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190,000 inoculated in India vaccine rollout

But concerns emerge over homegrown ‘Covaxin’ vaccine, which has yet to complete Phase 3 trials

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Ecuador seizes 1.3 tonnes of Estonia-bound cocaine

Anti-narcotics canine Garo sniffs out drugs in Guayaquil port

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Britain to host first Biden-era G7 summit in June

Donald Trump forced to scrap last year’s edition of event due to Covid-19

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Man with gun arrested at Washington security checkpoint

The US Capitol is on high alert ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday 

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2 women judges shot dead in Kabul

Attack occurs as victims on way to work

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Erdogan extends olive branch to EU ahead of Biden administration

Turkey launches charm offensive but EU countries still sceptical

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Indonesia quake death toll hits 56

Unclear how many could still be buried under rubble after the 6.2-magnitude quake struck early Friday

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Biden to sign ‘roughly a dozen’ executive orders on Day 1

They will address Covid-19 pandemic, ailing US economy, climate change and racial injustice, aide says

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Biden nominee slams Trump govt’s terror designation for Yemen rebels

Jake Sullivan, poised to become national security adviser, says move will only deepen suffering of war-torn nation’s citizens

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ATP, RGL visitors to S’pore must have travel insurance for Covid-19 treatment

Requirement, involving minimum coverage of S$30,000, to take effect January 31

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Mt Semeru in Java erupts with 4.5km-tall smoke cloud

Tallest volcano in Java now at volcanic alert level two

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Taliban praise continued US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

This comes after Pentagon announces troop levels reduced to 2,500

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US carries out last federal execution of Trump era

48-year-old black man Dustin Higgs executed by lethal injection, reports New York Times