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Japan is planning to scrap Covid-19 restrictions on incoming travelers from China.
In January, Tokyo began mandatory testing on visitors from China due to high case numbers on the mainland, but is now phasing out the curbs.
Chris Gilbert reports.
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Donald Trump has called his indictment 'political persecution' in a statement published on Thursday.
Earlier, a Manhattan jury voted to indict the former US president, but the exact charges are not yet publicly known.
The indictment relates to alleged hush-money payments made to adult movie star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 presidential election, and how these were recorded.
Daniels claims to have had an affair with Trump - which he denies.
Sally Patterson reports from New York.
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Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for his alleged role in a 2016 hush money payment to cover-up an affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels.
He'll become the first former US President to face criminal charges.
Benji Hyer reports.
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The US economy grew at a slightly slower pace in the fourth quarter of 2022 than estimated.
New figures show inflation-adjusted gross domestic product increased 2.6% for the final three months of last year.
Sally Patterson reports.
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A train carrying ethanol has derailed in the US state of Minnesota forcing residents to evacuate.
Several cars erupted into flames after the crash in the small city of Raymond in the early hours of the morning.
Our US correspondent Kate Fisher reports
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Uganda has flagged off about 1000 soldiers to the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of the East African Regional Force to protect civilians and property in the areas occupied by the M23 Rebels.
They join Kenya, Angola, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Burundi forces that are already in the country.
Over 130 armed groups are based in Eastern DR Congo and have destabilized the mineral-rich country for decades.
Nigeria's State Security Service, or the DSS says there is a plot by some politicians in the country to set aside the constitution and install an interim government.
Correspondent Tesem Akende reports from Jos.
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An Indian tribunal has upheld a $160 million fine for Google in a case related to the dominance of its Android operating system.
But some relief for the US tech giant came as it quashed four out of the ten anti-trust directives that had been imposed on the firm.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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The Delhi government is calling an emergency meeting after a sharp spike in COVID-19 cases.
Nearly one in 10 people are now testing positive for coronavirus in the Indian capital.
Experts believe, an Omicron subvariant is driving this surge, as Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
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Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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South Korea’s leader is vowing to win public support for Japan’s plan to discharge treated, radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.
Japan wants to dispose of more than a million tonnes of water used to cool the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Seoul had previously criticized the project.
Chris Gilbert reports from Tokyo.
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