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Texas lifts mask mandate, opens ‘100%’, despite CDC warning

State governor rescinds restrictions due to arrival of Covid-19 vaccine

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Confusion over who represents coup-hit Myanmar at UN

Body receives 2 ‘contradictory’ letters: one from junta, the other from envoy sent by toppled civilian govt

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3rd woman accuses NY governor of sexual harassment

Anna Ruch, 33, claims Andrew Cuomo asked if he could kiss her during a 2019 wedding

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Twitter to boot users who persist with virus lies

‘Strike system’ will gradually escalate to permanent ban after fifth offending tweet

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112 billion school days lost worldwide to pandemic

Save the Children finds kids in Latin America, Caribbean, South Asia miss out on almost triple the education of those in Western Europe

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Myanmar security forces fire live rounds on rally-goers, 3 in critical condition

Ahead of Asean talks, regional powers break with diplomatic traditions and issue harsh rebukes to junta

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US says Russia poisoned Navalny, imposes sanctions

Measures include export restrictions on Moscow

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400 acts of violence against Covid-19 health workers in 2020

Nurses attacked in Mexico, stones hurled in Dakar, study finds

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Freezer firm to investigate spoiled vaccines in Japan

More than 1,000 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 jab rendered useless following equipment malfunction

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US to impose sanctions on Russia for Navalny poisoning, says report

This echoes EU actions on four senior Russian officials yesterday

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Philippines fires envoy after maid attacks caught on film

Former ambassador to Brazil will lose her pension and is barred from standing for public office

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China’s billionaires club swells as 260 join in 2020

Booming stock markets, flood of new listings offset ravages of pandemic

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Tokyo asks China to end Covid-19 anal swabs for Japanese

Method prompting complaints of ‘psychological distress’