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Trump raises $200m for post-election legal battles

Trump raises $200m for post-election legal battles

The money is going on legal challenges to Democrat Joe Biden’s victory as well as other purposes. BBC

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Germany to wipe Nazi traces from phonetic alphabet

Germany to wipe Nazi traces from phonetic alphabet

A few Nazi references were, however, replaced after World War Two, such as “Ypres” for “Y”, which became “Ypsilon” – originally representing the Greek letter pronounced “U” and later the Latin letter “Y”. Ypres was notoriously the battle where the Germans first used poison gas in World War One. BBC

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Egypt arrests: Three human rights members released from detention

Egypt arrests: Three human rights members released from detention

Dozens of activists have been arrested under Egypt’s President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, who led the military’s overthrow of his democratically elected predecessor Mohammed Morsi in 2013 following protests against his rule. BBC

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Possible deal for arrested Huawei finance chief

Possible deal for arrested Huawei finance chief

The deal would let Meng Wanzhou return to China from Canada, where she was arrested in 2018. BBC

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Biden to ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days

Biden to ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days

Biden to ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days The president-elect says he expects universal masking will bring a “significant reduction” in Covid-19. BBC

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Tiger mauls volunteer at Carole Baskin's Big Cat Rescue

Tiger mauls volunteer at Carole Baskin’s Big Cat Rescue

Ms Crouser, who had been with the sanctuary for five years, had arrived for feeding to find that the tiger was “locked in a section that was away from where he was usually fed”, the statement added. BBC

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Dr Fauci: The UK 'was not as careful' as US in vaccine approval

Dr Fauci: The UK ‘was not as careful’ as US in vaccine approval

The UK has defended its process, and says the vaccine is safe and effective. BBC

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Ethiopian Jews flown to Israel in latest operation

Ethiopian Jews flown to Israel in latest operation

Israel had been accused of delaying bringing the remaining group in. BBC

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Giscard d’Estaing: France mourns ex-president, dead at 94 The former president of France, who has died aged 94, was a force for greater European integration. BBC

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Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai detained for fraud The prominent pro-democracy supporter's detention comes a day after several activists were jailed. BBC

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Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: 'How the conflict made my uncle a refugee in Sudan'

Ethiopia’s Tigray crisis: ‘How the conflict made my uncle a refugee in Sudan’

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image copyrightRex Features image captionMany people fleeing the conflict in Ethiopia are crossing into Sudan by river

A BBC reporter writes about a relative forced to flee Ethiopia’s Tigray region following the outbreak of conflict between federal and regional troops.

A businessman and farm-owner, my uncle has become a refugee in Sudan, along with tens…

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Baby girl born from record-setting 27-year-old embryo Ms Gibson, an elementary school teacher and her husband, a 36-year-old cyber security analyst, connected with the National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC), a Christian non-profit in Knoxville that stores frozen embryos that in vitro fertilisation patients decided not to use and chose to donate instead. BBC

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Animal crossing for Utah wildlife is ‘working’ An overpass built especially for wildlife in Utah is proving to be a success, according to officials.

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France to impose border checks to stop skiing abroad Germany seeks EU deal to close ski resorts BBC

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China #MeToo: Court to hear landmark case of intern versus TV star Six years after the alleged incident, one woman is taking a prominent TV star to court. BBC

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Jozsef Szajer: Hungary MEP quits after allegedly fleeing gay orgy Hungary government proposes same-sex adoption ban BBC

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Trier: Several killed by car in pedestrian zone in Germany Security in pedestrian zones across Germany was tightened after an Islamist militant drove a hijacked truck into a Christmas market in Berlin in 2016, killing 12 people and injuring dozens of others. He was shot dead by Italian police four days later. BBC