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France rewards frontliners with citizenship

Ministry invites those who actively contributed to the fight to apply for fast-track naturalisation

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US daily apologises for decades of racist coverage

It disenfranchised, ignored and scorned generations of black citizens, says editor

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Taiwan reports first local coronavirus infection since April

This ends 253 days of being virus-free

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Ex-Japan PM Abe questioned over dinner functions spending

Prosecutors say undeclared transactions in political fund reports possibly exceed ¥40 million

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Thai seafood market coronavirus infections top 1,000

Authorities weigh whether to introduce a wider lockdown

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We can make mutation-beating vaccine in 6 weeks: BioNTech

Tests being run on the variant, with results expected in 2 weeks

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Jordan suspends UK flights for 2 weeks

This after Britain reported a more infectious coronavirus variant

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Al-Jazeera journalists targeted by spyware, says watchdog

Ambient and call audio, camera images intercepted without requiring victim interaction

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Singapore gets Asia’s first batch of Pfizer vaccines

City-state approved the inoculations last month

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Sydney sees fewer coronavirus cases amid record testing

More than 83,000 people in New South Wales tested yesterday and today

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New Zealand backpacker killer revealed as serial predator

Supreme Court overturns orders banning Jesse Shane Kempson from being identified in media

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Washington Post to up staff numbers, add Europe and Asia hubs

Move comes in stark contrast to much of industry, which has been retrenching amid economic turmoil and shift away from print

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US Congress approves US$900 bil stimulus package

US$600 relief payment cheques to go out from as early as next week