:41 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘The windmills failed like the silly fashion accessories they are,’ claims Fox News host
  
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• Walmart closes more than 500 US stores due to raging winter storms

  16-02-2021 18:39 via independent.co.uk
  
  Unrelenting winter storms tearing across the southern US forced the temporary closure of more than 500 Walmart stores.
  
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• Texas weather: Record-breaking winter storm Uri sparks power crisis for millions and leaves 25 dead

  16-02-2021 18:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Over four million customers suffering outages in Lone Star state on Tuesday
  
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• GameStop's saga may be over; its effect on Wall Street isn't

  16-02-2021 18:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  The frenzy around GameStop’s stock may have quieted down, but the outsized influence small investors had in the saga is likely to stick around
  
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• ‘Space is one family’: The inclusive team behind India’s latest satellite launch

  16-02-2021 18:29 via independent.co.uk
  
  A nano satellite built in India is set to launch a portrait of PM Narendra Modi and a copy of a Hindu religious script into space. Rituparna Chatterjee reports on why this is no exercise in religious nationalism
  
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• Jair Bolsonaro provokes outcry after moving to relax Brazil’s gun laws

  16-02-2021 18:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Conservative firebrand insists ‘people are pumped’ about moves despite two-thirds of citizens opposing ready access to lethal weapons
  
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• Scott Miller: Former Olympian swimmer arrested over ‘drugs haul’

  16-02-2021 18:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Mr Miller, along with another man, was arrested in a dawn raid on Tuesday over drugs allegations
  
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• Princess Latifa: Dubai princess reveals she is being held ‘hostage’ in harrowing video

  16-02-2021 18:04 via independent.co.uk
  The princess was stopped as she attempted to flee Dubai in 2018
  
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• Trump’s Atlantic City empire to end with ‘Las Vegas-style’ implosion as officials prepare casino demolition

  16-02-2021 17:56 via independent.co.uk
  
  Former president’s once-bustling, 32 story casino will be demolished before thousands of viewers this week
  
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• Central Park: Amy Cooper has criminal case against her dismissed

  16-02-2021 17:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Amy Cooper prompted outrage over a viral video showing her calling the police on black birdwatcher.
  
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• Marriott CEO Sorenson, 62, dies of pancreatic cancer

  16-02-2021 17:46 via independent.co.uk
  
  Marriott Chief Executive Arne Sorenson, who began limiting his schedule this month to pursue a more aggressive cancer treatment, has died
  
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• Hungary becomes first EU nation to buy Chinese vaccine in latest snub to Brussels

  16-02-2021 17:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  Budapest continues to look beyond trading bloc after acquiring 2m-strong batch of Russia’s Sputnik-V treatment in January
  
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• Women need male guardian to travel, says Hamas court in Gaza Strip

  16-02-2021 17:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ruling sparks outrage on social media with many accusing group of rolling back women’s rights
  
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• 60 dead and hundreds missing in Congo river boat disaster

  16-02-2021 17:04 via independent.co.uk
  
  More than 700 people were aboard the whaling vessel when in sank
  
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• Texas weather - live: Record-breaking winter storm Uri sparks power crisis for millions and leaves 25 dead

  16-02-2021 16:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Over four million customers suffering outages in Lone Star state
  
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• Charges dropped against 'Central Park Karen' Amy Cooper who called 911 on Black birdwatcher

  16-02-2021 16:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  The woman was fired from her job at a Manhattan investment firm following the incident
  
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• Tyler Perry, Clintons attend memorial for actor Cicely Tyson

  16-02-2021 16:23 via independent.co.uk
  
  Bill and Hillary Clinton, actor-director Tyler Perry and singer Valerie Simpson of Ashford & Simpson are among those attending a private memorial service for Cicely Tyson
  
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• New Orleans: Mardi Gras partygoers urged to stay away from festivities

  16-02-2021 16:20 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘If people think they’re going to come to Louisiana ... and engage in the kind of activities they would have pre-pandemic then they are mistaken’, governor says
  
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• Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson dies aged 62 after pancreatic cancer battle

  16-02-2021 16:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  Arne Sorenson, president and CEO of Marriott International has died after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer, the hotel chain announced.
  
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• Country singer pays tribute to helicopter pilot to the stars among four dead in Virgin Islands helicopter crash

  16-02-2021 16:09 via independent.co.uk
  
  Ms Rodriguez, who was well-known on islands, owned helicopter company and piloted aircraft carrying Barack and Michelle Obama in 2017
  
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• Slovakia sees virus deaths soar, blames U.K. variant

  16-02-2021 16:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Slovakia has become the country with most COVID-19 deaths by size of population in the world
  
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• ‘Blue dragon’ sea creatures wash up on Australian beach

  16-02-2021 15:39 via independent.co.uk
  The animals, a species of sea slug, are normally only found floating in remote waters
  
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• Winter storm and power outages upend US Covid vaccination as thousands of doses left in peril

  16-02-2021 15:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Weather conditions hampering country’s ability to continue vaccinating residents
  
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• Amsterdam: Bystanders rescue skaters after ice breaks

  16-02-2021 15:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bystanders used golf clubs, hockey sticks and ropes to help drag the freezing skaters to safety.
  
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• Texas weather - live: 25 dead and millions hit by power outage as winter storm Uri brings record-breaking freeze

  16-02-2021 15:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  Over four million customers suffering outages in Lone Star state
  
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• Netherlands government ordered to scrap controversial Covid curfew

  16-02-2021 15:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Curfew violates ‘freedom of movement and privacy’ court rules
  
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