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Father of teen shot by US police demands jail for killers

No rest until day these criminals in jail, says Juan Pablo Orellana

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Rapid Covid-19 tests not as accurate with Omicron: US regulator

FDA says it will continue to authorise their use however

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Philippines to buy two new South Korean warships for US$556 mil

Move comes as country faces dispute with Beijing in South China Sea

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Indonesia racing to produce reagents to detect Omicron

Jakarta targeting domestic manufacture of S Gene Target Failure test to mitigate spread of Covid-19 variant

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Qatar suspends leave for healthcare workers amid Covid-19 surge

Staff will be compensated for overtime, says state-owned Hamad Medical Corporation

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Death toll from Brazil flooding rises to 20

Incessant torrents have displaced almost 63,000 people, authorities say

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France closes mosque after ‘unacceptable’ preaching

This follows interior minister’s move to trigger mosque shutdown after imam’s sermons allegedly ‘targets Christians, homosexuals and Jews’

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Israeli air strike targets Syrian port of Latakia: state media

Missiles sent from Mediterranean caused ‘significant material damage’, says state news agency

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Chinese web users blast Musk over space station near-misses

This comes after China’s Tiangong forced to evade SpaceX’s Starlink satellites

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China expands lockdowns as Covid-19 cases climb

This comes as daily infection numbers see highest tally of 209 since March 2020

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US, Russia to hold talks on arms control, Ukraine early next month

Dialogue will discuss Russia’s deployment of combat forces at Ukrainian border

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Covid-19 to ‘overrun’ some US hospitals, Biden says

No need to panic, president assures, as country well prepared to meet future surges

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US halves quarantine period for individuals with asymptomatic Covid-19

Centres for Disease Control and Prevention recommend slashing isolation period from 10 to 5 days