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Apocalyptic skies as Beijing hit by worst sandstorm in a decade
The Chinese capital of Beijing was covered in thick dust on Monday as it experienced what its weather bureau has...
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Covid-19: Netherlands suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine
The Netherlands has become the latest country to suspend use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine over concerns about possible side...
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CAR holds second round of legislative polls in shadow of violence
Polls include runoff votes in 49 electoral districts and first-round voting in 69 districts where violence stopped elections from taking...
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Myanmar security forces kill dozens of anti-coup protesters
Casualties ‘drastically increasing’, advocacy group says, as Chinese factories set ablaze in Yangon. People carry a protester who was shot...
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Sarah Everard: Met PC Wayne Couzens charged with murder
A serving Met Police officer has been charged with the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard, who disappeared as she...
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China to begin trial of two Canadians for alleged espionage soon, state media reports
Two Canadian citizens charged with espionage in China could go on trial "soon," according to the state-run Global Times newspaper. Michael Kovrig...
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Tanzania President John Magufuli ‘in India with COVID-19’
Opposition leader Tundu Lissu says president transferred from a hospital in Kenya to India and is in a serious condition....
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More European nations pause AstraZeneca vaccine use as blood clot reports investigated
Denmark, Iceland and Norway have suspended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine while the European Union's medicines regulator investigates...
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife Asma test positive for Covid-19
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his wife, Asma, have tested positive for Covid-19, the president's office said in a statement Monday. The Assads...
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Meghan and Harry interview: Royal Family ‘very much not racist’ – William
The Duke of Cambridge has said the royals are "very much not a racist family" in his first comments after...
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