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Sunday, Jan 17, 2021

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'Say ahh': Chinese robots take throat swabs to fight Covid outbreak

AFP, 14 Jan 2021

In the northern Chinese city of Shenyang, robotic arms, built to collect samples quickly while lowering the risk of cross-infection between people, were used as part of a campaign to suppress a rise in coronavirus cases in the surrounding province.

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President-elect Joe Biden has promised to rejoin the Paris Agreement and to implement policy addressing climate change.

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Tracking down the militia among the 'Oath Keepers' who stormed the US Capitol

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Sky's Alex Crawford tries to track down members of the armed militia group the Oath Keepers, who helped storm the US Capitol.

Man with gun, unauthorized inauguration credentials arrested in Washington: Police

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Fox News correspondent Mike Tobin reports on the armed man who was arrested in Washington, DC on Friday.

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'It isn't a problem': France begins 6pm curfew in bid to curb coronavirus infections

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Ugandan President Museveni wins sixth term as vote rigging alleged

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Covid vaccination: A 'bittersweet' moment for India's health workers

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Front-line workers - from doctors, nurses and hospital assistants to those working in sanitation - are among the first Indians to get vaccinated against Covid-19.