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China says US peddling conspiracies as lab-leak theory returns

Beijing says ‘disrespectful’ to WHO probe to revive theory

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Three dead as Japan fishing boat collides with Russian ship

Two others only injured, says government spokesman

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Cyclone batters eastern India, 1.5 mil seek shelter

With country reeling from Covid-19, at least 2 dead from second cyclone to hit in as many weeks

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Thousands to get Covid-19 tested after Melbourne stadium alert

Authorities in Australia’s second largest city scrambling to contain growing outbreak

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New York prosecutors probing into Trump form grand jury: US media

Development raises possibility of 74-year-old becoming first former US president to face criminal charges

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Bad connections: US-China defence relations mired in call dispute

Beijing mouthpiece says Washington rebuffed for attempting to directly contact vice-chairman of ruling party’s military organ

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Half of US adult population fully inoculated against Covid-19

They receive either 2 doses of Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, or single-dose Johnson & Johnson jab

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Brazil Covid-19 deaths surpass 450,000

Health Ministry reports 2,173 fatalities in last 24 hours alone

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Indonesia arrests 4 for stealing vaccines meant for prisoners

Suspects take more than 1,000 Sinovac doses, sell them for RM70 each

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Singapore approves new storage temperature for Pfizer doses

It can now be stored at 2°C to 8°C for up to 31 days

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Traders in limbo after escape from China’s ‘shaking building’

‘Nothing clear’ as SEG Plaza owner says building will remain closed until cause of swaying confirmed

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HK may soon bin millions of unused Covid-19 vaccine doses

This due to shots nearing expiry date and hesitancy among residents, including medical workers

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253 dead from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza so far, say medics

Victims include 66 children, 39 women and 17 senior citizens