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Thursday, Dec 09, 2021

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LIVE: WHO spokesperson attends U.N. briefing on new COVID-19 variant

Reuters, 26 Nov 2021

The World Health Organization spokesperson attends U.N. briefing, is expected to talk about the new COVID-19 variant amid growing concern.

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PBS NewsHour West live episode, Dec. 8, 2021

PBS, 09 Dec 2021

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Mind your wokeism: 40% of Hispanic voters offended by gender-neutral ‘Latinx’

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Anna Botting takes a first look at Thursday's papers, with the Daily Mirror's associate editor Kevin Maguire, and the columnist for The Article, Ali Miraj.

‘This country is angry’: British MP makes powerful speech about No 10 Christmas party

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Japanese fashion retail billionaire Yusaku Maezawa rockets to International Space Station

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Indonesia's Mount Semeru: Drone footage shows village covered by volcano ash

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Drone footage taken on Wednesday December 8 captured an Indonesian village and its surrounding areas, affected by the recent eruptions of Mount Semeru, covered in mud and ash.

MPs' anger as Downing Street staff seen in leaked video joking about Christmas party

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