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US pledges ‘historic’ donation of another 500 mil Covid-19 vaccines

Promising to aid countries struggling to overcome pandemic, Joe Biden says it’s ‘an all-hands-on-deck crisis’

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Playing both sides, China sends vaccines to Myanmar rebels

Beijing has already handed over nearly 13 mil doses to junta, which wrested power in February

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Covid-19: India to vaccinate kids 12 and up starting Oct

Drug maker Cadila Healthcare to launch ZyCoV-D, world’s first DNA-based coronavirus jab

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Brazil health minister down with Covid-19 at UN meet

Marcelo Queiroga is second member of President Jair Bolsonaro’s entourage to test positive for virus since arriving in NY for gathering

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UN dips into emergency funds to save ailing Afghan health system

Global aid group to boost life-saving support in Afghanistan, especially in light of Covid-19 pandemic

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Trump sues niece, NYT for US$100 mil over Pulitzer-winning tax story

Former US president slammed by kin as ‘loser’ who ‘is throwing anything against the wall that he thinks will stick’

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Northern China city in semi-shutdown as Covid-19 returns for first time since Feb

Among measures taken in Harbin is suspension of offline classes at kindergartens, and primary and high schools for a week from today

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Biden congratulates Trudeau on Canada election win

Leaders reaffirm US-Canadian ties

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Anger as US progressives object to Israeli Iron Dome funding

Republicans berate Democrats for capitulating to leftist ‘anti-Semites’

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Biden says US not seeking new ‘Cold War’ as he vows to lead

United States looks to open ‘new era of relentless diplomacy’, says president

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Rare quake triggers panic in Melbourne

Shallow 5.8-magnitude temblor among largest ever recorded in Australia, say local news outlets

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France builds EU support in sub row, but some warn against US rift

Diplomatic crisis a wake-up call on importance of European unity, says German minister

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India seizes US$2.7 bil Afghan heroin haul amid Kabul takeover chaos

Over 2,988kg heroin recovered in one of country’s biggest such operations