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S. Korea ministry to launch stalking, dating violence study

It will also look into employment opportunities for women after childbirth

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City of Germany’s patient zero says Covid-19 fight not over

Munich frontliners note decline in cases, but exercise cautious optimism amid fatigue, possibility of resurgence

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Trump names new defence lawyers for impeachment trial

Tough, media-honed criminal case experts David Schoen and Bruce Castor hired to represent ex-president at trial

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Google to pay US$3.8 mil to settle hiring bias complaints

Money will go to 2,565 female engineers as back pay and interest, nearly 3,000 women or Asians not chosen for jobs

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Japan PM extends emergency months before Olympics

With postponed games less than six months away, authorities prolong emergency as Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc

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China police bust bogus Covid-19 vaccine ring

Gang had been putting saline water into vials and selling them since September

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Study suggests Covid-19 vaccine shortfall for black Americans

However, CDC says more complete reporting at provider, jurisdictional levels critical to ensure rapid detection of potential disparities

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Anger after US cops pepper-spray 9-year-old girl

Officers suspended until conclusion of an internal investigation by the Rochester police

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Queues for life-saving oxygen day in, day out in Peru

Covid-19 patients in need of breathing assistance dying due to lack of precious substance

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A ‘cancer’, says McConnell of QAnon-loving GOP lawmaker

Top Senate Republican hits out at Marjorie Taylor Greene’s embrace of ‘loony lies’ as party faces deepening split in post-Donald Trump era

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Covid-19 ICU deaths have plunged, but progress may be stalling

Medical staff had little data at start of pandemic, but now have effective drugs, therapies for treating severe cases

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Ousted Myanmar party calls for release of Suu Kyi, other leaders

Detention seen as a stain on the history of the state and military

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France debates bill against Islamist extremism ‘disease’

Ministers fear Muslims creating communities separate from nation’s staunchly secular identity