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USA

Amazon workers in US state of Alabama vote against forming a union

Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, overwhelmingly voted against joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.

China

China fines internet giant Alibaba for 'abusing its dominant position'

The Alibaba Group, the world's biggest e-commerce company, was fined €2.3 billion by Chinese regulators on Saturday for anti-competitive tactics.

Egypt

Egypt stages 'Golden parade of Pharaohs' to lure tourists back

For more than a century they have lain quietly in Cairo's Egyptian museum, but on Saturday 18 mummies were paraded magnificently through the streets.

Myanmar

Security forces kill at least two more anti-coup protesters in Myanmar

Security forces in the city of Monywa opened fire on anti-coup protesters on Saturday, killing at least two people according to local media.

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USA

It was 'unnecessary' to kneel on George Floyd's neck, US court hears

Kneeling on George Floyd's neck was "totally unnecessary," the head of the Minneapolis Police Department's homicide division testified on Friday.

France

Paris honours assassinated Afghan rebel leader

Paris has honoured Ahmad Shah Massoud with a plaque that recognises him as a hero of Afghanistan.

Cinema

Youngsters to vote for best film at European Film Academy awards

The academy is inviting 12 to 16-year-olds to join its international jury, watch three nominated films, and cast their votes in the Young Audience Award.

Bolivia

Bolivia's political crisis deepens after ex-interim president arrested

Jeanine Anez, the conservative interim president who led Bolivia for a year, was arrested on Saturday and released after questioning.

World News

Spacewalking astronauts manage possible ammonia leak

Spacewalking astronauts worked to avoid getting toxic ammonia on their suits from the International Space Station's external cooling system on Saturday.

Myanmar

At least four killed as Myanmar security forces crack down on protests

Three deaths were reported in Mandalay, the country's second-biggest city, and one in Pyay, a town in south-central Myanmar.

Brazil

WHO urges Brazil to act as COVID deaths hit record high

"We are deeply concerned," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference.

Italy

Say it with mimosas, not roses, on International Women's Day

The tradition began in 1946 when feminists chose the mimosa as a rival flower to the traditional red rose of Valentine's Day.

Portugal

'Hell will freeze over first': Lithuania FM on Belarus extradition bid

Belarus's exiled opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has said she continues to feel safe in Lithuania and is confident she won't be extradited.

Brazil

Restrictions on Rio's Copacabana beach as COVID-19 cases rise

Police are now patrolling Brazil's most famous beach after its many stalls were closed on Friday.

India

Tibet's spiritual leader Dalai Lama gets vaccinated

The Dalai Lama, who is 85, was administered the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Saturday at a hospital in the north Indian hill town of Dharamsala.

Cinema

Hollywood prepares for virtual 78th instalment of Golden Globes

Judged by members of the international press in the United States, the awards are considered the antechamber of the Oscars.

Russia

Boris Nemtsov: Thousands pay tribute on sixth anniversary of murder

Thousands of Russians, as well as some western diplomats, have marked the sixth anniversary of the assassination of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov.

Nigeria

Police and army in bid to rescue 317 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria

Unidentified gunmen stormed the Government Girls Secondary School in the town of Jangebe and took the girls away, say police.

Italy

The town of Codogno remembers being at the centre of Italy's epidemic

In a ceremony on Sunday, Codogno will mark one year since it recorded the first locally acquired case of COVID-19 in Italy.

Spain

Separatist movement put to test as Catalonia votes despite pandemic

Despite health concerns, voting went off without a hitch at the vast majority of polling stations, according to authorities.

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