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Brazil president-elect Lula da Silva to be sworn in on New Year’s Day

Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be sworn in on Sunday in the capital of Brasilia and assume office for the third...

Canada and Australia impose Covid rules on travellers from China

Australia and Canada have joined a growing list of countries requiring travellers from China to take a Covid-19 test prior to boarding their flight,...

Xi Jinping says China on ‘right side of history’

China “stands on the right side of history”, the country’s leader Xi Jinping said in a New Year’s address despite questions over his government’s...

Former pope Benedict in stable condition, says Vatican

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose health has been deteriorating, is in a stable condition and was able to participate in Mass in his room,...

Spain to require Covid-19 tests for passengers from China

Spain will require all air passengers coming from China to have negative Covid-19 tests or proof of vaccination. Health minister Carolina Darias told reporters on...

Myanmar court again finds ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi guilty of corruption

A court in military-ruled Myanmar has convicted the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi of corruption, sentencing her to seven years in prison...

Five dead as freight lorry and bus crash near South Korean capital

A freight lorry crashed with a bus on a road near the South Korean capital Seoul on Thursday, causing a fire that killed at...

US to sell Taiwan anti-tank system amid rising threat from China

The US has approved the sale of an anti-tank mine-laying system to Taiwan amid the rising military threat from China. The state department on Wednesday...

Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline firm given stay of bankruptcy

A Swiss court has granted a six-month “stay of bankruptcy” to the operating company for the never-opened Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which was built...

West Bank settlements ‘top priority’ for Netanyahu government

Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming hard-line government has put West Bank settlement expansion at the top of its list of priorities a day before it is...

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