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Facebook, Google becoming ‘human rights-free zones’ in Vietnam

Amnesty International accuses the tech titans of helping censor peaceful dissent and political expression in the country

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UK says 'no time to lose' with one month to Brexit transition

Ministers warn time is running out as the January 1 deadline approaches

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Canada virus measures push deficit to record C$382 bil

Government preparing to spend another C$70 bil to C$100 bil over three years to jolt  economy, says finance minister

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Trump administration wages last major Supreme Court fight

Administration seeks to exclude undocumented immigrants from population count used to determine states' representation in Congress

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Biden taps Yellen to lead barrier-breaking economic team

74-year-old will be helping the US economy recover from the sharp downturn in growth and mass layoffs caused by the Covid-19 pandemic

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Iran prepares to bury top nuclear scientist, mulls response

Parliament demands halt to international inspections of nation's nuclear sites

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First foreign students arrive in Australia since lockdown

Education listed as country's fourth-largest export

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Hong Kong reimposes strict social distancing as fourth wave strikes

Measures have helped keep infections to just over 6,000 in the city of 7.5 million with 109 deaths

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4 French cops charged over black man's beating

2 being kept behind bars, 2 others on conditional release

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Trump son-in-law Kushner heads to Saudi Arabia, Qatar

Visits to focus on resolving dispute between Qatar and Saudi-led alliance, reports WSJ

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Australia PM blasts China official’s ‘repugnant’ tweet

Lijian Zhao posts staged image of soldier holding a bloody knife to an Afghan child's throat

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Inquest on role of air pollution in British girl’s death starts

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Losses for Bolsonaro, wins for centre-right in Brazil polls