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  Last update: 11:39 GMT 22.06.2021

  11:39 GMT 22.06.2021

  Asia & Pacific

  Young Uyghurs Look to Sue Australian Think Tank Over Report on 'Forced Labour' in Xinjiang

  Nuradli Wublikas, a young Uyghur man from Kashi in northwestern China's Xinjiang region, is seeking to sue a think tank, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) for its report on so-called forced labour in China's Xinjiang, because the ASPI report has hurt the image of the Uyghur group and undermines their employment opportunities.

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  Last update: 11:27 GMT 22.06.2021

  11:27 GMT 22.06.2021

  Asia & Pacific

  Duterte Says He's Ready to Face Court Over War on Drugs Killings, Just Not Before the ICC

  The Philippine president has faced criticism over his methods of fighting the drug lords in his country, which purportedly included extrajudicial killings. The president later argued that a harsh approach was necessary to root out the drug cartels, which he sees as a national security problem.

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  Last update: 10:03 GMT 22.06.2021

  10:03 GMT 22.06.2021

  World

  Venus May Still Be Geologically Active, as Scientists Find Sliding Chunks of Crust on Its Surface

  A new analysis of the surface of Venus shows evidence of tectonic motion in the form of crustal blocks that have jostled against each other like broken chunks of pack ice. According to scientists, these movements could help them in understanding both exoplanet tectonics and the earliest tectonic activity on Earth.

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  Last update: 09:14 GMT 22.06.2021

  09:14 GMT 22.06.2021

  Africa

  Diamond Rush or Rat Race? Gemstones Found in South Africa Turn Out to Be Quartz

  Last week, a cattle herder in KwaHlathi in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Province found something he thought to be diamonds. He was wrong, but this did not prevent thousands from flocking to the site in hopes of hitting the jackpot.

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  Last update: 09:05 GMT 22.06.2021

  09:05 GMT 22.06.2021

  Russia

  Day of Great Patriotic War Outbreak Still Echoes With Sorrow in Russians' Hearts, Putin Says

  The president gave his speech after a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the invasion of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany. The Great Patriotic War claimed the lives of nearly 27 million Soviet soldiers and civilians and ended in May 1945, when Nazi Germany capitulated.

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  Last update: 07:59 GMT 22.06.2021

  07:59 GMT 22.06.2021

  Asia & Pacific

  'Wrong Expectations': Kim Jong-un's Sister Rejects Prospects for Resumption of Talks With US

  Relations between Pyongyang and Washington, a close ally of South Korea, have been tense for decades. Joe Biden's predecessor Donald Trump managed to hold three meetings with Kim Jong-un in what has been seen as a major breakthrough in bilateral ties. However, the talks broke down in 2019 after the US refused to lift economic sanctions on the DPRK.

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  Last update: 10:08 GMT 22.06.2021

  10:08 GMT 22.06.2021

  Sport

  With Tokyo Allowing up to 10,000 Fans Into Olympic Venues, What Does it Mean for Athletes?

  Postponed for a year already, the Tokyo Olympics are now scheduled to take place from 23 July to 8 August. Despite public opinion against the Olympics, the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee is not only going ahead with the games, but has now allowed spectators inside the venues.

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  Last update: 04:36 GMT 22.06.2021

  04:36 GMT 22.06.2021

  World

  COVID-19 Live Updates: EU Will Extend Extraordinary Vaccine Export Controls Until September

  The number of infected has surpassed 178 million worldwide, while the death toll from the virus has reached 3.87 million, according to data collected by Baltimore, Maryland's Johns Hopkins University.