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Philippines latest to approve Sputnik V

Russian-made Covid-19 jab has now received green light from 52 countries with combined population of 1.4 bil people

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Indonesia No. 1 in Top 10 most polluted cities in SEA list

South Tangerang in Banten records average PM2.5 level of 74.9, much higher than WHO’s recommended 10

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Crackdown triggers exodus from Myanmar’s biggest city

Nearly 2 million people under military control after martial law imposed over 6 townships

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Japan halts use of Line app after Chinese techs access personal data

All civil agencies, departments ordered to stop using application until concerns eliminated

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UK virus strain found in cat in Italy

8-year-old feline on recovery path after contracting Covid-19 mutation from owners, say researchers

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6-month-old accidentally gets Covid-19 jab in Chile

Baby has so far not shown any negative reaction

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Huawei exec accuses Canada of destroying evidence in extradition case

Defense lawyers allege Canada destroyed evidence, breaching rights of Chinese telecom giant’s CFO

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Spain legalises euthanasia, assisted suicide

Spanish parliament backs law making it the fourth European country to decriminalise assisted suicide

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Biden says 100 million US vaccines target will be met this week

US president to announce new benchmark next week, as hopes grow world’s top economy is heading for powerful rebound

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US, China trade barbs as talks begin on sour note

Superpowers at loggerheads as two-day meeting kicks off in Alaska

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EU countries to resume AstraZeneca jabs after ‘safe’ verdict

Move comes amid rising infections, tighter restrictions in Europe

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Cover up: Indonesian women pressed to wear hijab

Not just Muslim women and girls on authorities’ radar now

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Australia sees first population drop since World War I

Pandemic-prompted border closures stem flow of migrants