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US, Australia discuss China and Myanmar in first leaders call, White House says
The strength of the US-Australia alliance “remains an anchor of stability in the Indo-Pacific and the world,”
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US expels dozens of Haitian asylum seekers to Mexico
US authorities returned dozens of Haitians to the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez from El Paso, Texas
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Myanmar junta blocks Facebook to shut down dissent as West increases pressure
International pressure grows to accept the results of November elections won by Suu Kyi
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Jailed Kremlin critic Navalny's wife tells allies: we'll win anyway
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny’s wife thanked his supporters for protesting in the case
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Australia puts 500 tennis players, staff into coronavirus isolation
Australian Open was likely to go ahead though “there were no guarantees”, says Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews
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Pakistan to get 17.2m doses from Covax programme
Countries will receive doses in proportion to population size, with most going to India (97.2m) followed by Pakistan
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TeK UK kicks off Kashmir solidarity week with int'l confab
Kashmiris will not give up their demand of right to self-determination, say participants
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WHO team probing Covid-19 visits Wuhan lab, meets 'Bat Woman'
Experts spent about 3.5 hours at the heavily-guarded Wuhan lab, which has been centre of Covid-19 related conspiracy
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Vaccines may protect against severe disease even as variants evolve, Oxford's Pollard says
Says the virus is much more about the virus being able to continue to survive, rather than trying to cause harm to us
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Missile fired at Israeli drone over south Lebanon
One of the sources said the missile did not hit the aircraft, which then returned across the border.
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GSK, CureVac team up to develop vaccine against Covid-19 variants
Both GSK & CureVac have teamed up in 150 million euro ($180 million) deal to develop a vaccine targeting new variants
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World Insights: US return to Iran nuclear deal faces standoff
Former President of the United States Donald Trump pulled Washington out of the JCPOA in May 2018
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Pandemic's second wave threatens to derail Dubai's tourism surge
Dubai has yet to impose the toughest restrictions after record daily infections in the UAE
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Myanmar police file charges against Aung San Suu Kyi after coup
The military takeover cut short Myanmar’s long transition to democracy and drew condemnation from all over the world
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Tiny houses: Turkish tourism thinks small in Covid era
Their prices range from $17,000 (125,000 lira) to $30,000
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China to provide 10 million vaccine doses to COVAX initiative
Backed by the WHO and GAVI vaccine alliance, the scheme is due to start rolling out vaccines this month
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G7 condemns military coup in Myanmar
Deeply concerned about the fate of detained political leaders and civil society activists says the group
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Myanmar doctors stop work to protest coup as UN considers response
Student and youth groups also joined the civil disobedience campaign
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India says celebrities' comments on farm protests irresponsible
India slammed international celebrities for making 'inaccurate' and 'irresponsible' comments
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BJP govt aiding dangerous regression in free speech rights: HRW
HRW South Aisa director says farmers have now joined list of activists facing politically motivated charges
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Bushfire smoke blankets Australian city under Covid-19 lockdown
Authorities say the hot, dry conditions fueling the fires had eased slightly overnight
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With social media solidarity, protesting Indian farmers win global attention
Prominent Western activists support the months-long campaign against agriculture reforms
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Trump lawyers challenge legitimacy of post-presidency impeachment trial
His lawyers said US Senate lacks the authority to conduct his impeachment trial now that he has left office
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Sinopharm's Covid-19 vaccine remained active against S.Africa variant, effect reduced - lab study
The activity reduction “should be taken into account for its impact for the clinical efficacy of these vaccines”
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Covid-19: France approves AstraZeneca vaccine but cautions against using it for those over 65
Decision is at odds with the European Union which last week approved the vaccine for adults of all ages
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Russian court sentences Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to three and half years in jail
The opposition politician says he was being persecuted due to hatred and fear President Vladimir Putin felt for him
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In Nagorno-Karabakh, a village split in two by a ceasefire struggles to get by
The accord split Taghavard village, having a pre-war population of over a thousand ethnic Armenians
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Iran deepens breach of nuclear deal at underground enrichment site
Iran began its breaches in 2019 in response to Washington’s withdrawal in 2018 under then-President Donald Trump
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Over half in New Delhi may have had Covid, government survey suggests
According to a government survey, coronavirus antibodies have been detected in 56.13% of the city’s population
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Russia's Covid-19 vaccine 92% effective
Sputnik V is the third vaccine which is over 90% effective in Phase III trial
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US forces accused of transporting Da’ish militants into Afghanistan
Addressing a presser in Tehran, Taliban negotiators say US is also helping the militants escape their strongholds
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How Iran lured a dissident from France to execution
He was also receiving an increasing number of threats, which prompted French police to give him protection
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Three killed in wave of bomb attacks in Afghanistan
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Reuters the Kabul explosions “had nothing to do with us”
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Iran's Zarif hints at way to bridge nuclear deal impasse
After abandoning the deal, Trump reimposed US sanctions and imposed new U.S. economic penalties on Iran
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As US warns on withdrawal, Taliban attacks climb in past year
An Afghan peace ministry official suffered light injuries in a bomb blast in Kabul on Monday
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Suu Kyi's party demands her release as Myanmar generals tighten grip on power
The party of Myanmar’s detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for her immediate release from detention
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Hong Kong leader defends 'ambush lockdown' tactics
New tactics involve authorities giving no warning of an impending lockdown, sealing off buildings
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Analysis: Biden threatened Myanmar sanctions. What are his options?
How new US administration responds will be a test of Biden’s pledge to re-center human rights in US foreign policy
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U.N. fears for Myanmar Rohingya after coup, Security Council due to meet Tuesday
United Nations fears the coup in Myanmar will worsen plight of some 600,000 Rohingya Muslims
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Top Chinese diplomat calls for China, US to mend relations
China’s top diplomat called Beijing and Washington to put relations back on a predictable and constructive path
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Dozens of former Bush officials leave Republican Party, calling it 'Trump cult'
The Republican Party as I knew it no longer exists. I’d call it the cult of Trump, says one of the officials
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Israel and Kosovo establish diplomatic relations in virtual ceremony
Israeli FM says he has also received an official request from Kosovo to establish a Jerusalem embassy
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WHO team in China's Wuhan visits provincial CDC
Group of independent experts spent about 4-1/2 hours on its longest site visit since completing 2 weeks of quarantine
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China says vaccine cooperation with Pakistan reflects joint efforts to fight Covid-19
Islamabad offered valuable support at Beijing’s most trying moment, acknowledges Chinese foreign ministry
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Britain detects South African variant in people with no travel links
Emergence of more infectious variants raises questions over whether vaccines will prove as effective
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Twitter blocks dozens of accounts on India's demand amid farm protests
The move by the social media giant came in the wake of protests by Indian farmers that took a violent turn last week
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Senior Indian journalists accused of sedition over farmers' protest reporting
Cases have been filed in at least five states against journalists including prominent anchor Rajdeep Sardesai
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UK PM Johnson condemns Myanmar coup and imprisonment of Aung San Suu Kyi
Johnson calls for the vote of the people to be respected and civilian leaders released
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Suu Kyi's fate, and Myanmar's, in the balance after army coup
She swept national elections last November, preparing to begin another five-year term as the country's de facto leader
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Governments around the world condemn Myanmar's military coup
The United States led governments around the world in calling for the restoration of Myanmar's democracy on Monday