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Man charged with UK teacher’s murder as calls rise to improve women’s safety

Sabina Nessa’s death prompts hundreds to attend a vigil in her memory last Friday

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Activists hope Japan PM race will lead to green light for gay marriage

However, lawyer questions whether Taro Kono will ‘quickly make this happen’ should he win

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Japan PM announces end to Covid-19 emergency

Daily infections, which was above 25,000 in mid-August, down to 1,128 as of yesterday

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Ousted Afghan govt, NGOs urge UN to investigate alleged Taliban crimes

Reports of violations include targeted killings, restrictions on women and free speech

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Canada bishops pledge C$30 mil for indigenous boarding school survivors

Funds will be released over five years

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US ‘cult hacker’ pleads guilty to advising N. Korea on crypto use

DoJ says Virgil Griffith in 2019 attended conference in Pyongyang, where he spoke about how to use blockchain, virtual currencies ‘to evade sanctions’

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Japan seeks govt advisers’ nod to lift virus curbs end-Sept

If approved, country as a whole will be out of state of emergency for first time in nearly 6 months

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At UN, N. Korea defends right to test weapons

Envoy’s statement follows report by Seoul military that Pyongyang has fired ‘unidentified projectile’ into sea

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R. Kelly found guilty of heading decades-long sex crime ring

NY jury finds singer in the wrong on all 9 charges, including the most serious of racketeering

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Sydney gets ‘blueprint for freedom’ as virus cases fall

Shuttered pubs, restaurants, shops will be allowed to reopen to vaccinated

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Unusual UN meet to close without Taliban, Myanmar speeches

In rare move, 1 of the 5 permanent Security Council members to intervene on last day

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Aussie PM may skip major climate summit

Country is world’s biggest coal exporter and still reliant on the fossil fuel for most of its electricity

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China says will clamp down on abortions for ‘non-medical purposes’

It has already enacted strict measures against sex-selective procedures