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FB review board in first action overturns 4 content-removal rulings

Company has agreed to be bound by decisions on appeals, but rulings will only apply to cases at issue and will not set precedents

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Biden scraps ban on US funds for abortion counselling

Move is part of a broad package of health-related measures by the new president

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Indian farmers scrap march on Parliament after riots

But unions say nationwide rallies planned for Sunday will go ahead

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Woman extradited from Israel in Australian court on child sex charges

Malka Leifer accused of 74 counts of sexually assaulting children while working as a teacher

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China’s virus vigilance trashes travel plans for millions

No stay-at-home order, but travel now all but unfeasible

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Aussie fights off croc to survive head-biting attack

He put his hands into the jaws to prise them off, say local officials

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Nicaragua op rescues jaguar cubs in social media ad

Poachers had already killed the young cats' mother

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San Francisco to scrub Lincoln, Washington names from 44 schools

It does not want institutions to bear monikers of those associated with racism, slavery or colonisation

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Pfizer-BioNTech says their Covid-19 vaccine works against UK, S. Africa variants

Vaccine makers say the new strains not likely to significantly reduce effectiveness jabs

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WHO team leave Wuhan quarantine to begin Covid-19 probe

Experts from UN health body to start investigations under global glare

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Wildfire ravages massive section of Argentine forest

Origins of blaze – which has consumed an area half the size of Liechtenstein – is not yet known, say authorities

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Facebook to stop recommending political groups to users

It will also reduce political content on main news feeds in bid to ‘discourage divisive conversation’

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Regeneron works on UK, S. African Covid-19 variants: biotech firm

Like all viruses, SARS-CoV-2 mutates constantly as it reproduces