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• Coronavirus live: UK reports 39,851 new cases; Sweden pauses Moderna vaccine for younger age groups

  06-10-2021 23:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Latest updates: UK also reports 143 further deaths; Swedish health authorities pause jabs over possible rare side effectsEngland Covid travel red list to be cut to a dozen countries ‘Covid toe’ may be side-effect of immune response, says studyWales to press ahead with Covid pass plans despite calls to re-run voteChristian TV channel fined by UK regulator over conspiracy theoriesTucker Carlson rails against Australia’s ‘horrifying’ restrictionsWelsh first minister Ma
  
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• Australia Covid news live update: Perrottet to announce changes to NSW roadmap; Victoria records 1,638 cases and two deaths

  06-10-2021 23:54 via theguardian.com
  
  Victoria reports 1,638 new cases and two deaths; Dominic Perrottet will announce adjustments to the state’s Covid roadmap today; Royal Children’s hospital patients and parents ordered to isolate. Follow all the day’s news liveNSW and Vic restrictions; Vic hotspotsVaccine rollout and rates tracker; Cases and data tracker5km and 10km from home map: check your travel radiusGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingNSW has reached 70.3% double vaccination doses among its
  
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• Brighton and Hove Albion footballer arrested on suspicion of sexual assault

  06-10-2021 23:49 via theguardian.com
  
  Sussex police said a man in his 40s and a man in his 20s were arrested after the alleged incident at a Brighton venueA Brighton and Hove Albion footballer has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault after a woman was allegedly attacked in the Sussex town.Sussex police said a man in his 40s and a man in his 20s were arrested after the alleged incident at a Brighton venue in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Continue reading...
  
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• Analysis: Zuckerberg pushes back hard at Facebook whistleblower

  06-10-2021 23:45 via cnn.com
  
  • Why whistleblower Frances Haugen is Facebook's worst nightmare
  • Analysis: Whistleblower cites 'terrifying' global misuses of Facebook
  
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• Biden: Republicans playing ‘Russian roulette’ with US economy over debt ceiling – live

  06-10-2021 23:44 via theguardian.com
  
  Senator Richard Blumenthal calls for more Facebook whistleblowersSenator Chris Coons says there may be 50 votes for filibuster reformSenate to vote on raising debt ceilingSign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by emailIt’s been a lively morning with reactions on the Facebook whistleblower testimony and lawmakers in a stew on Capitol Hill over the debt ceiling. There’s a lot more to come in the next few hours, so stay tuned.Main events so far: Continue reading...
  
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• Nearly three feet of rain fell in Italy in only half a day

  06-10-2021 23:30 via cnn.com
  
  Extreme, climate-fueled rainfall broke records this week in a part of Italy known for its rain and an area in Oman not known for rain at all.
  
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• He's been on the run for 23 years. US Marshals say he may have been spotted at a Dodgers game

  06-10-2021 23:16 via cnn.com
  
  The US Marshals Service is asking for the public's help in identifying a man investigators say strongly resembles one of its most wanted fugitives who has been on the run for 23 years.
  
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• He's been on the run for 23 years. He may have been spotted at a Dodgers game

  06-10-2021 23:16 via cnn.com
  
  The US Marshals Service is asking for the public's help in identifying a man investigators say strongly resembles one of its most wanted fugitives who has been on the run for 23 years.
  
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• The US and China have agreed in principle to the summit in an effort to ensure stability in the relationship after tensions spiked in recent days

  06-10-2021 23:09 via cnn.com
  
  The US and China have agreed in principle that President Joe Biden and Preident Xi Jinping will hold a virtual meeting before the end of the year, part of an effort to ensure stability in one of the world's most consequential and fraught relationships, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
  
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• Analysis: Lindsey Graham told a crowd to 'think about' getting vaccinated. They booed him

  06-10-2021 23:04 via cnn.com
  
  There's a cost to aligning yourself with a party whose leader has made misinformation and disinformation his pet cause.
  
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• NATO expels 8 members of Russian mission, alleging they're intelligence officers

  06-10-2021 22:47 via cnn.com
  
  NATO has expelled eight members of the Russian mission to the alliance who they determined were "undeclared Russian intelligence officers," according to a NATO official.
  
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• Fugitive on the run for 23 years may have been spotted on TV at a Dodgers game

  06-10-2021 22:33 via cnn.com
  
  The US Marshals Service is asking for the public's help in identifying a man investigators say strongly resembles one of its most wanted fugitives who has been on the run for 23 years.
  
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• The Harder They Fall review – Idris Elba rides into trouble in garishly violent western

  06-10-2021 22:32 via theguardian.com
  
  Jeymes Samuel’s gonzo revenge western, with a cast including Elba, Regina King, and Zazie Beetz is enjoyable, if face-splatteringly brutalThe London film festival saddles up for a gonzo revenge western which aims to reclaim the often erased African American side of this genre and history. It stars Regina King, Idris Elba and LaKeith Stanfield, and is created by the impressive hyphenate Jeymes Samuel, also known as singer-songwriter and film-maker The Bullitts, who also co-produces along wi
  
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• Malaria vaccine for children is now available after more than 30 years in the making

  06-10-2021 22:29 via cnn.com
  
  In what it called a "historic" move, the World Health Organization said Wednesday it has recommended widespread use of the world's first and only malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions where there are moderate to high levels of malaria transmission.
  
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• What Mexican cartels have to do with Ecuador's prison riots

  06-10-2021 22:11 via cnn.com
  
  Daniel Villacís stood outside the morgue in Guayaquil, Ecuador, with photos of his three sons: David, Darwin, and Johnny, all killed last week during the deadliest prison riot in the country's history.
  
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• This Nobel Prize is a game-changer

  06-10-2021 22:09 via cnn.com
  
  On the morning of October 5, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the 2021 Nobel Prize in physics. Japanese-American meteorologist Syukuro Manabe, German oceanographer and climate modeler Klaus Hasselmann, and Italian physicist Giorgi Parisi joined the pantheon of academic greatness for their collective work on modeling the behavior of complex systems.
  
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• Texas high school shooter suspect in custody

  06-10-2021 21:59 via cnn.com
  
  Officers from several agencies are at the scene of a shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, police said Wednesday.
  
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• The deadly war inside Ecuador's prisons

  06-10-2021 21:53 via cnn.com
  
  Daniel Villacís stood outside the morgue in Guayaquil, Ecuador, with photos of his three sons: David, Darwin, and Johnny, all killed last week during the deadliest prison riot in the country's history.
  
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• WATCH: Little boy is a future drum major

  06-10-2021 21:50 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A young boy delighted the crowd when he joined the "Sound of Class" marching band of Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina on the sidelines.
  
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• Zuckerberg pushes back hard at Facebook whistleblower

  06-10-2021 21:48 via cnn.com
  
  • Why whistleblower Frances Haugen is Facebook's worst nightmare
  • Video: Zuckerberg's 'most laughable claim'
  
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• ESPN anchor apologizes for controversial comments about Obama's racial identity and vaccine mandates

  06-10-2021 21:38 via cnn.com
  
  ESPN "SportsCenter" anchor Sage Steele has apologized after making controversial statements about vaccine mandates, female sports reporters and former President Barack Obama's racial identity.
  
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• Biden and Xi agree in principle to hold virtual meeting

  06-10-2021 21:36 via cnn.com
  
  The US and China have reached an agreement in principle for President Joe Biden to hold a virtual meeting with his counterpart Xi Jinping before the end of the year, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
  
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• Biden and Chinese President Xi agree in principle to hold virtual meeting

  06-10-2021 21:36 via cnn.com
  
  The US and China have reached an agreement in principle for President Joe Biden to hold a virtual meeting with his counterpart Xi Jinping before the end of the year, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
  
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• NWSL to resume matches after allegations of ex-coach's sexual misconduct

  06-10-2021 21:31 via cnn.com
  
  The National Women's Soccer League is set to return to the pitch on Wednesday night for the first time since allegations of sexual misconduct rattled the league, sparked major resignations and led to the cancellation of last weekend's matches.
  
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• Russian hackers behind SolarWinds hack are trying to infiltrate US and European government networks

  06-10-2021 21:27 via cnn.com
  
  The Russian hackers behind a successful 2020 breach of US federal agencies have in recent months tried to infiltrate US and European government networks, cybersecurity analysts tracking the group told CNN.
  
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• Justin Trudeau sorry for skipping first national truth and reconciliation day

  06-10-2021 21:27 via theguardian.com
  
  Canadian prime minister took family holiday on day to underscore bitter legacy of Indigenous residential schools – ‘I regret it’Canada’s Liberal prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has said it was a mistake to take his family on holiday on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation honouring the lost children and survivors of Indigenous schools.Trudeau flew to Tofino, British Columbia, with his family on Thursday after his own government in June had designated 30 Sep
  
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• Rio police say €3m Nazi trove found at home of child sexual abuse suspect

  06-10-2021 21:19 via theguardian.com
  
  More than 1,000 Nazi items discovered at 58-year-old’s homeBrazilian police investigating links to other far-right groupsPolice in Rio de Janeiro have found a haul of Nazi memorabilia and weapons worth an estimated €3m at the home of a Brazilian man suspected of raping a minor.Rio’s civil police said they found more than 1,000 items at the home of the 58-year-old unnamed suspect, including Nazi uniforms, periodicals, paintings, Nazi insignia, images of Adolf Hitler, flags and me
  
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• Woman held at Sarah Everard vigil condemns ‘terrifying’ Tinder contact by police

  06-10-2021 21:13 via theguardian.com
  
  Patsy Stevenson says ‘likes’ were intimidation by officers who knew she was fearful of policeA campaigner whose photograph during her arrest became the defining image of the vigil for Sarah Everard has said she felt afraid after about 50 police officers and security guards then “liked” her profile on the Tinder dating app.Patsy Stevenson, 28, says she viewed the approaches as intimidatory by officers who knew she was fearful of the police after being bundled to the ground
  
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• UK high court finds Dubai's Sheikh Mohammed hacked ex-wife's phone using spyware

  06-10-2021 21:03 via cnn.com
  
  The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, used agents of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to hack into and monitor the phones of his ex-wife Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, her legal advisors, and staff, during an ongoing custody battle concerning their two children, England's high court has ruled.
  
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• UK high court finds Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife's phone using spyware

  06-10-2021 21:03 via cnn.com
  
  The ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, used agents of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to hack into and monitor the phones of his ex-wife Princess Haya bint al-Hussein, her legal advisors, and staff, during an ongoing custody battle concerning their two children, England's high court has ruled.
  
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• Republican lieutenant governor 'goes rogue' after governor leaves state

  06-10-2021 21:00 via cnn.com
  
  Idaho Statesman reporter Sally Krutzig discusses why Republican Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin issued orders to broaden Gov. Brad Little's executive order on vaccine passports and authorized sending National Guard troops to the US-Mexico border while Little was out of state.
  
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• Iñaki Williams: ‘My parents crossed the desert barefoot to get to Spain’ | Sid Lowe

  06-10-2021 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The striker tells of his parents’ remarkable journey, rejecting Ghana and playing a record 203 league games in a row“We were at home one day in Bilbao watching the television when something came on – I can’t remember exactly what – and I asked her again. My mum turned it off and said: ‘OK. The moment’s come for me to tell you. Sit down, I think you’re ready to hear the story of papa and me now. When she told me I was left cold. Hearing that leaves
  
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• Historic go-ahead for world's first and only malaria vaccine for children

  06-10-2021 20:58 via cnn.com
  
  In what it called a "historic" move, the World Health Organization said Wednesday it has recommended widespread use of the world's first and only malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions where there are moderate to high levels of malaria transmission.
  
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• See how Israel's tree swapping saved hospital from wildfires

  06-10-2021 20:23 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Hadas Gold speaks with an Israeli forest fire expert about how the country's wildfire season has grown longer and a tree replanting initiative that is containing wildfire damage.
  
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• Dave Chappelle sparks controversy with jokes about trans community

  06-10-2021 20:23 via cnn.com
  
  Dave Chappelle is back in some familiar hot water.
  
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• Twitter is banned in Africa's most populous country. CNN presses official on why

  06-10-2021 20:12 via cnn.com
  
  CNN's Larry Madowo speaks to Tolu Ogunlesi, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's Special Assistant on Digital and News Media, about the country's Twitter ban.
  
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• ‘Economically illiterate’: PM’s Tory conference speech gets frosty reception

  06-10-2021 20:12 via theguardian.com
  
  Next boss, thinktanks and unions criticise Boris Johnson, saying ‘shortages cannot be blustered away’Business leaders rounded on Boris Johnson for lacking a coherent economic plan after he delivered a boosterish conference speech that made barely a mention of the supply chain crisis.The address was condemned as “bombastic but vacuous and economically illiterate” by the free market Adam Smith Institute, while the Conservative thinktank Bright Blue issued a stark warning. C
  
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• Timeline of events in lives of Dubai ruler’s daughters and ex-wife

  06-10-2021 20:04 via theguardian.com
  
  From alleged abduction of daughters to hacking ex-wife’s phone, family affairs of Sheikh Mohammed over 20 years‘The walls are closing in on me’: the hacking of Princess HayaPrincess Shamsa, then 19, is abducted from the streets of Cambridge, it is alleged by staff working for her father, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, and forced to return to the United Arab Emirates. The Guardian is the first to report in December 2001 that detectives are examining Shamsa’s kidnap
  
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• Former US Envoy: 'Unconscionable' what's happening in Ethiopia

  06-10-2021 20:02 via cnn.com
  
  J. Peter Pham, former U.S. Envoy for the Sahel Region, says the international community bears a great deal of responsibility for propping up Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
  
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• Covid ‘still running rampant’ worldwide, warns creator of Oxford vaccine

  06-10-2021 20:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Prof Sarah Gilbert says failure to provide jabs to poor countries risks more deaths and dangerous new variants of virusCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCoronavirus is “still running rampant” worldwide and the failure to ensure poorer countries can access vaccines risks more deaths and the emergence of potentially dangerous new variants, the creator of the Oxford jab has warned.Pleading for immediate action to enable wider distribution of jabs across t
  
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• New UAE space mission will orbit Venus and land on an asteroid

  06-10-2021 19:42 via cnn.com
  
  The United Arab Emirates is setting a course for Venus and the main asteroid belt. The new interplanetary mission, announced by the UAE Space Agency on Tuesday, will launch in 2028.
  
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• Google Maps will now help travelers find the most eco-friendly route

  06-10-2021 19:29 via cnn.com
  
  Driving and flying are huge contributors to carbon emissions and climate change. So Google is helping users make more informed decisions about how they travel.
  
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• China could mount full-scale invasion by 2025, Taiwan defence minister says

  06-10-2021 19:20 via theguardian.com
  
  Comments come as Biden and Xi agree to stick to Taiwan agreements amid rising tension in Indo-PacificChina will be ready to mount a full-scale invasion of Taiwan by 2025, the island’s defence minister has said, describing current tensions as the worst in 40 years.Speaking to the China Times on Wednesday, Chiu Kuo-cheng said China was capable now but would be completely prepared to launch an invasion in three years. Continue reading...
  
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• US high school shooter suspect in custody

  06-10-2021 19:19 via cnn.com
  
  Officers from several agencies are at the scene of a shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, police said Wednesday.
  
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• Police searching for US high school shooter

  06-10-2021 19:19 via cnn.com
  
  Officers from several agencies are at the scene of a shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, police said Wednesday.
  
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• Active shooter situation reported at US high school

  06-10-2021 19:19 via cnn.com
  
  Officers from several agencies are at the scene of a shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, police said Wednesday.
  
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• WHO endorses use of world’s first malaria vaccine in Africa

  06-10-2021 19:17 via theguardian.com
  
  World Health Organization’s director general hails ‘historic day’ in fight against parasitic diseaseThe World Health Organization has recommended the widespread rollout of the first malaria vaccine, in a move experts hope could save tens of thousands of children’s lives each year across Africa.Hailing “an historic day”, the WHO’s director general, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that after a successful pilot programme in three African countries the R
  
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• Tensions flare as Chinese flights near Taiwan intensify

  06-10-2021 19:07 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  With record numbers of military flights near Taiwan in the last week, China has been showing a new intensity and military sophistication as it steps up its harassment of the island it claims as its own.
  
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• German singer says hotel staff asked him to hide his Star of David

  06-10-2021 18:53 via theguardian.com
  
  Employees at the Westin in Leipzig investigated over claims made by Gil Ofarim in emotional videoGerman prosecutors have opened an investigation into employees at a hotel after a musician made accusations of antisemitism against them in a video posted on social media.The singer Gil Ofarim said in an emotional video published on Tuesday that two employees at the Westin hotel in Leipzig, in eastern Germany, had asked him to “put away” a Star of David pendant before he would be allowed
  
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• Rachele Mussolini wins most votes in Rome city council election

  06-10-2021 18:46 via theguardian.com
  
  Far-right Brothers of Italy candidate is granddaughter of fascist dictator Benito MussoliniThe granddaughter of Benito Mussolini won the highest number of votes in elections for Rome’s city council as support for Brothers of Italy, the far-right party to which she belongs, edged up in northern cities held by the left.Rachele Mussolini secured more than 8,200 votes in the municipal elections on Sunday and Monday, an increase on the 657 received when she entered the council on her first mand
  
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