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The Guardian says the University of California has agreed to pay $243.6m (£179m) to settle allegations that hundreds of women were sexually abused by a former UCLA gynaecologist.

The Independent says A judge in Italy has ruled against the parents of a two-year-old boy in urgent need of heart surgery after they demanded that doctors only use blood transfusions from unvaccinated donors.

The Metro says a state of emergency has been declared in Canada’s capital Ottawa as a convoy of truckers protesting against Covid rules continues to paralyse the city.

The Guardian says Majorities across Europe think Russia will invade Ukraine in 2022 and believe both Nato and the EU should stand by Kyiv, according to poll.

Kyiv Post says French Illusions About Dialogue With Putin – claiming the French believe Putin is listening to them but in reality Putin is only interested in talking to the USA.

RT news says Russia reveals who it thinks is behind Ukraine invasion scare- blaming the US and Britain for wanting a war so they can distance themselves from the mess of Afghanistan.

The Metro says mourners have lined the streets of a Moroccan village for the funeral of a five-year-old boy who died after falling down a well.

Euronews says German investigators have found nearly 400 cases of online hate speech related to last week’s killing of two police officers.

France24 says Australia’s prime minister apologised for widespread sexual harassment, abuse and bullying of political staff Tuesday.

TRT World says Democratic leaders in the US Congress have held a moment of silence to commemorate the 900,000 American lives lost to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Metro says Elite US troops have landed in Poland near the Ukrainian border as tensions between Russia and the west continue to mount.

The Guardian says Australia will open its border for fully vaccinated tourists and all visa holders, a decision branded “bittersweet”.

The Independent says Donald Trump’s well-known habit of ripping up documents did not stop once he entered the White House.

The Metro says This is the first picture of a boy who died in Morocco after falling down a well.

The Guardian says The Māori party of New Zealand has called for a “divorce” from the crown and removal of the British royal family as New Zealand’s head of state.

France24 says Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai said she never accused anyone of sexual assault, walking back an allegation that sparked worldwide concern.

Euronews says a conservative MP’s bizarre voting error, which allowed the left-wing government to save its labour market reform at the last minute.

TRT World says Ottawa’s mayor Jim Watson has declared a state of emergency to help deal with an unprecedented 10-day occupation by protesting truckers.

The Guardian says Dr Brian Resler, an emergency physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, recently polled a group of doctors on an overnight shift about their jobs.

The Guardian says For nearly a week, Paul Aubue has lived and slept in the cab of his truck, parked in downtown Ottawa.

France24 says a Winter Olympics overshadowed by rights concerns and taking place inside a strict Covid-secure bubble will officially begin in Beijing on Friday with its opening ceremony.

Euronews says Italian President Sergio Mattarella has been sworn into office to serve a second 7-year term. He agreed to remain as head of state after the parties failed to agree on a successor.

Arab News says Joe Biden said on Thursday a global “terrorist threat” was removed when the head of the Daesh group blew himself up after US special forces swooped in on his Syrian hideout.

VOA says the U.S National Weather Service says a massive winter storm is stretching more than 3,200 kilometers from southwestern Texas to Maine bringing ice, snow and freezing temperatures.

TRT World says Turkish authorities have recovered 12 bodies believed to be those of asylum seekers who were pushed back by Greece.