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Blast hits Sinai gas pipeline

Smoke, flames visible 30km away

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Turkey to get China vaccine after tests show 91% efficacy

Ankara will initially receive 3 million doses of Sinovac, has option for 50 million more as it begins inoculations next month

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6.3-magnitude quake shakes Philippines on Xmas Day

Residents in Manila report buildings shaking, church service interrupted

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EU and Britain seal post-Brexit trade deal

Last-minute agreement will cushion economic blow of the United Kingdom’s imminent departure from the single market

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Russia sets records for virus cases, deaths

Health officials report 29,935 new infections, bringing the country's caseload to 2,963,688 – the fourth-highest in the world

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Virus-delayed Tokyo Olympic sponsors to extend contracts: organisers

Deal with domestic sponsors to extend  contracts by a year, secures much-needed additional funds 

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Thai PM calls for suppression of migrant smugglers, including corrupt govt officials

‘No one will be spared,’ says Defence Ministry spokesman

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EU-UK poised to announce post-Brexit trade deal

Last-gasp deal, if confirmed, will spare the two countries from trade tariffs

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Argentina first Latin American country to green light Sputnik V vaccine

Until yesterday, only Russia and Belarus had approved its use

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Trump vetoes sweeping US defence bill

‘It helps Russia and China,’ says US president

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Facebook bans Australian celebrity chef over virus misinformation

Pete Evans page removed for ‘repeated violations’ of policies against misinformation

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Niger set for historic transition in presidential vote

First-ever peaceful handover since independence to break country’s pattern of violence

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Israel open to German efforts to expand Iran deal

Ambassador welcomes more active German involvement in Middle East diplomacy