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France launches state-of-art military satellite

It is designed to resist hostile aggression from ground, in space

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Cargo ship on fire, spewing toxic gas off Canada’s Pacific coast

Ship carrying over 52,000kg of chemicals in two of the containers

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Bangkok bars battle to beat booze ban battering

Capital’s once-legendary nightlife hammered by pandemic restrictions

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Colombia’s most-wanted drug lord ‘Otoniel’ captured

US had offered a US$5 mil bounty for information leading to arrest

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China passes law to reduce pressure on children from homework

Parents must allocate time for minors to rest

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Iran investigates slapping of provincial governor

Video of assault circulating on social media shows man running on stage

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Turkey’s Erdogan orders expulsion of 10 ambassadors

This follows appeal by countries such as US, Germany for release of jailed activist

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Palestinian rights groups’ label as terror organisations vexes UN

Israeli govt urged to limit misuse of counter-terrorism laws

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Vietnam’s Phu Quoc island to open to jabbed tourists next month

It earned US$18 bil from international arrivals in 2019

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Biden delays release of JFK assassination files

US president says immediate disclosure of archive can be harmful to country’s defence, spy, foreign relations operations

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Colombia allows sexual assault victims to denounce alleged attackers online

Court rules social media posts alongside photos of perpetrators can remain in place

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‘World is greater than 5’: Putin supports changing up UN Security Council

Balance of power has changed after World War II, says Russian president

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New whistle-blower accuses Facebook of wrongdoing

Platform put profits before stopping problematic content, employee says