Trump renews threat to cut ties with China
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President Donald Trump has renewed his threat to cut ties with China, a day after US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told Congress he did not see decoupling the US and Chinese economies as a viable option.
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India honours soldiers amid China tension
India has cremated many of its soldiers killed during a clash with Chinese troops in a disputed Himalayan border region as talks to de-escalate one of the worst military crises in decades between the two nuclear-armed Asian giants ended without a breakthrough.
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Britain's voice of hope Vera Lynn dead
Vera Lynn, the singer who became a symbol of hope in Britain during World War II and again during the coronavirus pandemic with We'll Meet Again, has died.
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WHO eyes vaccine this year, borders open
The World Health Organisation hopes hundreds of millions of doses of coronavirus vaccine can be produced this year and 2 billion doses by the end of 2021, its chief scientist says.
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US bill may block Germany troop withdrawal
US congressional Democrats have introduced legislation to block President Donald Trump's plan to remove 9500 troops from Germany by prohibiting funding for a withdrawal of US forces from Europe without congressional approval.
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Magnitude 7.4 quake in New Zealand waters
A major 7.4 magnitude earthquake in waters north-east of New Zealand's North Island has shaken residents but has not produced a tsunami.
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Australian Associated Press
