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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi back in junta court on sedition charges

Ousted leader also on trial for allegedly flouting Covid-19 rules during election last year

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Sydney folk banned from leaving city as Covid-19 cluster grows

30 diagnosed with virus since outbreak emerged in Bondi Beach area last week

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US to miss July 4 goal of one Covid-19 shot for 70% adults: White House

However, coronavirus response team head says govt ‘succeeds’ in returning nation to pre-pandemic normal

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No jury as Hong Kong’s first ‘national security’ trial starts today

Tong Ying-kit, 24, faces life sentence if convicted for, among others, inciting secession and terrorism

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Myanmar army among ‘strongest in region’ thanks to Russia

Junta chief on 3-day trip to Moscow, says ties between both countries becoming more enhanced

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Mice force Aussie prison evacuation

Rodents, which have ravaged farmlands, gnaw through ceiling panels, wiring at Wellington Correctional Centre

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Singaporean woman jailed 30 years for torturing, killing maid

Judge describes horrific crime as ‘among the worst types of culpable homicide’

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Judge tosses claims against Trump over cops’ charge outside White House

Dabney L. Friedrich, a Trump appointee, says accusations ex-president conspired to clear path for photo op ‘too speculative’

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Myanmar troops kill 4 in gun battle with anti-junta militia

Fighting continues across nation with rebel ‘defence forces’

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Court bins bid to lock up Peru presidential hopeful Fujimori

Daughter of graft-convicted ex-leader Alberto accused of being in contact with witnesses in violation of conditions for her provisional freedom

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26,425 grave violations against children in 2020: UN report

Of total, 85% of kids recruited and used are boys, 98% of sexual violence perpetrated against girls

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‘Suspicious’ blazes raze 2 churches on Canada native land

Fires occur around same time, and just weeks after discovery of 215 kids’ graves at indigenous boarding school

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Japan pledges US$10 bil to aid Asean’s decarbonisation

Tokyo moots Asia Energy Transition Initiative, containing steps to accelerate shift from coal to liquefied natural gas for thermal power generation