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Brisbane finds zero cases, lifts virus lockdown

Queesland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says move was to ensure city acted quickly, strongly, decisively against Covid-19 transmission

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US recognises Moroccan sovereignty, starts work on consulate in disputed Western Sahara

Move in exchange for Rabat normalising ties with Israel under American-brokered deal

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Spain races to clear snow before cold snap freezes roads

Weather forecasters expect temperatures drop below -10 celsius, predict heavy frost overnight today and tomorrow

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Support for Olympics hits new low in Japan: poll

80% of those asked by Kyodo news agency say the global event should be cancelled or postponed again

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Germany’s coronavirus death toll tops 40,000

Robert Koch Institute says country recorded 465 deaths over the past 24 hours, raising the toll to 40,343

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Belgium – country of 11.5 mil – logs 20,000 virus deaths

It has one of the world's highest fatality rates with 1,725 per 100,000 people

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Pence to attend Biden inauguration

Vice-president becomes latest long-time loyalist to abandon an increasingly isolated President Donald Trump

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Bomb kills three in Afghan capital

Spokesman for Afghanistan’s public protection force among those killed

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Indonesia recovers black box recorders from crashed plane

Authorities say  cockpit voice, flight data recorders could help explain why aircraft went down with 62 people aboard

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Indonesia landslides kill at least 11, scores missing

Torrential rains triggered landslides yesterday evening, burying residents and first responders

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Amazon pushes Parler offline after Capitol attack

This follows Apple, Google ban over allowing 'threats of violence'

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Pope, Queen Elizabeth join vaccine drive as UK tops 3 million cases

More than 1.9 million people worldwide have now died from the virus

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US ends curbs on official American contacts with Taiwan

Move hailed by Taipei as ending 'decades of discrimination'