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Singapore activist crowdfunds SG$144,000 to pay PM libel damages

Former govt employee Roy Ngerng raises almost half mil in nine days

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Covax seeks US$2 bil donations to cover Covid-19 vaccines

US co-hosts donor event at which the first US$400 million was raised

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8 people killed in Indianapolis mass shooting, gunman dead

Shooter believed to have committed suicide, say police

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French Parliament adopts ‘historic’ sexual consent law

Sex with children under 15 is to be considered rape, punishable by up to 20 years in prison

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UN to maintain Afghanistan mission after US, Nato withdrawal

UN pledges to maintain humanitarian relief in war-torn country

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US imposes sanctions on Moscow, expels Russian diplomats

This is in retaliation for election interference, says Washington

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Pfizer says 3rd Covid-19 jab ‘likely’ needed within a year of full inoculation

CEO Albert Bourla says yearly virus shots may also be required, with emergence of variants to be key factor

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Nobel winners, former leaders urge US to waive Covid-19 jab property rules

Move will grant poorer nations faster access to vaccines, says open letter

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Myanmar military shoots at protesting medical workers

At least 1 dead as demonstrators flee to a nearby mosque

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US to sanction Russia over hacking, election meddling

Move will affect more than 30 Russian entities, reports Wall Street Journal

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Goose-step marches, cuddly mascot at HK ‘National Security Education Day’

It’s part of push to instil patriotism in city chafing under China’s rule

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Emotional Aussie PM announces end to Afghan deployment

Nation to remove remaining troops in line with US decision to end military ops there

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Covid-19 pushing Cambodia to ‘brink of death’, warns Hun Sen

Spike in infections leads to lockdowns in capital, nearby city