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Australian athletics team isolating
Multiple members of the Australian athletics team are isolating after coming into close contact with American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, who has tested positive for Covid-19.
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Sun Dawu has in the past been vocal in criticising authorities and has spoken out about human rights.
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The 24-year-old had flown a flag with a protest slogan while riding a motorcycle into police officers.
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Australian athletics team isolating
Multiple members of the Australian athletics team are isolating after coming into close contact with American pole vaulter Sam Kendricks, who has tested positive for Covid-19.
Outspoken billionaire jailed for 18 years in China
Sun Dawu has in the past been vocal in criticising authorities and has spoken out about human rights.
China expanding its nuclear capabilities - report
It is building a site that will have extra capacity to store and launch missiles, scientists say.
Anger as Covid-hit Malaysia lifts pandemic rules
It comes as hospitals are overwhelmed, with pictures showing patients sharing oxygen cylinders.
'A long distance call was like an endurance sport'
A working telephone was a luxury in India - until 1991, when historic reforms changed everything.
Eighteen die after truck crashes into bus in India
The victims were migrant workers who were going home to meet their families.
HK man guilty in first national security law trial
The 24-year-old had flown a flag with a protest slogan while riding a motorcycle into police officers.
Outspoken billionaire jailed for 18 years in China
Sun Dawu has in the past been vocal in criticising authorities and has spoken out about human rights.
China expanding its nuclear capabilities - report
It is building a site that will have extra capacity to store and launch missiles, scientists say.
Anger as Covid-hit Malaysia lifts pandemic rules
It comes as hospitals are overwhelmed, with pictures showing patients sharing oxygen cylinders.
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