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Millions around the world mark Chinese Year of the Dragon
Millions around the world have been marking the Lunar New Year. In China, the Year of the Rabbit has officially given way to the Year of the Dragon. It’s supposed to be an auspicious year in the zodiac calendar – but the current performance of China’s economy is anything but, with falling export prices and a domestic property crisis.
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Pakistan elections: Khan and Sharif both declare victory as army calls for unity
“Elections are not a zero-sum competition of winning and losing” – so says the Head of Pakistan’s Army after an election where TWO former Prime Ministers have claimed victory.
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Six year-old Hind Rajab found dead in Gaza days after plea for help
Israel has launched further air strikes on the Gaza border town of Rafah. Over a million Palestinians who’ve fled there are now awaiting a military offensive.
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Labour announces climate u-turn as planet hits 1.5 celsius warming over whole year
Labour’s u-turn comes on the day when the EU Climate Service said it was the first time global warming exceeded 1.5 celsius for an entire year.
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Who is Boris Nadezhdin, Putin challenger who hopes to run in Russia presidential election
His surname derives from the Russian word for hope. And right now Boris Nadeezhdin is hoping the Kremlin will let him run for president against Vladimir Putin.
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People resort to DIY dentistry as UK announces dentistry ‘recovery plan’
People in Bristol have been queuing round the block for a third day after a new dentist opened its doors to NHS patients.
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Sunak trans jibe: calls for PM to apologise over comments in PMQs
Rishi Sunak is facing calls to apologise for making a transgender dig at Sir Keir Starmer during PMQs, while Brianna Ghey’s mother was visiting parliament.
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Trump does not have immunity, US court rules
In the US, a federal appeals court has ruled that Donald Trump does not have immunity from charges that he plotted to overturn the 2020 election result.
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UNRWA Gaza operations to cease by March without funding, says spokesperson
We spoke to UNRWA’s spokesperson Juliette Touma and began by asking her if she had received any evidence from Israel to support the allegations being made.
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Israel’s evidence of UNRWA Hamas allegations examined
The UN Secretary General has announced an investigation into UNRWA.
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King Charles announcement: cancer specialist explains importance of early diagnosis
We spoke to cancer specialist Professor David Sebag-Montefiore.
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Greta Thunberg case shows new police powers on protests ‘so broad, they’re unworkable’, says lawyer
Katy Watts is a lawyer for the human rights organisation Liberty, which is taking the Home Secretary to court later this month for forcing through the anti-protest laws used in court today, which parliament had previously rejected. She told us why she thought the judgement in this case is so significant.
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‘Water quality around coast lines has been improving’, says Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee
We spoke to Philip Dunne, Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, to get a more detailed reaction from him to last night’s report on how government officials were worried about negative press on sewage overflows and wanted pollution incidents to be “better presented”.
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Greta Thunberg found not guilty of public order charge as judge finds ‘no evidence’ against her
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been cleared of breaking the law when she refused to follow police orders to leave a protest at a London oil conference last year. There was applause in court as the judge acquitted her and her four co-defendants, saying there was not enough evidence against them and the order to…
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US announces sanctions against Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank
While the billions of dollars which the United States promised to Ukraine have been blocked by political infighting, the White House is busy focusing on the Middle East, including the promised retaliation for drone strikes in Jordan which killed three US service members, and new sanctions against Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.