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Ten still missing after Norway mudslide buries homes

Tow of those unaccounted for are children, say officials

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German govt at odds over armed drones

Nation's armed forces have so far only been allowed to use reconnaissance drones as part of military missions

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World ushers in New Year in shadow of pandemic

Would-be revellers to extend their 2020 tradition of watching events from the sofa

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Brexit finally a reality as UK quits EU single market

You can't celebrate a divorce, says EU's Michel Barnier

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Macron pledges no ‘unjustifiable delays’ in Covid-19 jabs

Criticism grows over slow pace of France's inoculation campaign

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Crowds throng Wuhan, where pandemic began, to celebrate New Year

Large turnout of mainly young people at Customs House clock tower

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WHO grants ‘emergency validation’ to Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

This paves the way for regulators in different countries to approve import, distribution

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World to mark locked-down New Year’s Eve

Fresh infection waves force would-be revellers to extend 2020 tradition of watching events from the sofa

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More aid for Croatia earthquake relief: European Commission

The Eastern European country was struck by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday

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China’s first vaccine hustled to market as race to inoculate 1.3 bil speeds up

Vaccine has 79.34% efficacy rate, a game-changer for the nation

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Colombia sets new record in eradicating coca production

Nation manually eradicated 130,000ha of coca crops in 2020, says president

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Singapore beginning to stabilise amid pandemic: Hsien Loong

Republic looks forward to rebound in 2021, says its prime minister

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Algeria to roll out contentious Russia vaccine next month

Authorities will receive initial shipment of 500,000 doses of Sputnik V