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Japan parliament passes rare resolution on China rights issues

Lower house expresses ‘serious concerns over the human rights situations’ in China’s Xinjiang region, Tibet, Hong Kong and Inner Mongolia.

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WHO sounds medical waste alarm following Covid-19

World Health Organisation’s report warns of huge strain on healthcare waste management from tonnes of clinical equipment

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Ecuador hit by worst flood in two decades

Authorities say 11 people killed and 32 injured as torrential downpour causes massive landslide in capital city Quito

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Shops shut in Myanmar as country marks coup anniversary with ‘silent strike’

Streets of Yangon and other places fall silent despite junta ordering businesses to stay open

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Ethiopian Airlines set to operate 737 MAX flights three years after deadly crash

Airline says decision came after ‘intense recertification’ by regulators in the United States, the European Union, China and Ethiopia.

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Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine gets full US approval

The full approval from the Food and Drug Administration concerns the first two doses of the jab

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Leave Belarus now, US tells government employee family members

Washington issues evacuation order as fears of a Russian invasion of neighbouring Ukraine grow

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Search for missing fighter plane crews ongoing: Japanese government

F-15 jet disappears from radar during training mission late afternoon near Ishikawa region

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I feel well, no symptoms: Canada PM says on testing positive for Covid-19

Justin Trudeau had announced last week he was isolating after being exposed to the coronavirus

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France limits daily visitors to save beloved Marseille beach

This comes following a sharp increase of erosion risks caused by summer crowds 

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Boris Johnson ‘sorry’ for ‘partygate’ findings, vows to stay on

UK prime minister has also promised administrative changes to his Downing Street operation

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Suu Kyi to face new trial for electoral fraud: source

Charges include influencing country’s election commission during 2020 polls that saw her party defeat military-aligned rival

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Hong Kong minister resigns over tapas party

‘As a principal official taking the lead in the Covid-19 fight, I have not set the best example’, says Home Affairs Minister Caspar Tsui