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Australia imposes border curbs as Sydney virus cluster grows; Christmas travel chaos
Health authorities fear the cluster may have spread to other areas of Sydney
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Singapore study sheds light on pregnant women infected with Covid-19
Babies born to Covid-19 mothers have antibodies, says study
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China to vaccinate 50 million people for Lunar New Year: SCMP
Beijing is planning to distribute 100 million doses of vaccines made by Chinese firms Sinopharm and Sinovac Biotech
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Fiji says two dead as powerful cyclone tears across Pacific nation
Authorities order population of nearly one million people to seek shelter
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Indian Supreme Court declines calls to ban farmers' protest
Six rounds of talks between government ministers and farmers’ union leaders have failed to resolve the situation
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Games without frontiers: Indians, Pakistanis team up For eSports
We were happy to represent our talent without caring about national borders, says a Pakistani player
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Vaccine 'hesitancy' rises among Indians as virus cases fall
India has reported 9.96 million Covid-19 cases, the second highest in the world, with more than 144,000 deaths
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Taliban kill 13 Afghan policemen in checkpoint attacks
Militants stormed and briefly held the checkpoints on outskirts of Pule Khumri, capital of northern Baghlan province
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Putin says yet to decide if he will run for president again in 2024
Putin presided sweeping constitutional reforms this year, allowing him to run for two more six-year terms as president
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Turkey says will not reverse Russian S-400S purchase despite US sanctions
The foreign minister says it’s not important whether sanctions are soft or harsh, sanctions in themselves are wrong
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Australian state violated human rights in Covid lockdown-report
After Victoria locked down nine public housing towers for several days in July due to a surge in virus cases
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French president tests positive for Covid-19
Emmanuel Macron to self-isolate for a week, announces Elysee Palace
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Indonesian president to be 1st vaccination volunteer
After doctors and health workers, entire population can get vaccination, says president
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Pakistan-born molecular biologist to receive prestigious 2021 Leibniz Prize
Dr Asifa has been recognised for her groundbreaking cell-biological work on mechanisms of epigenetic gene regulation
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Iran's Supreme Leader reappears in public, hits out at US
Khamenei said American antagonism would not disappear with the end of the Trump administration
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Tokyo says Covid-19 strain on hospitals severe, raises alert to highest
Number of positive cases in Tokyo hit a daily record of 678 cases on December 16
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Fiji under curfew, state of disaster as Cyclone Yasa approaches
Top category five storm, is expected to bring winds of up to 250 kmh and torrential rains
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China's moon probe lands back on Earth - state media
The plan was to collect 2 kg (4.41 lbs) of samples, although how much was eventually gathered has yet to be disclosed
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California woman admits scam to obtain $500,000 in Covid-19 benefits
She faces a maximum of 10 years in federal prison when she is sentenced in April
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Some vaccine doses kept too cold, Pfizer having manufacturing issues, US officials say
Officials did not outline what the specific manufacturing challenges were
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WHO says Beijing welcomes Covid-19 investigators trip to China
Chinese state media suggested the virus existed abroad before it was discovered in Wuhan
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International team seeking Covid-19 origin to go to China in January: WHO
The question of where the virus came from and how it first crossed over to humans remains a mystery
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Daily US Covid-19 deaths again top 3,000 as officials scurry to distribute vaccine
US now reports 16.7 million coronavirus infections with 304,187 deaths
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Erdogan says US sanctions an attack on Turkey's rights’
Thank God, Turkey has long left behind the period of being stuck by such sanctions, says the Turkish President
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Biden will keep using US sanctions weapon but with sharper aim
His challenge will be to sort out which sanctions to keep, which to undo and which to expand
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'China fully agrees with President Alvi's assessment on CPEC'
CPEC cooperation has advanced despite the Covid-19 pandemic, says Chinese Foreign Ministry
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WHO vaccine scheme risks failure, leaving poor countries no Covid shots until 2024
Scheme’s promoters say programme is struggling from lack of funds, supply risks and complex contractual arrangements
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Covid beds run short in St Petersburg as Russian vaccine rollout gathers pace
The city of around 5 million people has recorded 6,529 deaths since the start of the pandemic
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Iran's Khamenei: US hostility toward Iran will not end with Trump's departure
Obama’s America also did bad things to the Iranian nation says supreme leader
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Indian farm widows join protests against agriculture reforms
Modi tries to assure farmers the changes will bring new opportunities but few have been convinced
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UK has vaccinated 137,897 people so far against Covid, minister says
In the first week of roll-out of the shot developed by Pfizer and BioNTech says minister
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Indonesia pledges free Covid-19 vaccines, with president first in line
Indonesia is looking to secure 246.6 million vaccine doses
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German coronavirus deaths hit new high as lockdown starts
The country was more successful than many European countries in keeping the coronavirus under control in first wave
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India records 26,355 new coronavirus cases
The third straight day that daily infections in the country have stayed below 30,000
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UK's Johnson to visit India in first major trip as PM
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will invite India to join next year's G7 summit, which Britain is hosting
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London to impose highest-tier Covid-19 restrictions as infections rapidly rise
Only takeaway service for bars and restaurants, but workplaces and schools are told to remain open
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Israel signals openness to future joint missile defence with Gulf partners
Israeli official say we are open to cooperation on missile defence with Arab states that share its concerns over Iran
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Putin congratulates Joe Biden on US election victory
For my part, I am ready for interaction and contact with you, says the Russian President
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In pictures: Indian farmers stage mass protests against reforms
Indian farmers have been demonstrating against deregulation of the agriculture sector
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H&M's fourth quarter sales hit by second coronavirus wave
H&M issues its full fourth quarter report on January 29
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Turkey climbs up in UN human development index rankings
Cementing its place in very high human development category, Turkey ranks 54th among 189 countries by UN index
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Covid-19 deaths on rise in Arab countries
Death toll in Jordan surpasses 3,400 while Algeria’s exceeds 2,600
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New Zealand PM Ardern defends climate change goals after Thunberg scoffs at emergency declaration
New Zealand declared a climate emergency on 2nd Dec
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US finds first case of coronavirus in wild animal, a Utah mink
Global health officials are investigating the potential risk the animals may pose to people
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India reports 22,065 new coronavirus cases, lowest daily rise since July 4
Deaths rose by 354, the ministry said, taking the total to 143,709
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Half of Singapore's migrant workers in dormitories have had Covid-19
Singapore has reported more than 58,000 Covid-19 cases since the pandemic started
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'Democracy prevailed,' Biden says after US Electoral College confirms his win
Trump’s sole remaining gambit is to convince Congress to reject the results in January
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Retirement home fire kills 11 in Russia
Russia’s investigative committee said it has launched a probe into the incident
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Kabul's deputy governor killed in a blast in Afghanistan: official
Last week an Afghan government prosecutor was shot dead in eastern Kabul
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US sanctions Turkey over purchase of Russian defence system
Just ahead of the US announcement, Erdogan says the sanctions rhetoric was upsetting