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MH370: search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight resumes after 11 years
Malaysia transport minister says firm Ocean Infinity has resumed hunt for the plane, which went missing in one…
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Explainer: What is the Joint Security Area between North and South Korea?
A US soldier who has been detained in North Korea reportedly entered the country during a tour of the JSAUS so…
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‘Big line in the sand’: China promises no new coal-fired power projects abroad
Experts welcome Xi Jinping’s announcement at UN as hugely influential, but concerns remain over domestic emiss…
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Afghanistan: US and allies warn of ‘high’ terror threat at Kabul airport
US, UK and Australia urge citizens and visa holders to stay away from airport unless otherwise instructed amid…
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Explosion rocks Caspian Sea near Azerbaijan gas field
Cause of blast was an igniting ‘mud volcano’, says state oil companyA strong explosion has shaken the Caspian …
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Beijing hit by third sandstorm in five weeks
Dust blown in from drought-hit areas to the north sends pollution soaring to twice the hazardous level The thi…
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Global Covid report: China and WHO criticised for early mistakes; US urges more Wuhan access
Independent panel criticises WHO for not declaring emergency until 30 January and Biden and Trump camps clash …
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Global Covid report: India passes 8m cases as Germany sees record infections
Germany reports record one-day rise in cases; China reports highest cases in two months; US hospitals warned o…
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Global Covid report: Italy set to introduce national restrictions; record deaths in Greece
Italy experts to decide on new measures on Monday; Greece reports 13 deaths in one day; more than half of Fran…
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Global report: India’s coronavirus cases pass 5 million
Concerns India figures don’t give full picture; Trump says Covid-19 will ‘go away’ because of ‘herd mentality’…
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Global report: Australia sees record daily case rise as global infections near 17m
State of Victoria reports 723 new cases and 13 deaths; US deaths pass 150,000; Japan lifts ban on re-entry or …
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Global report: Bangladesh hospital owner accused of faking thousands of Covid-19 test results
Mohammad Shahed detained trying to flee to India; Australian state records nation’s worst daily case toll; Fau…
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Global report: India becomes third worst-affected country as giant Covid-19 hospital opens
Cases reach almost 700,000 to pass Russia in third place; Iran suffers record death toll; alarm in South Afric…
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Global report: horror week for US as coronavirus records tumble
US surpasses 40,000 daily cases four times in a week; Brazil nears 1.5 million infections; UN warns on mass ba…
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Global report: deaths from coronavirus pass half a million
Ten million test positive in the space of six months; Melbourne records highest daily jump in locally acquired…