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Hong Kong migrant domestic workers ‘abandoned’ in Covid-19 crisis

Some reportedly being denied treatment, forced to sleep rough after testing positive

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Hong Kong delays selection of new leader due to Omicron wave

Current chief executive Carrie Lam pushes date to May 8 following ‘critical situation’

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Putin to preside over ‘planned exercise’ involving missile launches

Defence ministry says drill involves air force, units of the southern military district, as well as Northern and Black Sea fleets

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Cruise ship carrying 300 people catches fire near Greece

Greek coastguard says Italian-flagged liner enveloped in flames at 4.30am while sailing through Ionian Sea

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Russia’s ‘Cold War demands’ threaten peace in Europe: Berlin

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock calls out Moscow’s deployment of troops in Ukraine ahead of Munich Security Conference

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Police manhandling of Black teenager video sparks public outrage

Footage shows two officers giving ‘racially disparate treatment’ while stopping fistfight in mall

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US Senate approves temporary funding bill, avoids government shutdown

Bill passes by 65 votes to 27, extending federal spending at current levels until March 11

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Canada blockades, occupations ‘not peaceful’: Justin Trudeau

Prime minister has invoked emergency powers to remove truckers clogging the streets of Ottawa 

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Relax, it’s still Bangkok: Thai authorities 

Office of the Royal Society says the new guide released on Tuesday was a stylistic change 

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At UN, Russia accuses Ukraine of ‘repeatedly’ violating 2015 cease-fire deal

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin has called claims that Moscow planned to invade Kiev baseless

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World ‘better prepared’ for Covid-19 variants: BioNTech CEO

Anticipate having to live with virus for the next decade, says Ugur Sahin

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Rescuers battle to save boy trapped down Afghan well

Operation comes under two weeks after a similar situation in Morocco surfaced

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Japan eases virus border rules for visa holders, but tourists still banned

No time frame for full reopening yet, says Prime Minister Fumio Kishida