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5 December 2020
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President and first lady set for rally ahead of January runoffs but observers say refusal to accept defeat to Biden may depress turnout -
More than 1,000 researchers also sign letter after Black expert on ethics says Google tried to suppress her research on bias
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Michel Barnier returns to Brussels as Boris Johnson and Ursula von der Leyen prepare for direct talks -
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Australian experts and Israeli cybersecurity firm allege ‘unusual behaviour’ by Twitter accounts retweeting or liking Zhao Lijian’s tweet
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WHO says virus spreading fast despite vaccine progress; French infections rise to 2.29m; Brazil reports 627 new deaths. Follow latest updates -
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Health workers and teachers have priority in first mass immunisation programme
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Spotlight
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Online shopping How retailers use psychology to make us spend more – and how it harms the vulnerable
Online stores draw in shoppers but those with mental health issues are particularly susceptible -
The film director, 81, on beauty in the eye of the audience, finishing with The Godfather and the family of humanity
Around the world
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Expression deemed offensive by campaign group Essex Girls Liberation Front -
Leaving London for Brussels, the EU’s chief negotiator told reporters: ‘We keep calm and if there is still a way, we will see’
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Human Rights Watch says testing regulations are demeaning and target women based on racial stereotypes -
The fallen tycoon leaves behind a mountain of debt, much of it owed to exploited people in Asia earning as little as £4 a day -
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Opinion & analysis
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From non-polluting transport to sustainable industries, urban areas are perfect for testing radical new ideas, says Ada Colau, mayor of Barcelona -
The regulatory fast-tracking of the Covid vaccine in Britain by MHRA has led some to question its methods
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Analysis: the 2020, conducted during a pandemic, led to a change in voting habits that could have ended in disaster, but didn’t -
Analysis: Despite calls to attack Israel, Iran may decide that avoiding conflict is wisest
Pictures and video
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World Health Organization leaders have warned vaccines do not mean the end of the coronavirus pandemic
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A look into the battle against Covid-19 in hospitals across the United States -
Brian Pallister, the premier of Manitoba, has urged people not to get together this Christmas, as lockdowns in the province continue
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America’s leading infectious diseases scientist has apologised for implying Britain’s drug regulator had rushed through its coronavirus vaccine approval
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In an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper, US president-elect Joe Biden says that he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president
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US facing 'most difficult time in the public health history of this nation', warns CDC chief – video
'The most difficult time in the public health history of this nation': CDC director Dr Robert Redfield warns US hospitals are stretched to capacity
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