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China says its economy grew 2.3% in 2020, but consumer spending fell

Gross domestic product grew by 6.5% in the fourth quarter from a year ago, official data from National Bureau of Statistics showed.

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Brazil clears emergency use of Sinovac, AstraZeneca vaccines

President Jair Bolsonaro is under growing pressure to start inoculations in Brazil, which has the worst Covid-19 death toll outside the United States.

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Biden national security advisor calls for Russia to immediately release detained Putin critic

In the wake of Navalny's poisoning last year, Biden vowed "to work with our allies and partners to hold the Putin regime accountable for its crimes."

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GitHub head of HR resigns after probe into firing of Jewish employee over Capitol riot comments

Microsoft-owned GitHub said on Sunday that the company's head of human resources resigned after an investigation into the company's dismissal of an employee.

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Biden plans immediate executive actions to roll back Trump era after inauguration speech

Biden is planning on a 10-day blitz of executive action on what his administration is calling the "four crises" facing the country.

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Biden CDC pick confident there's enough Covid vaccine to meet target amid confusion over stockpile

"One thing that's clear is that the issue of getting 100 million doses in the first 100 days is absolutely a doable thing," Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday.

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