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Covid-19 lockdown restrictions are set to remain largely unchanged for the next month, but land borders will be closed as long queues and congestion there have heightened the risk of infection. "To reduce congestion and the high risk of transmission, Cabinet has decided that the 20 land ports of entry that are currently open will be closed until the 15th of February for general entry and departure," President Cyril Ramaphosa said in his televised update on the Covid-19 restrictions on Monday night.

The FBI has reportedly warned that armed protests are being planned at every state capitol following last week's deadly riot in Washington, D.C.

A pair of ongoing NASA missions—the Juno spacecraft in orbit around Jupiter and the InSight lander on Mars—have been extended following an external review.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson is said to be looking at a further tightening of the current lockdown, and more police enforcement of the rules.

Number of Covid-19 patients in English hospitals isn't going to drop in the coming weeks as the country hasn't yet seen the full impact of the Christmas loosening of restrictions, NHS England's National Medical Director warned.
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Trump administration move will complicate rapprochement between Biden and Havana

The Denmark international has not hit the heights expected since making the move to Inter Milan from Tottenham

US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named two Indian Americans - Reema Shah and Neha Gupta - to the Office of the White House Counsel.

Siena and coach Alberto Gilardino have reached a mutual agreement to part ways, with the club second in Serie D.

Not even our primate cousins can escape California's coronavirus surge.

US stocks retreated from record highs as the fallout from last week's Capitol riots continued into Monday.

President-elect Joe Biden said Monday he was "not afraid" of taking his oath of office on the West Front of the US Capitol, after supporters of President Donald Trump breached the building in a deadly riot.

Browns linebacker B.J. Goodson returned from the COVID-19 reserve list in time to play against the Steelers on Sunday night, but his availability for their divisional round game in Kansas City will be something to watch this week. Goodson left the victory for a time after hurting his shoulder and Tom Pelissero of NFL Media [more]

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When the New York Mets acquired Francisco Lindor and Carlos Carrasco in a trade last week, it was clear they had made the defining move of their offseason. It is not often that a team trades for a superstar shortstop in his prime. Getting a quality starting pitcher on top of that made the deal […]

Earlier, House Democrats introduced articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump aiming to remove him from office, and have separately proposed invoking the 25th amendment to do the same over the 6 January Capitol building attack by POTUS supporters.

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The State Department’s official website on Monday falsely reported that Donald Trump and Mike Pence’s term ended on Monday — and the agency blamed a disgruntled staffer for the hack, according to a report from BuzzFeed News’ Christopher Miller and political reporter Hugo Lowell.

Mobile operators have agreed to roll out a low-cost monthly unlimited data usage package on tools that support people working from home, waiving data usage charges when subscribers use the contact-tracing app Mor Chana, as part of efforts to ease people's financial burden during the new outbreak.

YELLOWSTONE'S Steamboat Geyser has been extraordinarily active in recent months and US Geological Survey experts have announced a reassuring reason for the eruptions taking place above the dormant supervolcano.

Four out of five Canadians believe the country is still in recession and most fear the pandemic-fuelled malaise could last for years, a new poll finds.