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Sidney Powell back at White House to pitch executive order to seize voting machines: Reports

Attorney Sidney Powell was seen at the White House on Sunday, a sign that President Trump and his advisers are considering drastic action to scrutinize and challenge th

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Global cases top 75m, Netherlands bans UK flights: COVID-19 bulletin

TOP HEADLINES- At least five police officers have been injured and 29 people arrested after hundreds of anti-lockdown protestors marched through London on Saturday.- Global cases have surpassed 75 mi

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About 7.2 mln South Sudanese people face hunger threat in 2021: report

FILE PHOTO: Nybol Madut sits with her two children next to a shelter at an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) camp formed by local community members at Barmayen village in Aweil state some 740km n

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Asia's outlook for 2021 looks rosy but with important downward risks

Editor's note: Alicia Garcia Herrero is the chief economist for Asia Pacific at NATIXIS and a senior research fellow at BRUEGEL.Asian economies have been hit by the pandemic but differences among

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Fed vows to continue bond-buying until it sees 'substantial' progress

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday vowed to continue bond-buying until "substantial" economic progress is made in inflation and the labor market.In a statement at the conclusion of its two-day polic

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Amazon asks judge to set aside Microsoft’s $10B DoD JEDI cloud contract win

It’s been more than two years since the Pentagon announced its $10 billion, decade long JEDI cloud contract, which was supposed to provide a pathway to technological modernization for U.S. armed

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Bitcoin surpasses $20,000 to hit new high

The volatile cryptocurrency has risen by 170% over the year though sceptics dismiss speculation about a continued rally.

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Gmail is pretty broken right now, one day after a massive outage

While it doesn’t appear to be completely down like it was yesterday morning, we’re hearing many reports from Gmail users that the email service is having major issues right now. If your Gm

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Iranian dissident executed after being lured to country

Mr Zam, 47, had been living in exile in France but was lured back to the country, according to Iran's state security forces.

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Fitness startup Aarmy reinvents itself for a remote fitness world

Like a lot of startups, Aarmy faced some big challenges when the pandemic forced widespread shutdowns in March.Up until then, Aarmy was offering in-person fitness classes from its locations in New Yo

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EU negotiator kicks off hectic day for final Brexit deal

European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier on Monday set off one of the most intense days in the long-running Brexit trade negotiations with a pre-dawn debriefing o

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Virus infections in Russia hit new record

Coronavirus infections in Russia hit a new record on Thursday, as the country’s authorities reported 28,145 new confirmed cases -- the highest daily spike in the pandem

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All of Warner Bros’ theatrical movies will get a simultaneous release on HBO Max next year

Following last month’s news that “Wonder Woman 1984” will be released simultaneously on HBO Max and in U.S. theaters, Warner Bros. and its parent company WarnerMedia just announced t

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The UK approves the BioNTech/Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

The UK’s medicines regulator has approved the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 for emergency use, the companies said today.The UK is the first country to approve the vaccine for widespre

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U.S. attorney general says no evidence of widespread fraud in election

The U.S. Justice Department hasn't found evidence to support allegations of widespread fraud that could have changed the result of last month's presidential election, Attorney General William Barr sa

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CDC study: COVID-19 infected people in U.S. in mid-December 2019

00:46 There were COVID-19 infections in the U.S. as early as mid-December 2019, weeks before it was first identified in China and a month earlier than the first case was reported in th

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Ethiopia declares victory in fight over Tigray region, but guerrilla warfare likely to continue

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the end of military operations in the northern Tigray region after saying it was in "full control" of the regional capital