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Border officials told not to make Covid checks on green and amber list arrivals
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Border officials are no longer required to make basic Covid checks on arrivals in England from green and amber list countries, according to leaked instructions that prompted claims the government is turning a blind ey...
Biden-amptenare kondig ambisieuse plan aan om die Amerikaanse kuslyn met windplase te stippel
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Sewe groot aflandige windplase sal aan die ooskus en weskus en in die Golf van Mexiko ontwikkel word onder 'n plan wat Woensdag deur die Biden-administrasie aangekondig is. Die projekte is deel van Joe Biden se plan om te ontplooi...
Florida woman who claimed to be Harry Potter killed judge in hit-and-run, sê amptenare
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A Florida woman fatally struck a federal judge from New York and seriously injured a six-year-old boy when she swerved her car on to a sidewalk, amptenare gesê. Police said the woman said she believed she was Harry Po...
UK’s plan to extend Brexit grace period infuriates Irish and EU officials
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Move to extend grade period for trade with Northern Ireland has damaged trust, says EU commissionerBoris Johnson’s unilateral move to ease the impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland has damaged Brussels’ trust in the go...
Republicans who embraced Trump’s big lie run to become election officials
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Republicans who have embraced baseless claims about the 2020 election being stolen are now running to serve as the chief elections officials in several states, a move that could give them significant power over electi...
US voices concern with Israeli officials about Pegasus revelations
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The White House has raised concerns with top Israeli officials about allegations that spyware sold by Israeli surveillance company NSO Group has been used by governments around the world to monitor journalists and act...
California fire that killed four sparked by tree hitting PG&E power lines, sê amptenare
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A northern California wildfire that killed four people and destroyed more than 200 buildings last year was sparked when tree branches came into contact with Pacific Gas & Electric power lines, officials have said....
French officials perplexed by gold bars and coins found stashed in old house
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The surprise discovery of three jam jars filled with gold bars and hundreds of gold coins in an old building marked for renovation has left a mountain community in eastern France perplexed and celebrating. The mayor o...
UK officials still blocking Peter Wright’s ‘embarrassing’ Spycatcher files
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The Cabinet Office has been accused of “delay and deception” over its blocking of the release of files dating back more than three decades that reveal the inside story of the intelligence agent Peter Wright and the Sp...
Kamala Harris Vietnam trip delayed after two US officials report Havana syndrome
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US vice-president Kamala Harris’ trip from Singapore to Vietnam was delayed by several hours on Tuesday by an investigation into two possible cases of the so-called Havana syndrome in Hanoi, administration officials s...
DVLA officials to be quizzed by MPs over driving licence delays
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MPs are to grill officials from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) about the “serious delays” in processing applications for driving licences after the problem was highlighted by the Guardian. The transpor...
China hands death sentences to Uyghur former officials
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A Chinese court has issued a suspended death sentence to the former directors of the Xinjiang education department for charges including writing and publishing school textbooks it said were designed to “split the coun...
Indië: officials scramble to stop oxygen tank leak that left 22 Covid-19 patients dead – video
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Ten minste 22 patients have died in a western Indian hospital after their oxygen supply was interrupted. The leak was plugged by the fire service within 15 minute, but there was disruption in the Zakir Hussain Hospital...
‘Horrendous’: Dave Rennie castigates officials after Wallabies’ Wales loss
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Fuming Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has called for big match rugby officials to be held more accountable after being left convinced his men were robbed of a tour-ending Test triumph by “horrendous” decisions. Rennie wa...
Sri Lankan officials brace for oil spill from sinking cargo ship
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Sri Lanka is readying for the possibility of an oil spill after a cargo ship laden with chemicals sank off its western coast. The Singapore-registered MV X-Press Pearl, carrying 1,486 houers, insluitend 25 tonnes o...
White House officials consider new push on masks as Covid cases rise – live
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