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Places flagged as potential Covid-19 hot spots, including major malls, have been closed.
The Israeli PM rejects what he said is mounting pressure to halt Jewish construction in the city.
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Invisible Asia
Children in the Philippines are particularly vulnerable to sexual abuse and domestic violence.
Descendants of a shunned caste are still ostracised in modern times because of their lineage.
Some foreign-born residents continue to be treated like outsiders in the place they call home.
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Several start-up entrepreneurs are joining hands to ease the suffering from the second wave of infections.
Uttar Pradesh's authorities insist there are no shortages and take a dim view of those "spreading fear".
Visitors are being jabbed with needles rather than vampiric fangs.
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Climate experts were sceptical as his administration lacks an overarching climate resilience strategy.
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For Beijing and countless Chinese, the US is in no position to lecture China on the issue as America is not infallible.
Mr Vivek Bendre became one of the 90 Indian journalists who lost their lives to Covid-19 in April.
Malaysia was initially projected to record about 3,000 cases by mid-May.
Heightened Covid-19 fears mean travel restrictions, fewer festivities and more Zoom gatherings.
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