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US capital locks down as security threats mount

20,000 National Guard troops among those mobilised as violence warning looms

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Biden unveils US$1.9 trillion ‘American Rescue Plan’

If approved, stimulus proposal will be third massive pandemic aid package in US

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North Korea shows off ‘world’s most powerful weapon’

Submarine-launched missile display comes days before Joe Biden’s inauguration as US president

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Russia says ‘obliged’ to detain Navalny upon return 

Kremlin critic is set to return to Moscow Sunday for the first time since a suspected Novichok poisoning in August

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French officers convicted over deadly initiation ritual

Three soldiers receive suspended jail terms, while four others are cleared of charges

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Coronavirus fails to deter India’s massive Ganges pilgrimage

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims bathe in Ganges river with few masks or distancing measures in sight

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China’s Xi pens letter to Starbucks tycoon to promote trade

Rare missive to foreign business figure comes amidst bitter trade disputes

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Philippines approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

Authorisation effective immediately, says FDA

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Thailand offers golf resorts as virus quarantine centres

The kingdom hopes the move will boost its ailing tourism sector

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Fines for US lawmakers who refuse to walk through metal detectors

This follows last week's Capitol violence, says Nancy Pelosi

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Hong Kong national security police arrest 11 in dawn raids

Activists arrested for ‘conspiracy to assist offenders’, say police

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French court to hear landmark case on climate inaction

NGOs aim to hold France responsible for ecological damage in suit

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Funeral to be held for Indonesian plane crash victim

Forensic examiners sort through mangled human remains in hope of matching DNA with relatives