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Myanmar books Japanese journo over ‘fake news’ law

Freelance reporter 1 of 50 press members being held in coup-torn country as junta bears down on widespread protests

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Trump ban ruling to mark defining moment for Facebook panel

Social media giant’s oversight board raises debates over curbing hate speech while enabling political discourse

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NZ investor gives up knighthood over child porn

Ron Brierley, 83, asked to return insignia to Queen Elizabeth II

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French Parliament to vote new climate law criticised by green groups

Campaigners see incoming legislation as too timid given global pace of climate change

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Australia walks back ‘racist’ India ban after backlash

PM Scott Morrison says returning Aussies unlikely to be jailed

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‘Woke’ CIA recruitment video infuriates US conservatives

Critics also fault agency for focusing on identity and not core mission

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US nod expected for Pfizer vaccine’s use in kids aged 12 and up

Pharmaceutical giant has applied for emergency-use authorisation for children; approval may come by early next week

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Mexico apologises to indigenous Maya for centuries of abuse

Guatemala joins country in acknowledging racism, neglect of ethnic minority

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France rejects British fishing demands as Brexit row deepens

Paris unhappy with UK’s ‘new technical measures’ not declared under initial deal agreed to

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Biden to allow up to 62,500 refugees into US after criticism

This follows backlash from allies over earlier decision to maintain Trump-era limits

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German cops cripple child porn network with ‘400,000 members’

4 arrested in operation against darknet platform ‘Boystown’

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Vengeful lover causes untimely death of deliveryman’s son

Woman sends chicken satay laced with cyanide, which ex’s wife refuses

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Culture of abuse in Australian gymnastics, inquiry finds

Australian Human Rights Commission speaks of medical negligence, body-shaming directed at young athletes over decades