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Vietnam commercial hub back in business after 3-month lockdown

Soldiers begin dismantling barriers, removing hundreds of checkpoints separating districts in Ho Chi Minh City

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Riyadh ups capacity of umrah pilgrims to 100,000 a day

Over 12,000 visas issued to Muslims from various countries since Aug 10

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Australia to ease 18-month border closure ‘within weeks’

Vaccinated citizens may return home, travel overseas as country meets 80% Covid-19 vaccination target

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US lawmakers grill Facebook on fears for teens’ mental health

Firm whistle-blower to testify before senators next week, but it’s unclear if person also source of leaked documents

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Resignation amid graft probe leaves locked-down Sydney leaderless

Gladys Berejiklian alleged to have favoured ex-boyfriend, then an MP, in awarding of grants in his constituency

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‘It’s a circus’: Philippine election season kicks off as curtain falls on Duterte

Week-long registration process launches typically noisy – and deadly – 7 months of campaigning for over 18,000 positions

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Post-Brexit rule banning EU ID cards takes effect at UK borders

Britain must ‘clamp down on the criminals that seek to enter our country illegally using forged documents’, says home secretary

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Japan lifts Covid-19 emergency as infections drop

It’s first time since April that entire country isn’t under the measure

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N. Korea test-fires ‘newly developed’ anti-aircraft missile

State media says projectile’s ‘remarkable combat performance’ verified

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Biden signs bill averting US govt shutdown

Congressional nod hours before deadline a rare show of cross-party unity to keep lights on for next 2 months

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Singapore sees record-high 2,478 Covid-19 cases in a day

Republic also records another 2 virus fatalities

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CNN blocks access to its Facebook page in Australia

This follows court ruling on media companies being responsible for user comments on a story

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UK cop gets rare whole-life jail term for kidnap, rape, murder

Wayne Couzens snatched Sarah Everard off the streets of south London in March this year