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Lady Ann (left) and Sister Charmaine. Veteran deejay Charmaine McKenzie, more popularly known as Sister Charmaine, has died. She was...

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump climb on walls at the U.S. Capitol during a protest against the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

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Factbox: World stunned by violence in U.S. Capitol, attempts to overturn election

Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump climb on walls at the U.S. Capitol during a protest against the certification of...

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff speaks after the runoff election against Republican Senator David Perdue in a still image from video in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. January 6, 2021. Jon Ossoff for Senate/Handout via REUTERS

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Democrats take control of U.S. Senate as they win second race in Georgia

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff speaks after the runoff election against Republican Senator David Perdue in a still image...

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‘It’s insurrection,’ Biden says, as Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -With drawn guns and teargas, police sought to clear the U.S. Capitol building of hundreds of protesters who...

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Democrats on brink of U.S. Senate control, winning one Georgia race and leading in second

ATLANTA (Reuters) - Democrats won one U.S. Senate race in Georgia and surged ahead in another on Wednesday, moving closer...

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Iran issues Interpol notice for 48 US officials including Trump

Second Interpol arrest request for US President Donald Trump comes two weeks before he has to leave the White House....

Thomas Hedrich sets up voting flags at a polling location in Gwinnett County, Ga., outside of Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in advance of the Senate runoff election. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)

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Decision day in Georgia with Senate majority at stake

By STEVE PEOPLES and BILL BARROWtoday Thomas Hedrich sets up voting flags at a polling location in Gwinnett County, Ga.,...

In this image taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a televised address to the nation from 10 Downing Street, London, Monday Jan. 4, 2021, setting out new emergency measures to control the spread of coronavirus in England. (Pool via AP)

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UK prime minister orders new virus lockdown for England

In this image taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a televised address to the nation from 10...

The Lahore High Court ruling banning all forms of virginity testing will apply to Punjab province and is the first of its kind in Pakistan [Courtesy: Creative Commons]

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Pakistan court bans virginity tests for rape survivors

Lahore High Court said a virginity test is ‘invasive and an infringement on the privacy of a woman to her...

A refrigerated container with China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines arrives at Sao Paulo International Airport in Guarulhos, Brazil December 30, 2020 [Amanda Perobelli/Reuters]

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Brazil scrambles to secure COVID vaccine from India