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Japan to start Covid-19 vaccines despite syringe shortage

Country trying to secure enough special syringes able to extract full six doses from each vial of Pfizer vaccine

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N. Korea steals US$300 mil cryptocurrencies to run nuke programmes: UN

Vast majority of proceeds from two thefts late last year

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Australian pleads guilty to breaching UN sanctions on N. Korea

South Korean-born Chan Han Choi attempted to broker arms, oil, coal deals

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WHO mission member says US virus intelligence may be flawed

Amid diplomatic tightrope, WHO expert slams US State Department for questioning probe’s transparency

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Number of new coronavirus cases falling globally: WHO

Fourth consecutive week of declining rates sees lowest figure since October 26

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Myanmar military tightens grip as protests enter fifth day

Soldiers raid headquarters of Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, police escalate force against protesters

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Rarely used Aussie provisions invoked to extend terrorist’s jail term

Abdul Nacer Benbrika’s sentence expired last November, but govt applies to keep him behind bars for up to 3 more years

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France’s Le Pen on trial over IS tweets

Images posted in December 2015, weeks after Islamist militants massacre 130 people in Paris

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1 dead, 4 wounded in US clinic shooting

Police arrest 67-year-old Gregory Ulrich, say he was lone attacker

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UN Security Council fails to agree on joint Syria declaration

Latest failure to achieve consensus caps day of negotiations on a political solution to Syrian war

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S’pore Airlines stewardess among republic’s 11 new infections

41-year-old is preliminarily positive for B117 strain

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Myanmar military raids Suu Kyi’s party offices

Crackdown continues in coup-hit country as US, UN slam violence

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US Senate votes to proceed with Trump impeachment trial

Six Republicans join Democrats in backing historic hearing