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(From L) Husband of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Douglas Emhoff, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Hunter Biden, US President-elect Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden salute the crowd after delivering remarks in Wilmington, Delaware, on November 7, 2020, after being declared the winners of the presidential election. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

05:59 GMT 19 January 2021 / updated: 06:04 GMT US

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Police stand guard after a day of riots at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021

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US actress Pamela Anderson leaves Belmarsh Prison in south-east London, after visiting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, Tuesday May 7, 2019.

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UK
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UK
Attempts to 'Rip Up' UK's Worker Protections Will Be Met With Stiff Resistance, Union Leader Insists
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Africa
Uganda Accuses US of Trying to Undermine Presidential Elections
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Europe
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Europe
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Runes are a set of related scripts predating the adoption of the Latin alphabet and Christianity and used by Germanic and Scandinavian tribes in the early Middle Ages. Today, they remain in use for aesthetic and symbolic purposes.
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UK
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