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Joe Biden to get Covid-19 jab publicly

Dr Anthony Fauci recommends it sooner than later

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‘No circumstances’ under which Olympics will be cancelled: Tokyo governor

Yuriko Koike warns that another postponement would affect future Games

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Bomb kills deputy governor in Afghan capital

One other killed and two more wounded in apparent targetted attack

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Japan ‘Twitter killer’ gets death for 9 murders

Takahiro Shiraishi used social media platform to find victims who expressed suicidal thoughts

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California demands Covid-19 info from Amazon

State AG files petition calling on judge to issue order to online retail titan

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South Korea’s Covid-19 daily deaths reach new high

Authorities warn that death toll could spike in coming days

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Give teachers vaccine priority: Unicef

School closures disrupting the learning of almost 90% of students worldwide, says body

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Column slamming Jill Biden’s ‘Dr’ title sparks anger in US

Fierce debate surrounds attack on incoming first lady's credentials

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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