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Elephants counted from space for conservation

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Ahlain Team5

BBC Satellite imagery is being used to count elephants in a breakthrough that could aid conservation.

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Yellow: K-pop artist Lim Kim bites back against stereotypes

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Ahlain Team11

BBC Lim Kim says her music challenges prejudices about Asian women and attacks Orientalism.

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Coronavirus: How President Biden plans to tackle the pandemic

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Ahlain Team11

BBC America’s new president has promised to spend $1.9tn on combatting Covid-19, with a pledge to vaccinate 100 million people in his first 100 days.

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Race in South Africa: 'We haven't learnt we are human beings first'

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Ahlain Team9

BBC A teacher was charged with fraud for describing himself as “African”.

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Covid: Israel vaccine fears 'out of context and inaccurate'

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Ahlain Team7

BBC Israel is likely to be the first country to see an impact from vaccination – but it is still too early.

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Do you 'Zoom lunch' with home-working colleagues?

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Ahlain Team9

BBC Some firms are encouraging staff who are working from home to take their lunch breaks together.

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Biden gets to work on reversing Trump policies with executive orders

January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Ahlain Team7

BBC The new president starts dismantling his predecessor’s legacy by signing a raft of executive orders.

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Biden inauguration: Amanda Gorman's poem The Hill We Climb in full

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team12

BBC Amanda Gorman’s powerful reading of her poem was one of the memorable moments at Joe Biden’s inauguration.

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Amanda Gorman: Inauguration poet calls for 'unity and togetherness'

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team11

BBC The 22-year-old from LA is the youngest poet to perform at a presidential inauguration.

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President Joe Biden inauguration speech: 'Democracy has prevailed'

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team10

BBC Joe Biden makes his inaugural address as the 46th president of the United States.

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Joe Biden inauguration: 46th US president takes oath of office

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC The new president is sworn into office by Chief Justice John G Roberts.

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Kamala Harris sworn in as vice-president

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team13

BBC Kamala Harris is sworn in as US’s first female, Black and south Asian vice-president.

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Kamala Harris becomes first female, first black and first Asian-American VP

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team12

BBC Kamala Harris makes history as she is sworn in as US vice-president.

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Madrid explosion leaves two dead

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC At least two people have died in a suspected gas blast that destroyed four floors of a building.

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Tunisia youths warned over riots amid Covid curfew

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team11

BBC Protests continued for a fifth night over high unemployment and an economic crisis.

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Biden inauguration: New president to be sworn in amid Trump snub

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC Joe Biden’s inauguration as 46th US president will mark a new chapter from Donald Trump’s legacy.

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Biden inauguration: Global media consider 'colossal challenge'

January 20, 2021January 21, 2021 Ahlain Team5

BBC The US’s allies – and enemies – have been setting out their hopes for the new administration.

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Trump: 'I wish new administration great luck and success'

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team11

BBC Outgoing US President tells his supporters that “we will be back in some form”.

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Trump leaves Washington, snubbing inauguration

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team13

BBC Donald Trump and his wife Melania depart on Marine One hours ahead of his successor Joe Biden’s inauguration.

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Navalny video: Putin palace claims reach millions for jailed critic

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team11

BBC The jailed opposition figure alleges the property was paid for “with the largest bribe in history”.

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South Africa 'Dr Death' row: Clinics defend Basson's right to practise

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC The cardiologist, who works in Cape Town, once headed the apartheid-era secret germ warfare programme.

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Sibusiso Moyo: Zimbabwe foreign minister dies from Covid-19

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team12

BBC The southern African state has recorded a surge in cases since the end of the festive season.

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Biden cabinet: Does this new team better reflect America?

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team10

BBC The role of a president’s inaugural cabinet goes beyond just policy – let’s take a closer look.

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Prada drops Chinese actress over alleged surrogacy row

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team11

BBC The actress has been accused of abandoning children she had through a surrogate.

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Biden inauguration: Democrat to be sworn in as Trump leaves office

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team16

BBC The new president will take the oath of office in a Washington DC fortified against any civil unrest.

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Jack Ma makes first appearance since October

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team11

BBC Fears had grown over the Alibaba founder’s whereabouts because of pressure from Chinese authorities.

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Trump pardons Bannon in final acts of clemency

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team15

BBC His ex-adviser faces fraud charges over a fundraising campaign to build a wall on the Mexican border.

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Audi to make electric cars with China's oldest carmaker FAW

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team16

BBC FAW counts Red Flag limousines, used by China’s communist party leaders, among its products.

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SLS: Nasa finds cause of 'megarocket' test shutdown

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team16

BBC An issue with hydraulic systems led to the early shutdown of a test for Nasa’s new “megarocket”.

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Natural wonder: Wing 'clap' solves mystery of butterfly flight

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team24

BBC The cupped clap of a butterfly’s wings may be the key to their flying abilities and their survival.

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Coronavirus: Why South Africa has yet to roll out vaccines

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC South Africa is the worst-hit country in Africa, but has not yet started doing Covid-19 vaccinations.

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Coronavirus: French students highlight pandemic's mental health toll

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC Student protests around the country are set to highlight the mental health impacts of the pandemic.

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Greece #Metoo: Women ending silence of sport abuse shake Greece

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team13

BBC The decision by ex-champion Sofia Bekatorou to describe how she was assaulted leads to a #Metoo moment.

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Iran nuclear deal: What are Biden's plans and challenges

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team15

BBC With so much hostility – and mistrust – between Washington and Tehran, will President Biden be able to revive the nuclear deal?

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Luke Grenfell-Shaw: Cycling around the world with cancer

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team13

BBC After discovering an “enormous” tumour under his shoulder blade, Luke Grenfell-Shaw has just completed the first part of his round-the-world challenge.

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New owners of Tiger King zoo ordered to surrender cubs

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team16

BBC Jeff and Lauren Lowe must hand over all tiger cubs and their mothers to the US government.

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Donald Trump's farewell: We did what we came to do

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC “We did what we came to do – and so much more,” Mr Trump says, a day before he leaves office.

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China 'committed genocide against Uighurs' – Mike Pompeo

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 Ahlain Team19

BBC The declaration comes a day before the Trump administration hands over to President-elect Joe Biden.

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Starbucks customer compensated over 'slanty' eyes drawing on cup

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC A Dublin branch of the chain is to pay €12,000 to Suchavadee Foley after an employee drew on her cup.

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US-Mexico border wall seesaws win design award

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC The installation allowed children to play together from both sides of the US-Mexico border.

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Epiphany: Orthodox Christians across Russia brave icy dip

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team15

BBC Orthodox Christians take an icy dip to commemorate a special day.

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Vedanta mine settles Zambian villagers' pollution claim

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team15

BBC The claimants allege a toxic discharge poisoned water sources and destroyed farmland.

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Trapped Chinese miners say thanks for medicine, call for sausages

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team15

BBC Communication with 12 men trapped in Chinese gold mine sparks hope of rescue, but 10 remain missing.

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Thai woman jailed for record 43 years for criticising monarchy

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team17

BBC The sentence is the country’s harshest ever for insulting the monarchy.

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Stolen 500-year-old painting found in Naples cupboard

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team15

BBC The artwork has been returned to an Italian museum – whose staff were unaware it was missing.

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US historians on what Donald Trump's legacy will be

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team16

BBC The last four years have been a whirlwind – we asked the experts to break down Trump’s key moments.

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Italy PM Conte faces crucial Senate vote to stay in power

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team16

BBC The vote in Italy’s upper house was triggered by a row over EU funds to tackle Covid.

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Egyptian woman arrested for baking 'indecent' cakes

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC Photos of the cakes, some topped with genitalia fashioned out of fondant icing, went viral online.

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Boeing 737 Max to be cleared to fly in Europe

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team15

BBC The EU’s aviation agency says clearance will be given next week for the aircraft, grounded after two crashes.

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Japan: One dead as snowstorm causes 130-car pile-up

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team16

BBC One person is killed and at least 10 are injured after cars collide on the Tohoku Expressway.

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Tandav: Amazon drama apologises for Hindu offence

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team16

BBC The Amazon Prime drama starring Saif Ali Khan was accused of ‘deliberately mocking Hindu gods’.

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ONA: Vegan restaurant becomes first in France to get Michelin star

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team17

BBC ONA in the south-west is the first eatery serving plant-based food to win a prestigious Michelin star.

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Surat accident: Truck crushes 16 migrant workers to death in India

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team17

BBC They were sleeping on the pavement next to a motorway when a truck ran them over in Gujarat state.

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Migrant caravan: Mexico presses US to reform immigration policies

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team16

BBC The Mexican president spoke out as thousands gather in Guatemala en route to Mexico and the US.

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Tunisia protests: Hundreds arrested as clashes continue

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team18

BBC Demonstrators angered by high unemployment and an economic crisis clash with police.

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Kyrgios criticises Djokovic over Australian Open quarantine row

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team20

BBC Australian tennis player Nick Kyrgios takes aim at Novak Djokovic ahead of the Australian Open.

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Biden says travel bans will stay despite Trump order

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team19

BBC The US president-elect dismisses a White House order lifting entry bans for much of Europe and Brazil.

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The schoolboy who witnessed a colonial massacre

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC The shooting dead of striking miners in 1949 continues to have resonance in Nigeria today.

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Fang Fang: Author vilified for Wuhan Diary speaks out a year on

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team11

BBC Wuhan writer Fang Fang talks about the price she has had to pay for her controversial lockdown diaries.

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Why Iran’s nuclear facilities are still vulnerable to attack

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team12

BBC Putting sites underground does not mean they’re beyond the reach of those who want them scuppered.

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Italy smoking: Want to light up in Milan? Not any more, you can't

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team13

BBC Smoking within 10m (30ft) of others is no longer allowed in parks, play areas, bus and tram stops.

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Olivier Duhamel: French incest allegations prompt victims to speak out

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team28

BBC A sex abuse case involving a well-known intellectual sparked a deluge of testimonies by victims of abuse.

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How a robot investigator searched 60 million files

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC Artificial intelligence helped investigators in a daunting examination of Airbus’s business.

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Conquering K2 in winter 'together'

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC The BBC speaks to Nirmal Purja, among the first Nepalese climbers who reached the K2 summit in winter.

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Trump presidency: A flashback through four turbulent years

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team2

BBC Donald Trump won a surprise victory in 2016 partly because he promised to shake things up. And boy, did he.

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Keystone pipeline: Biden 'to cancel it on his first day'

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team17

BBC The president-elect will sign an executive order on his first day in office, media reports say.

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Covid vaccine: WHO warns of 'catastrophic moral failure'

January 18, 2021January 19, 2021 Ahlain Team13

BBC It accuses richer nations of a “me-first” approach to Covid vaccine, and hoarding precious supplies.

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US Capitol riots: FBI investigates whether stolen Pelosi laptop was offered to Russia

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team15

BBC A 22-year-old woman is accused by an ex-partner of trying to sell the device to Russian intelligence.

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Saudi Arabia executions: 'Drastic' reduction reported in 2020

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC The Saudi Human Rights Commission says it documented 27 last year – an 85% drop compared to 2019.

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Ice Hockey World Championship: Belarus capital Minsk removed as host city on safety grounds

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team13

BBC Minsk will not host this year’s World Championship for safety and security reasons, the International Ice Hockey Federation confirms.

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US Capitol on lockdown due to 'security threat'

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team18

BBC The security threat comes two days before Joe Biden is inaugurated as US president.

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Chip-shortage 'crisis' halts car-company output

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC A shortage of computer chips is leading to car factories shutting down for days at a time.

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Ethiopia Tigray crisis: Fear of mass starvation

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team12

BBC Conflict in the Ethiopia region has created a “dire” situation, an official said in leaked notes.

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Uganda election: Internet restored but social media blocked

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC Online services were restricted ahead of last week’s vote, and social media remains blocked.

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Github apologises for firing Jewish employee who warned about 'Nazis'

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team15

BBC The Jewish employee had warned co-workers about the danger of Nazis during the Capitol Riots.

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Australian Open 2021: 'No special treatment' for tennis players in Melbourne

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team18

BBC Tennis players living under strict quarantine rules before the Australian Open will get “no special treatment”, says Victorian premier Daniel Andrews.

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Aditya Singh: Man found 'living in airport for three months' over Covid fears

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC Aditya Singh was reportedly afraid to fly due to Covid-19, so lived in Chicago’s O’Hare airport.

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Lee Jae Yong: Samsung heir gets prison term for bribery scandal

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team16

BBC A South Korean court sentenced Lee Jae Yong to two and a half years in prison.

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Alexei Navalny: EU and US demand release of poisoned Putin critic

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team17

BBC Alexei Navalny returned to Moscow from Germany months after a nerve agent attack nearly killed him.

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Australia unlikely to fully reopen border in 2021, says top official

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC The border closure is likely to remain even with widespread vaccinations, a top official says.

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Migrant caravan: Guatemala blocks thousands bound for US

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team18

BBC Security forces block a caravan of thousands that could pose an early test for the Biden White House.

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Trapped Chinese miners' note sparks hopes for rescue

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team17

BBC Rescuers say at least 12 workers are alive a week after an explosion blocked the mine’s exit.

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Covid-19: China's economy grows in fourth quarter, bucking global trend

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team20

BBC China’s economy grew at 2.3% for the year, making it the only major economy to see growth last year.

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US in Somalia: 'We still need the Americans for security'

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team34

BBC A partial withdrawal of US troops from Somalia is coming at a critical time for the country.

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The Capitol Police officer in a MAGA hat. What’s the real story?

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team13

BBC He coordinated with Trump supporters during the Capitol riot – but new video suggests it was part of a ploy.

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Covid: Brazil approves and rolls out AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team18

BBC A nurse receives the first jab, after months of delay and political discord over the programme.

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Capitol riots: Are US militia groups becoming more active?

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team14

BBC Following the events at the US Capitol, there are concerns about the activity of militia groups.

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Biden inauguration: How the White House gets ready for a new president

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team15

BBC Taking down pictures and clearing out desks is part of a huge operation readying for a new president.

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Nazi Ravensbrück camp: How ordinary women became SS torturers

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team12

BBC Female SS guards enjoyed home comforts at a camp where they tortured thousands of inmates.

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Yemen: The doctor alone in a Covid-ravaged hospital

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team15

BBC As war-torn Yemen braces itself for a second wave of Covid-19, one doctor tells her story of battling the pandemic alone after her colleagues fled.

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A wristband that tells your boss if you are unhappy

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team15

BBC Technology to help our mental wellbeing has grown in popularity during the coronavirus lockdowns.

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Alexei Navalny: What happened when he returned to Russia?

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team18

BBC The prominent Kremlin critic was detained moments after arriving in Moscow, and wasn’t allowed to bring his lawyer with him.

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Covid-19: The road back to Wuhan

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team22

BBC The BBC’s Stephen McDonell visits Wuhan ahead of the anniversary of the world’s first Covid-19 lockdown.

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Racism in education: How truth pages helped students fight back

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team13

BBC ‘Truth pages’, where students share their experiences of racism, have snowballed on social media since the killing of George Floyd.

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Biden inauguration: Fortified US statehouses see scattered protests

January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Ahlain Team17

BBC Small groups – some armed – gather in US cities, amid tight security before Joe Biden’s inauguration.

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Covid-19: Australian Open competitors practice in isolation hotels

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Ahlain Team17

BBC Some competitors must stay in their hotel rooms, following positive Covid cases on inbound flights.

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Lai Chi-Wai raises HK$5.2m for charity climbing Nina Towers

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Ahlain Team15

BBC Former climbing champion Lai Chi-Wai raised HK$5.2 million for spinal cord patients.

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Jailed music producer Phil Spector dies at 81

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Ahlain Team17

BBC Spector transformed pop music with his “wall of sound”, but in 2009 was jailed for killing actress Lana Clarkson.

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Obituary: Phil Spector

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Ahlain Team15

BBC The producer who transformed pop music and died while serving a jail sentence for murder.

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Greek sailing official quits after Olympic champion's sex abuse claim

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Ahlain Team19

BBC Aristeidis Adamopoulos quits but denies wrongdoing after allegations from a sailing gold medallist.

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