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At least four people were killed during a shooting at an office complex just south of Los Angeles.
The suspect was shot and wounded.
Rachel Silverman has details.
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The Japanese government has issued a designation allowing three prefectural governments to take stricter measures against the spread of coronavirus.
Osaka and Hyogo Prefectures in Western Japan, along with Miyagi in the northeast, will now have the power to order businesses to shorten their hours, even if no state of emergency has been declared.
Phoebe Amoroso reports.
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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and six other high profile democracy activists have been found guilty of unauthorized assembly in relation to an anti-government protest in 2019. The group includes some of Hong Kong's longest-standing democracy campaigners.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
One of the worlds most celebrated music festivals, the Byron Bay Blues Festival on the far north coast of New South Wales has been cancelled for the second year in a row, after a locally transmitted case of covid 19 was discovered on Tuesday.
Festival organisers said in a statement the New South Wales Minister for Health Brad Hazzard has signed a health order cancelling the event.
Shaun Bindley reports.
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The shipment of tens of millions of doses of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine has been halted.
This after workers at a US plant manufacturing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and the AstraZeneca vaccine accidentally mixed up the vaccines' ingredients.
US Correspondent Rachel Silverman has details.
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Gains in technology shares helped drive US markets, ahead of a speech by US President Joe Biden outlining his 2.3 trillion dollar infrastructure plan.
The S and P 500 closed out March up more than 4%, its best monthly performance since November.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.
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France is widening its regional Covid-19 lockdown measures to cover the whole country from this weekend, as the government steps up its fight against the third wave of infections.
In a speech to the nation, President Emmanuel Macron said that schools would have to close for three weeks and more intensive care beds would be opened up to ease the pressure on hospitals.
Ross Cullen reports.
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Tanzania's former Finance and Planning Minister Dr. Philip Mpango has been sworn in today as the country's new vice president in the nation's capital Dodoma.
Mpango fills the position that was left vacant after President Samia Suluhu Hassan took over as president following the death of John Magufuli.
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The White House has extended a national emergency on South Sudan in order to deal with what it describes as an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.
President Joe Biden says the current situation in South Sudan is characterised by activities that threaten the peace, security, or stability of South Sudan and the surrounding region.
Patrick Oyet reports from South Sudan's capital, Juba
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The White House has unveiled a two trillion dollar plan focused on infrastructure and climate change that's intended to create millions of jobs.
But President Biden's vision for reshaping the US economy is likely to face fierce opposition from Republicans and some Democrats.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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South African businesses are relieved that government has made only minor adjustments to the country’s current lockdown alert level 1 regulations. These changes only apply during the 4-day Easter weekend. Active and daily new COVID-19 infection levels have been consistently low since mid-February, but there are fears that holiday gatherings may trigger a third wave as winter approaches. Mark Roughton has details.
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