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Catch up: SBS World News (16 January 2021)
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'Ray of hope': India kicks off 'world's largest' coronavirus vaccine drive
India aims to vaccinate around 300 million of its 1.3 billion people by July – a number equal to almost the entire US population.
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Dustin Higgs becomes 13th and final federal prisoner to be executed under Trump administration
A man convicted in the killings of three women in a US wildlife refuge in 1996 is dead after the Trump administration carried out its…
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The National Rifle Association has filed for bankruptcy, seeking to exit New York
The NRA was sued in August by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who accused its chief executive and other senior leaders of self-dealing and…
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Residents of southeast Edmonton raise concerns over community access after emergency crews blocked by train
A Maple Crest resident is worried about access to the community after emergency crews were blocked by a train for several minutes when they were…
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‘We will not stop’: Alberta Health Minister Shandro says jabs to continue despite Pfizer shipment cutback
Health-care workers and seniors will have to wait longer to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Alberta as a result of Pfizer’s shipment delays to Canada. …
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Alarm bells going off with Mike Smith going on Long Term Injured Reserve
This in from the Edmonton Oilers, news that back-up goalie Mike Smith needs to go on Long Term Injured Reserve, meaning he will be out…
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'QAnon Shaman' denied bail after it was revealed he left Mike Pence a threatening note during Capitol riots
The QAnon follower who famously wore horns during the attack on the Capitol was ‘an active participant in a violent insurrection’, a US judge says.
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Alberta inquiry responds to criticism it commissioned reports based on junk science
The head of a $3.5-million Alberta government inquiry into the funding of environmental charities is distancing himself from the content of three reports that critics…
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Joe Biden vows to 'manage the hell out of this operation' as he reveals coronavirus plan for first 100 days in office
The afternoon address came a day after he unveiled a $US1.9 trillion stimulus package for the battered economy that included $US20 billion for vaccines and…
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