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The UK's handling of Covid-19 in the early stages of the pandemic was one of the worst ever public health failures.
That's according to a newly published report by MPs, which says the government's initial approach to achieve herd immunity by infection led to a delay in imposing the first lockdown, which cost thousands of lives.
Benji Hyer has more details from London.
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G20 member nations are meeting for a special summit on Afghanistan.
The Extraordinary leaders' summit will focus on the need for humanitarian aid.
The meeting is especially important for Afghanistan's neighbour India which is hoping to protect its multi-billion-dollar investments in the war-torn nation.
Ishan Garg reports.
IN: India's Prime MinisterThailand- which attracted 40 million visitors a year before the pandemic- plans to fully reopen to vaccinated travelers from countries deemed low risk from November 1st.
Tourism used to account for 20 per cent of the country’s national income, but COVID-19 has pounded its economy.
Thailand is still recording about 10,000 new cases a day, as Nina-Maria Potts reports:
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Japan's wholesale inflation hit a 13-year high in September, putting pressure on corporate profits… and squeezing manufacturers already hit with supply constraints.
Phoebe Amoroso has more from Tokyo.
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An Afghan interpreter who helped rescue then-Senator Joe Biden in Afghanistan in 2008 has escaped from the country.
There are still tens of thousands of Afghans looking to leave Afghanistan after working with the U.S. in some capacity over the past two decades.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has more on that story.
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ASOS, one of the UK's leading online fashion retailers, says its profits could fall by as much as 40% over the next year.
The company blames the expected fall on chain supply demands and Brexit duties.
Chris Jones has more in London.
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China has reacted with fury at a speech delivered by Taiwan's president Tsai Ing-wen at the island's National Day Rally.
Tsai says that nobody can force the island to accept Chinese rule, as it offers neither freedom nor democracy.
This comes as the self-ruled island faces growing military and political pressure from Beijing, which claims Taiwan as its own territory.
Samuel Wong reports.
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China's biggest tech companies surged in early Hong Kong trading, as investors bet that a regulatory crackdown on the sector may be coming to an end. Food delivery giant Meituan (PRON: May-Twan) led the gains, days after being fined more than 500 million dollars by the authorities.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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