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Covid-19: English variant found in about 1% of positive tests in France (Véran)

AFP, 13 Jan 2021
The English variant, presumably more contagious, accounts for about 1% of positive Covid-19 tests in France, according to the preliminary results of a survey conducted over two days last week, says French's Health Minister Olivier Véran. SOUNDBITE

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Brazil battling deadly new Covid variant and world’s second-highest mortality rates

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Brazil has the second highest coronavirus death toll in the world and the country is struggling with a new variant of the virus and a devastating second wave of the pandemic.

Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses arrive in Brazil

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A batch of two million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine arrive in Sao Paulo on a flight from India.

White House economic adviser says "decisive action" needed for recovery

CBS, 23 Jan 2021
At a White House briefing Friday, National Economic Council director Brian Deese said "decisive action" is needed to avoid "falling into a very serious economic hole" amid the c...

Boris Johnson: Covid Variant Detected In England May Have Higher Degree Of Mortality | NBC News NOW

NBC, 23 Jan 2021
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WATCH LIVE: Biden speaks on COVID-19 economic relief

PBS, 23 Jan 2021
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France's Truth Commission to address colonial rule over Algeria

Al Jazeera, 23 Jan 2021
France is setting up a Truth Commission to shed light on the impact of its colonial rule over Algeria.

Will the US under Biden reenter the nuclear deal with Iran?

DW, 23 Jan 2021
The US under President Joe Biden is set to strike a dramatically different course over Iran's nuclear program.

Watch Malcolm X Debate Sam Cooke in ‘One Night in Miami’ | Anatomy of a Scene

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In a heated conversation onscreen, the way performers approach silent moments is as important as their dialogue.

More youth in China gets into will-writing

CGTN, 22 Jan 2021
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France’s rural noises and smells now protected after rows with secondary-home residents over rooster

FRANCE24, 22 Jan 2021
France’s Senate approved a law aiming at protecting the “sensory heritage of life in the countryside”.

WEF Founder Schwab on Pandemic Recovery, Inequality, Climate

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Alexei Navalny releases investigation into Vladimir Putin’s wealth

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Alexei Navalny’s team has released a mammoth investigation into  Vladimir Putin’s wealth, including a £1bn palace on the Black Sea allegedly built for the Russian president that...

-57°C | Siberian firefighters use hammers to remove frozen uniforms

RT, 22 Jan 2021
A team of firefighters in Yakutia were forced to batter their colleagues with hammers and axes to remove their frozen uniforms after tackling a blaze in icy temperatures.

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Police fine nail salon for being open during lockdown

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Met Police have released body-worn footage of the moment they found a nail salon operating in an outbuilding at a private residence.