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UN agrees on peace budget, missions safe from shutdown

Delegations drop requests behind impasse, allow resolution of US$6.5 bil deal

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WHO to aid 5 nations yet to start Covid-19 inoculations

Vaccine hoarding fuelling jab inequity in poorer countries as supply lines run dry

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Russia ‘tense’ with 151,000 Covid-19 cases in hospital

It also sees its highest daily death toll with 652 fatalities

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Tigray rebels vow to drive out ‘enemies’ despite ‘ceasefire’

Region’s pre-war govt hails advance, says capital fully under its control

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World passes 3 bil vaccine mark in race to contain Covid-19

Delta variant outbreaks worldwide ramp up urgency of need for immunity

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Aussie deputy PM fined for not wearing a mask

Member of public catches Barnaby Joyce breaching restrictions at petrol station

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Indian gang in PPE cremate murder victim as Covid-19 casualty

Man suffocated and registered under false name by killers before being burnt in body bag, say cops

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Former South Korean mayor jailed for sexual harassment

72-year-old Oh Keo-don admits to acting inappropriately towards subordinates

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Israel allows Qatar-funded gas to enter power-starved Gaza

Fuel to serve Palestinian enclave’s only generating station after 49-day hiatus

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Brisbane becomes fourth Aussie city ordered into virus lockdown

Residents stay home for three days after new outbreak prompts snap directives

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Mexico top court decriminalises recreational marijuana use

Ruling however leaves legal vacuum on pre-consumption activities such as production, possession, say activists

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UN member states lag on peacekeeping budget deal, risk mission freeze

Diplomats say roadblock stems from China, African countries’ multiple last-minute requests

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US warns Russia not to veto Syria frontier access

Moscow has already reduced border openings in embattled country to one, limiting aid efforts, access to Covid-19 vaccines