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WHO urges collaboration to speed up Europe vaccinations

WHO’s Europe chief calls for governments, pharmaceuticals to join hands as virus still has upper hand

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Suu Kyi’s top aide latest to be arrested

Win Htein taken from daughter’s home at midnight

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Risk of Covid-19 infection from surfaces ‘very low’

Studies on 29 oft-touched areas find them playing minimal role in community transmission of virus

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J&J wants emergency authorisation for Covid-19 vaccine

New single-dose shot can be stored at refrigerator temperatures, significantly easing distribution

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UN voices ‘deep concern’ over Myanmar coup

Veto-wielding China, Russia ask UN Security Council for more time to finesse response

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Voting tech maker opens US$2.7-bil suit against Fox News

Trump lawyers also included in complaint for claiming Smartmatic involved in 2020 election fraud

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Norway, Denmark reserve AstraZeneca vaccine for under-65s

Insufficient data on efficacy for elderly, say health authorities

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North Korea to receive Covid-19 vaccine after making request

Country expected to receive nearly 2 mil doses despite earlier claim it is virus-free

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Russian media denounce police crackdown, jailing of editor

Sergei Smirnov, chief editor of online portal Mediazona, sees 25 days in jail over retweet of a joke

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Bangladesh jails 50 over attack on PM’s convoy 20 years ago

In 2002, a motorcade accompanying Sheikh Hasina was hit with rocks, batons and machetes

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Saudi Arabia halts entertainment as virus surges

This includes cinemas, gaming parlours dine-in services in all restaurants

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Facebook blocked in Myanmar as UN chief says coup must fail

Telecoms provider Telenor complies with military authorities’ order under protest

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Controversy clouds Beijing Games as one-year countdown begins

Persecution of Uighur community in China being brought to fore by campaign groups, pandemic still raging on