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Can Pfizer defend its COVID-19 research from viral undercover videos?

American drugmaker Pfizer said on Friday they have not conducted gain-of-function or directed evolution research during their COVID-19 research, after a viral video pos

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Sri Lanka's leader suspends parliament until policy address

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued an extraordinary decree suspending parliament until February 8.He said he would announce a new set of long-term pol

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Taliban warn women can't take entry exams at universities

The Taliban on Saturday doubled down on their ban on women's education, reinforcing in a message to private universities that Afghan women are barred from taking univer

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Pavel wins Czech Presidency after bitter election campaign

Voters in Czechia have elected retired NATO General Petr Pavel to become the country's next president.Pavel defeated former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis in a run-o

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Protests and worries as West pledges tanks to Kyiv

The latest promise by Western countries to send high-tech battle tanks to Ukraine has aroused not only protests and condemnation, but also worries that more advanced we

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Donald Trump allowed back on Facebook and Instagram, Meta announces

Meta announced it is allowing former President Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram "in the coming weeks," ending a two-year suspension.Trump was locked out of h

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Garland pushes back on suggestion Biden has been treated better than Trump in documents probes

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday fielded his first questions on the Justice Department's handling of the investigation into classified documents found at Pres

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Macron calls on France, Germany to become pioneers of European refoundation

France and Germany should together become "pioneers" in the refoundation of Europe, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday in Paris during the celebration of t

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New Zealand PM to resign next month

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced in a televised statement on Thursday that she will step down no later than February 7 and will not seek re-electio

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Serbia agrees to consider Western proposal on Kosovo and Metohija

Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic discussed the issue of his country's autonomous province of Kosovo and Metohija on Friday with representatives of the European Union

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Candidates to replace Jacinda Ardern to start making their bids

Nominations for candidates to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand's prime minister must be submitted by 9 a.m. local time Saturday ahead of a leadership vote on Sunda

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The U.S. reaches it's debt ceiling

The U.S. government has hit its borrowing limit, known as the debt ceiling.The U.S. Treasury is moving money around to keep the government from defaulting, says Treasur

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APD | US doesn’t have any such plans to support new elections in Pakistan

Ms. NAFISA SHAH is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously, she was member of the National Asse

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EU to counter U.S. climate game changer with own green deal

The European Union responded on Tuesday to U.S. moves to boost its energy transition with its own plans to make life easier for the green industry, saying it would mobi

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Jan 14- Jan 20)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | EU to counter U.S. c

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French union threatens to cut electricity to MPs, billionaires amid nationwide strike

France's hardline CGT union has threatened to cut off electricity supplies to lawmakers and billionaires before a nationwide strike on Thursday, in an increasingly acri

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Iran calls for joint mechanisms to counter unilateral sanctions

A top Iranian security official on Tuesday suggested establishing "joint and synergetic" bodies to counter unilateral sanctions, Iranian Students' News Agency reported.