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08:26 GMT 24 January 2021 / updated: 08:26 GMT Europe

UK Firms Reportedly Urged to Set Up EU Bases to Dodge Post-Brexit ‘Administrative Nightmare’

China Authorises Coast Guard to Fire on Foreign Vessels as US Sends Carrier Strike Group to Region

A member of the Syrian government forces stands next to a well at Jazel oil field, near the ancient city of Palmyra in the east of Homs province.

US ‘Plundering’ Syrian Oil to ‘Send to Israel’, Claims US Ex-Diplomat

Rocket is launched from a new Israeli anti-missile system known as Iron Dome. (File)

I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends: Israel Authorises US Deployment of Iron Dome Near Iran

Los Angeles Fire Assistant Fire Chief Ellsworth Fortman administers as COVID-19 vaccine as mass-vaccination of healthcare workers starts at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, 15 January 2021

California Resident Dies Hours After Getting Vaxed for Coronavirus

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World
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Tech
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Europe
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Last update: 11:49 GMT 24.01.2021
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UK
'Serious Threat to the Banana Industry' as £100,000 in Tariffs Slapped on Fruit From Ghana
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