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Turkey investigates WhatsApp and Facebook over data privacy update

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The new policy means users outside the EU and UK must agree to more of their data being shared to Facebook for advertising purposes.
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Boris Johnson orders new England COVID lockdown

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UK PM says a new more contagious variant of coronavirus is spreading at great speed, putting hospitals under pressure.
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Parents brace for delayed return to class after winter break

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Ontario parents brace for the reality of there being no school until at least Jan. 11. The province's education minister said the risk of COVID-19 is too high to go back to class until Ontario can flatten the curve.
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Mexico vaccine: 125,000 to receive anti-virus jab by year end

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A mammoth task for Mexico - authorities outline their strategy to immunise over a hundred thousand people by the end of the year.
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Trudeau tells Canadians the first vaccine doses arrive next week

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau updated Canadians on when the first vaccines will arrive in Canada during a news conference in Ottawa on Monday.
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More Republicans say they will object to US election results

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Eleven US senators including Ted Cruz say they will object to vote result certification unless a new audit is launched.
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UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use in world first

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Vaccine to be made available across UK from next week, says government.
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COVID-19 vaccine: EU puts pressure on AstraZeneca over delivery delays

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"We expect the company to find solutions and to exploit all possible flexibilities to deliver swiftly," said EU spokesman Eric Mamer.
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Washington NFL team to change name after pressure from sponsors

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Washington’s NFL team has announced it will drop the Redskins name after decades of complaints it was racist and growing pressure from sponsors.
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Warner Bros. to stream all 2021 movies in U.S.

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Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that all of its 2021 film slate — including a new Matrix movie, Dune and Godzilla vs. Kong — will stream on HBO Max at the same time they play in U.S. theatres. HBO Max is available only in the U.S.,...
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China slams US over revival of Taiwan relations

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Washington has ended decades of restrictions on official contact with Taiwan, which Beijing considers as its territory.
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UK to ease travel restrictions for COVID-19 'low risk' countries

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The UK is set to waive its 14-day quarantine for people arriving from countries it considers to be low risk for coronavirus.
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Ontario Ford plant faces uncertain future

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Ford reportedly may end production of its Edge SUV, built at its plant in Oakville, Ont. The Ontario government has reached out to Ford and the union representing the plant's 4,200 workers.
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Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders steps down

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Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders announced plans to step down as of July 31. The announcement comes amid protests and discussions about defunding the police.
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'Is this the package that he's promised the oil and gas sector?': Scheer

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Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer reacts to Finance Minister Bill Morneau's bridge financing announcement that will offer big Canadian businesses across all sectors to help keep employees on the payroll through the pandemic.
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Canada fights COVID-19 | Sunday Scrum

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This week, the federal government announced more than $1 billion for medical research to fight COVID-19, $9 billion in financial aid for post-secondary students and a new rent subsidy program to help businesses forced to shut down due to...
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Indigenous businesses to receive $306M in funding

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Tabatha Bull, president of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business, said the $306 million in support for Indigenous businesses is "much-needed." She said very low numbers of Indigenous businesses access funding through traditional...
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Turkey imposes 48-hour curfew in major cities to curb virus

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Restrictions placed in 31 provinces across the nation but bakeries, pharmacies and health facilities to remain open.
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British PM Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson posted a video message on Twitter saying he has tested positive for coronavirus. He said he has only mild symptoms and will continue to lead the U.K.'s COVID-19 response efforts from home isolation.
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U.K. prime minister tests positive for coronavirus

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Saying his symptoms are mild and that he will continue to work from home, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he has tested positive for coronavirus.
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Trudeau announces further wage subsidies for small businesses hurt by COVID-19

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces additional measures to help small- and medium-sized businesses affected by the COVID-19 crisis, including wage subsidies.
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What is a pandemic?

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The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus outbreak that has infected thousands of people in more than 100 countries a pandemic. But what exactly does that mean?
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Erdogan, Putin announce Idlib ceasefire after Moscow meeting

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Truce in Syria's last rebel stronghold to begin at midnight, presidents say, after lengthy meeting in Russian capital.
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EU to suspend some of Cambodia trade benefits over human rights

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Cambodia is preparing for suspension of some its Everything But Arms trade privileges after opposition crackdown.