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British lockdown hero ‘Capt Tom’ dies of Covid-19

100-year-old military vet, who raised £33 million for UK health charities, won hearts of millions

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Another ‘Hong Kong 12’ lawyer has license revoked

China’s legal system dead, says Ren Quanniu after being accused of ‘disrupting normal order of criminal proceedings’

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Myanmar army carried out coup, blocking aid: US

Under United State’s law, Washington forbidden from assisting Burmese govt

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SpaceX Starship prototype crashes in fireball, again

Rocket performs test manoeuvres, fails to land in vertical position

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Vaccine shortfall forces EU to modify jabs strategy

AstraZeneca’s failure to deliver has European Commission looking to BioNTech/Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson to fill the gap

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UK woman on global terror list held in Indonesia

Jakarta plans to deport Tazneen Miriam Sailar over visa violations

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S. Korea ministry to launch stalking, dating violence study

It will also look into employment opportunities for women after childbirth

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City of Germany’s patient zero says Covid-19 fight not over

Munich frontliners note decline in cases, but exercise cautious optimism amid fatigue, possibility of resurgence

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Trump names new defence lawyers for impeachment trial

Tough, media-honed criminal case experts David Schoen and Bruce Castor hired to represent ex-president at trial

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Google to pay US$3.8 mil to settle hiring bias complaints

Money will go to 2,565 female engineers as back pay and interest, nearly 3,000 women or Asians not chosen for jobs

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Japan PM extends emergency months before Olympics

With postponed games less than six months away, authorities prolong emergency as Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc

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China police bust bogus Covid-19 vaccine ring

Gang had been putting saline water into vials and selling them since September

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Study suggests Covid-19 vaccine shortfall for black Americans

However, CDC says more complete reporting at provider, jurisdictional levels critical to ensure rapid detection of potential disparities