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21 February 2021
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Engine failure of a United Airlines Boeing prompts airlines in US and Japan to ground dozens of 777s -
Fauci says Americans may still be wearing masks in 2022; UK speeds up vaccination plan; WHO calls on Tanzania to act
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A minute’s silence is to be observed at 12.51pm, exactly 10 years after the quake struck the New Zealand city -
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Inscription on painting that has been subject of debate has been reattributed to the artist himself
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From immunity to blocking transmission of the virus, labs across the UK are hunting for second-generation jabs -
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PM to unveil proposals for England on Monday, with shops and restaurants facing longer wait
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Spotlight
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Jasmine Harrison, the youngest woman to make the 3,000-mile journey by herself, arrived in Antigua on Saturday -
While new buildings have sprung up around it, the ruined cathedral has long been a painful reminder of the earthquake -
As Covid pushed the island’s economy to the brink of collapse, musicians and film-makers found another way to be creative – cooking, baking and selling
Around the world
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Neil Basu says move to protest appointment of William Shawcross could harm process -
Inscription on painting that has been subject of debate has been reattributed to the artist himself
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About our new coverage, which aims to focus attention on human rights around the world
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Pressure mounts for patent waivers to allow poorer countries to develop their own manufacturing capacity to boost availability -
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Opinion & analysis
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Micronesia had no choice to but to abandon the Pacific Islands Forum after being ‘thoroughly and publicly disregarded’, the President of Palau writes -
Analysis: The president stressed a willingness to work with Republicans – but some say his outreach has its limits -
Analysis: Operation Moonshot rhetoric has been toned down but tests will help spot variants -
The problems Europe faces require the overhaul of a bankrupt system, says philosopher Lorenzo Marsili
Pictures and video
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Police and demonstrators clash again in Barcelona during demonstrations over the jailing of Pablo Hasél
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Extensive damage to the historic structure is revealed, with rubble littered around the building and thousands of pigeons taking over the space
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The DJ says ‘it couldn’t be crueller’ after her sister, Frances, has finally been offered a Covid vaccine, but it may have come too late
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Police in Broomfield, Colorado posted photos of debris from the plane near houses and other buildings but there were no immediate reports of injuries on the ground
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Two anti-coup protesters in Myanmar were shot dead Saturday by riot police who fired live rounds, local media reported.
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The judge only slightly reduced his sentence to just over two and a half years in prison, ruling that the month and half Navalny spent under house arrest in early 2015 would be deducted from his sentence
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