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World ‘better prepared’ for Covid-19 variants: BioNTech CEO

Anticipate having to live with virus for the next decade, says Ugur Sahin

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Rescuers battle to save boy trapped down Afghan well

Operation comes under two weeks after a similar situation in Morocco surfaced

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Japan eases virus border rules for visa holders, but tourists still banned

No time frame for full reopening yet, says Prime Minister Fumio Kishida 

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New Asean Myanmar envoy keen on meeting junta opponents

Cambodian foreign minister Prak Sokhonn aims to break deadlock 

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Russian military withdrawal will take time: Kremlin

This follows two separate announcements on pullbacks

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Australia to list Hamas as terror group

Country joins slew of Western nations to do so

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‘Senior Goldman execs knew Jho Low involved in 1MDB transactions’

Tim Leissner testifies that both him, Roger Ng aware rogue financier was key decision-maker

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No basis: Beijing dismisses US criticism of WTO membership

Adopt rational, pragmatic policies towards China, says commerce ministry spokesman

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Russia announces new military withdrawal from annexed Crimea

Western countries continue to deny any meaningful pullback of troops

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UK says Russia could drag out Ukraine crisis ‘for months’

Currently no evidence Kremlin withdrawing from border regions, says foreign secretary

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International community pledges US$600 mil for Haiti earthquake relief

Sum only 30% of necessary funding, but still higher than expected 25%

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Kuwait army allows women in combat roles, but without guns

Moves sparks online backlash in one of the most open societies in Gulf

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Beijing Olympic organisers hit out at Xinjiang ‘lies’

Spokesman criticises ‘lies by deliberate groups’ over rights concerns