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J&J to stop selling opioids in US, reaches US$230 mil settlement with New York

Agreement allows pharmaceutical giant to resolve litigation over its role in epidemic which has killed more than half a million people since 1999

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Covid-19 curbs return to Bangkok amid fresh outbreak

Restrictions on restaurants, construction sites to last for a month from tomorrow

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84-year-old woman is Singapore’s 36th virus death

Victim, a local, tested positive for Covid-19 on June 15

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Florida apartment collapse death toll hits 5

Hope continues for more survivors to be pulled out; engineering report from 3 years ago warns of ‘major structural damage’

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UK health secretary quits after breaching Covid-19 rules

Matt Hancock courts controversy following release of footage showing him kissing aide in office last month

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Another 2 churches in Canada indigenous communities razed

Series of fires follows discoveries of nearly 1,000 unmarked graves at former boarding schools

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Thousands descend on London for anti-lockdown march

Anti-vaccine crowd protests extension of restrictions outside Downing Street

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Hong Kong police chief blames media for public hostility, calls for fake news law

Raymond Siu says cops ‘absolutely welcome’ legislation amid crackdown

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Myanmar torches over half-billion dollar drugs stash

Cannabis, heroin, ketamine, tramadol and ice laid out on pyre

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Frenchwoman who murdered rapist husband spared more jail time

Verdict in Valerie Bacot’s case met with thunderous applause in the courtroom

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New Zealand suspends Australia travel bubble over Delta variant fears

Wellington says measure aims to ensure bubble can become safer

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Demands for answers in aftermath of Florida building collapse

Wing of oceanfront complex suddenly pancaked on itself about 1.30am on Thursday

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‘Alarming’ Covid-19 Delta variant surge prompts new Bangladesh lockdown

All govt, private offices shut for a week, only medical transport allowed, says govt