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Sydney, Australia
Reuters
Australia will bring forward by two weeks to early March its COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans, health authorities said on Wednesday as the country battles to contain fresh cases in its two largest cities.
Australia has repeatedly resisted pressure to expedite its vaccination distribution time table
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The lead pastors of Hillsong Dallas church have resigned, adding to two months of transition and turmoil in the global megachurch.
On Sunday, Reed Bogard announced his and his wife’s resignation in a prerecorded message that aired during the church's streaming worship service.
“The last 10 years of
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Warsaw, Poland
AP
A liberal Roman Catholic magazine in Poland that recently criticised some high-ranking church officials says local church authorities in Krakow have terminated the publication's office lease after almost 76 years.
The Tygodnik Powszechny ( General Weekly ) said on Facebook and on its website that a
At the funeral of another Black man shot dead by police in the US, Rev Al Sharpton says firing the officer is not enough
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Shanghai, China
Reuters
As a team from the World Health Organization prepares to visit China to investigate the origins of COVID-19, Beijing has stepped up efforts not only to prevent new outbreaks, but also shape the narrative about when and where the pandemic began.
China has dismissed criticism
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London, UK
Thomson Reuters Foundation
A system using satellite data to send free alerts when trees are destroyed has been linked to a significant drop in forest losses in Africa, researchers and academics said on Monday.
Deforestation dropped by an average of 18 per cent across nine central
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Washington DC, US
RNS
A historic Black congregation in Washington, DC, is suing the group Proud Boys for destroying a church-owned Black Lives Matter sign last month, aiming to “hold the Proud Boys, its leadership, and certain...members accountable.”
The lawsuit, which was filed in DC Superior Court on
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London, UK
Reuters
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday ordered England into a new national lockdown to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases that threatens to overwhelm parts of the health system before a vaccine program reaches a critical mass.
The announcement came just hours after
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Atlanta, Georgia, US
AP
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday told Georgia Democrats they had the power to “chart the course” for a generation as President Donald Trump urged Republican voters to "swamp" the polls ahead of runoff elections that will determine control of the US
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Bangui, Central African Republic
AP
Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera has won a second term in office, according to provisional results announced by the electoral commission Monday.
Touadera was reelected in the first round of the 27th December presidential vote with 53.9 per cent of the votes,
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London, UK
Thomson Reuters Foundation
With less than a decade for the world to meet a United Nations target of ending modern slavery, experts say gains in tackling human trafficking risk being undone by the COVID-19 pandemic.
About 40 million people globally are estimated to be enslaved -
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