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Russian updates show more than 100K COVID-19 deaths
AP
MOSCOW, Russia — Russia’s updated statistics on coronavirus-linked deaths show more than 100,000 people had died by December, a number much higher than previously reported by government officials.
UK detects second COVID-19 mutation, linked to South Africa
ALJAZEERA
LONDON, UK - A new, potentially more infectious variant of the novel coronavirus has been found in the United Kingdom in cases linked to South Africa, British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said while also announcing further swaths of England would be placed under its strictest COVID-19 restrictions.
US farm fined over $2M after Jamaican, Mexican workers die of COVID-19
AP
WASHINGTON, USA- An agricultural company in Washington state where two workers died from COVID-19 was fined more than $2 million for repeatedly violating coronavirus virus safety procedures.
Twitter to wipe Trump's followers before Biden handover
BBC
CALIFORNIA, USA - Twitter has confirmed that the official US presidential accounts will be wiped of their millions of followers before being transferred to the Biden administration. Mr Biden's team "fought" the plan, but the social media giant said its decision was "unequivocal".
US Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn Biden win
BBC
WASHINGTON DC, USA - The US Supreme Court has rejected a challenge against President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Pennsylvania. Republicans in the state wanted to overturn certification of the result, but justices rejected the request in a one sentence ruling.
India mystery illness: Lead found in blood samples of patients
ALJAZEERA
NEW DELHI, India – Excessive amounts of lead and nickel were found in the blood samples of patients who had fallen sick due to a “mysterious disease” in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, a medical official has told Al Jazeera.
'Black Panther' star Chadwick A. Boseman dies at 43
CNN
Actor Chadwick A. Boseman, who brought the movie "Black Panther" to life with his charismatic intensity and regal performance, has died.
Storm Isaias kills at least eight, cuts power to millions in US
CNN
NORTH CAROLINA, USA - At least eight people were killed as Tropical Storm Isaias battered the United States East Coast with rain and fierce winds after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina. Millions of people were without power on Wednesday after felled trees downed power lines.
Coronavirus cases rising in 40 Of 50 US states
AP
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 per day on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the Northeast.
Second Brazil health minister quits in a month
BBC
BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil's health minister has resigned after less than a month in the job following disagreements over the government's handling of the country's escalating coronavirus crisis.
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