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Vaccine firms pledge 3.5 bil Covid-19 doses for poorer nations

Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson to forego profits from doses set aside for initiative

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McDonald’s sued for US$10 bil over alleged discrimination against black-owned media firms

Mogul Byron Allen’s 2 companies say fast-food giant spent US$1.6 bil on TV ads in US in 2019, with only 0.31% going to black-owned media

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Australia urges over-50s to get jabbed as Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy grows

Older Aussies fear AstraZeneca shot’s side effects more than catching virus

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Japan could freeze all Myanmar aid, foreign minister warns

Junta’s continued use of lethal force makes aid ‘difficult to continue’

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Blinken to travel to Middle East to discuss Israeli, Palestinian recovery

His trip comes shortly after a ceasefire was announced

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Singapore records 32nd coronavirus fatality

70-year-old local man, warded at Tan Tock Seng Hospital, confirmed positive for Covid-19 on April 30

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Hamas claims victory in conflict with Israel after ceasefire

Thousands of Palestinians celebrate temporary truce brokered by Egypt

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Argentina to go into total lockdown as Covid-19 cases soar

This comes after nation records 35,000 cases in a day

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William and Harry hit out at BBC over ‘deceitful’ Diana interview

Criticism follows independent inquiry into falsified docs used to get 1995 interview

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Biden sees ‘genuine opportunity’ for peace after Gaza ceasefire

‘Quiet, relentless diplomacy’ at work, says US president

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Campaign finance trial opens for French ex-president Sarkozy

He is accused of involvement in fake billing scheme to cover millions of euros in excess spending on campaign rallies

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India tells WhatsApp to ditch privacy policy update, warns of penalty

Sources say Indian govt has given company a week to provide a ‘satisfactory’ response

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Deadly ‘black fungus’ surges among India’s Covid-19 patients

Panic use of steroids leading to increased cases of rare disease