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Joe Biden

Biden on cusp of triumph with US congress poised to approve Covid relief bill

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The Tianwen-1 probe

China and Russia to build lunar research station

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The Fukushima reactor

Japan seeks ‘recovery of people’s hearts’ a decade after quake disaster

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Bangladesh’s first transgender news anchor Tashnuva Anan Shishir

Bangladesh’s first transgender news reader ’emotional’ after TV debut

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Beyoncé has spoken out in support of Meghan Markle following the Oprah interview

Beyoncé speaks out in support of Meghan Markle after Oprah interview

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Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill swears in a potential juror as he presides over jury selection in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis

Jury selection begins in trial of ex-policeman charged over George Floyd death

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Virus Outbreak One Year Photo Gallery

Bidens’ dog Major banished from White House after causing ‘minor injury’

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The fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Trees felled in quest to rebuild spire of fire-ravaged Notre Dame

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General view of books on a bookshelf at Hay Castle at Hay Festival in Powys (Ryan Philips/AP)

The Phantom Tollbooth author Norton Juster dies aged 91

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The Pfizer vaccine may be effective against the coronavirus variant that emerged in Manaus, Brazil

Pfizer vaccine may be effective against Brazil Covid variant, study suggests

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Kobe Bryant (Stephen Pond/PA)

Kobe Bryant widow can obtain names of police who shared crash photos, judge says

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Police tape (Rui Vieira/PA)

Belgian PM flies rainbow flag after killing sparks fear of homophobia motive

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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has introduced a raft of changes to its film ceremony

Nomadland and Rocks lead diverse Bafta nominations with four women up for best director

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Paramedics prepare the transport of a patient with Covid-19 disease from the Usti nad Orlici Hospital, Czech Republic, to the Raciborz Hospital in Poland (Josef Vostarek/AP)

Overwhelmed Czech hospitals transport coronavirus patients abroad

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Reports in Japan say the Tokyo Olympics will be staged without overseas spectators

Tokyo Olympics 'will go ahead without overseas spectators', report suggests

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Thailand’s prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha sprays alcohol mist on a front row of reporters (AP)

Thailand’s prime minister sprays journalists with hand sanitiser

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Nurses work in the Covid-19 ward at the Mellino Mellini hospital in Chiari, northern Italy (Luca Bruno/AP)

Italian region stricken by last year’s Covid outbreak faces surging cases

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An anti-coup protester sprays water on metal-makeshift shields to prevent from heat in hot-sunny weather in Yangon, Myanmar (AP)

Protesters continue to defy security forces in Myanmar

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