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Indonesia to get Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine from August
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US tripes vaccines for Taiwan with 2.5 million-dose shipment
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Pope puts Robert Schuman, a father of Europe, on sainthood path
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India ask states to ‘carefully calibrate’ lockdown easing
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South China airport cancels flights after Covid case
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Ultraconservative Raisi elected Iran president as rivals concede
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Cambodia reports 20 deaths from Covid-19, record for single day
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Australian police arrest man over alleged Islamic State membership
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Apple Daily editor, CEO denied bail in Hong Kong
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Shenzhen airport tightens Covid-19 measures as China logs 30 new cases
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BioNTech Covid-19 shots have stronger antibody response than Sinovac, Hong Kong study shows
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Flower protests in Myanmar for Suu Kyi's 76th birthday
YANGON, June 19 ― Supporters of Myanmar's detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi wore flowers in their hair and paraded with them at street demonstrations today as she marked her 76th...
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Australia's largest state records two new local Covid-19 cases
MELBOURNE, June 19 ― Australia's largest state New South Wales (NSW) recorded two locally acquired coronavirus cases today, as concerns grow over the further spread of...
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Palestinians cancel deal to trade Covid-19 vaccine doses with Israel
RAMALLAH (Palestine), June 19 ― The Palestinian Authority said yesterday it cancelled a swap deal that would have seen Israel provide it with one million Covid-19 jabs, as the...
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'Apocalyptic' heat wave scorches US Southwest again
LOS ANGELES, June 19 ― An extreme heat wave that has already shattered temperature records across the US Southwest threatened yesterday to push power systems to the brink of...
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Crowds gather for hearing of two Apple Daily executives on national security charge
HONG KONG, June 19 ― Crowds gathered outside a Hong Kong court early today ahead of a hearing for two executives of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily charged under the city's...
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Argentine lab makes first half million doses of Russian Covid-19 vaccine
BUENOS AIRES, June 19 ― Argentine laboratory Richmond said yesterday that it had produced almost half a million doses of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus,...
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N.Korea's Kim tightens ruling party discipline, appoints new politburo members
SEOUL, June 19 ― North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has reinforced the ruling Workers' Party discipline and appointed new members of its powerful politburo, state media KCNA...
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Pentagon: US cutting forces, missile batteries in Middle East
WASHINGTON, June 19 ― The Pentagon said yesterday it was cutting the number of troops and air defense units deployed to the Middle East, confirming a Wall Street Journal report...
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United Nations calls for halt of weapons to Myanmar
NEW YORK, June 19 ― The United Nations General Assembly yesterday called for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar and urged the military to respect November election results...
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Biden, Harris urge Covid-19 vaccinations as US looks likely to miss July 4 target
WASHINGTON, June 19 ― President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris yesterday urged Americans to get Covid-19 shots, as the country looks likely to miss the White House's...
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Judge under US sanctions set to take over Iran presidency
DUBAI, June 19 ― Millions of Iranians voted yesterday in a contest set to hand the presidency to a hardline judge who is subject to US sanctions, though anger over economic...
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HRW urges Egypt to commute death penalties for Brotherhood members
CAIRO, June 19 ― Human Rights Watch yesterday called on Egypt to commute death sentences against 12 Muslim Brotherhood members, saying their trial had been a “mockery of...
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Kremlin blames vaccine hesitancy as Delta variant drives Moscow surge
MOSCOW, June 18 — The Kremlin today blamed a surge in Covid-19 cases on reluctance to have vaccinations and “nihilism” after a record 9,056 new infections in Moscow, mostly...
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UK Conservatives lose safe seat in major upset
LONDON, June 18 — Britain’s ruling Conservative party suffered a major upset in a by-election result announced today, losing a safe seat it had held for nearly 50 years. Prime...
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Italy re-imposes quarantine on arrivals from Britain
ROME, June 18 — Italy is reintroducing a five-day quarantine on arrivals from Britain after a spike in coronavirus cases there, Health Minister Roberto Speranza announced today....
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In political gamble, Spain’s PM readies pardons for jailed Catalan separatists
MADRID, June 18 — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is poised to pardon the jailed leaders of Catalonia’s failed 2017 independence bid, betting the time has come for a...
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Life sentence sought for ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero
KIGALI (Rwanda), June 18 — Prosecutors in Rwanda yesterday sought a life sentence for “Hotel Rwanda” hero and government critic Paul Rusesabagina, who is charged with...
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S.Korea to mix-and-match Covid-19 vaccine doses for 760,000 people
SEOUL, June 18 ― Some 760,000 South Koreans who have received a first dose of AstraZeneca Plc's Covid-19 vaccine will be offered Pfizer Inc's vaccine as a second shot due to...
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UK PM Johnson suffers embarrassing by-election defeat
LONDON, June 18 ― British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered an embarrassing defeat when his Conservative Party lost a parliamentary by-election on the outskirts of London,...