Day: 4 January 2023
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California declares emergency as massive storm slams into coast
The storm is expected to bring deadly flooding, landsides, and power outages affecting millions.
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China Covid: EU officials ‘strongly’ urge testing for travel
Travel in and out of China gets easier from Sunday, as it moves away from its zero-Covid strategy.
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German new year riots prompt calls for firework ban
The mayor of Berlin plans a youth violence summit after police and firefighters come under attack.
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Meta fined €390m over use of data for targeted ads
The EU data watchdog says the way Meta obtained permission to process users’ data for ads broke data law.
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Pope Benedict had ‘undeniable’ presence on Francis, says archbishop
Pope Francis has been working in his predecessor’s shadow, says the Vatican’s most senior British official.
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Somalia car bombs: At least 35 die in Mahas attacks
Most of those who died are civilians, according to a local police chief in the central Hiraan province.
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Taraneh Alidoosti: Iran releases top actress held for supporting protests
Taraneh Alidoosti was arrested after she removed her headscarf and condemned recent executions.
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China Covid: WHO warns about under-representing Covid deaths
The health body says it is worried about the risk to life and again urges Beijing for better data.
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Ukraine war: Defying Russian onslaught in city ‘at the end of the world’
People in Bakhmut, at the epicentre of the war, live in defiance under constant Russian bombardment.
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Vietnamese boy trapped in pillar confirmed dead
Hundreds of army officers and engineering experts worked to try and rescue the boy from the shaft.