Speaker Lindsay Hoyle orders MPs to wear masks 'all the time' in House of Commons

SPEAKER Sir Lindsay Hoyle has ordered MPs to wear face masks "wherever possible" in the House of Commons chamber.
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Saudi Crown Prince's New Year Reset Before Biden's Takeover

On a day that Saudi Arabia jolted the oil market with an output cut it called a "gesture of goodwill," the kingdom's de-facto ruler took center stage in a mirrored concert hall, ready to resolve a...
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Companies kicked off U.S. exchanges will just list their stocks in China, consulting firm says

Fears of Chinese companies being kicked off U.S. stock exchanges will ultimately benefit China, said John Fildes of Bain & Company.
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China and Russia could exploit chaos in the U.S. after Capitol riot, says a national security expert

The U.S. has had tense relationships with the two authoritarian states, which some experts said are challenging American leadership on the global stage.
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China seals off second major city in two days - millions locked down as WHO visit banned

ICYMI: CHINA has sealed off a major city of almost eight million people, just one day after another city was locked down in coronavirus panic.
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Donald Trump chaos: Row breaks out after Adam Boulton quip - 'Living on another planet'

DONALD TRUMP was at the centre of a heated exchange on Sky News as one of his ex-representatives erupted at host Adam Boulton.
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Julian Assange court case: Wikileaks founder WON'T be extradited to US, says UK judge

FYI: JULIAN ASSANGE will not be extradited back to the US to face trail on accusations of violating the Espionage Act, a judge has said.
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Thank God we left! EU vaccine delay sparks furious Brussels backlash - 'Too bureaucratic!'

FYI: EXCESSIVE EU bureaucracy means the bloc is falling behind the UK and US in terms of its COVID-19 vaccination programme, Markus Soder, a key ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has warned - describing Brussels' response as "inadequate".
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Freak weather smashes into Spain as Storm Filomena unleashes extreme snowfall in Madrid

STORM FILOMENA has sparked never-before-seen scenes of snow across Spain's capital city of Madrid, leaving half of the country in red alert and even recording temperatures as low as -36C - the coldest on record.
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British pharmacists: We’re on stand-by for speedy vaccine deployment

ICYMI: The National Health Service aims to deliver 13.9 million doses by mid-February.
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POLL: Should 'covidiots' who party or protest coronavirus rules get harsher punishments?

FYI: PROTESTS and parties are continuing to take place despite soaring coronavirus cases in the UK - so should people who flout the rules at demonstrations and gatherings face tougher punishments?
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Brussels struggles to export its climate ideals

FYI: EU’s focus on cars and cows belies talk of greener trade.
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POLL: What should be done with House of Lords as new 'unaccountable' row erupts?

FYI: POLITICIANS have called for an urgent review into the House of Lords after Boris Johnson handed out another 52 peerages this year - what do you think should be done?
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EU secures up to 300M more doses of BioNTech/Pfizer coronavirus vaccine

Brussels has come under criticism from member countries over vaccine purchases.
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China seals off second major city in two days - millions locked down as WHO visit banned

CHINA has sealed off a major city of almost eight million people, just one day after another city was locked down in coronavirus panic.
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