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Brazil braces for third wave of Covid-19

Country slow to vaccinate citizens, hasty in lifting restrictions, epidemiologists say

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Raids across the world as cops crack An0m cryptophone app

NZ cops call it ‘world’s most sophisticated law enforcement action against organised crime to date’

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Fujimori alleges fraud in tight Peru election

Her rival, far-left trade unionist Pedro Castillo, takes razor-thin lead in the vote count

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Biden reaffirms support for Ukraine, invites president to White House

United States leader tells Kiev he will ‘stand up firmly’ for the country’s territorial integrity after Russian troop movements on its border

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WHO warns against overpriced, substandard Covid-19 vaccines sold by middlemen

This follows case of UAE man selling Sputnik V to Ghana, Pakistan at double the original price

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Muslim family of 4 killed in ‘premeditated’ Canada truck attack

Man, 20, in pickup plows into victims in act presumed to be ‘motivated by hate’

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15 dead in Indian sanitiser factory fire

Police say unable to determine if there are any injured or missing

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Lorries line roads to block wild elephants in China

Long convoy parked along small countryside road to keep herd away from densely populated areas

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China blocks shopping app’s social media over post on Tiananmen anniversary

However, it’s uncertain if message refers to 1989 crackdown, as Xiaohongshu regularly makes such statements on Friday to usher in weekend

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Putin signs law exiting Open Skies treaty

Move comes after the United States’, under former president Donald Trump’s administration, quit the security pact last November

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Aussie soldier sues media over Afghan war crime allegations

Former SAS member Ben Roberts-Smith is accused of murder while serving in Afghanistan 

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Delhi, Mumbai loosen lockdowns as India virus crisis eases in cities

Shops, malls reopen, metro services allowed to operate at 50% capacity

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2 heads, other human remains left at Mexican polling stations

Gruesome acts take place at 3 voting offices in Tijuana in latest wave of political violence