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China places 5 million more under lockdown to stamp out virus cluster

Officials rush to test all 4.9 million residents in two days, says the local health bureau, after one case was discovered in Langfang’s Gu’an county

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Stay granted to US inmate set to be first woman executed in 7 decades

Lisa Montgomery’s lawyers argue mental incompetence, judge rules her unable to understand impact of her crime

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Indonesia recovers first black box from crashed plane

Discovery may shed light on why aircraft with 62 people aboard slammed into the sea

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Portugal’s president tests positive of Covid-19

President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa tests positive late yesterday, says report

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IMF approves US$487.5 mil aid to Angola

It is part of a three-year agreement worth about US$3.7 bil at the time that it was approved in 2018

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Argentine judge orders unproven treatment for Covid-19 patient

Private clinic pressed to administer chlorine dioxide to elderly man after unsuccessful appeal

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Parler sues Amazon over web shutdown

Conservative social network alleges it is violating antitrust laws, acting to help rival Twitter

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22 trapped after explosion in China gold mine

They have been underground nearly 2 days

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Japan says working to isolate, analyse new virus variant

Virus variant found in two adults and two children who arrived in Japan on January 2 from Brazil

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Twitter suspends 70,000 accounts linked to QAnon conspiracy

Social network began purge on Friday, shortly after permanently suspending US president's account

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More than 3,300 apply to rewrite Chile’s constitution

After applicants register interest, Electoral Service will publish official list

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10 dead in armed clashes in central Mexico

Region of Guanajuato shaken by deadly turf war for control of stolen fuel trade

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Biden inauguration: worries abound as Homeland Security chief quits

Pentagon authorises deployment of 15,000 National Guard troops for inauguration