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California man 'kills fellow Covid patient with oxygen tank' - BBC News

The victim, 82, was praying in his hospital bed when a patient in his room got upset, LA police say.

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Trump pardons Paul Manafort, Roger Stone and Charles Kushner - BBC News

Two key allies jailed over the Russia inquiry benefit from the latest wave of presidential pardons.

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Twitter to wipe Trump's followers before Biden handover - BBC News

The social media giant previously allowed President Trump to inherit Barack Obama's followers.

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Sister Abhaya: Indian priest and nun jailed for murder of convent sister -

A court in India found the pair killed a young nun after she saw them engaging in illicit sexual activity.

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Brexit: How do voters now feel about it? - BBC News

It may have reached its final stage but UK voters are as divided as ever, says Sir John Curtice.

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Nasa's Mars rover and the 'seven minutes of terror' - BBC News

The US space agency releases an animation to show how its Perseverance robot will land on Mars.

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Italy seeks engineer to build new Colosseum floor - BBC News

The project will have a budget of 18.5m euros (£16.7m; $22.5m) and work is set to start next year.

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Trump pardons two convicted by Russia investigation - BBC News

Ex-aide George Papadopoulos is among 15 people pardoned in the latest wave of clemency orders.

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Elon Musk says Apple's boss snubbed takeover deal - BBC News

Tesla's founder claims Apple CEO Tim Cook refused talks during the car company's "darkest days".

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Giant iceberg A68a shatters into large fragments - BBC News

The giant iceberg that's been drifting through the South Atlantic experiences a major break-up.

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Thai man revives baby elephant with CPR after motorbike accident - BBC News

The elephant had been hit by a motorbike - but luckily, an off-duty rescue worker came across it.

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Covid: Wuhan scientist would 'welcome' visit probing lab leak theory - BBC

A top Chinese scientist addresses claims the coronavirus leaked from her lab in the city of Wuhan.

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Grace Millane murder: Jesse Kempson guilty of attacking two more women - BB

Grace Millane's killer can now be named after he was convicted of sex attacks on two more women.

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Russian agent 'tricked into detailing Navalny assassination bid' - BBC News

A new recording purports to reveal how Russian state agents poisoned Putin critic Alexei Navalny.

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Lockerbie bombing: Alleged bomb-maker charged on 32nd anniversary of attack

The US attorney general announces charges for the alleged bomb-maker behind the 1988 disaster.

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The Belgian 'hero' who invaded UK fishing waters - BBC News

The story of Victor Depaepe, who tested fishing rights in UK waters granted by King Charles II.

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"If it Hadn't Been for the Prompt Work of the Medics": FSB Officer Inadvert

Bellingcat and its partners reported that Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) was implicated in the near-fatal nerve-agent poisoning of Alexey Navalny on 20 August 2020. The report identified eight clandestine operatives with medical and chemical/biological warfare expertise working under the guise of the FSB’s Criminalistics Institute who had tailed Alexey Navalny on more than 30 […]

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Harrods mega-spender loses Supreme Court challenge - BBC News

Supreme Court says jailed banker's wife Zamira Hajiyeva can't appeal against Unexplained Wealth Order.

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Al Jazeera journalists ‘hacked via NSO Group spyware’ - BBC News

NSO Group says a report that its software was used to target journalists “lacks evidence”.

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Covid-19: Couple holds 10,000 people drive-thru wedding in Malaysia - BBC N

It took three hours for all guests to exchange a wave and smile with the newly-weds in Malaysia.

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K2: 'Savage Mountain' beckons for unprecedented winter climb - BBC News

Two European climbers set off this week in an attempt to scale the winter summit of K2.

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Covid: Nations impose UK travel bans over new variant - BBC News

France, Germany and Ireland are among those suspending flights from the UK from midnight.

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Cardinal Pell says his conservative views drove public against him - BBC Ne

The ex-Vatican treasurer was acquitted of child sexual abuse and released from prison this year.

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Boudicca revolt: Essex dig reveals 'evidence of Roman reprisals' - BBC News

Archaeologists link the destruction of a "high status" village to the uprising in Roman Britain.

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The 'ghost' silhouettes popping up in a Scottish Borders village - BBC News

Residents of West Linton have seen all kinds of creatures appear since the Covid pandemic began.

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