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Cuba starts vaccinating kids to reopen schools amid Covid-19 surge

Children 12 years and up to receive 1 of 2 domestically produced vaccines, Abdala and Soberana

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Japan PM Suga to back vaccine minister Kono as successor

Taro Kono stops short of declaring candidacy, tells reporters he wants to consult party colleagues first

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US junks over 15 mil Covid-19 vaccine doses since March

Situation ‘really tragic’ when many African nations have not had even 5% of their populations inoculated, expert says

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NZ supermarket chain removes knives, scissors in terror attack aftermath

Man entered Countdown store in Auckland yesterday and stabbed customers

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Thai PM, ministers survive no-confidence vote

More anti-government protests planned

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Monaco’s Princess Charlene stable after collapsing in S. Africa

Doctors still establishing what exactly happened

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Delta does not cause more severe childhood Covid-19, study suggests

Children aged 12-17 and 0-4 are at higher risk of hospitalisation than those aged 5-11

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Privacy alarm in Indonesia over president’s leaked vaccine cert

Joko Widodo’s vaccine records were accessed via the app, PeduliLindungi

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EU, AstraZeneca reach settlement in vaccine delivery dispute

Deal sees drugs giant delivering rest of promised 300 million doses before end of March 2022

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Masks, medical supplies not overpriced, Duterte hits back

Philippine president lashes out at lawmakers probing into govt officials over emergency purchases last year

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Pandemic handling, comms failure lead to Suga’s fall

Japanese PM announces resignation just a year into job

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4 mil Pfizer shots to make way from Downing Street to Down Under

‘Doses of hope’ to arrive within weeks, says Australian PM

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At least 44 dead as flash floods slam New York area

Officials blame ‘historic’ weather event on climate change