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• Sardar Patel Gujarat stadium: The world's largest cricket venue to host India-England Test

  24-02-2021 01:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  India's Motera stadium gives an unobstructed view of the pitch to 110,000 spectators.
  
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• Sunshine State dims for Dems amid election losses, cash woes

  07-03-2021 16:19 via independent.co.uk
  
  As Democrats rejoice recent inroads in Arizona and Georgia, they are troubled by growing questions over Florida
  
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• Golden Globes vows reform amid scrutiny on diversity

  07-03-2021 16:12 via independent.co.uk
  
  Facing heightened scrutiny arounds its membership and practices, the group behind the Golden Globe Awards says that it is committed to immediate “transformational change” and reforms
  
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• Florida teenager arrested over threats to shoot teacher and students during online lesson

  07-03-2021 15:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  Fifteen-year-old allegedly told students ‘you guys better hide. I’m gonna shoot it up’ after entering online class
  
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• Andrew Cuomo: From leader to liability

  07-03-2021 14:53 via independent.co.uk
  
  Just a few months ago, Andrew Cuomo’s assured handling of the Covid crisis saw him touted as a serious candidate for the highest office. Now, though, accusations of sexual harassment and the concealment of nursing home deaths leave the New York governor fighting for his political career. Sean O’Grady considers where it all went wrong
  
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• B-52s again fly over Mideast in US military warning to Iran

  07-03-2021 14:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  A pair of B-52 bombers have flown over the Mideast, the latest such mission in the region aimed at warning Iran amid tensions between Washington and Tehran
  
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• Ex-Catalan leader vows to keep fighting extradition to Spain

  07-03-2021 14:21 via independent.co.uk
  
  Catalonia’s former regional president admits it's likely that he and two of his cohorts will lose their immunity as European Parliament members this week
  
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• From vote to virus, misinformation campaign targets Latinos

  07-03-2021 14:11 via independent.co.uk
  
  Before November’s election, Spanish-language misinformation inundated heavily Hispanic parts of the United States
  
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• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has ankle tag removed but faces new case, MP says

  07-03-2021 13:40 via independent.co.uk
  
  British-Iranian aid worker faces fresh court hearing next week on separate charges
  
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• Biden news - live: President to mark ‘Bloody Sunday’ with voting order as Trump tells GOP to stop using name

  07-03-2021 13:13 via independent.co.uk
  
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• Singapore builds huge floating solar farm out at sea in bid to tackle climate crisis (cloned)

  07-03-2021 12:59 via independent.co.uk
  
  Oceans are ‘new frontier’ in electricity production, says firm tasked with carrying out project
  
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• Alabama professors placed on leave after racially insensitive Halloween pictures resurface

  07-03-2021 12:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  Independent investigation being carried out by former assistant US attorney Suntrease Williams-Maynard
  
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• Singapore builds huge floating solar farm out at sea in bid to tackle climate crisis

  07-03-2021 12:43 via independent.co.uk
  
  Oceans are ‘new frontier’ in electricity production, says firm tasked with carrying out project
  
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• Video shows five officers beating cornered Hong Kong protester

  07-03-2021 12:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Police say they were using ‘necessary force’ to arrest man
  
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• Drones v moths: Dutch startup uses bat-like drones to protect crops

  07-03-2021 11:30 via independent.co.uk
  
  Rapid, ‘artificial predator’ drones intercept moths to sustainably maintain the ecological balance of greenhouses
  
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• Rouhani: Iran ready to take steps when US lifts sanctions

  07-03-2021 11:28 via independent.co.uk
  
  Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country is prepared to take steps to live up to measures in the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers as soon as the United States lifts economic sanctions on Iran
  
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• China tells Biden to reverse 'dangerous practice' on Taiwan

  07-03-2021 11:13 via independent.co.uk
  
  China’s foreign minister has warned the Biden administration to roll back former President Donald Trump’s “dangerous practice” of showing support for Taiwan, the island democracy Beijing claims as its own territory
  
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• Biden to mark 'Bloody Sunday' by signing voting-rights order

  07-03-2021 11:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order directing federal agencies to take a series of steps to promote voting access
  
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• Pope prays for war victims during historic visit to former Isis stronghold of Mosul

  07-03-2021 10:54 via independent.co.uk
  
  ‘Hope is more powerful than hatred,’ the Pope said during his visit
  
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• The Latest: Israel in final phase of easing of lockdown

  07-03-2021 10:03 via independent.co.uk
  
  Israel has opened most of its economy as part of its final phase of lifting coronavirus lockdown restrictions, some of them in place since September
  
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• Chinese exports surge as global demand recovers from virus

  07-03-2021 06:44 via independent.co.uk
  
  China’s exports surged 60.6% over a year earlier in the first two months of 2021, after factories reopened and global demand started to recover from the coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Harry, Meghan to delve into tough royal split with Oprah

  07-03-2021 06:01 via independent.co.uk
  
  Harry and his wife Meghan expect to reveal more about their very difficult task of separating from royal life
  
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• Pope Francis to visit regions of Iraq once held by Islamic State

  07-03-2021 04:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Roman Catholic leader will also celebrate Mass at an event expected to attract 10,000 people.
  
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• Coronavirus: Paraguay president dismisses ministers

  07-03-2021 03:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Violent protests have broken out over the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Coronavirus: US Senate passes major $1.9tn relief plan

  07-03-2021 02:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The major spending package is expected to be given final approval in the House next week.
  
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• George Floyd: Why is the trial so important?

  07-03-2021 01:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A US police officer is accused of killing a black man last year. Here's why the world is watching.
  
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• ‘Keep Meghan Markle’s name out of your damn mouth’: Kamala Harris’ niece defends the Duchess ahead of interview

  07-03-2021 01:32 via independent.co.uk
  
  She accused critics of the Duchess of being racist
  
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• Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: 'We're the government and we know what you're doing'

  07-03-2021 01:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The BBC's Girmay Gebru recounts his experience of being detained in Ethiopia's Tigray region.
  
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• Who truly was the most dishonest president?

  07-03-2021 01:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Past US presidents have left a legacy of untruths ranging from the bizarre to the horrifying.
  
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• Raya and the Last Dragon: Disney's new heroine representing 670 million people

  07-03-2021 01:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  After almost 90 years of animated films, Disney has finally ventured into South East Asia.
  
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