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84-year-old man is Singapore’s 44th virus death

Victim is republic’s 7th Covid-19 fatality this month

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3-year-old among dead in UK’s worst shooting in a decade

22-year-old gunman kills 5, including his mother, and takes own life

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Canada to take in 20,000 Afghan refugees as Taliban advances

They include women leaders, govt workers, human rights defenders, journos, persecuted minorities

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China rejects need for further Covid-19 origins probe

Beijing claims all issues resolved in previous investigation, says lab-leak theory politically motivated

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21 dead as torrential rainfall batters central China

Heavy downpour causes power cuts and landslides, destroying hundreds of homes

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Israel requires Covid-19 tests for children aged 3 and up

Jewish state also lowers age limit for campaign of booster jabs from 60 to 50

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Facebook delays return to campus as Delta variant rages

Social network sets new Jan target for staff to return to offices

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Gates offers US$1.5 bil in climate aid if US takes legislative action

If this materialises, sum will be spent over 3 years with goal of eliminating greenhouse gas emissions

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Americans identifying as ‘white’ drop for first time

US has grown ‘more racially and ethnically diverse’, urban over past decade, says Census Bureau

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6 dead including suspected gunman in UK shooting

One casualty is reportedly a 10-year-old after ‘critical incident’

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WHO urges China to share raw data on early virus cases

Uncovering origins of Covid-19 ‘vitally important’, says UN health body

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4,500 rescued as India’s Ganges flood inundates city

Allahabad experiences its worst flooding in decades after days of torrential rain

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Australia’s capital to enter 7-day lockdown after 1 Delta case

Authorities on high alert after individual had history of being in community while infectious