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Pakistan leads in adopting SDGs, says UN report
UNSDF terms Pakistan’s economic growth inclusive which will benefit all
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'We should not give up', says Malaysian journalist ahead of court verdict
Editor of Malaysiakini.com is facing contempt charges by government over comments on his website against judiciary
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German police take down 'world's largest darknet marketplace'
The marketplace was being used to facilitate the sale of drugs, stolen credit card data and malware
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India delivers Covid-19 shots to prepare for 'world's biggest vaccination drive'
First to get vaccine will be 30 million health workers, followed by about 270 million older than 50
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Iran demands sanctions 'snapback' removed in any new nuclear talks
Under the 2015 deal, Iran agreed to curb its nuclear work in return for relief from US and other sanctions
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India's top court orders stay on new farm laws that riled growers
Govt said there was no question of dropping the reforms and eight rounds of talks have failed to find common ground
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New Zealand to ask international travellers for negative virus test before flying in
New Zealand last reported a local case nearly two months ago
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President-elect Joe Biden receives second Covid vaccine shot
Biden has also pledged to push for more direct stimulus checks to taxpayers
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Japan to widen state of emergency beyond Tokyo as virus surges: media
Daily coronavirus cases hit a record 7,882 last Friday
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Malaysia's king declares state of emergency to curb spread of COVID-19
Total coronavirus cases passed 138,000 with 555 deaths
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Indonesia uses unmanned undersea vehicle in hunt for air crash victims, 'black boxes'
The Boeing 737-500 plane with 62 people on board plunged into the Java Sea
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Indonesia's Sriwijaya flew old planes and neglected routes to become No.3 carrier
The fleet of Sriwijaya and regional offshoot NAM Air is nearly 20 years old on average
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India gears up for 'world's biggest vaccination drive'
In Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home-state, Gujarat, officials said vaccine distribution was their top priority
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Another Chinese city goes into lockdown amid new Covid-19 threat
Langfang's 4.9 million residents will be put under home quarantine for seven days and be subject to mass testing
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Saudi Crown Prince launches zero-carbon city in NEOM business zone
Says we need to transform the concept of a conventional city into that of a futuristic one
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Oman to get its first crown prince in constitutional overhaul
Sultan Haitham came to power a year ago after the death of his predecessor Sultan Qaboos
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1.1m Sinopharm jabs due early next month
Pakistan expected to launch vaccination drive in second quarter of this year
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India returns Chinese soldier who strayed over border
The soldier was apprehended Friday on the Indian side of the high altitude border
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Indian woman accidentally suffocates lover to death while having sex
Woman tied his hands, legs and neck to a chair with a nylon rope
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Trial of Covid-19 blood plasma finds no benefit in severely ill patients
REMAP-CAP trial analyses more than 900 severely ill trial participants in intensive care
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UK scammers tricking victims into paying for fake Covid vaccines
I want to be clear, NHS will never ask anyone to pay for a Covid vaccine, says Vaughan Gething, Minister for Health
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Students in Rome stage sit-in to demand schools be re-opened
Schools reopened in September after a six-month stop but were gradually suspended after a month due to surge in cases
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Biden taps career diplomat William Burns as CIA chief
He was involved in back-channel negotiations that set the stage for 2015 deal to limit Iran's nuclear capabilities
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Washington mayor asks for increased security around Biden's inauguration
Mayor Muriel Bowser says Biden’s inauguration will require a 'different approach' compared to past inaugurations
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Global coronavirus cases surpass 90 million in battle on new variant
Europe remains worst-affected area in the world, followed by North and Latin Americas with 22.4m & 16.3m cases
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Indonesia names first plane crash victim, steps up 'black box' hunt
The Boeing 737-500 plane with 62 people on board plunged into the Java Sea two days ago, after taking off from Jakarta
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Schwarzenegger likens US Capitol siege to Nazi violence
The actor says Trump would be remembered as the worst president in US history
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COVAX offers Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Bangladesh
South Asian country has so far registered 522,453 COVID-19 cases and 7,781 related deaths
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Halal certificate no longer mandatory for Indian meat exports
Move may end domination of Muslims in Indian meat sector, say analysts
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India's top court chides govt over impasse with protesting farmers
With tens of thousands of farmers camped on the outskirts of New Delhi for more than a month
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US plans to designate Yemen's Houthi movement as foreign terror group
Aid groups worry move can complicate efforts to combat the world’s largest humanitarian crisis
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Malaysia's PM Muhyiddin not undergoing cancer treatment: PM's office
Rumours saying that prime minister requires treatment for cancer are not true and are ill intentioned, PM office adds
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France should consider closing borders with UK, says epidemiologist
It is not up to the scientific council to decide this, but we want to raise the issue, adds the government adviser
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China sees biggest daily Covid-19 case rise in over five months
With new infections in Hebei province surrounding Beijing continue to rise
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India readies colossal coronavirus vaccine rollout
First to get one of two vaccines granted "emergency approval" will be 30 million health and other frontline workers
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Bahrain says it will open airspace to Qatar from Monday
Saudi Arabia and the UAE have already announced reopening air, land and sea entry points to Qatar
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Trump's demoralized staff count down the final days
The mood has been further soured by the collapse in relations between Trump and Vice President Mike Pence
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Still hoping: Indonesians await news of relatives on missing plane
The flight disappeared from radar screens minutes after the plane took off and reached an altitude of 10,900 feet
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Czechs protest over the mental, economic toll of coronavirus restrictions
Protesters say the closure of restaurants, hotels, other businesses and schools was taking an economic and mental toll
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Villagers carry corpse to bank to withdraw money
They took Yadav's bank passbook along with his corpse to withdraw the money to pay for his funeral
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Omanis revive memory of village swallowed by desert
'All houses in village were invaded by sand that assailed them 30 years ago, forcing villagers to leave their homes'
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Human remains' find turned out to be a potato
Police say specialist teams and sniffer dogs were sent to scour the field
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Belgium's coronavirus deaths hit 20,000, still among world's highest per capita
Belgium is the second-highest in the world for deaths in proportion to its overall population
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End in sight? Israel rolls out Covid booster shots
Health ministry says 19.5% of the population have been vaccinated
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Covid-19: UK vaccinating 200,000 people a day
Health secretary says we’ve now vaccinated around a third of the over-80s in this country
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Data protection law on the cards in Pakistan after WhatsApp policy shift
Such policy changes should have been made after wider consultation, says sci-tech minister
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German parliament boosts security after US Capitol riots
Angry Trump supporters broke into Capitol Hill on Wednesday, which resulted in death of 5 including a policeman
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Pope urges US to shun violence, protect democracy after mob attack
'Violence is self-destructive, always. Nothing is gained by violence and so much is lost,' pope says in his address
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New coronavirus cases in China double, mainly in Hebei province
Prompts tougher movement restrictions
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Indonesia locates black boxes of crashed jet as body parts recovered
Boeing 737-500 with 62 passengers and crew disappeared from radar screens four minutes after takeoff on Saturday