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Anti-coup marchers wear flowers in their hair on Suu Kyi’s birthday

Not all demonstrators full of praise for ousted civilian leader, pointing to her defence of military over Rohingya ‘genocide’

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Hong Kong pro-democracy paper execs denied bail under security law

Apple Daily chief editor Ryan Law, CEO Cheung Kim-hung accused of colluding with foreign forces to undermine China’s national security

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US Supreme Court tosses slavery case against Cargill, Nestle USA

Justices decide companies’ alleged conduct towards aiding, abetting forced labour occurred in Ivory Coast, thus not under Washington’s jurisdiction

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UN calls on member states to end flow of arms into coup-hit Myanmar

Non-binding resolution also demands that junta ‘immediately stop all violence against peaceful demonstrators’

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Poorer countries’ Covid-19 jab drives in limbo due to shortages: WHO

Second-dose roll-outs impaired by India’s worsening virus surge, AstraZeneca delays

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Israel arrests 10 Palestinians after Al-Aqsa clash

Protest at mosque compound sees 9 with injuries from ‘beatings, rubber bullets and sound bombs’

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Palestine scraps vaccine swap deal with Israel, cites expiry date

Use-by date for a million Pfizer jabs not specified, however

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Italy reimposes quarantine on arrivals from Britain

Arrivals must isolate for 5 days, says country’s health minister

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34 women sue Pornhub in sex abuse video, trafficking case

Plaintiffs accuse site, owner of profiting from rape videos, including those involving minors

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UN debates holding General Assembly in person

Host country US amenable to option

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HK democracy paper runs defiant edition day after raid

Apple Daily staff press on throughout the night to get newspaper out after cops gut newsroom

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Vietnam calls for expediting travel corridor arrangement at Asean meet

Officials agree to step up procurement of Covid-19 vaccines via Unicef, Covax facility

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Israel strikes back over Gaza fire balloons

Tel Aviv army under new command deploys jets to rain incendiaries on enclave in retaliation as Hamas breaks shaky ceasefire