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Two dead, 26 missing as Typhoon Molave slams into Vietnam

Officials were also searching for 26 missing fishermen, with the storm bringing waves up to six metres high

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Millions queue to vote as India state election gets under way

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its alliance has promised a free vaccine for every person in the state if it wins

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Bolivia's Morales calls for calm after protesters demand junta

Former leader says he respects army, police as institutions

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Melbourne enjoys ‘big day’ reopening post-lockdown

City reopens after a 100-plus-day forced closure that scuttled many businesses and tested residents' resolve

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Trudeau tells it as it is on pandemic: ‘It really sucks’

Canadian PM's speech acknowledge people's frustration amid second wave of infections

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UN Security Council ratifies Libya ceasefire deal

It also cited the need for countries and parties to respect the arms embargo slapped on Libya in 2011

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Qatar ‘regrets’ infringing freedoms in airport baby incident

A 'comprehensive, transparent' investigation would be carried out, says its emir

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US presses Suu Kyi for inclusive election in Myanmar

State Dept also renews concerns over the marginalisation of the Rohingya minority

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Philadelphia fears more unrest after police kill black man

Hundreds of demonstrators took to streets, with riot police pushing them back with shields and batons

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Charlie Hebdo sparks Turkish fury with cartoon of Erdogan

Erdogan urges his people to boycott French products amid a wave of anti-France protests in Muslim-majority countries

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US sex cult leader gets 120 years in jail

Keith Raniere had coerced women into becoming his sex slaves

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Pandemic slashes international tourism by 70%: UN

The shutdown of travel will have longlasting consequences, with experts predicting a recovery taking at least a couple years

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A month of fighting in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh

There seems to be no end in sight to the fighting, as ceasefires are repeatedly broken