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Merkel says blockades and blockchains are vital to breaking Germany’s third wave

Merkel says blockades and blockchains are vital to breaking Germany’s third wave

Opponents of Myanmar’s military government hold ‘silent strike’

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai, others will be convicted of illegal assembly

Tokyo Olympics to be “reconsidered” over Japan’s failure to contain pandemic – report

Japan will expand quasi-emergency measures, casting new doubts on the Olympic Games

Sexual violence is used as a weapon of war in Tigray, Ethiopia, the UN says

Canada’s main opposition party is changing climate change policy and supporting carbon prices

Brazil’s Supreme Court upholds Lula’s decision to overturn convictions

US prepares for 1-year COVID-19 booster photos; Chief Pfizer sees the need