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The Metro says Ethan Crumbley, the 15-year-old suspected of opening gunfire at Oxford High School, pleaded not guilty to killing four of his classmates.

The Metro says A devastating house fire that killed 12 people – including nine children – was started when a Christmas tree was ignited by a lighter

TRT World says the US has criticised China’s decision to cancel a growing number of flights from the US to China over Covid and has warned of action.

The Independent says The deadly Philadelphia house fire that killed 12 people including eight children last week is believed to have started when a five-year-old boy set a Christmas tree on fire.

VOA says Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris visited the southern state of Georgia on Tuesday to promote voting rights legislation.

The Guardian says the US CDC has warned against travel to Canada as Covid-19 cases surge across the country and rampant infections threaten to once again overwhelm fragile healthcare systems.

Arab News says The United States reported 1.35 million new coronavirus infections on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, the highest daily total for any country in the world.

TRT World says In a medical first, doctors in United States have transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life, apparently he’s doing fine three days on.

The Guardian says The Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has tested positive for Covid-19.

The Metro says At least 19 people, including nine children, have died after a fire broke out in an apartment block in New York.