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HSBC accounts of HK pro-democracy church frozen

It’s UK bank’s second politically sensitive suspension in a week

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Changi taskforce ready for Covid-19 vaccine distribution

Singapore air cargo hub well-equipped to ensure safe, reliable and effective vaccine transport

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Iran court upholds death sentence for opposition figure

Ruhollah Zam was charged with ‘corruption on earth’

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Lightning strike hospitalises 13 Aussie kids, 2 teachers

Group treated for numbness in the legs and ‘mild tingling’, one teacher complains of chest pains

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Australia to force Google, Facebook to pay for news content

Legislation will be world first to check power of US digital giants

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Christchurch mosques attack could only have been prevented ‘by chance’: inquiry

Royal commission calls for sweeping changes to counter-terrorism operations in response to white supremacist attack in which 51 Muslim worshippers died

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British grandmother first to receive Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine

People rolling up their sleeves for initial dose on 'V-Day'

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Indian farmers launch nationwide shutdown against new laws

Five rounds of talks fail to narrow differences between farmers and ministers

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Biden picks first Black Pentagon chief

Lloyd Austin who led US troops into Baghdad in 2003

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UK starts mass Covid-19 vaccination programme

Care home workers, frontliners and over-80s first in line for jab

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Australia moves to rein in states’ deals with China

Future deals will now need government approval and existing agreements can be declared invalid or terminated

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Sao Paulo to launch Covid-19 vaccination campaign next month

Disagreements with far-right Brazil president, however, may halt immunisation efforts

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Huawei exec silent on plea deal at Canada extradition trial

Meng Wanzhou has been in a two-year battle against extradition over charges the Chinese company violated US sanctions on Iran