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Pope pushes through nerve pain to give new year’s blessing

Pope Francis has ushered in 2021 with a traditional Angelus blessing from the papal library, pushing through nerve pain that forced him to skip...

Italy’s Uffizi marks 700th anniversary of Dante’s death with virtual exhibition

Florence’s Uffizi Gallery is making 88 rarely displayed drawings of Dante’s Divine Comedy available for viewing online to mark the 700th anniversary in 2021...

Australia alters anthem to honour Indigenous people

Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect what the prime minister called “the spirit of unity” and the country’s Indigenous...

France promises to accelerate vaccination rollout amid criticism

Under fire for a glacially slow rollout of coronavirus vaccine shots, France’s government pledged on Thursday to pick up the pace with quicker inoculation...

Poorer nations could get access to Pfizer vaccine after WHO approval

The World Health Organisation has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, meaning poorer countries may soon get access to the jab already...

Emptiest New Year’s celebration of all time?

New York City police turned to familiar tactics ahead of Thursday’s New Year’s Eve celebrations, deploying bomb-sniffing dogs and sand-filled sanitation trucks intended to...

Premier League has ‘no plans’ to pause season as English Covid cases rise

The Premier League has announced it has “no plans” to pause the season and “continues to have confidence in its Covid-19 protocols to enable...

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s bail revoked

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has had his bail revoked after prosecutors succeeded in asking the city’s highest court to send him back...

Minneapolis police fatally shoot man during traffic stop

Police in Minneapolis shot and killed a man during a traffic stop on the city’s south side on Wednesday night, stirring anxiety about renewed...

China accuses US of show of force with Taiwan Strait passage

China accused the US of staging a show of force by sailing two navy warships through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday morning. The US Navy...

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