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Thursday
3 December 2020
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Iran reports 13,922 new infections to go past 1m cases in total; WHO investigating prospects e-vaccination certificates -
Plan to move 2,500 families comes despite safety concerns and lack of consent from refugees
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In visit to country’s biggest fishing port, Jean Castex says his government has to compromise
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Communication aid was altered in 1934 because original version was deemed ‘too Jewish’ -
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Some criticise jingoistic tone of announcement and say longer process may prove preferable -
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Trio’s promise comes as FDA works towards deciding whether to ize a Covid-19 vaccine
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Spotlight
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The French fashion house took a team of 300 to a Loire castle for a blowout event this week, despite the pandemic preventing anyone from attending -
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Around the world
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Police declare major incident after explosion involving chemical tanks -
Italy registers 993 new deaths and 23,255 new cases; Iran goes past 1m cases; WHO investigating prospects e-vaccination certificates
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Workers are being forced into debt and facing food shortages as suppliers to western fashion brands cut wages and close factories -
Rising violence by militants raises fears for press freedom after US troops withdraw in May -
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Opinion & analysis
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Analysis: the 2020, conducted during a pandemic, led to a change in voting habits that could have ended in disaster, but didn’t -
Analysis: Despite calls to attack Israel, Iran may decide that avoiding conflict is wisest
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Trump’s trashing of norms has been harmful but decentralization, voter turnout, transparency, the courts and the media played a key role -
The news about a vaccine doesn’t feel real to stressed and exhausted hospital staff, says a consultant
Pictures and video
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A new mystery metal monolith has appeared atop a mountain in California, the third such structure to be found after two were discovered in Utah and Romania
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Education secretary Gavin Williamson says the reason the UK approved the vaccine, ahead of US and EU, is because "we're much better".
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Obama drew criticism after making the comments during an interview with Snapchat.
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Scott Morrison says the UK's decision to roll out a vaccine against the coronavirus from next week will have no impact on Australia's timeline.
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President-elect calls for more diligence against Covid-19 during holiday period
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Matt Hancock has reiterated that the UK is the first country in the world to have a clinically approved coronavirus vaccine for supply
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