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• Christmas beetles: Scientists ask Australians for help finding missing festive bugs

  21-12-2022 23:57 via bbc.co.uk
  Seen as a symbol of Christmas in Australia, the beetles seem to have gone missing in recent years.
  
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• Zelensky's delivers message to Putin during White House visit

  21-12-2022 23:46 via cnn.com
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shares a message for Putin from a joint press conference with President Joe Biden at the White House.
  
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• Zelensky delivers message to Putin from inside the White House

  21-12-2022 23:46 via cnn.com
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shares a message for Putin from a joint press conference with President Joe Biden at the White House.
  
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• Hear Zelensky's message for Putin from inside the White House

  21-12-2022 23:46 via cnn.com
  
  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shares a message for Putin from a joint press conference with President Joe Biden at the White House.
  
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• Netanyahu informs Israeli president he has formed government

  21-12-2022 23:38 via cnn.com
  
  Benjamin Netanyahu has officially informed Israeli President Isaac Herzog that he has successfully formed a government, his Likud party said Wednesday.
  
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• Alleged kingpin accused of running multibillion-dollar meth empire extradited to Australia

  21-12-2022 23:34 via cnn.com
  
  Tse Chi Lop, an alleged drug kingpin accused of running a multibillion dollar methamphetamine empire, has been extradited to Australia following a nearly two-year legal battle with Dutch authorities.
  
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• Pele: Brazil great's cancer has advanced, says hospital

  21-12-2022 23:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Brazil great Pele's cancer is advancing, according to the hospital where the 82-year-old is being treated.
  
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• Manchester United 2-0 Burnley: Christian Eriksen and Marcus Rashford score in EFL Cup

  21-12-2022 23:19 via bbc.co.uk
  Christian Eriksen and Marcus Rashford score as Manchester United see off Burnley at Old Trafford in the Carabao Cup fourth round.
  
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• Zelensky's wartime address to Congress comes 81 years after Churchill did the same

  21-12-2022 23:09 via bbc.co.uk
  Almost exactly 81 years ago, Winston Churchill spoke to Congress in the days after Pearl Harbor.
  
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• Israel's most right-wing government agreed under Benjamin Netanyahu

  21-12-2022 23:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Benjamin Netanyahu is backed by an anti-LGBT party and one whose leader was convicted of racism.
  
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• Fleeing China's Covid lockdowns for the US - through a Central American jungle

  21-12-2022 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  Fed up with lockdowns and Xi's policies, some Chinese citizens are taking a perilous journey to escape.
  
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• Sports Personality of the Year 2022: Beth Mead crowned winner

  21-12-2022 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  England and Arsenal footballer Beth Mead is crowned BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2022, ahead of Ben Stokes and Eve Muirhead.
  
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• China Covid: 'Everyone I know is getting a fever'

  21-12-2022 22:59 via bbc.co.uk
  The lifting of restrictions has been followed by nationwide outbreaks - and online anger.
  
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• Celtic 2-1 Livingston: League leaders restore nine-point lead at summit

  21-12-2022 22:45 via bbc.co.uk
  Celtic restore their nine-point lead at the summit of the Scottish Premiership after victory over stubborn Livingston.
  
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• Sports Personality of the Year 2022: England's Lionesses and Sarina Wiegman win team and coach of the year

  21-12-2022 22:31 via bbc.co.uk
  England's Lionesses are named BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year 2022 while Sarina Wiegman wins Coach of the Year.
  
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• Jan. 6 committee delays release of final report

  21-12-2022 22:26 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Trump paid no federal income tax in his last year as president
  
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• Body found in undercarriage of UK plane

  21-12-2022 22:13 via bbc.co.uk
  The plane had flown from The Gambia to the West Sussex airport on 7 December.
  
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• Hunter Biden hires attorney Abbe Lowell to beef up legal team

  21-12-2022 22:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Hunter Biden has added Abbe Lowell to his legal team amid an ongoing federal probe and plans by Republicans to make him a key focus of investigations when they take control of the House next year.
  
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• Trump business losses sharply reduced his tax bill

  21-12-2022 21:45 via bbc.co.uk
  In 2020, the then US president reported negative income and paid no income tax.
  
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• Experts cautious on how much Patriot missile systems will help

  21-12-2022 21:30 via cnn.com
  
  The US announced this week that it is providing a Patriot missile battery to Ukraine — but experts say that while it will be a valuable addition to the beleaguered country's air defense, it's not a cure-all.
  
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• Florida GOP to hold no-confidence vote in RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel

  21-12-2022 21:27 via nbcnews.com
  
  The Florida GOP plans to hold a no-confidence vote in Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel next month.
  
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• Listen to Zelensky's message to Americans from Oval Office

  21-12-2022 21:17 via cnn.com
  President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speak in the Oval Office during a historic visit to Washington amid Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.
  
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• After years of investigating, Jan. 6 panel will release final report

  21-12-2022 21:12 via edition.cnn.com
  
  • Trump paid no federal income tax in his last year as president
  
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• Ukraine's Zelenskyy in Washington live updates: Biden says 'we stand with you'

  21-12-2022 21:03
  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Washington -- making his first known trip outside Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in February.
  
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• John Mayer reveals inspiration for 'Your Body Is a Wonderland'

  21-12-2022 21:03 via cnn.com
  
  John Mayer has put to rest the theory that "Your Body Is A Wonderland" is about one of his former celebrity girlfriends.
  
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• Ukraine's Zelenskyy in Washington live updates: Meeting with Biden

  21-12-2022 20:46
  Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is visiting Washington -- making his first known trip outside Ukraine since the Russian invasion began in February.
  
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• Charges dropped against ex-NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown

  21-12-2022 20:45
  Former NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown will not face charges stemming from a domestic incident in Tampa, Florida
  
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• New bridge to open in place of collapsed Pittsburgh span

  21-12-2022 20:44
  Pennsylvania officials say a newly built bridge to replace the one that collapsed in Pittsburgh will open to traffic by the end of December
  
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• 'Luck might have finally run out' for air travelers

  21-12-2022 20:42 via cnn.com
  
  Winter certainly is arriving with a bang in the United States. An arctic blast and bomb cyclone will push through most of the country as the season officially starts, and that's bound to bring disruptions for millions of holiday travelers.
  
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• 8 girls, some just 13 years old, charged in Toronto fatal 'swarming' knife attack

  21-12-2022 20:36
  Eight teenage girls are facing murder charges, accused of fatally stabbing a 59-year-old man in downtown Toronto in what police described as a "swarming" attack.
  
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• Patriot missile systems will help Ukraine defend against Russian attacks, but experts say they are 'not a game changer'

  21-12-2022 20:30 via cnn.com
  
  The US announced this week that it is providing a Patriot missile battery to Ukraine — but experts say that while it will be a valuable addition to the beleaguered country's air defense, it's not a cure-all.
  
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• Mexico media say president’s attacks on journalists are ‘invitation to violence’

  21-12-2022 20:24 via theguardian.com
  Open letter calls on Andrés Manuel López Obrador to rein in rhetoric or risk ‘even bloodier era’ of deadly violence against pressMexico could be plunged into “an even bloodier” era of deadly violence against the press unless its populist leader stops harassing the media, scores of top journalists have warned after an apparent attempt to assassinate one of Mexico’s best-known news anchors shocked the nation.In an open letter, the signatories – who
  
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• Afghan women weep as Taliban fighters enforce university ban

  21-12-2022 20:24
  Taliban security forces in Afghanistan's capital city are upholding a higher education ban for women by blocking access to university campuses
  
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• Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney get freedom of Wrexham

  21-12-2022 20:22 via bbc.co.uk
  Wrexham AFC's Hollywood owners are honoured for promoting the city and the club's history.
  
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• Police: School bus video shows missing 11-year-old just days before her disappearance

  21-12-2022 20:20 via cnn.com
  
  Authorities in North Carolina have released a school bus surveillance video they say shows missing 11-year-old Madalina Cojocari just days before her mother and stepfather said they last saw her.
  
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• Protests erupt as Taliban suspends university education for Afghan women

  21-12-2022 20:00 via cnn.com
  
  The Taliban government has suspended university education for all female students in Afghanistan, the latest step in its brutal clampdown on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women. CNN's Nada Bashir has the details.
  
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• Afghan women protest Taliban's decision to suspend their right to higher education

  21-12-2022 20:00 via cnn.com
  
  The Taliban government has suspended university education for all female students in Afghanistan, the latest step in its brutal clampdown on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women. CNN's Nada Bashir has the details.
  
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• Russia's defense minister calls for expanding military

  21-12-2022 19:51
  Russia announced an ambitious plan to beef up its military from 1 million to 1.5 million and create multiple new units
  
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• Steelers Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris dies at 72

  21-12-2022 19:07
  Hall of Fame running back Franco Harris has died
  
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• WHO 'very concerned' about reports of severe COVID in China

  21-12-2022 18:51
  The head of the World Health Organization said the agency is “very concerned” about rising reports of severe coronavirus disease across China after the country largely abandoned its “zero COVID” policy
  
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• Russian hurdler stripped of 2012 Olympics gold for doping

  21-12-2022 18:49
  Russian 400-meter hurdler Natalya Antyukh will lose her gold medal from the 2012 London Games because of doping
  
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• Serial killer The Serpent, Charles Sobhraj, to be freed from Nepal jail

  21-12-2022 18:29 via bbc.co.uk
  Frenchman Charles Sobhraj, a serial killer portrayed in a hit BBC drama, will be released and deported.
  
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• Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to extradition, clearing path for transport to US

  21-12-2022 18:29
  Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is facing federal charges of fraud and conspiracy in the U.S.
  
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• Photographer reveals how he captured viral Lionel Messi photo, now the most liked post on Instagram

  21-12-2022 18:29 via cnn.com
  
  Lionel Messi sits on Sergio Aguero's shoulders, both hands clasped firmly on the World Cup trophy as he holds it aloft.
  
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• Powerful US storm disrupts holiday travel

  21-12-2022 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  Sub-zero temperatures and blizzard conditions could unleash travel chaos across the US and Canada.
  
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• Sam Bankman-Fried headed to US after extradition from Bahamas

  21-12-2022 18:26 via theguardian.com
  FTX founder faces eight criminal charges, including for fraud, conspiracy and money-launderingSam Bankman-Fried, the jailed founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has been extradited to the United States, where he faces criminal charges, Bahamian authorities said. Reporters on the scene witnessed Bankman-Fried leaving a magistrate court in Nassau in a dark SUV earlier on Wednesday. The vehicle was later seen arriving at a private airfield by Nassau’s airport, from which he i
  
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• Gambia coup attempt foiled - government

  21-12-2022 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  Four soldiers are under arrest following Tuesday's plot, President Barrow's government says.
  
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• Family of Lockerbie suspect say he is innocent

  21-12-2022 18:01 via bbc.co.uk
  The US alleges Abu Agila Masud made the bomb that downed Pan Am flight 103, a claim his family refute.
  
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• Dolphins show hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease, new study suggests

  21-12-2022 17:58 via cnn.com
  
  The brains of three species of dolphin found stranded along the Scottish coast have shown the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease, according to new research, providing greater insight into the disease in species other than humans.
  
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• Man gets parole after retrial conviction in 1995 killing

  21-12-2022 17:52
  A New York man who was recently retried and convicted in a 1995 killing is set to get out of prison on parole as soon as next month
  
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