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Three states in India are holding elections on Monday in what's being called a referendum on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity.
The federal ruling, Bhartiya Janata Party is in power in all three states.
But regional players are putting up a fight to unseat the incumbents, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
IN: Analysts say this...President Biden and President Putin will speak tomorrow as the US warns a Russian invasion of Ukraine could be just days away.
The US is urging American citizens in the country to evacuate by the end of the weekend, and has announced it's sending an additional 3000 troops to Poland.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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The US Food and Drug Administration is postponing a highly anticipated meeting of expert advisers to discuss COVID-19 vaccines for children six months to five years old.
That will delay access to a COVID-19 vaccine for the youngest children.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details.
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Lawyers for Sarah Palin and the New York Times have delivered closing arguments in the former Vice Presidential candidate's defamation case against the newspaper.
Palin has accused the Times of deliberately damaging her reputation by linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting.
US Correspondent Ira Spitzer has more.
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Hong Kong’s COVID-19 daily caseload has hit another record high, passing 1300 for the first time. The government is preparing to send a delegation of officials to China to discuss measures to control the outbreak.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Uganda has registered a slight drop in its HIV prevalence – according to a new report.
The preliminary results of the 2020 Uganda population-based HIV impact assessment shows that current prevalence of HIV has fallen to 5.5 percent from 6.0 percent in 2016.
The survey was conducted between February 2020 and February 2021.
Isabel Nakirya reports....
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Foreign ministers of the quad nations are meeting in Australia on Friday.
The grouping comprises Australia, Japan, the US and India.
Combating climate change and COVID-19 are likely to be at the top of the agenda, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
IN: India's external affairs ministerSenior Australian Labor party MPs say it's ridiculous to suggest the party is being bankrolled by China, to win the upcoming federal election.
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has revealed it recently foiled a plot by a foreign power to manipulate the outcome of an election.
Shaun Bindley reports.
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