British-Australian academic freed by Iran in apparent prisoner exchange

Kylie Moore-Gilbert, the British-Australian academic detained by Iran for more than two years on espionage charges, has been freed in an apparent prisoner exchange for three Iranians.

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Covid: England's regional tiers to be set out

Most areas are expected to be put in the two toughest tiers of restrictions when the lockdown ends.

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Duchess of Sussex discusses miscarriage in opinion piece

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has revealed she suffered a miscarriage in July 2020 in an opinion piece written for the New York Times. CNN's Max Foster reports.

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Nearly 100 whales die in mass stranding in New Zealand

Nearly 100 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding on the Chatham Islands, New Zealand's Department of Conservation said Wednesday.

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India bans more Chinese apps as tensions remain high

India has banned dozens more Chinese apps, drawing a rebuke from Beijing and further straining already tense relations between the world's most populous countries.

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Critics say France's security bill will make it a democratic outlier

The French National Assembly have voted on a "global security bill" that human rights advocates say will make it harder to hold police to account. The most controversial article forbids the publication of images "that allow the identification of a law enforcement officer, with the intent to cause them harm." The law will not take effect until after it is also approved by the senate later this year. CNN's Melissa Bell reports.

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Why Christopher Walken's Irish accent went so wrong

"Welcome to Ireland," intones Christopher Walken over drone shots of lush green farmland, his unique halting speech patterns -- New York via the moon -- only occasionally troubled by the mangled specter of a County Mayo lilt.

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