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German man gets life in prison for deadly anti-Semitic rampage

Defendant shot two dead after failure to enter synagogue on Yom Kippur last year

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Thailand says new Covid-19 outbreak under control

Thai PM says no plans to impose wider lockdown yet

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Italy records patient with new Covid-19 strain

Patient had arrived before ban on travel to and from the UK took effect

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Atmosphere tense for 63 British passengers held at German airports

Measure a means to prevent spread of ‘70% more transmissible’ coronavirus strain

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Brexit, coronavirus affecting UK unity

Scotland looking at independence, may rejoin EU

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Philippines eyes 30 mil doses of India’s Covid-19 vaccine by July

Initiative aims to inoculate over 100 million people

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Australia holds off UK travel ban, bucking trend

Officials doubt UK’s  latest infection surge solely due to new coronavirus strain

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Tunisia shepherd beheaded in likely ‘terrorist’ attack

Investigation under way into 20-year-old’s death in central Kasserine region

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EU awaits watchdog's coronavirus vaccine decision

European Medicines Agency moves decision on the jab ahead from December 29, following pressure from Germany and other EU states 

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Nepal dissolves Parliament after government infighting

Prime minister’s sudden move also triggered by the possibility of confidence vote against him, say party members

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US lawmakers reach deal on US$900 bil stimulus package

Package is expected to include aid for vaccine distribution and logistics, extra jobless benefits of US$300 per week, and a new round of US$600 stimulus checks

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EU ambassadors to meet on new coronavirus strain in UK

Several European Union countries have announced the suspension of air links, and in some cases rail and ferry links, with Britain

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‘Vaccines effective against new virus strain’ 

German health minister says virus has no impact on vaccines already being administered