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Japan widens virus emergency as 351,000 sign petition to axe Olympics

‘Prioritise life’ is plea made by former Tokyo governor candidate Kenji Utsunomiya

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Germany slams ‘anti-Semitic’ demos and Hamas ‘terrorist attacks’

Merkel’s govt stresses Israel’s ‘right to self-defence against these attacks’

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UN Security Council to meet Sunday over worsening Middle East conflict

US delays conference, says wants to give time for ‘diplomacy to have some effect’

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Ireland shuts down health IT system after ransomware attack

Coronavirus vaccination programme going ahead as planned, however

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S’pore bars dine-in, issues teleworking rule in face of Covid-19 resurgence

Measures to take effect from Sunday to June 13 include restricting group sizes in public or when visiting homes to just 2 people

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6.6-magnitude quake hits off Sumatra

No reports of damage or casualties, says search and rescue agency

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Myanmar teen describes junta’s brutal treatment of women detainees

Security forces accused of gender-based violence against detainees

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Myanmar to release Japanese journalist from prison

State media reports charges against freelance reporter Yuki Kitazumi to be dropped

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Trial delayed for 3 US ex-cops charged over Floyd death

Federal prosecution against former Minneapolis policemen to go ahead first

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No more masks indoors for Americans vaccinated against Covid-19

Those fully inoculated can partake in indoor, outdoor activities, gatherings without physical distancing

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Afghans mark Eid as ceasefire pauses deadly violence

Truce proposed by militants offers citizens respite

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India approves Covaxin Phase 2, 3 clinical trials for children

Tests will be conducted on 525 healthy volunteers, says Health Ministry

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Prison outbreaks fuel Thailand’s Covid-19 surge

In its largest ever spike in infections today, more than half come from 2 Bangkok jails