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Australia

Djokovic beats Medvedev to claim ninth Australian Open title

Novak Djokovic beats Daniil Medvedev to claim ninth Australian Open title

Italy

New Italy PM Mario Draghi easily wins vote of confidence in Senate

The new government of national unity, drawing together elements across Italy's political spectrum, is also expected to win a similar vote in the lower house of the Italian parliament.

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Meghan Markle wins her privacy claim over letter to estranged father

BREAKING: Meghan Markle wins her privacy claim over letter to estranged father

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Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon's chief executive

Jeff Bezos will be replaced later this year by Andy Jassy, who runs Amazon's cloud business.

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France

France says its ski lifts will remain closed until at least March

BREAKING: France says its ski lifts will remain closed for at least another month

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Belgian police confirm knife-related 'incident' on Brussels metro

Police so far have not confirmed to Euronews how many injuries there are from the incident but Belgian media are reporting several.

France

France avoids fresh lockdown, but closes borders to non-EU countries

France is to close its borders to countries outside the European Union from Sunday, but has stopped short of imposing a new lockdown as the country continues to battle the spread of coronavirus.

Hungary

Hungary becomes first EU nation to approve Chinese COVID-19 vaccine

Decision comes a week after Hungary granted a six-month authorisation to Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

World News

UK becomes first in Europe to record more than 100,000 COVID-19 deaths

BREAKING: UK becomes first in Europe to record more than 100,000 COVID-19 deaths

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Larry King, legendary US talk show host, dies aged 87

The American broadcaster died Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles. No cause of death was given.

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Some evidence the UK COVID variant is more deadly, says UK PM Johnson

Boris Johnson said on Friday that early evidence showed "a higher degree of mortality" among those with the UK variant of COVID-19.

United Kingdom

UK's Glastonbury music festival cancelled for second year in a row

Industry insiders have said the decision to cancel will have ramifications for other festivals scheduled in 2021 due to Glastonbury's scale and significance.

United Kingdom

UK registers new record of 1,820 COVID-19 deaths in one day

A person is admitted to hospital in the UK every 30 seconds, UK officials have said.

Spain

Madrid explosion: At least 3 killed in powerful gas blast

The building is flanked by a school and a nursing home in Spain's capital. Residents from the latter were being evacuated shortly after the blast, according to eyewitnesses.

United Kingdom

UK reports record 1,610 deaths from COVID-19

The UK recorded 1,610 deaths from COVID-19 on Tuesday.

Germany

Armin Laschet elected new leader of Germany's CDU party

Saturday’s vote isn’t the final word on who will run as the center-right candidate for chancellor in Germany’s September 26 election, but Laschet will either run for chancellor or will have a big say in who does.

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UK regulator approves third COVID-19 vaccine in form of Moderna jab

Moderna's shot is easier to handle than the Pfizer vaccine because it doesn't need to be stored at ultra-frozen temperatures.

USA

Remove Donald Trump from office, leading Democrat Nancy Pelosi says

House of Representatives speaker says Congress may be 'compelled' to impeach the US president if the 25th amendment is not invoked to remove him

World News

UK hospital admissions climb sharply as PM unveils vaccine rollout

Government figures recorded 1,162 COVID-19 deaths in the last 24 hours, the highest since the first coronavirus wave in April

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Trump has accounts on Facebook and Instagram blocked 'indefinitely'

BREAKING: Donald Trump has accounts on Facebook and Instagram blocked 'indefinitely' after failing to condemn Washington DC violence