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Dolphins, turtles off Sri Lankan coast killed by fire-ravaged ship

Plastic pellets and debris from vessel, dead marine creatures still washing ashore

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Biden govt announces US$3.2 bil plan to develop Covid-19 antiviral treatments

Programme to also explore defence against other virus families with pandemic potential

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Israel cop charged with killing autistic Palestinian

Iyad Hallak, 32, described by family as having mental age of 8-year-old

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Texas OKs public gun-carrying without permit

‘Constitutional carry’ law to take effect in September

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Japan to lift virus emergency one month before Olympics

Govt seeks to place 10 prefectures under looser restrictions

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First astronauts arrive at China’s space station

Trio blasted off on a Long March-2F rocket

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Thailand to reopen to vaccinated travellers in October

Time has come to take calculated risk, says PM

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Major banks, airlines hit in new global online outage

Problem traced to US-based tech provider Akamai

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Australia further restricts AstraZeneca over blood clot fears

Jab will no longer be given to people under 60

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World’s ‘third largest’ diamond unearthed in Botswana

1,098-carat stone shown to President Mokgweetsi Masisi

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Japan to issue vaccine passport for travel abroad

Like many other govts, it looks to relaunch tourism, business trips

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Poor interim trial results for Germany’s CureVac jab

Vaccine just 47% effective in late-stage trial

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Little warmth despite the heat at Biden-Putin summit

US president expects Russia to act in its own interest, says expert