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Regulators in Beijing told the developer to focus on completing unfinished properties and repaying individual investors.
All those in the 12 to 15 age bracket in England are to be offered a Covid-19 vaccine.
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Covid-19: S-E Asia
The government has started preparing for its second phase of vaccine procurement.
It will also ease restrictions nationwide on certain leisure activities from Oct 1 for those who are fully vaccinated.
They warned that Covid-19 vaccine hoarding by wealthy countries left the door open for the emergence of new coronavirus variants.
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Depending on how policy is implemented, move could significantly limit financing of coal plants in developing world.
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Australia's decision on nuclear submarines shows its intention to take security much more seriously than in the past.
While the Quad countries now regularly conduct joint maritime exercises, their focus remains non-military.
But Indonesia's moratorium on new oil palm plantations might stand in its way if not extended.
Once the island's most powerful party, the KMT has has suffered some major defeats in recent elections.
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