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Germany mulls cutting international air traffic ‘to almost zero’

Danger from numerous virus mutations forces drastic measures, says interior minister 

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Indonesia’s Merapi spews ash 3km away

Residents told to stay outside 5km no-go zone, warned about possible lava flows

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Wuhan next of kin say China silencing them as WHO visits

WeChat group used by family members suddenly deleted without explanation

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Sweeping Covid-19 lockdown in Peru as virus cases soar

Measures on half the country’s population will run from January 31 to February 14

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S’porean teen held over planned terrorist attacks on mosques

16-year-old youngest individual detained under ISA, has strong antipathy towards Islam

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AstraZeneca pulls out of meeting on EU vaccine delay

Sudden cancellation marks dramatic new turn in escalating tensions between Anglo-Swedish firm and the European Commission

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Climate emergency a major global concern, UN survey finds

Nearly two-thirds of 1.2 million people polled say world faces ‘climate emergency’

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China deploys anal swabs to test for Covid-19

Traces of the virus linger longer in the anus than in the respiratory tract, says doctor

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Hong Kong turns to ‘ambush lockdown’ to fight virus

New tactic involves authorities giving no warning of an impending lockdown

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Biden raises thorny issues in phone call with Putin

SolarWinds hack, bounties on American soldiers in Afghanistan among matters discussed between both presidents

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UK imams mobilise to counter vaccine disinformation

They use Friday sermons, influential standing in Muslim communities to argue jabs are halal

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Why scientists think UK variant could be more deadly

One mutation in particular increases the virus' ability to latch on more strongly to human cells

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Quebec media demands healthcare facility access to show ravages of virus

News releases, daily death counts from authorities fail to convey severity of Covid-19 situation in province