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AUSTRALIA – Australia’s NSW told to mask up, as cluster of COVID cases grows (Al Jazeera)

The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Saturday made masks compulsory in Sydney, reduced the size of gatherings and imposed new restrictions...

CHINA/TAIWAN – ‘Cheap trick’: China rebuffs Taiwan’s latest offer for talks (Al Jazeera)

China has rebuffed the latest offer of talks from Taiwan, saying the government was engaging in a “cheap trick” and provocation, claiming the island...

FRANCE – Mass New Year party breaks up in France amid coronavirus fears (Al Jazeera)

Revellers on Saturday began leaving an illegal New Year rave party in northwestern France that drew about 2,500 people, led to clashes with police...

LESBOS – Europe’s ‘scapegoat’ (Al Jazeera)

More than a million refugees have made the desperate journey to Europe in the last five years, risking it all. Once they get there, they...

PERU – Peru farmworkers lift roadblock as gov’t talks begin (Al Jazeera)

Protesting farmworkers in Peru have lifted a roadblock as discussions with the government about a contentious agricultural law began on Friday following the deaths of...

CHINA/USA – Top Chinese diplomat says relations with US at ‘new crossroads’ (Al Jazeera)

China’s relationship with the United States has reached a “new crossroads” and could get back on the right track following a period of “unprecedented...

USA – US judge rejects lawsuit against Pence over electoral count (Al Jazeera)

A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit from a Republican congressman that sought to allow Vice President Mike Pence to reject Electoral College votes...

THAILAND – Thailand mulls tougher curbs amid fears of second COVID wave (Al Jazeera)

Health authorities in Thailand have recommended tougher restrictions on businesses and people’s movements in 28 provinces, including the capital, Bangkok, as the number of...

KAZAKHSTAN – Kazakhstan scraps death penalty after nearly 20-year moratorium (Al Jazeera)

Kazakhstan has abolished the death penalty, making permanent a nearly 20-year freeze on capital punishment in the Central Asian country, according to a notice...

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