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Hong Kong’s next leader vows reboot but no zero-Covid-19 exit timeline

John Lee refuses to say when city may discard restrictive virus controls

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Clashes at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound leave 42 hurt

Witnesses claim Israeli police fired tear gas, rubber bullets at ‘rioters’

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Landslide in illegal Indonesian gold mine kills 12 women

Such incidents are common in country, where locals eschew safety equipment in scrounging for ore

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South Korea arrests two citizens, including army captain, for spying for North

Seoul police say both were paid in cryptocurrency as Pyongyang exploits its cyber attack capabilities

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South Korea to end outdoor mask mandate

Announcement follows dropping of almost all other social distancing measures

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Russia strikes Kyiv during UN chief’s visit, Biden asks for US$33 bil for Ukraine

At least three people wounded in first strikes in almost two weeks

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Boris Becker faces possible jail term after guilty verdicts

Former tennis star is convicted on failing to declare property, concealing debt

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Turkish president meets Saudi leaders in first visit since Khashoggi killing

Economic interests major driver behind mending of bridges, notes analyst

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Islamic State claims deadly bomb blasts on minibuses in Afghan city

Sunni group continues to target Shia in string of bombings

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Controversial asylum reforms become law in UK

This comes amid widespread condemnation from human rights groups

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US Capitol riot probe to hold public hearings in June

Key witnesses to testify publicly for the first time

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UK stands by vow to clear Russia from ‘whole of Ukraine’

This of course includes Crimea, says Defence Secretary Ben Wallace

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China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after suspected Covid-19 case

Guangzhou to screen 5.6 mil people