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Canada MPs vote through motion calling China’s treatment of Uighurs ‘genocide’

Conservatives urge Justin Trudeau’s govt to officially label it as such

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2 more Myanmar junta leaders hit with US sanctions

Washington warns of further action as popular protests are brutally suppressed

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First vaccine dose slashes Covid-19 hospitalisations by at least 75%: UK studies

Observations made in England, Scotland of recipients of Pfizer-BioNTech, Oxford-AstraZeneca jabs

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Biden calls US Covid-19 toll ‘heartbreaking’

US president urges Americans to mourn lives lost, remain vigilant in face of pandemic

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Khamenei says Iran could boost uranium enrichment to 60%

Comments by Iran’s supreme leader come ahead of new inspection limits on nuke sites

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US virus deaths breach 500,000: Johns Hopkins tracker

Grim threshold comes about a month after country hardest hit by pandemic recorded 400,000 fatalities from Covid-19

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Rohingya boat carrying dozens in distress, 8 already dead: NGOs

Vessel departed Bangladesh refugee camp on February 11 with 90 on board

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Japan’s citizens turn to unauthorised Covid-19 drugs

Health Ministry warns against practice, says govt relief may not cover side effects caused by meds

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Pandemic used as ‘pretext’ to crush dissent: UN

Covid-19 has deepened pre-existing divides, vulnerabilities and inequalities, opened up new fractures including fault-lines in human rights, says secretary-gene...

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Bad bromance: Trump offered Jong-un ride home on Air Force One

This was after 2019 summit in Hanoi, according to BBC documentary

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Air New Zealand to trial digital Covid-19 ‘vaccination passport’

Other airlines, including Etihad and Emirates, have already signed up for their own studies

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We were told to ‘prioritise’ India: Serum Institute

Urges other countries to be ‘patient’ as it aims to meet nation’s huge demands while balancing needs of rest of the world, says vaccine maker chief

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Top Chinese official to ensure ‘patriots’ run Hong Kong

Beijing seeks to neuter democratic opposition, take more direct role in how business hub is run