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Socialist Paris Mayor Hidalgo joins battle to topple Macron

She pitches for a low-carbon economy, more spending on education, housing and health

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Singapore logs 520 new Covid-19 cases in 3rd day of highs

Country in midst of phased reopening

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N. Korea hackers target Seoul Defence Ministry advisory panel members

Cybersecurity firm ESTsecurity suspects Pyongyang-linked group Thallium to be behind attempted attack

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Bangladesh schools reopen after 18-month Covid-19 hiatus

School welcomes students with flowers, sweets; issues reminders to wear masks, sanitise hands

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Typhoon Chanthu leaves north Philippines flooded, without power

Over 1,000 residents still sheltering at evacuation centres

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Declassified FBI memo hints at Saudi involvement with 9/11 hijackers

It fortifies suspicions, but falls well short of proof sought by victims’ families suing Riyadh

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Australia to get 1 million Moderna doses next week

Supply will go directly to pharmacies nationwide, PM says

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Japan says suspected China sub seen near territorial waters

Chinese destroyer also spotted in vicinity of Amami Oshima Island

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Typhoon Chanthu drenches Taiwan, but spares island direct hit

Hualien, Taitung regions get 200ml rain, waves up to 7m recorded on Orchid Island

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120,000 march against France’s Covid-19 health pass

Protesters see document, required to enter many public places, as discriminating against the unvaccinated

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Biden concludes visit to all three 9/11 attack sites

US president again defends widely criticised troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

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PIA 1st foreign carrier to resume commercial flights to Kabul since Taliban takeover

Pakistani airline has received 73 requests from relief agencies, journos so far

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Indonesia ends deforestation pact with Norway, cites non-payment

Decision to terminate agreement will not affect commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says Jakarta