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Covid-19 vaccine safety being validated: South Korean PM

Chung Sye-kyun voices government’s vigilance against fake news on vaccines

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Indonesia’s erupting Sinabung volcano belches column of ash

No evacuation orders issued or flight disruption reported

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Amazon accused of race-gender bias in workplace

Black woman Charlotte Newman alleges harassment, being kept from career advancement

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Hong Kong dissidents back in court for marathon bail hearing

Only less than half of bail hearings for 47 defendants heard so far

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2 Americans handed to Japan over Ghosn’s escape

US Supreme Court rejects emergency appeal by father-son duo Michael, Peter Taylor

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Trumps vaccinated against Covid-19 before leaving White House, says adviser

This comes in spite of vaccine scepticism by some of Donald Trump’s supporters

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Colombia becomes first country in Americas to receive Covax shots

Nation receives 117,000 Pfizer-BioNTech doses as part of ‘First Wave’ initiative

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French ex-president Sarkozy handed jail term for corruption

66-year-old handed three-year prison sentence, with two years suspended and the last at home with an electronic bracelet

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Biden backs Amazon workers’ right to unionise

This comes ahead of vote count for workers in Alabama warehouse looking to form first American union at e-commerce giant

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US calls for release of Hong Kong democracy campaigners

This follows the charging yesterday of 47 pro-democracy campaigners with ‘conspiracy to commit subversion’

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US to distribute 4 million J&J Covid-19 vaccines from tomorrow

Single-shot jab highly effective in preventing severe illness, says FDA

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Aussie minister accused of rape in widening scandal

PM defends unnamed politician, says latter ‘absolutely rejects’ allegations

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Vaccine roll-out starts in Philippines as public confidence falters

Govt official lashes out at critics spreading ‘fake news’ that Sinovac jab ineffective