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US condemns ‘egregious’ Huthi assault on Saudi Arabia oil facilities

Washington urges Tehran-supported movement to stop attacking, start negotiating

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Thailand to cut hotel quarantine times for travellers

Quarantine for inbound non-Thais reduced from two weeks to one

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Thai pro-democracy leader trio denied bail

Three activists remanded, charged with violating royal defamation laws

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Top Japanese banker sounds alarm over Hong Kong freedoms

No freedom, no financial business, says SBI Holdings chief executive Yoshitaka Kitao

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Myanmar protesters rally after general strike call

Move follows weekend of arrests, night raids by junta

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Swiss ‘burqa ban’ narrowly voted through

Move agreed to by 51.2% of those who cast ballots, with participation of 51.4% of voters

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George Floyd’s uncle wants justice, but frets about ‘the system’

Selwyn Jones apprehensive about technicalities in trial starting today of cop charged with nephew’s murder

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75% Japanese don’t want foreign fans at Olympics: poll

Games organisers plan to make decision on overall attendance limits next month

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Covid-19 may cause 10 mil more child marriages: Unicef

Pandemic impact threatens to undo 10-year progress in nipping nuptials in the bud

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Drone hits Saudi Arabia port, missile targets Aramco facilities

Yemen’s Huthi rebels said to be behind attacks

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French billionaire MP dies in helicopter crash

Olivier Dassault, 69, among world’s wealthiest, with estimated €5 billion fortune

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Floating solar farms latest effort in Singapore’s climate fight

Space scarcity push city-state’s green initiative to rooftops, reservoirts, and outwards into surrounding waters

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Chinese urgency on Covid-19 goes missing in jabs drive

Many taking a wait-and-see approach on vaccine side effects