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Death due to floods in India has crossed the 100 mark.
65 people have died in the Himalayan region alone as flash floods and landslides ravaged the northern states.
Rescue operations are on but the death toll is expected to mount.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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Duration: 42 seconds
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Thousands of staff at Qantas, Australia's major airline, will return to work in December as the airline prepares to resume international flights to several destinations.
The first flight from Sydney to London since March last year Is expected to depart in just ten days.
Shaun Bindley reports
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Reports in Chinese state media say debt-ridden property giant China Evergrande has averted a major default. The company is said to have paid off a more than 80 million dollar debt. The news sent shares of Chinese property companies surging in Hong Kong, easing concerns of a debt-pile meltdown in the sector.
Richard Kimber reports.
IN: The drama
OUT: Richard Kimber, Hong Kong
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Japan is set to introduce prison sentences as part of tougher penalties for online insults. The move comes after a series of high-profile cyberbullying cases led to concerns that the law was too light.
Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.
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DUR: 37 secs
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The US House of Representatives has voted to hold former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress.
It's after he defied a subpoena to appear before the committee investigating the January 6th attack on the Capitol.
Attorney General Merrick Garland will now make the final decision on whether to prosecute.
Kate Fisher reports
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OUT: the investigation
DUR: 53 seconds
The COVID pandemic will continue for a year longer than it needs to according to the World Health Organisation.
The United Nation's health agency says poorer countries are not getting the vaccines they need.
Caroline Malone reports.
IN: Vaccine inequity
OUT: Caroline Malone, Washington
DUR: 0:37
The UK has exceeded 50,000 Covid-19 cases for the first time in three months, as Boris Johnson urges people to receive their booster vaccinations.
The Prime Minister is coming under increasing pressure from the British Medical Association to implement a 'Plan B' to prevent the National Health Service from being overwhelmed.
Benji Hyer reports from London.
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DUR: 39 secs