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Hong Kong reform proposals ‘reasonable’, says Chinese FM

Proposed rules will promote ‘transition from chaos to governance’, says Wang Yi

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South Korea, US to stage smaller military drills over Covid-19

Computer-simulated command post exercise ‘strictly defensive in nature’, say Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Pope Francis visits Iraqi Christians who suffered under IS

He will lead a prayer for victims of the war in Mosul

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Myanmar protesters rally after overnight raids on opposition figures

Lawmakers in rebel group Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw declared persona non grata, now in junta sights

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Trial to begin for US cop charged with George Floyd’s death

Jury selection begins tomorrow in the case against Derek Chauvin

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Paraguay reshuffles cabinet after violent Covid-19 protests

This follows public anger over healthcare system collapse and shortage of protective equipment

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Twitter founder’s auction of a tweet draws US$2 mil bid

Move a sign of growing appetite for NFTs

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Oral Covid-19 treatment yields promising trial data: drugmakers

Merck working on anti-viral oral drugs to treat coronavirus, much like Tamiflu, Relenza for the flu

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‘Giant step’ as Biden Covid-19 rescue plan clears Senate

US$1.9 trillion package through in 50-49 vote along strict party lines

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Pope meets top Iraq Shia cleric in interfaith milestone

Visit marks highlight of Francis’s four-day trip to war-scarred Iraq

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China’s Xi calls to ‘popularise’ Mandarin in Inner Mongolia

This follows protests by tens of thousands over the nationwide cultural assimilation drive

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Chinese cyber spies on US hacking spree: report

30,000 organisations, including local govts, hacked in recent days

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Anti-coup protests continue in Myanmar as UN urged to hear ‘pleas’

Security forces escalate increasingly brutal crackdown on demonstrators