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Vietnam expects 50,000 new virus cases in major manufacturing hub
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will deploy troops to industrial Binh Duong province, a major manufacturing hub in the Southeast Asian...
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Sydney hospitals erect emergency tents as COVID-19 cases hit record
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's new daily cases of COVID-19 topped 1,000 on Thursday for the first time since...
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Australia urges people to leave Kabul airport area on terrorism threat
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) -There is a high threat of a terrorist attack near the airport in Kabul, Australian...
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Sydney hospitals battle coronavirus as daily infections hit record
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Sydney's COVID-19 infections hit a daily record on Wednesday, putting parts of the health system...
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New Zealand pushes ahead with vaccinations as Delta outbreak widens
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand recorded 62 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, taking the total number...
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Taliban say want Afghans not to leave, expect foreign evacuations to end by Aug. 31
(Reuters) -The Taliban expect foreign evacuations from Kabul to be completed by the end of the month, the Islamist group's...
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China says U.S. army must be held accountable for Afghanistan actions
GENEVA (Reuters) -China's envoy told the U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday that the U.S. army and the militaries of...
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U.N. rights chief to report back on Afghanistan in Sept-Oct
GENEVA (Reuters) - U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet is to report back in the September-October session on the situation...
Read moreAustralia evacuates more than 50 female Afghan athletes and dependents – ABC
CANBERRA (Reuters) -Australia evacuated more than 50 female Afghan athletes and their dependents after lobbying by prominent figures from the...
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New Zealand COVID-19 Delta outbreak spreading rapidly as cases jump
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand on Tuesday recorded its highest increase in COVID-19 cases since April 2020, as...
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Australia pandemic panel backs reopening targets despite Sydney outbreak
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia can proceed with its reopening plans when the country reaches 70%-80% vaccination levels, the...
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Australia pandemic panel backs reopening plans amid Delta surge
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia can proceed with its reopening plans when the country reaches 70%-80% vaccination levels, the government's pandemic...
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Biden says U.S. unwavering in Afghanistan evacuations; Taliban beat back crowd at airport
KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States has an unwavering commitment to getting U.S. citizens and at-risk Afghans out of Afghanistan, President...
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New Zealand lockdown to be extended until at least Friday – media
WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand is set to stay in COVID-19 lockdown until at least midnight Friday, New Zealand Herald...
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Australia willing to support extension of evacuation from Afghanistan -foreign minister
By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia is willing to assist with evacuations from Afghanistan after Aug. 31 if the...
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Australian PM Morrison defends lockdown strategy as daily cases hit record
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australia will stick to its lockdown strategy against the coronavirus until at least 70% of...
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Australia evacuates more than 300 overnight from Afghanistan – PM
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia ran four flights into Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday night, evacuating more than 300...
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Police arrest hundreds of protesters as Australia reports record COVID-19 cases
By Lidia Kelly MELBOURNE (Reuters) -Australian police arrested hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters in Melbourne and Sydney on Saturday and seven...
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In COVID-19 hangover, as more around world get vaccinated, fewer give blood
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) -From Seoul to Paris, and Moscow to Bangkok, concerned citizens are lining up for vaccine...
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Afghan Taliban not stopping people leaving Kabul, official says
(Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban are not stopping people leaving the country at Kabul airport, a Taliban official said on...
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