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Thai factory fire reignites, more flare-ups possible

Monday’s ‘monster blaze’ affects about 53,000 people in 30 communities, says Samut Prakran governor

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Sydney extends virus lockdown as Delta cluster grows

Stay-at-home orders now expected to end on July 16

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India slams public’s ‘gross violations’ of Covid-19 measures

This follows pictures, videos on social media of big crowds at popular holidaying sites

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Hong Kong leader dismisses Big Tech privacy law fears

Carrie Lam says legislation merely targets illegal ‘doxxing’, empowers investigators

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Indonesia imports oxygen as hospitals battered by Covid-19

Record deaths logged today, as govt seeks help of neighbours with health system nearing collapse

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Germany to lift travel ban on 5 Delta-hit countries, including India, UK

Decision comes amid Covid-19 variant’s increasing dominance in country

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South Korean general arrested for sex crime

Case comes a month after resignation of air force chief over suicide of master sergeant

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Storm Elsa batters Cuba as it heads towards Florida Keys

Southwest coast of state however only likely to experience glancing blow rather than direct hit

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Israel ban on Arab family unifications lapses after PM loses vote

59-59 tie underscores Naftali Bennett’s thin majority

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Ethiopia begins second stage of filling mega dam, angering Egypt

Hackles rise ahead of UN Security Council meeting on issue

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[UPDATED] Wreckage found after plane goes missing in Russia’s Far East: aviation agency

Debris located less than 5km from airport runway, but unclear if aircraft crashed into sea

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Climate change link as New Zealand experiences warmest June on record

Daily temps 1.9°C above average despite recent cold snap, only 13th time since 1909 this has occurred

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6 HK schoolkids arrested over alleged bomb plot

3 adults also picked up on terror charges; police say all suspects belong to pro-independence group Returning Valiant