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Johnson says he looks forward to working with Biden on shared goals

January 25, 2021

In this image grab made from video, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a televised address to the nation from 10 Downing Street, London, Jan 4, 2021, setting out new emergency measures to control the spread of the coronavirus in England. (PHOTO / POOL VIA AP) LONDON - British Prime...

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AstraZeneca to cut deliveries of its virus vaccine to EU ‘by 60%’

January 24, 2021

This illustration picture shows vials with "COVID-19 VACCINE" stickers attached and syringes with the logo of British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca at the back on Nov 17, 2020. (JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) LONDON / HARARE / RIO DE JANEIRO / BRUSSELS / RABAT / SOFIA / GENEVA / PARIS / HAVANA...

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Lloyd Austin confirmed as 1st African American US defense secretary

January 24, 2021

Lloyd Austin, US President Joe Biden's defense secretary nominee, arrives at the Pentagon, followed by Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen Mark Milley, Jan 22, 2021, in Washington. (ALEX BRANDON/AP) WASHINGTON - The US Senate on Friday approved retired Army General Lloyd Austin, President Joe Biden's nominee, to serve as the nation's...

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4 men jailed over deaths of 39 Vietnamese found in UK truck

January 24, 2021

This combination of handout pictures created on Jan 22, 2021, and released by Essex Police, shows (left to right) ringleaders Ronan Hughes and Gheorghe Nica, and truck drivers Maurice Robinson and Eamonn Harrison, who were all sentenced to prison for their part in a people smuggling plot that led to...

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Trump’s impeachment trial in Senate to begin week of Feb 8

January 24, 2021

Then US president Donald Trump speaks from the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC during a rally on Oct 10, 2020. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP) WASHINGTON - The US Senate will start former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial during the week of Feb 8, Senate Majority Leader...

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US House to deliver Trump impeachment to Senate Monday

January 23, 2021

US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of NY, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb 5, 2020, following a vote in the Senate to acquit US President Donald Trump on both articles of impeachment. (SUSAN WALSH / AP) WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives will...

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Germany to mourn COVID-19 victims as toll passes 50,000 mark

January 23, 2021

People walk past the square in front of the Old Opera in Frankfurt, Germany, on a rainy morning, Jan 22, 2021. (MICHAEL PROBST/AP) MEXICO CITY / GENEVA / BAMAKO / PARIS / BRUSSELS / BOGOTA / RIO DE JANEIRO / NAIROBI / ADDIS ABABA / WASHINGTON / LISBON / LONDON...

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Privacy complaint targets EU Parliament’s virus test site

January 23, 2021

BRUSSELS - A privacy activist filed a complaint with an EU watchdog on Friday over the European Parliament’s COVID-19 testing app for its staff, saying it could be transferring data illegally to the United States. READ MORE: Twitter slapped with fine for breaking EU's data privacy law The Austrian privacy advocacy group...

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Biden seeks five-year extension of New START treaty with Russia

January 23, 2021

US President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response before signing executive orders in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan 21, 2021. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP) WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden will seek a five-year extension to the New START arms control...

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UK stance on ambassador riles EU

January 23, 2021

Post-Brexit tensions look to have found another place to flare up after a disagreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union over the status of the EU's senior representative in the UK. In the 142 other countries where the EU has representation, the group's ambassador is granted status similar...

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Italy PM Conte ‘faces pressure to move fast to strengthen majority’

January 22, 2021

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte gestures as he replies to questions ahead of a confidence vote at the Senate on January 19, 2021 at Palazzo Madama in Rome. (YARA NARDI / POOL / AFP) ROME - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is under pressure from his coalition to quickly broaden...

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Trump’s Senate trial on hold as Democrats take control

January 22, 2021

Then outgoing US President Donald Trump addresses guests at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 20, 2021. (ALEX EDELMAN / AFP) Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial remains in limbo as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds off on triggering a proceeding that could slow the newly Democratic-controlled Senate in confirming...

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Turkey-EU ties on better footing, says EU’s top envoy

January 22, 2021

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu (left) and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speak ahead of a meeting at the EEAS in Brussels on January 21, 2021. (STEPHANIE LECOCQ / POOL / AFP) BRUSSELS - Turkey and the European Union have started...

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COVAX says to provide 1.8b vaccines to poor countries

January 22, 2021

A bottle containing the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is seen at the Al-Abbas Islamic Centre, which has been converted into a temporary vaccination centre in Birmingham, central England on Jan 21, 2021. (DARREN STAPLES / AFP) QUITO / LISBON / LONDON / MADRID / SANTIAGO / PARIS / BRUSSELS / MEXICO...

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N. Ireland says Brexit responsible for food supply problems

January 22, 2021

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney attends press conference with his German counterpart (unseen) in Berlin, Germany, Dec 11, 2020. (FABRIZIO BENSCH / POOL / AFP) LONDON - Food supply problems in Northern Ireland are due to Brexit because there are now a certain amount of checks on goods going between...

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Trump says farewell at airbase send-off, leaves note for Biden

January 21, 2021

Outgoing US President Donald Trump waves as he boards Marine One at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2021. President Trump travels to his Mar-a-Lago golf club residence in Palm Beach, Florida, and will not attend the inauguration for President-elect Joe Biden. (MANDEL NGAN / AFP) Donald...

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Europe’s top diplomat ‘to visit Russia despite opposition’

January 21, 2021

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell speaks during a press conference following an EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on July 13, 2020. (FRANCOIS LENOIR / POOL / AFP) The European Union’s top diplomat is set to announce that he will travel to Moscow...

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Biden to mend US ties with World Health Organization

January 21, 2021

Medical workers observe a moment of silence during a national memorial for COVID-19 victims, in Tucson, Arizona, on Jan 19, 2021. (JOSH GALEMORE / ARIZONA DAILY STAR VIA AP) NEW YORK / WASHINGTON / LONDON / ROME / PARIS / BRUSSELS / MEXICO CITY / RIO DE JANEIRO / BERLIN...

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Intensifying Islamist insurgency in Mozambique drives crisis

January 21, 2021

Displaced women meet on December 11, 2020 at the Centro Agr‡rio de Napala where hundreds of displaced arrived in recent months are sheltered, fleeing attacks by armed insurgents in different areas of the province of Cabo Delgado, in northern Mozambique. (ALFREDO ZUNIGA / AFP) JOHANNESBURG - More than half-a-million people...

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Biden prepares to take oath of office in capital under lockdown

January 21, 2021

US President-Elect Joe Biden speaks at Major Joseph R "Beau" Biden III National Guard /Reserve Center in New Castle Airport on Jan 19, 2021, in New Castle, Delaware, before departing for Washington, DC, the United States. (PHOTO / BLOOMBERG) Joe Biden will be sworn in as the 46th US president...