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India's COVID-19 cases are spiking once again.
More than 28,000 cases were reported on Wednesday…
The highest this year.
Authorities and experts alike are worried about a second wave, as Ishan Garg tells us from New Delhi.
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The Australian government has called on Astra Zeneca and European authorities to urgently divert a million doses of its Covd-19 vaccine as the tiny pacific nations active cases reach 1400.
Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane.
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HSBC is telling employees to stay away from its main Hong Kong headquarters, after three people working in the building tested positive for COVID-19. The closure comes amid a new outbreak of the virus in areas close to the city's central business district.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
Eight people have been killed in three separate shooting sprees in the US city of Atlanta.
Two spas and a massage parlor were targeted.
Police say the victims appear to be Asian.
A man is in custody.
Kate Fisher reports
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The first children have got their shots in a new coronavirus vaccine trial for ages 6 months to 11 years-old.
Moderna says it will enroll about 6750 children across the US and Canada.
Kate fisher reports from Washington
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The Biden administration has admitted the U.S. is set to see the largest number of migrants crossing its southern border, in 20 years.
Insisting the U.S. will not expel unaccompanied children, Homeland security chief Alejandro Mayorkas defended the Biden administration’s approach to a ‘difficult situation’.
Nina-Maria Potts has more:
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Six pregnant girls who have been allowed to sit their final exams in Uganda, after the government changed the rules to allow them to take part, have given birth.
It's reported hundreds of students became pregnant after schools shut down as a measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 in March 2020.
Isabel Nakirya reports
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The UK's Integrated Review is set to bring about the biggest change in its foreign policy for decades.
The review sets out the framework for Britain's foreign, security and defense policies for the coming years.
And this latest review presents a shift towards the Indo-Pacific region following Britain's exit from the European Union.
Chris Jones has more in London.
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Students at multiple South African universities are determined to shut down campuses until their demands are met. Protests began when government announced that there are no funds available to enrol new students who qualify for state support, but student demands now include the clearing of historical debt and a zero-percent increase in tertiary fees. Mark Roughton reports.
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The United Nations Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan until 15 March 2022.
The Security Council is demanding that all parties to the conflict in South Sudan and other armed actors stop fighting and engage in political dialogue.
Patrick Oyet reports from Juba
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