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Japan to reopen borders on Monday for business travellers, students

Govt will keep 3,500 daily limit on number of foreigners entering country

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Greta Thunberg scorns COP26 ‘failure’, demands swift action

Despite UN summit, global carbon dioxide emissions expected to rebound to pre-pandemic levels

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China ruling party plenary to further cement Xi’s grip on power

President to set in stone his vision for nation ahead of crucial 2022 party congress

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Pfizer says Covid-19 pill 89% effective against severe disease

Company hails drug as a big step toward ending pandemic

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US court convicts Chinese intelligence agent of economic espionage

Xu Yanjun found guilty on 3 counts related to trade secret theft, among others

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Vietnamese enraged over minister’s gold-leaf steak

People angry about decadence on display as country struggles in aftermath of Covid-19

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China vows no mercy for Taiwan independence ‘diehards’

Beijing claims Taipei as its territory that is to be seized one day, by force if necessary

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Delhi wakes to post-Deepavali smog

Firecrackers set off across capital through the night cover Indian megacity in haze

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Beijing shuts roads, playgrounds amid heavy smog after coal spike

China faces scrutiny of environmental record at make-or-break international climate talks

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Honduras presidential candidate arrested on murder, drug-trafficking charges

Santos Rodriguez says it is the president’s revenge for his brother’s imprisonment in the US

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Sudan army chief orders release of four ministers

Move by Abdel Fattah al-Burhan comes as army says formation of new govt imminent

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US Justice Department sues Texas over controversial voting law

Suit challenges measure prohibiting drive-in voting and placing several other restrictions on hours and mail-in ballots

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US judge sets Jan 4 hearing for Prince Andrew sex assault case

Civil trial will potentially be held between Sept-Dec 2022, says judge