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Covid-19: Delta variant may be dominant in Europe by Aug, warns health agency

Strain 40% to 60% more transmissible than the original, may spread as restrictions relaxed, says ECDC

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S’pore bans book that led to radicalisation of ISA detainee

Menyingkap Rahsia Tentera Elit Briged Izzuddin Al-Qassam: Generasi Muda Perindu Syahid promotes armed jihad, ministry says

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American jailed for betraying military sources in Iraq

Mariam Thompson gets 24 years after admitting to giving real names of at least 8 people

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‘Hundreds’ of graves found at former indigenous school in Canada

This follows discovery of 215 children’s remains at another such shuttered institution recently

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International pressure on Russia to leave Syrian cross-border access open

Moscow remains adamant that extending Bab al-Hawa authorisation threatens Syrian sovereignty

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See you in 17 years: America’s cicada plague winds down

Huge swarms spawning headlines – and headaches, in some cases – for Americans are dying off

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Thai FDA approves Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use

Earlier this month, country signed purchase order for 20 million doses

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Apple Daily’s Taiwan edition to keep going

Statement by portal comes as island’s govt denounces closure of sister paper in Hong Kong under security law

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Indonesia records more than 20,000 Covid-19 cases in 24 hours

Highest number since detection of country’s first case in March 2020

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Brazil sets daily record for Covid-19 cases as pandemic third wave breaks

Nation identifies 115,228 new cases within 24 hours

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Thai democracy protesters rally despite Covid-19 warnings

Marches against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha’s govt come on 89th anniversary of Siamese Revolution

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Japan top court backs ban on separate married surnames

Backers consider efforts to change rules an attack on traditional values

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Alms for terror: Indonesian extremists finance jihad with charity

Authorities uncover scam in which loose change donated through charity boxes funding groups like Jemaah Islamiyah