US government shutdown averted hours before deadline

The US Congress passes a bill to fund federal agencies until 18 February, avoiding a costly shutdown.

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Omicron: India reports first cases of new Covid variant

Health officials say the two patients with the new strain have shown mild symptoms.

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The 'kind heart' who gave an Afghan family a new home

An interpreter who had to flee Afghanistan is given a new home by a woman who was moved by his plight.

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Alec Baldwin admits career could be over after fatal shooting

But the 63-year-old US actor says he did not pull the trigger on the set of the Rust film in October.

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Laverne & Shirley star Eddie Mekka dies aged 69

The US actor is best known for playing Carmine Ragusa in the 1970s-80s Laverne & Shirley TV sitcom.

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