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Taiwan ‘buys 20,400 bottles of Lithuanian rum rejected by China’
State-owned Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor steps in after row between Vilnius and BeijingTaiwan’s government is sha…
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Arrests after female Muslim activists ‘put up for sale’ in fake auction in India
Women say website aims to punish journalists, academics and artists drawing attention to hate speechPolice in …
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Double defector who returned to North Korea ‘struggled financially’ in South
Man’s decision raises questions about treatment of defectors in South Korea with many said to face discriminat…
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Chinese city of 1.2 million people locked down after three Covid cases emerge
Public transport halted and cars banned in Yuzhou as China pursues zero-Covid strategy ahead of Winter Olympic…
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Covid live: fourth jab gives five-fold antibody boost, Israeli study says; Swedish king and queen test positive
Israel PM says study shows safety of fourth dose and increase in antibodies a week after jab; Karl Gustav and …
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Tesla criticised for opening showroom in Xinjiang despite human rights abuses
Elon Musk and Tesla must consider human rights in the Chinese region or risk being complicit, says Human Right…
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Detained, missing, close to death: the toll of reporting on Covid in China
Activists say crackdown is driven by Xi Jinping, who has ‘declared a war on independent journalism’Chen Kun wa…
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New Zealand Covid experts take legal action against employer over alleged failure to protect them from abuse
Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy say they have been subject to ‘vitriolic’ harassment from small section of the …
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New Zealand Covid experts take legal action against employer over alleged failure to protect them from abuse
Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy say they have been subject to ‘vitriolic’ harassment from small section of the …
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‘It’s a mystery for us’: the puzzling death at sea of a Tongan fisheries observer
Arnold Latu was found dead in his berth – one of numerous deaths of monitors who ensure fishing boats follow t…
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Five of world’s most powerful nations pledge to avoid nuclear war
US, Russia, China, the UK and France who are permanent members of the UN security council agree ‘nuclear war c…