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1 in 33 people will need aid next year: UN

Emergency needs exploding due to pandemic, says Global Humanitarian Overview

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Climate groups take on Shell in landmark Dutch case

campaigners want the court to order oil giant to reduce emissions by 45% by 2030

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Petrol bombs hurled at Hong Kong police club

Attack comes as Beijing imposes sweeping national security law

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Still no deal in sight as US senators all for new aid package

Senators are back in session following Thanksgiving holiday – time is running out to adopt stimulus package before end of 2020

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Leaked documents show China mishandled Covid-19 pandemic: report

Health authorities in Hubei record 5,918 new cases, more than double figure given by Beijing, says CNN

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Facebook, Google becoming ‘human rights-free zones’ in Vietnam

Amnesty International accuses the tech titans of helping censor peaceful dissent and political expression in the country

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UK says 'no time to lose' with one month to Brexit transition

Ministers warn time is running out as the January 1 deadline approaches

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Canada virus measures push deficit to record C$382 bil

Government preparing to spend another C$70 bil to C$100 bil over three years to jolt  economy, says finance minister

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Trump administration wages last major Supreme Court fight

Administration seeks to exclude undocumented immigrants from population count used to determine states' representation in Congress

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Biden taps Yellen to lead barrier-breaking economic team

74-year-old will be helping the US economy recover from the sharp downturn in growth and mass layoffs caused by the Covid-19 pandemic

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Iran prepares to bury top nuclear scientist, mulls response

Parliament demands halt to international inspections of nation's nuclear sites

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First foreign students arrive in Australia since lockdown

Education listed as country's fourth-largest export

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Hong Kong reimposes strict social distancing as fourth wave strikes

Measures have helped keep infections to just over 6,000 in the city of 7.5 million with 109 deaths