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Aussie doctor defies distance to aid virus-hit Indian relatives

Yadu Singh turns to WhatsApp phone calls, text and videochat to offer lifesaving medical advice

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Indonesia to salvage submarine after deadly sinking disaster

It is waiting on arrival of two ships, including from China, equipped to handle deep-sea salvage operations

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Scores killed in stampede at Israel pilgrimage site

Turnout for Lag BaOmer holiday is country’s largest gathering since Covid-19 pandemic began

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North Sumatra landslide kills 3

At least 9 missing, feared buried beneath mountain of mud and debris

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Vietnam reports cases of Indian Covid-19 variant

New community outbreak also surfaces in Ha Nam

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First US Covid-19 emergency aid supplies land in India

Military transport carrying 400 oxygen cylinders, hospital equipment, 1 million rapid coronavirus tests

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US to ban menthol cigarettes

FDA says it facilitates progression to regular smoking, particularly among youth, young adults

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Dozens hurt in grandstand collapse at Israel pilgrimage site

20 attendees of feast of Lag BaOmer in critical condition

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Britain reports 41 new blood clot cases in AstraZeneca jab recipients

However, drug regulator reiterates Covid-19 vaccine’s benefits outweigh its risks for most individuals

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Brazil’s Covid-19 deaths top 400,000 amid vaccine shortages

Senate also conducting probe into whether president worsened health crisis

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Tanker collision spilt 400 tonnes of oil off China coast: authorities

Emergency disposal work ongoing, but traffic unaffected at country’s largest crude-receiving port

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US to send India US$100 mil in Covid-19 supplies

White House says aid includes almost 1 mil rapid tests, as New Delhi’s virus deaths hit new daily record

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BioNTech eyes Covid-19 vaccine for 12-15 year olds from June in EU

German firm ‘in final stretches’ of preparing submission for EU regulatory approval