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A second Indian vaccine maker is seeking approval for its COVID-19 vaccine.
Zydus Cadila says its 3-shot vaccine has shown 66% efficacy against the virus.
If approved, it will be the second India-made shot after Covaxin, which is already being used for mass immunisation.
Ishan Garg has more from New Delhi.
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Australia's biggest city Sydney has recorded 24 new cases of community transmission of the coronavirus overnight, as lockdowns spread across the country's states and territories.
The Northern Territory joined Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia today in expanding its lockdown measures as covid infections continue to rise.
Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane.
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Thousands of police are being deployed in Hong Kong to prevent protest gatherings to mark the anniversary of the city's handover from the UK to China, and the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party. The anniversary also marks one year since the introduction of Hong Kong's controversial National Security Law.
Richard Kimber reports.
The Japanese government is considering extending coronavirus countermeasures in Tokyo and surrounding areas, according to local media. Daily cases are on the rise, while the capital prepares to host the Olympic Games in under a month.
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US markets held strong to finish the month… largely on optimism over the economic recovery and the possibility of more stimulus spending.
The S&P 500 edged up to a new record high and the Dow gained, but Nasdaq slipped just a fraction into negative.
Here's Liling Tan, on what's moving markets.
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DUR: 52 seconds
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Top United Nations diplomats are calling on the Biden administration to ease or waive sanctions against Iran under the Iran nuclear deal, in a bid to bring all sides back to the 2015 agreement.
They also called on Iran to return to full compliance.
Here's UN Correspondent Liling Tan with the details from New York.
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Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction has been overturned, and he has been released from prison.
The 83-year-old comedian was convicted in 2018 for drugging and sexually assaulting a university employee Andrea Constand .
U.S. correspondent Nina-Maria Potts has more.
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Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction has been overturned by Philadelphia’s highest court, which will see him released within hours.
The court found that a deal with a previous prosecutor prevented Cosby from being charged in the case. He has served more than two years of a three-to-ten year sentence in a state prison.
Nina-Maria Potts has more.
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Former President Donald Trump travels to the US-Mexico border [WEDNESDAY] in an assault on the Biden administration over the surge of migrants.
The visit capitalizes on Republican anger over the Democrats’ response to the border crisis, and is seen as a bid by Trump to reclaim the political spotlight.
Nina-Maria Potts has more:
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Police in Uganda are investigating the use of counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines on patients in Kampala.
The Health Monitoring Unit is holding suspects found with 90 doses of fake COVID-19 Vaccines and more than 100 vaccination cards.
The suspects were administering the jabs at a fee.
Michael Baleke has more from Kampala.
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