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Children in the US could soon be vaccinated against covid-19
The Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has recommended authorising the Pfizer jab for children aged 5 to eleven.
It says the benefits of the shot outweigh any other health risks.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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Washington has revoked the operating license of China Telecom.
It's the latest major Chinese firm to have its rights withdrawn, over U.S. national security concerns.
Caroline Malone reports.
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The Queen will not participate in the Cop26 climate change summit in person.
Instead of traveling to Glasgow, Buckingham Palace says the 95 year old monarch will record a video message for the gathering instead.
The news comes just days after her doctors urged her to rest after she spent a night in hospital a week ago.
Royal commentator Peter Hunt.
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US president Joe Biden has announced more than $100 million to support Southeast Asia in the face of growing Chinese influence.
He made the pledge at the start of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit - a yearly meeting of ten southeast Asian countries.
From Washington Kate Fisher reports
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China has locked down a city of four million, in an effort to stamp out a spike in coronavirus cases.
The city involved, Lanzhou, has seen six news cases, and residents have been told to shelter in place, unless they have an emergency.
Beijing residents have also been told not to leave or enter the city. Tuesday’s latest restrictions come as China reported 29 new cases nationally.
Nina-Maria Potts has more:
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Public sector workers in the UK are set to see their wages rise once again, when a pay-freeze is lifted next year. The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is set to deliver his plans for the next financial year in his Autumn Budget tomorrow…unions say any lift needs to take increased living costs into account.
Laura Makin-Isherwood reports.
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India's Minister of Interior Affairs Amit Shah is on three-day visit to Kashmir.
His visit comes amid rising tensions in the region, with experts warning of growing militancy.
But officials say the situation has actually improved in the past two years, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
IN: In a public meetingJapan's Princess Mako married her former college classmate Kei Komuro early on Tuesday morning, marking her official exit from the Imperial Household.
The union has been met by widespread public criticism over a financial dispute involving Komuro's family.
Phoebe Amoroso reports from Tokyo.
Hong Kong's Security Bureau is dismissing allegations the city's controversial national security law is eroding public freedoms. The latest criticism of the legislation comes as global human rights group Amnesty International says it is closing its Hong Kong offices, because of the impact of the law.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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Authorities are investigating the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a movie set in New Mexico.
She died and the movie's director was wounded after actor Alec Baldwin fired a gun being used as a prop.
Rachel Silverman has this report.
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A military coup in Sudan is reportedly underway, with the country's civilian leaders under arrest. Sudan's transitional prime minister Abdallah Hamdok and other government officials are reportedly under house arrest.Sudan's Ministry of Information says that the detentions were conducted by "joint military forces".
Coletta Wanjohi reports from Addis Ababa :
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