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  • Ex-president formally asks appeals court for injunction to stop documents being turned over – follow all the latest politics news

  • UN and EU say the agreement could help pave the way to wider breakthrough, though concerns remain over 'patchy details'

  • The Covid vaccine is free, but some people have tried to illegally obtain fake vaccine cards only to get scammed, by other criminals

    • Bruce Schroeder, Wisconsin's longest serving circuit judge, snaps at prosecutors and queries iPad footage as homicide trial gets testy

  • Reducing emissions for cargo ships and planes isn't as simple as sticking a huge battery in them

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  • Climate experts say their message is getting through but more urgent work is needed

    • Christiana Figueres and Laurence Tubiana warn that leaders must improve plans next year if world is to stay within crucial 1.5C limit

  • New study shows that deer can catch the virus from people and give it to other deer in overwhelming numbers

    • Robert Koch Institute records 50,196 new cases of coronavirus in Germany; Netherlands would have western Europe's first lockdown since the summer

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    • The Carolina Panthers have agreed to a one-year contract to bring back quarterback Cam Newton to the franchise that drafted him No 1 overall in 2011

    • Julia 'Hurricane' Hawkins has a ruthless streak. So, despite setting a 100m world record on Sunday at the Louisiana Senior Games, she still wants to go faster

  • They disagreed about statues, but not queer fluidity – can two strangers find common ground over dinner?

  • Findings of Japanese study back idea that cats retain a mental representation of their owners

  • US congresswoman posts video of herself sampling the drink at Cop26 after being given a can by Nicola Sturgeon

  • According to recent research, two-thirds of US workers are being denied adjustments on account of their pregnancy

  • While some residents welcomed the $626m payout, others are dismayed at an outcome they see as wholly inadequate

  • Black service members who fought in second world war prevented from taking full advantage of benefits when they came home

  • Billionaire offloads around 3% of his holding – though $1.1bn was already in train before he asked Twitter about reducing stake

  • Lukashenko responds to possible sanctions as thousands of migrants camp in freezing temperatures at Poland border

  • Analysts say move is designed to put president on same level as Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping

  • A treaty reimburses Indigenous communities for wealth extracted from their lands but payment has remained at C$4 a year since 1874