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Biden secretary of state pick says US embassy will remain in Jerusalem

US Senate also told that two-state solution is not a realistic near-term goal

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Germany tightens shutdown as virus variants fuel fears

Merkel warns that Europe’s top economy may install border checks to curb new Covid-19 variant if EU fails coordinate pandemic response

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US virus deaths surpass 400,000

Bleak threshold comes about a month since 300,000th Covid-19 fatality was reported in the country

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Sewol ferry: prosecution drops most claims by victims’ families

In probe wrap-up for 2014 tragedy, allegations regarding patchy investigations, botched rescue operations dismissed

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Trump lines up plans for final full day in office

Soon-to-be former president to leave for Florida tomorrow, snubbing successor Joe Biden’s inauguration

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Kremlin dismisses calls to free Navalny, warns against protests

His arrest ‘absolutely a domestic affair’, says Vladimir Putin’s spokesman

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Turkey hits Twitter, Pinterest with advertising bans

No place for ‘digital fascism’, says Erdogan govt

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UN’s Guterres hails progress on Libyan war

UN sec-gen says tangible progress made in nearly decade long fighting

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‘Arson’ destroys 4 Unicef schools in Rohingya camps

Incident comes following blaze week prior that burnt down hundreds of bamboo shacks

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Out-of-control truck kills 15 on India roadside

Dead includes a baby girl, 8 women

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China rescuers drill new ‘lifelines’ to trapped gold miners

22 workers stuck underground for 9 days and counting, as food supply dwindles

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Preliminary report on Indonesian Sriwijaya Air crash out next month

Investigation team currently analysing data from flight data recorder retrieved on Jan 12

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US urges Australia to abandon news payment plan for tech giants

Trade Representative office says 'burdensome' move will 'exclusively target' Facebook, Google