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China proposes 4-way engagement with Afghanistan

This includes helping country overcome shortages, battle Covid-19, says foreign minister

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Danish artist hires lawyers to reclaim Tiananmen statue in Hong Kong

This comes after city’s oldest university orders removal of Pillar of Shame, which has been there since 1997

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US to open land borders to jabbed travellers next month

It will start in tandem with entry for passengers by air

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Spain evacuates hundreds amid volcanic eruption

Cumbre Vieja lava destroys 1,281 buildings on island of La Palma

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Taliban warns US, EU of refugees if Afghan sanctions continue

Pressure will undermine security, trigger wave of economic migrants, says acting foreign minister

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Aussie man ‘steals’ tag from great white shark

False alarms set off 7 times

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Assisted dying legal in New Zealand from Nov

Law gets 65.1% public referendum support

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Instagram road-tripper Gabby Petito was strangled: US coroner

Body was in the wilderness for 3 to 4 weeks

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Germany’s CureVac ditches first-gen Covid-19 jab

Biotech firm’s vaccine only had 48% efficacy rate

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Taliban talks: EU pledges €1 bil aid to Afghanistan to ‘avert humanitarian collapse’

G20 adamant country must not become a base for militants

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Samsung boss goes on trial over drug charges

Lee Jae-yong is accused of repeatedly using anaesthetic propofol

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro faces ICC trial for ‘crimes against humanity’

First case seeking to link Amazon-razing to loss of life

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Merck wants US emergency-use permit for Covid-19 pill

Pharma giant marks one step closer to simple oral therapy for patients, but experts advise drug should be used with vaccines