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The Philippines is accusing Hong Kong of discrimination for ordering all Filipino domestic workers in the city to be tested for COVID-19. The move comes after two Filipino maids were found to be infected with mutated coronavirus strains.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
Visitors have returned to California's Disneyland theme park for the first time in more than a year,
However capacity is limited to 25% and, for now, only state residents are welcome.
Ira Spitzer has more from California
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Coming up this week in US markets, jobs will take centre stage, with investors looking for further proof in employment figures that America's recovery is on track.
Earnings season continues, with Pfizer and Moderna the headlining duo expected to post strong profits from their COVID-19 vaccines.
Here's Liling Tan with the lookahead.
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The White House is restricting travel into the United States from India.
All flights will be banned starting next Tuesday.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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US household income in March surged to a record high as spending improved, according to latest government data.
The increase is attributed to federal stimulus checks that sustained the economy during the pandemic and come as the country's economic recovery gains momentum.
From our New York bureau, here's Liling Tan with the details.
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Gift of the Givers Foundation in South Africa is liaising with government departments, to assist where it can during India’s current COVID-19 crisis. The organisation believes that along with oxygen itself, supply of oxygen delivery devices will best assist India’s efforts to reduce COVID-19 fatalities. Mark Roughton reports.
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The US Embassy in Moscow said it will eliminate non-emergency consular services for Americans in Russia from next month as well as cut most visa services for the Russian citizens. The step followed Moscow's ban for "unfriendly" countries embassies to hire staff locally which could leave nearly 75% of staff of the U.S. Mission in Russia without jobs. The move comes amid a flurry of tit-for-tat diplomatic expulsions, with Washington accusing Russia of election interference. Daria Bondarchuk reports from Moscow.
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The British government has been embarrassed by claims that Boris Johnson's personal mobile phone number was freely available on the internet for the past 15 years.
The weekly gossip Popbitch newsletter revealed that the digits were tacked on to the bottom of a 2006 press release when he was an opposition MP, and that it remained online ever since.
Security officials are deeply concerned about how this could have compromised the Prime Minister and left him vulnerable to cyber threats or even blackmail.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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