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![Police officers, wearing protective face masks and applying social distancing, stand guard in front of the parliament building during a demonstration of Greek university students against government plans to set up a university police, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Athens, Greece, January 21, 2021 [Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-21T132050Z_964219769_RC2DCL9WO4OX_RTRMADP_3_GREECE-EDUCATION-PROTESTS.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
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Bernie Sanders mitten meme helps grab big bucks for charity
Merchandise inspired by the US senator’s wardrobe at Joe Biden’s inauguration has raised $1.8 million for charity.
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Singapore teenager arrested for plotting attack on Muslims
The 16-year-old, arrested last month, was planning to attack two mosques on the anniversary of Christchurch massacre.
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‘Psychological war’: Iran dismisses Israel military action threat
Senior Iranian official says the country is not worried about Israeli threats but will defend itself if necessary.
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GameStop: How day trader Reddit bros burned a Wall Street pro
Retail day traders have become one of the most powerful, if improbable, forces in the stock market today.
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Italy could have saved 200 drowning migrants: UN committee
Italy failed to protect ‘right to life’ of migrants who died when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea in 2013.
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Fed’s Powell: US economic recovery hinges on vaccination drives
‘There’s nothing more important to the economy than people getting vaccinated,” Powell said on Wednesday.
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