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Australia ends Chinese deals on national interest grounds

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Victoria Education Department pacts signed with Syria in 1999 and Iran in 2004 were also cancelled.

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The cancelled deals include Victoria state's two “Belt and Road” infrastructure building initiative deals with Beijing signed in 2018 and 2019, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said.

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Queen Elizabeth expresses thanks for 'support and kindness' after the demise of her husband

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The monarch said it has been ‘a comfort’ to ‘see and to hear all the tributes to my husband’ from within the U.K. and around the world.

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The Queen said she had received “many messages of good wishes” for her 95th birthday, which she “very much” appreciated.

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Coronavirus | First batch of COVID-19 vaccines lands in opposition-held Syria

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The AstraZeneca vaccines were delivered to Idlib province through a border crossing with Turkey

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A healthcare worker stands near the truck that carries vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Bab al-Hawa crossing at the Syrian-Turkish border, in Idlib governorate, Syria April 21, 2021

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E.U. proposes rules for high-risk artificial intelligence uses

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The proposals are the 27-nation bloc's latest move to maintain its role as the world's standard-bearer for technology regulation

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Vice-President Margrethe Vestager speaks at a media conference on the EU approach to Artificial Intelligence following a weekly meeting of EU Commission in Brussels, Belgium, April 21, 2021.

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The cancelled deals include Victoria state's two “Belt and Road” infrastructure building initiative deals with Beijing signed in 2018 and 2019, Foreign Minister Marise Payne said.

Australia ends Chinese deals on national interest grounds

The Queen said she had received “many messages of good wishes” for her 95th birthday, which she “very much” appreciated.

Queen Elizabeth expresses thanks for 'support and kindness' after the demise of her husband

A healthcare worker stands near the truck that carries vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at Bab al-Hawa crossing at the Syrian-Turkish border, in Idlib governorate, Syria April 21, 2021

Coronavirus | First batch of COVID-19 vaccines lands in opposition-held Syria

Vice-President Margrethe Vestager speaks at a media conference on the EU approach to Artificial Intelligence following a weekly meeting of EU Commission in Brussels, Belgium, April 21, 2021.

E.U. proposes rules for high-risk artificial intelligence uses

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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin reacts as the verdict is read announcing he has been found guilty on all counts in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. on April 20, 2021 in this courtroom sketch.

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Public healthcare expert recommends new COVID-19 vaccine strategy for India PTI

“Unfortunately, it lurked in the population and hit back with a vengeance when our guard was down,” Indian civil servant Dr. Mrinalini Darswal said.

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Australia ends Chinese deals on national interest grounds

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China-linked hackers used VPN flaw to target U.S. defense industry

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First woman ever applies to run for President of Syria

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New Zealand to consolidate healthcare into national service

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U.S.-backed Afghan peace conference in Turkey postponed over Taliban no-show, say sources

“The Istanbul meeting is not happening on the given date because the Taliban refused to attend,” a senior Afghan government official told Reuters.

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