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US takes Sudan off list of terror sponsors

This comes 2 months after East African nation pledges to normalise ties with Israel

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Germany’s CureVac launches final trials for virus vaccine

More than 35,000 people will take part in tests in Europe, South America

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India sees lowest number of active virus cases in 5 months

Daily recoveries have exceeded new infections over past 17 days

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Canada to begin Covid-19 vaccine roll-out

Inoculation administered in Quebec and Ontario first, other provinces to follow this week

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Boko Haram claims responsibility for Niger attack

Assault came ahead of municipal, regional elections

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UAE starts Covid-19 vaccinations in capital

About 45 Abu Dhabi hospitals and clinics equipped with Sinopharm inoculation

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Eswatini PM dies after contracting Covid-19

Ambrose Dlamini was hospitalised in neighbouring South Africa earlier this month

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Singapore approves Pfizer-BioNTech virus vaccine

It will receive the first shipments of the shots by the end of this month

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Divided Washington debates Covid-19 relief plan as deadline looms

Negotiations have been at an impasse since July on plans for supplementary financial aid to those suffering from country’s worst economic downturn since Great D...

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S.Korea mobilises military, closes schools over rising Covid-19 numbers

Special Warfare officers deployed mainly to Seoul public health centres to assist in contact tracing, data management, sample transfers

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Storms help Australia contain Unesco heritage island fire

Blaze sparked by suspected illegal campfire raging for 2 months

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Explosion rocks Singapore-flagged tanker off Saudi port

No group has claimed responsibility for blast on BW Rhine vessel

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Cops kills gunman after NY Xmas concert

Man opens fire near crowds watching carolers