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US, China trade barbs as talks begin on sour note

Superpowers at loggerheads as two-day meeting kicks off in Alaska

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EU countries to resume AstraZeneca jabs after ‘safe’ verdict

Move comes amid rising infections, tighter restrictions in Europe

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Cover up: Indonesian women pressed to wear hijab

Not just Muslim women and girls on authorities’ radar now

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Australia sees first population drop since World War I

Pandemic-prompted border closures stem flow of migrants

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Asian community angry, stunned after Atlanta spa killings

White supremacy is literally killing us, says advocacy group

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Covid-19 may become ‘seasonal’, UN says

Experts focus on outdoor meteorology and air-quality conditions in report

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HK defends practice of restraining coronavirus babies

Criticism builds over treatment of families under city’s strict anti-virus measures

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Covid-19 reinfection rare, more common over 65, study finds

Just over 0.5% of those who tested positive during the first wave did so again

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N. Korea will ignore US while ‘hostile policy’ still in place

Pyongyang takes offence at Biden administration calls for complete denuclearisation, ‘threat of DPRK’ claim

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Russia recalls envoy after Biden says ‘killer’ Putin will ‘pay a price’

Comment comes after US Commerce Department announces tightened export restrictions on federation

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Tokyo 2020 ceremonies chief quits over female comedian insult

Hiroshi Sasaki makes gesture of remorse over suggestion that popular plus-size entertainer dress as pig for Olympics opening

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George Floyd murder trial: 2 jurors dismissed

Duo say judgment affected after getting wind of US$27 million ‘wrongful death’ settlement between victim’s family and city

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Anti-Asian violence must end, Obama says after Atlanta shootings

6 out of 8 victims were Asian women, but suspected shooter says attack not racially motivated