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Boris Johnson to visit India in first major trip as PM

He will be only the second British leader since Indian independence to attend Republic Day parade in Delhi

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570,000 Uighurs forced to pick cotton in govt scheme: report

Xinjiang global hub for crop, producing over 20% of world supply

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China coal ban would be clear WTO breach: Canberra

Chinese power plants being steered toward buying their coal domestically, says Prime Minister Scott Morrison

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Brazil drug agency questions ‘transparency’ of China vaccine

This comes in light of attempts by President Jair Bolsonaro to discredit CoronaVac

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S’pore to launch segregated travel lane for global business exchanges

It will be open to a limited number of travellers for short-term stays of up to 14 days

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Pinterest to pay US$22.5 mil to settle gender discrimination suit

Settlement includes company investing another US$2.5 mil to increase presence of women and other minorities in tech industry

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Most in Japan oppose holding Olympics in 2021

Just 27% of poll respondents support holding games next year

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Germany pressuring EU to speed up vaccine approval

Britain and US have already started mass inoculations, exacerbating Berlin's irritation

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Pentagon chief among first in US to get Covid-19 jab

This comes as US crosses grim milestone of 300,000 virus deaths

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Google delays return to office until at least September

Company testing flexible work weeks for longer term

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Lawmakers push bipartisan US stimulus plan to break stubborn deadlock

Bills to fund programmes to help unemployed, small businesses, and state and local governments

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Electoral College confirms Biden White House victory

California pushes him over 270-vote majority, clearing way for him to take office on Jan 20

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Hackers breach US agencies, Homeland Security a reported target

Growing list of federal departments hit include treasury and commerce departments, say US media