China jails citizen-journalist for four years over Wuhan virus reporting
Shanghai (Reuters) – A Chinese court on Monday handed down a four-year jail term to a citizen-journalist who reported from
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Japan bans new entries of foreigners after virus variant arrives
Tokyo (Reuters) – Japan on Saturday said it would temporarily ban non-resident foreign nationals from entering the country as it
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Coronavirus reaches end of earth as first outbreak hits Antarctica
Santiago (Reuters) – The coronavirus has landed in Antarctica, the last continent previously free from COVID-19, Chile’s military said this
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China to suspend UK flights indefinitely – Foreign Ministry
Beijing (Reuters) – China will suspend direct flights to and from the United Kingdom indefinitely over fears of a new
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Exclusive: India likely to approve AstraZeneca vaccine by next week – sources
New Delhi (Reuters) – India is likely to approve Oxford/AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use by next week after its
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Head of election monitoring group gunned down in Afghan capital
Kabul (Reuters) – A prominent advocate of democracy in Afghanistan who headed an election monitoring organisation was gunned down on
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New Chinese carrier rocket Long March-8 makes first flight
Beijing (AFP) – China’s new carrier rocket, the Long March-8, made its maiden flight on Tuesday, the country’s space agency
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India’s ruling party says ‘no question’ of repealing India farm laws
New Delhi (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party said on Tuesday there was no question of the government
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South Koreans line up for virus tests as cases surge
Seoul (AP) – Long lines are snaking from coronavirus testing sites in the South Korean capital of Seoul on Saturday
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India hits 10 million coronavirus cases but pace slows
Mumbai (Reuters) – India exceeded 10 million infections of the new coronavirus on Saturday, much later than predicted only a
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