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With COVID surging across Europe, ECB boosts bond buying
The European Central Bank is boosting bond purchases by $600bn to shore up economy as COVID infections surge.
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‘Moral issue’: African official blasts COVID vaccine inequality
Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director warned continent might not see vaccines until 2021.
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Israeli tribunal backs soldier’s plea deal in Palestinian killing
Plea agreement offered the soldier three months of military labour in the fatal shooting of Palestinian man.
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Trump confident as Supreme Court considers last-ditch lawsuit
Having failed to overturn the results so far, Trump still believes ‘we’re going to win this election in a landslide’.
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UK PM Boris Johnson confuses India’s farmer protest with Pakistan
Johnson implies India’s farmer protests were a cross-border issue involving Pakistan.
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Tech giants call for ‘changes’ to Pakistani censorship laws
A version of the new regulations was first passed in February but was quickly rescinded by Prime Minister Khan.
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Biden names Susan Rice as key domestic policy adviser
Biden is also nominating former Obama Chief of Staff Denis McDonough to be veterans’ affairs secretary.
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