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Human Rights Watch urges Biden to let justice 'go forward' on Trump

President-elect urged to ‘find Jimmy Carter moment,’ referring to the president who introduced human rights as an element of US foreign policy

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Estonian PM resigns over corruption probe

Juri Ratas announces resignation on Facebook after hours-long meeting with party board

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Putin says Russia to start mass vaccinations next week

Russian homemade jab the ‘best in the world’, says president

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North Korea’s Kim pledges to strengthen nuclear arsenal

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is looking to grab the attention of the incoming Biden administration, say analysts

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South Korea sect leader cleared of hindering virus effort

Court rules much-maligned religious leader not guilty of violating disease control laws

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Japan to expand virus emergency to seven more regions

Sharp spike in winter cases puts hospitals under heavy strain, causing worry

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Mexico City plastic ban poses challenge to virus-hit firms

New rules ban use of disposable plastic items such as cutlery, plates, cups, straws and food trays, in addition to a year-old ban on plastic bags

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US court okays first execution of woman in decades

Lisa Montgomery’s crime is heinous, however defenders believe she suffers from mental health issues stemming from childhood abuse

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350 suspects set to face judge in Italy’s largest mafia trial

Prosecutors hope to strike blow to ’Ndrangheta syndicate, said to be world’s richest crime organisation

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Troops on Washington streets to begin carrying arms

Move is a major change of posture ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration as US president

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Trump, unapologetic but bleeding support, faces impeachment

President calls impeachment tomorrow a ‘continuation of the greatest witch hunt in the history of politics’

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China province declares emergency over 28 new infections

Residents of northeasten Heilongjiang told not to leave area unless absolutely necessary

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Testing, not quarantine, needed to reopen international borders: IATA

With more balanced approach, govts can address side effects of Covid-19 policies, says company CEO