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Japan to extend Covid-19 emergency until month before Olympics

Several groups warn of ‘Olympic strain’, urge cancellation, keeping spectators to ‘minimum’

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Germany admits committing genocide in Namibia during colonial rule

Settlers killed tens of thousands of indigenous Herero and Nama people in 1904-1908 massacres

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Millions in Myanmar going hungry as coup price hikes bite

World Food Programme poised to triple assistance to country, but situation may further deteriorate

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Thai regulator approves Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use

Two-shot vaccine is based on inactivated Covid-19 virus by Beijing Institute of Biological Products, says FDA official

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Covax needs US$2 bil more by June for poor countries

Supply in second quarter of this year affected by Covid-19 surge in India, it says

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Australia presses WTO barley case against China

‘Shadow trade war’ intensifies as Beijing’s diplomatic relations with Canberra dip to their lowest point since 1989

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Austria sparks uproar with ‘Islam map’

It shows location of mosques and associations around the country

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No surprises as Syria’s Assad re-elected for 4th term

Strongman garners 95.1% of votes cast, trouncing two virtually unknown challengers

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Australia’s Covid-19 success under threat as Melbourne locks down, again

Cluster of positive cases grows to 39

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UN body orders probe into ‘systematic’ abuses in Israel, Palestinian areas

Resolution to spur unprecedented level of scrutiny of root causes in decades-long Middle East conflict

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Indonesian cleric jailed 8 months for breaking virus rules

Rizieq Shihab imprisoned for urging supporters to attend sermons, celebration of Prophet’s birthday, his daughter’s wedding

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Sanofi, GSK launch final phase of Covid-19 vaccine trials

Companies targeting year-end launch

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Taiwan hurtles towards ‘super-aged’ status as birth rate plummets

1 in 5 citizens will be 65 or older by 2025