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200 million voters will elect representatives to five provincial legislatures in India today.
With the cases of COVID-19 once again surging to record heights…
Officials are worried about safety at the polling stations.
Ishan Garg reports.
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North Korea has said it will no longer participate in the Tokyo Olympics this summer, citing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
A local website reported the decision was taken to protect the country's athletes from the "global health crisis situation".
Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.
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Minneapolis' police chief has testified that Derek Chauvin, the ex-officer accused of killing unarmed black man George Floyd, violated the department's policy on use of force.
A video of Mr Chauvin, who is white, kneeling on the neck of Mr Floyd for more than nine minutes sparked global protests against racism.
US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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The US is exploring options to share more of its covid-19 vaccine supply with other countries.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says stopping the spread of the virus domestically has been the priority but that the US must take the lead in helping the rest of the world.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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The US Supreme Court has sided with Google in a long-running dispute with rival Oracle over who owns the code that created the Android operating system.
The decision overturns a lower court ruling and sets a precedent about a grey area in the software industry.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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Britain’s battle against COVID-19 looks set to take another significant step forward [Downing Street presser 16:00 GMT], with a raft of plans lifting travel restrictions for foreign travel.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is poised to announce proposals that would experiment with mass gatherings, and introduce COVID-19 testing for everyone in England, twice a week.
Nina-Maria Potts has more:
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The Japanese government has started distributing coronavirus vaccines to prefectures in preparation for its inoculation programme for the elderly.
From April 12, the country is set to begin vaccinations for around 36 million people aged 65 or over using the Pfizer vaccine.
Phoebe Amoroso reports.
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President Biden has ordered the flag at the White House to be lowered after today's incident on Capitol Hill that took the life of one police officer and left another in critical condition.
A 25 year-old suspect was shot dead by police after driving his car into a security barrier at the Capitol Building, and then lunging at officers with a knife.
Police say they do NOT believe it was an act of terrorism.
From Washington, Simon Marks reports.
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