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• Cautious Johnson faces battle with own MPs over lockdown exit

  21-02-2021 23:31
  
  Analysis: many on the Tory backbenches want Covid restrictions over by end of AprilCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen Boris Johnson stands at the dispatch box on Monday to deliver his roadmap for easing Covid restrictions for what he hopes will be the final time, there is likely to be a sigh of relief from his scientific advisers who will have won the most recent battle.Johnson is now gearing up for the next tussle, which will be with his MPs. There is a truce
  
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• Texas weather: State should pay soaring power bills, says Houston mayor

  21-02-2021 23:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Many residents who managed to keep their power on now face electricity bills of thousands of dollars.
  
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• Iran to stop 'snap' nuclear checks, IAEA confirms

  21-02-2021 22:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A deal will allow UN inspections of Iran's nuclear facilities to continue - but on more limited terms.
  
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• Tigray crisis: 'Overwhelming' humanitarian needs in Ethiopia's region

  21-02-2021 22:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Red Cross tells the BBC there are major food and medical care problems in the war-torn region.
  
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• New Woody Allen documentary to broadcast never seen footage of 7-year-old Dylan Farrow alleging sexual abuse

  21-02-2021 22:05 via independent.co.uk
  
  Film director has always denied the claims made against him
  
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• Myanmar coup: Thousands attend funeral after deadly shooting

  21-02-2021 21:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Mya Thwe Thwe Khaing was shot in the head just before her 20th birthday by security forces.
  
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• Seize the hotels: Activists call for LA mayor to open hotels to homeless as five a day die on streets

  21-02-2021 21:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  More than 40,000 without shelter in Los Angeles during pandemic
  
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• Barcelona sees sixth night of protests for jailed rapper

  21-02-2021 20:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Protests in support of a jailed rapper have turned violent in Barcelona for a sixth consecutive night
  
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• Griddy: Why a Texas electricity company is under fire for astronomical bills during winter storm

  21-02-2021 20:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  Some Texans were charged as high as $17,000 for their electric usage last week
  
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• Pangong Lake: India and China complete pull-back of forces

  21-02-2021 19:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Pangong Lake is one area of an ill-defined border which has seen tensions flare.
  
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• Spain protests: violence and looting on fifth night of unrest over rapper's jail sentence – video

  21-02-2021 19:35
  
  Police and demonstrators in Barcelona clashed for a fifth night on Saturday, with thousands taking to the streets across Spain to protest against the jailing of a controversial rapper for glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his music and on Twitter.Angry demonstrations first erupted on Tuesday after police detained Pablo Hasél, 32, and took him to jail to start serving a nine-month sentence in a highly contentious free speech caseViolence and looting on fifth night of
  
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• Women were at the heart of Libya’s revolution. Ten years on they risk death calling for their rights

  21-02-2021 18:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  From playing a prominent role in the revolution against Gaddafi, Libyan women have been increasingly sidelined in attempts to get the country back to any form of stability, reports Bel Trew
  
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• Kroger: Some pharmacy customer data impacted in vendor hack

  21-02-2021 17:51 via independent.co.uk
  
  Kroger Co. says personal data including Social Security numbers of some of its pharmacy and clinic customers may have been stolen in the hack of a third-party vendor's file-transfer service
  
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• Tennessee races to repair broken water mains in storm's wake

  21-02-2021 17:37 via independent.co.uk
  
  Workers in Tennessee are racing to fix water mains that failed in freezing temperatures as the South carries on with efforts to recover from the winter weather that paralyzed parts of the nation
  
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• Drone footage shows years of damage to earthquake-struck Christchurch cathedral – video

  21-02-2021 17:30
  
  Ten years after an earthquake hit Christchurch in New Zealand and left 185 people dead, a major rebuild of the city's cathedral is under way. As part of the project, a drone survey from 2019 has revealed extensive damage to the historic structure, with rubble littered around the building and chairs still strewn across the floor. When the cathedral's tower fell it opened up the building to the elements, with thousands of pigeons since taking over the space, while water ingress has caused further
  
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• Israel’s vaccine drive reaches almost half population as Pfizer jab offers 95% protection

  21-02-2021 16:58 via independent.co.uk
  
  Inoculation drive criticised for excluding Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza Strip
  
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• Rights and freedom – a Guardian series

  21-02-2021 16:26
  
  About our new coverage, which aims to focus attention on human rights around the world The journalism in this series gives a voice to those whose rights or freedoms have been removed, undermined or put at risk. It focuses on human rights abuses and gains, and potential for change. It is supported, in part, through a grant to theguardian.org by Humanity United, a US-based foundation dedicated to cultivating the conditions for enduring freedom and peace.All of the journalism is editorially indepen
  
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• John Travolta selling $5M oceanic mansion with 20 bedrooms

  21-02-2021 16:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Maine mansion that actor John Travolta shared with his late wife, actor Kelly Preston, has been put up for sale
  
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• UAE weapons show draws major deals, traders amid pandemic

  21-02-2021 16:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  In spite of the surging coronavirus pandemic, major arms makers were descending on a convention center in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates
  
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• Jo Whiley says vaccine offer for her sister 'too late' as she fights Covid – video

  21-02-2021 15:27
  
  The BBC Radio 2 DJ says 'it couldn't be crueller' after her sister, Frances, has finally been offered a Covid vaccine, but it may have come too late.Whiley said it had been the worst week of her family's lives and 24 hours ago medical staff were discussing palliative care for her sister, although on Saturday she rallied round and her oxygen levels were beginning to rise.
  Whiley said she hoped speaking out about her sister’s experience wouldhighlight the need to get people with learning dis
  
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• Airplane debris narrowly misses Broomfield home after midair engine fire – video

  21-02-2021 15:18
  
  A United Airlines plan rained debris on Denver suburbs, narrowly missing a home, after suffering catastrophic engine failure shortly after takeoff on Saturday. The Boeing 777-200 returned to the airport in an emergency landing.United said there were no reported injuries on Flight 328 from Denver International airport to Honolulu, which had 231 passengers and 10 crew on board'Something blew up': plane rains debris on Denver suburbs Continue reading...
  
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• US plane engine fire: 'I just knew something was wrong'

  21-02-2021 15:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Video shows the engine, which failed shortly after take-off, burning and missing its casing.
  
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• Power failure: How a winter storm pushed Texas into crisis

  21-02-2021 15:07 via independent.co.uk
  
  Two days before the storm began, Houston’s chief elected official warned her constituents to prepare as they would for a major hurricane
  
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• Six dead after military plane crashes close to runway in Nigeria

  21-02-2021 13:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  Aircraft came down in Abuja after reporting engine failure, says aviation minister
  
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• Military plane crashes close to runway in Nigeria

  21-02-2021 13:02 via independent.co.uk
  
  A military charter plane has crashed close to the runway in Abuja, Nigeria.
  
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• Louvre repairs move quickly after 4 months of no crowds

  21-02-2021 07:59
  
  PARIS : The 518-year-old Mona Lisa has seen many things in her...
  
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• Esports offers youths new way to connect virtually

  21-02-2021 07:58
  NORMAL, Ill. (AP) — On a typical Tuesday night Seanan AlYasiri and his family crowd around the TV in their living room. At first glance it may appear they are watching a soccer game — one played with virtual cars instead of people — but in reality they are cheering on Alexi AlYasiri, 10, in a competitive video game called Rocket League. Alexi, a fourth-grader at North Point Elementary School, is one of dozens of area youths joining Normal’s new esports league that launche
  
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• Taiwan confirms three cases of Brazil COVID-19 variant

  21-02-2021 07:57
  Read full article 21 February 2021, 6:43 am·1-min read TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government said on Sunday that it had confirmed three cases of the COVID-19 variant first discovered in Brazil, and that all arrivals from that country would undergo centralised quarantine from this week. Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said the three people, whose initial infections officials announced last month and are...
  
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• Political notebook: Oklahoma lawmakers target civil disobedience

  21-02-2021 07:57
  Running riot: Legislation that Oklahoma lawmakers say is intended to curb rioting but others view as attempts to curb dissent continued moving out of committee last week. House Bill 2215, by Rep. Kevin McDugle, R-Broken Arrow, would add obstructing a business entrance or exit or a roadway to the statutory definition of inciting a riot and would bar from criminal and civil prosecution motorists who “unintentionally” injure or kill someone while “fleeing from a riot.” Last
  
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• ‘There’s A Need For Shows That Present A Positive World View’: Love, Victor Is The ...

  21-02-2021 07:54
  Love, Victor arrives on Disney+ next week, introducing British audiences to teen Victor as he figures out his sexuality and navigates some of the typical pitfalls of teenage life. He fends off questions about girlfriends from classmates who presume he is straight, falls for guys who he isn’t sure of their sexuality and takes on playground bullies. All the while, he’s trying to find answers for himself. The show, which debuted in the States last summer, is a rare find: a mainstream te
  
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• Privacy faces risks in tech-infused post-Covid workplace

  21-02-2021 07:48
  With tech-infused gadgetry to improve...
  
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• This Houston furniture store owner opened his doors to people seeking warmth in the winter storm

  21-02-2021 07:46
  After two nights of staying in her condo on the southwest side of Houston without power, Felicia Maten had no running water, the food in her refrigerator was spoiling and her fingers and toes hurt from the cold. She huddled ......
  
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• Biden's attorney general pick vows to prosecute Capitol attackers

  21-02-2021 07:46
  
  In testimony prepared for his confirmation hearing on Monday and Tuesday, federal appeals court judge Merrick Garland indicated he wants to remove the taint of political interference left on the department by Trump. ......
  
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• Mongolia adds 52 new COVID-19 cases, 2,638 in total

  21-02-2021 07:43
  ULAN BATOR, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia on Sunday confirmed 52 more COVID-19 cases, raising its national caseload to...
  
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• India dam disaster toll rises to 67 as search for missing continues

  21-02-2021 07:43
  
  NEW DELHI, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand Sunday said the death toll in the dam disaster has risen to 67 and the search for missing people was underway. "As of now, a total of 67 bodies and 28 human...
  
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• Westbrook gets triple-double as Wizards beat Trail Blazers

  21-02-2021 07:39
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Russell Westbrook had 27 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds, and the Washington Wizards snapped Portland's...
  
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• Spain: Peaceful protests for jailed rapper see more clashes

  21-02-2021 07:39
  BARCELONA, Spain — A fifth night of peaceful protests to denounce the imprisonment of a Spanish rap artist once more devolved into clashes between police and the members of fringe groups who set up street barricades and smashed storefront windows Saturday night in downtown Barcelona. Small groups made up mostly of young people began their nightly cat-and-mouse game with officers an hour after several thousand protesters gathered in the capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, which also
  
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• Pentagon reviews Trump decision to relocate Space Command from Colorado

  21-02-2021 07:34
  
  The Pentagon will review Donald Trump’s last-minute decision to relocate US Space Command from Colorado to Alabama, it has announced. The move, which the ex-president signed-off on one week before he left office last month, blindsided Colorado officials and raised questions of political retaliation, reports the Associated Press. Mr Trump had hinted at a 2020 rally in Colorado Springs that US Space Command would stay at Peterson Air Force Base in the...
  
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• Kerr: Green 'crossed the line' in Warriors' loss to Hornets

  21-02-2021 07:33
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Draymond Green lost his cool and the Golden State Warriors lost another game. After Green picked up two technical fouls and was ejected with 9.3 seconds left for arguing the outcome of a jump ball, Terry Rozier hit an off-balance jumper from the left corner as time expired to give the Charlotte Hornets a 102-100 victory Saturday night Rozier finished with 36 points, his fourth straight 30-point game. The Warriors were leading by two when officials ruled Hornets coach
  
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• Heat hold off depleted Lakers 96-94 in NBA Finals rematch

  21-02-2021 07:33
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Although the Miami Heat's road trip started slowly, Kendrick Nunn thinks they are picking up steam because of a team chemistry that is growing at every stop. The Heat even kept it together to pull out a win over the defending NBA champions despite a fourth quarter that nearly went wrong. Nunn scored 27 points, Jimmy Butler had 24 points and eight rebounds, and Miami held off the Los Angeles Lakers 96-94 Saturday night in an NBA Finals rematch. Bam Adebayo had 16 points a
  
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• Coronavirus latest news: Vaccine passports allow Israel to start reopening

  21-02-2021 07:33
  
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• One dead, one badly hurt in small plane crash north of Birmingham

  21-02-2021 07:31
  One person is dead and another is severely injured after a small plane crashed in Cullman County, Alabama, Saturday, according to Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick said the crash occurred near Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field. Cullman County is about 50 miles...
  
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• Trump may establish social media company

  21-02-2021 07:27
  There is a good chance former US president Donald Trump could establish his own social media company, according to his Senior Advisor Jason Miller. ......
  
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• Stunning image spells nightmare for China

  21-02-2021 07:27
  
  An extremely uncomfortable situation for China is unfolding on its doorstep — as a troubled nation rises up against its new rulers. ......
  
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• Mark McGowan and Labor launch re-election campaign

  21-02-2021 07:27
  Mark McGowan has officially launched WA Labor's re-election campaign, with polls indicating the government is on track for a thumping re-election. ......
  
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• 4 Officials of Plant in Russia's Norilsk Detained Over Fatal Accident - Investigators

  21-02-2021 07:27
  
  MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st February, 2021) Four officials of Russia's Norilsk Enrichment plant and its contracting entity have been detained under the investigation of the collapse of the plant's building that killed three employees and left five others injured, the Russian Investigative Committee said on Sunday....
  
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• Thailand’s prime minister survives no-confidence vote

  21-02-2021 07:25
  BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s prime minister survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Saturday amid allegations that his government mismanaged the economy, bungled the provision of COVID-19 vaccines, abused human rights and fostered corruption. Nine other ministers also survived the vote. It marked the second no-confidence test that Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha’s government has faced since taking office in July 2019, following a contested election after Prayuth seized pow
  
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• Roundup: Texas residents dealing with water, food shortages amid severe winter storm

  21-02-2021 07:25
  
  HOUSTON, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- After an extended winter storm brought low temperatures, snow and rolling blackouts to the southern U.S. state of Texas, local residents are tackling food and water shortages and price spikes, as temperatures are rising and road conditions improving. According to PowerOutage.US, a website that tracks, records and aggregates power outage across the United States, as of Saturday afternoon, over 54,000 customers in Texas remained out of power due to the severe winter we
  
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• First shipment of Sinovac vaccines arrive in Mexico

  21-02-2021 07:25
  MEXICO CITY, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from Chinese company Sinovac arrived in Mexico City on Saturday, authorities reported. The vaccines arrived about a week after...
  
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• Debris falls from plane during emergency landing near Denver

  21-02-2021 07:25
  
  Debris from a United Airlines plane...
  
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