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US to reopen borders to vaccinated passengers from UK and EU on 8 November
The United States will reopen its borders to travellers from the UK and European Union, lifting a ban that has been in place for more than 18 months.Kevin Munoz, the White House's deputy press...
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Queen right to be ‘irritated’ by leaders who ‘talk but don’t do’ on climate change, says Al Gore
Former US vice president Al Gore has said the Queen is right to feel "irritated" at climate change inaction and those who "talk but don't do".It comes after the 95-year-old monarch was overheard making...
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Teachers told to balance Holocaust books with ‘opposing’ views by Texas school chief
Teachers in a Texas city have been told if they have book on the Holocaust in the classroom they should also have one offering an "opposing" view.The instruction by a school boss to staff...
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Bow and arrow attack may have been ‘triggered by suspect’s illness’, police say
The killing of five people in a bow and arrow attack in Norway may have been triggered by the suspect's illness, police have said.Detectives have requested that Espen Andersen Braathen be remanded in custody...
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Islamic State claims responsibility for Afghan mosque attack that killed at least 47 worshippers
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb attack on a mosque in southern Afghanistan that killed at least 47 people.The blast happened in the Kandahar region during Friday prayers at a Shia...
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Several feared dead after blast at mosque in Afghanistan
Several people are feared to have died after an explosion at a mosque in southern Afghanistan.The blast happened in the Kandahar region during Friday prayers at a Shia mosque.The interior minister's spokesman, Qari Saeed...
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Husband of Kenyan runner Agnes Tirop arrested on suspicion of her murder
The husband of record breaking runner Agnes Tirop has been arrested following her death and is set to be charged with her murder.Police in Kenya said on Wednesday that the 25-year-old had been found...
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Sydney to allow quarantine-free travel for fully vaccinated Australians
Fully vaccinated Australians will be able to enter New South Wales without the need to quarantine in a hotel, as the government accelerates the wind back of pandemic restrictions.State Premier Dominic Perrottet made the...