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South Africa holds state funeral for Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize winner who helped end the racist regime in South Africa, died last Sunday aged 90.

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US flight cancellations hit new holiday peak amid Covid and bad weather

Nearly 4,400 flights around the world were cancelled on Saturday, more than 2,500 of them in the US, air traffic site FlightAware reported.

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Covid: Cathay Pacific flights cut after Hong Kong clampdown

The airline did not provide details on how many flights would be grounded but it said it would operate a skeleton passenger schedule in January.

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Ashraf Ghani: Ex-Afghan president describes moment he fled the Taliban

As the day started, Mr Ghani recalled, Taliban fighters had agreed not to enter Kabul - "but two hours later, this was not the case".

"Two different… Read more

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Covid-19: How India missed its vaccination target

The target was first announced by Prakash Javadekar in May, who was a minister in the federal government at the time.

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Russia labels Pussy Riot members foreign agents

An updated list was published by the Russian justice ministry.

Pussy Riot said they would appeal in court and not comply with rules about labelling… Read more

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Covid: France suspends transit ban for UK nationals during Christmas period

France suspended its Covid restriction after UK travellers faced difficulties reaching their country of residence.

Eurotunnel, which had earlier… Read more

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Ghislaine Maxwell: Survivors speak of relief after guilty verdict

"I am so relieved and grateful," said Annie Farmer, the only witness to use her real name during her testimony.

"I hope this verdict... demonstrates… Read more