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UK preparing sanctions on Belarus regime

UK Foreign Minister Dominic Raab says Britain is preparing sanctions against individuals in Belarus responsible for the serious human rights violations.

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Xinjiang internment camps counted in study

An Australian study suggests China has built more than 380 internment camps, detention centres and prisons in its western Xinjiang region since 2017.

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HK activist Joshua Wong held then freed

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been arrested on charges related to last year’s protests then released three hours later.

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HK activist Joshua Wong held then freed

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been arrested on charges related to last year’s protests then released three hours later.

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Lukashenko not legit Belarus leader: EU

The European Union says Alexander Lukashenko is not the legitimate president of Belarus and his abrupt swearing-in went directly against the will of the people.

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Japan’s new PM urges better Korean ties

Japan’s new PM, Yoshihide Suga, has called for his country and South Korea to repair their frayed ties and cooperate to counter threats from North Korea.

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Crusading publisher Harold Evans dies

Renowned publisher and author Harold Evans, who made it big on both sides of the Atlantic, has died in New York aged 92.

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Renowned UK editor Harold Evans dies

Tributes have poured in for Britain’s former Sunday Times editor and Fleet Street legend Harold Evans who has died at the age of 92.

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Hong Kong journalists protest new rules

New rules restricting who can provide press coverage during demonstrations in Hong Kong have been criticised by the city’s professional journalism association.

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Kiwi MP reveals mental health scares

A former opposition leader in New Zealand has revealed the depth of the mental health challenge that led him to resign the job in July.

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Ardern pledges hate speech reform in NZ

Discrimination and hate speech provisions within the Human Rights Act will be expanded if Jacinda Ardern’s Labour wins next month’s elections in New Zealand.

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US begins testing of COVID-19 vaccine

Sixty thousand volunteers in the US will undergo testing of a new vaccine for the novel coronavirus.

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TikTok files suit to block Trump’s US ban

‘There is simply no genuine emergency here that would justify the government’s actions,‘ TikTok says of Donald Trump’s ban on new users of the app in the US.

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