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The Philippines is strengthening its alliance with the US, amid increasing tensions with China. The Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Junior says South-east Asia is the most complicated geopolitical region in the world right now.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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The United States is scrapping its requirement for international travellers to prove they're vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to enter the country.
The restrictions will be reversed next week, with the White House officially ending the public health emergency related to the coronavirus, declared more than three years ago.
Our US Correspondent Benji Hyer reports.
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Hollywood writers could go on strike this week in a dispute over pay and conditions.
The Writers Guild of America and film and TV studios held talks on Monday to try and avoid the first industrial action of its kind in 15 years.
Sally Patterson reports.
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One person has died in Uganda and two others are injured after a landslide triggered by heavy rains swept through a village in the western part of the country.
The Uganda red cross says many families have been displaced following torrential rains that hit the hilly area in the past few days.
Michael Baleke has that report…
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Large parts of Yosemite National Park remain closed as California braces for severe flooding.
Accumulated snow from the state's unusually wet winter is beginning to melt as temperatures rise.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco
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Investors across the globe will be keenly watching the Adani group – as six of its major companies are set to report their fourth-quarter earnings this week.
It will be a first peek into the impact of the mass selloffs on the company's finances after the US-short seller Hindenburg accused it of stock manipulation and called its balance sheets weak.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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A group of citizens in North Carolina are asking the United Nations to investigate alleged toxic pollution from chemical manufacturer Chemours (prono: Ca-MORES).
If the UN accepts, it would be their first human rights investigation into an environmental crisis in the United States.
Caroline Malone reports from Washington.
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