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Suu Kyi detention extended as protests continue in Myanmar

Myanmar’s military leaders have extended their detention of deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The former state counsellor’s time on remand was set to expire...

Tensions rise as protesters continue to defy Myanmar junta over coup

Sightings of armoured personnel carriers in Myanmar’s biggest city and leaked orders of an impending internet shutdown raised political tensions, after vast numbers of...

Doctor and comedian among first in Lebanon to get vaccine

Lebanon has administered its first jabs of a Covid-19 vaccine. An intensive care unit physician and a well-known 93-year-old comedian became the first to receive...

Auckland in three-day lockdown after three cases of Covid-19

New Zealand’s largest city is being placed in a three-day lockdown following the discovery of three unexplained coronavirus cases in the community. Prime Minister Jacinda...

Germany tightens border checks to keep out virus variants

Germany has implemented tighter border controls on its frontiers with the Czech Republic and Austria’s Tyrol province in an effort to stem the spread...

Myanmar anti-coup protesters keep pressure on junta

Vast numbers of people all over Myanmar have flouted orders against demonstrations to march again in protest against the military takeover that ousted the...

Carnival cancelled in town where everyone takes part

The coronavirus pandemic has brought to a halt one of Europe’s oldest surviving street carnivals. In normal times, the small town of Binche in southern...

China fires back at US allegations of lack of transparency

China hit back at the US on Sunday over allegations from the White House that Beijing withheld information about the coronavirus outbreak from World...

Tension high as mass protests in Myanmar enter second week

Mass street demonstrations in Myanmar have entered a second week with neither protesters nor the military government showing any signs of backing off from...

Trump lawyers begin opening arguments in impeachment trial

Defence lawyers have begun their opening arguments in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump as the case speeds to an expected conclusion this weekend. The...

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