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US authorises Pfizer, Moderna boosters for all adults, recommends for over-50s

FDA Janet Woodcock says decision helps provide continued protection against Covid-19 

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Military joins rescue efforts in flood-devastated western Canada

Thousands evacuated from homes, over 1,000 travellers stranded by mudslides

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Kremlin says Europe should not blame Russia for ‘all problems’

Tensions simmer over Ukraine, migrant crisis on Belarus-Poland border

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Taiwan deploys 1st advanced F-16V fighter squadron

Deployment comes amid soaring tensions between Beijing, Washington over island’s fate

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Japan to allow mix-and-match approach to Covid-19 booster jabs

By eliminating distinctions, its govt aims to accelerate vaccinations

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US wants to produce 1 bil doses of mRNA vaccine a year

Programme will help produce shots within 6 to 9 months of identification of new pathogens

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Philippines accuses Chinese vessels of firing water cannon at its boats

Foreign secretary expresses outrage, tells Beijing to ‘back off’

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US adds Russia to religious freedom blacklist

List designates Russia, China, 8 other states as countries of concern

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Greece braces for annual anti-junta demos

Protests mark 1973 student revolt against US-backed dictatorship

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Delhi schools shut indefinitely as smog worsens

People urged to work from home, non-essential trucks banned from entering capital due to dangerous levels of air pollution

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Chile’s Senate declines to impeach president over business deal revealed in Pandora Papers

Case closed, no punishment on Pinera over controversial sale of mining company in 2010

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Treasury secretary warns US may again hit debt limit on Dec 15

Janet Yellen urges lawmakers to raise or suspend country’s borrowings

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Russia blows up satellite; US accuses of endangering ISS crew

Russian military says it was carrying out planned activities, denies test was dangerous