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Race to become Japan’s next PM too close to call days before vote
Contest to lead ruling party and country appears to be two-horse race between Taro Kono and Fumio Kishida
Justin McCurry in Tokyo
23, Sep, 2021 @12:34 PM
England’s Covid travel rules spark outrage around the world
Refusal to recognise vaccines given across Latin America, Africa and south Asia has been denounced as ‘discriminatory’
Tom Phillips, Flávia Milhorance in Rio de Janeiro, Emmanuel Akinwotu, and Jon Henley in Paris
23, Sep, 2021 @11:38 AM
Woman with Down’s syndrome loses UK abortion law case
Heidi Crowter has argued allowing terminations up to birth if foetus has Down’s syndrome is discriminatory
Alexandra Topping and agencies
23, Sep, 2021 @11:37 AM
Emails emerge of ‘VIP route’ for UK Covid test contracts
Discussions between health department officials and testing consortium revealed during legal challenge
David Conn
23, Sep, 2021 @11:08 AM
UK warns Hong Kong security law critics of extradition risk posed by China
Activist Bill Browder warns of global reach of controversial law after being contacted by Foreign Office
Helen Davidson in Taipei
23, Sep, 2021 @9:03 AM
Thursday briefing: ‘Grow up’ on climate, Johnson urges
PM says Cop26 in Glasgow must be ‘turning point for humanity’ … two more energy suppliers collapse … race to the bottom for big tech?
Virginia Harrison
23, Sep, 2021 @5:32 AM
Boris Johnson tells UN that Cop26 must be ‘turning point for humanity’
UK PM says it is time for the world to ‘grow up’ and ‘listen to scientists’ in speech to general assembly
Heather Stewart
23, Sep, 2021 @4:25 AM
Macron yet to take call from Australia’s Scott Morrison over sub snub
Australian PM hopes to speak with French president ‘when the time is right and the opportunity presents’
Daniel Hurst
23, Sep, 2021 @12:49 AM
‘Would you like Pfizer with that?’ New Zealanders could get Covid jab with fast-food fix
Government is in talks with KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell to administer vaccinations while customers wait in line
Eva Corlett in Wellington
23, Sep, 2021 @12:21 AM
Covid live: Italy pledges to donate 45m vaccine doses; UK records 34,460 new cases
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Nadeem Badshah (now); Tom Ambrose, Miranda Bryant and Helen Sullivan (earlier)
22, Sep, 2021 @10:47 PM
‘Donnez-moi un break’: Johnson deepens rift with France over defence deal
UK prime minister hits out after Paris reacted with fury to announcement of defence pact
Heather Stewart Political editor
22, Sep, 2021 @9:02 PM
Is China stepping up its ambition to supplant US as top superpower?
Analysis: Joe Biden has cleared the decks to focus on China. But how imminent is the danger?
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
22, Sep, 2021 @9:00 PM
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