Myanmar releases thousands of prisoners to mark Independence Day

Myanmar's military government has released more than 6,000 prisoners and reduced other inmates' sentences as part of a mass amnesty marking the 77th anniversary of independence from Britain.

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Rudy Giuliani insists he is not hiding assets at contempt hearing

Rudy Giuliani has insisted at a contempt hearing that he is not hiding assets from lawyers trying to recover $148 million (£119 million) after a defamation judgment in favour of two Georgia election workers.

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Hundreds of animals killed in Dallas shopping centre fire

A fire that broke out at a shopping centre in Dallas has killed more than 500 animals, most of which were small birds, authorities said.

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Twenty two minutes of exercise a day may ‘protect against 19 diseases&, new research shows

The benefits of exercise are well known. But now researchers have found that just 22 minutes of daily activity that raises the heart rate can stave off 19 chronic diseases and conditions.

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Judge sets Trump&s sentencing date in hush money case but signals no jail time

A judge has set US President-elect Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case for January 10 - little over a week before he is due to return to the White House - but indicated he would not be jailed.

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Dramatic scenes as Mike Johnson is re-elected US House of Representatives speaker as Republican rebels flip votes at last minute

Mike Johnson won the vote to be speaker of the US House of Representatives yesterday after a delay caused by a handful of insurgent Republicans who revolted against him during the first vote of the 119th Congress.

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