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2021-12-14 16:40:05 Calls to boycott the Beijing winter Olympics are growing stronger

The 2022 winter Olympics may soon claim that title from the 2008 summer games. Covid-related holdups notwithstanding, in 2022 Beijing will become the first city to have hosted both the summer and winter games. Calls to boycott the event are stronger now than they were in 2008. In September more than 160 human-rights organisations called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to withdraw the games from Beijing.

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2021-12-14 12:20:47 Srinagar: Two dead, 14 injured in attack on police bus

Militants attacked a bus carrying policemen in Srinagar city on Monday evening, officials said.

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2021-12-12 19:45:36 Indian PM's Twitter hacked with bitcoin tweet

The Indian prime minister's account had a message stating that bitcoin would be distributed to citizens.

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2021-12-12 10:55:45 Covid: Brazil to demand proof of vaccination from foreign visitors

Foreign travellers will need to provide a vaccination certificate in order to enter the country.

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2021-12-12 10:54:22 Italian church apologises after bishop tells children 'Santa does not exist'

The bishop in Sicily told children Santa's red costume had been created by Coca-Cola, Italian media say.

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2021-12-11 17:31:01 More than 50 feared dead in Kentucky's worst ever tornadoes

The governor of the US state says that the number of victims could rise to 100.

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2021-12-11 15:01:55 Who could be most affected by US abortion changes?

Any changes to US abortion laws will disproportionately impact younger, poorer and black women.

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2021-12-11 14:00:57 Afghanistan: Donors to release frozen funds for food and health aid

The money will be used to fund nutrition and health services amid a growing humanitarian crisis.

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2021-12-11 13:00:19 Indonesia volcano: Volunteers struggle to recover the dead, metres deep in ash and mud

The effort to recover bodies is continuing in Indonesia, after the eruption of Mount Semeru last week. Open / Comment

2021-12-11 13:00:19 Nobel Peace Prize: Maria Ressa attacks social media 'toxic sludge'

Philippine journalist Maria Ressa accuses internet sites of using a "God-like power" to sow division. Open / Comment