Chinese stores have been stocking imitations of popular brands over the past year, such as “Penfunils” and “Benfords”, and marketing them as Australian.

Researchers compared the people aged16 and older in Israel who were given shots in December or January to an equal number of people of similar age, sex and health who did not receive a vaccine

The World Health Organisation says there are still “critical unknowns” so passports shouldn’t replace tests and quarantine for international travel.

The pandemic boom in video streaming has further accelerated demand at home and abroad, as people binge-watch Pokémon and cyberpunk extravaganzas like ‘Ghost in the Shell’. But their creators are earning as little as $US200 a month.

It is the first court case in the world over state-sponsored torture under Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

The administration will then take a closer look at six sectors: defence, public health and biological preparedness, communications technology, transportation, energy, and food production.

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A survey of 55,000 people in 100 countries listed Germany as the most influential nation worldwide, while the US slipped down the rankings and NZ made gains.

Eager to show opposition to Beijing meddling, the protesters gather outside the embassy, some displaying posters reading “Myanmar-born Chinese oppose the military coup”.

The arrival of 600,000 doses of vaccine in the West African country marks the beginning of one of the largest vaccine procurement and supply operations in history.

The court in Beijing said this week that the husband was obliged to compensate his wife because housework carries “intangible property value”.

The Russian president added that those activities by foreign powers, which he didn’t name, are aimed at “weakening Russia and putting it under outside control.”

Agency director Maurizio Vallone said mobsters increasingly are investing in businesses weakened by COVID-19 lockdowns, with the goal of ultimately taking them over.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy fidgeted uncomfortably with his notes as Representative Liz Cheney, the No. 3 Republican in the House, spoke about Donald Trump.

Avoiding labour-intensive COVID-19 vaccination programs could be a crucial factor in the world learning to live with the disease.

The rocker’s blood-alcohol level was so low that it didn’t warrant the charges, prosecutors said, but Springsteen was fined $US500 for drinking alcohol in a national recreation area.

An Oklahoma man who had been released early from prison as part of a mass commutation effort is now accused of three killings, including the death of a neighbour whose heart he cut out, authorities say.

Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine appeared safe and effective in trials, US Food and Drug Administration staff said, paving the way for its approval for emergency use.

The golf superstar had to be pulled out through the windshield of his car and was “fortunate to come out alive”, according to police.

While a Home Affairs probe has found that Australian visa data is secure, the agency’s links to Beijing have prompted investigations in Canada and New Zealand.

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Unused AstraZeneca doses rejected by German elderly and healthcare workers who want the Pfizer jab could be offered to police, teachers and the homeless.

The data centre raids were part of a coordinated strike in which the military seized power, detained elected leaders and took most internet users offline.

The Capitol’s former security chiefs all told the Senate inquiry they weren’t warned about “a military-style, coordinated attack”.

The plan signals a shift in the government’s stance after insisting all visitors must quarantine in the absence of enough proof that vaccines work.

CNN and MSNBC, whose journalists and personalities have spent years challenging Trump’s policies, have quietly reduced the number of Trump-focused journalists working on contract in recent months.

City Lights Books published Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs and many others. The most famous release was Ginsberg’s anthemic poem, Howl.

French media reports said the charges relate to allegations made by an actor in her 20s that date back to 2018.

States can expect about 14.5 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine this week, an almost 70 per cent increase in distribution over last month, the White House said.

The indicator, measured over the past 14 days, fell to 236 cases from 252 the previous day and from a record 900 cases at the end of January, health ministry data showed.

He has graced screen and stage, but in the end it was a virtual appearance during the pandemic that earned Hugh Jackman praise from his teenage daughter Ava.

Lucia DeClerck, the oldest resident of her New Jersey nursing home, tested positive for the virus on her 105th birthday, one day after her second vaccine shot.

Buckingham Palace says Prince Philip will remain for several more days in hospital, where he is being treated for an infection.

30 years ago, the Herald’s Paul McGeough found the troops of the United States-led coalition “happy and assured” as they prepared to invade Kuwait.

Police stormed the party offices of Georgian opposition leader Nika Melia and detained him, deepening a political crisis that prompted the prime minister to resign last week.

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The cases are believed connected to an outbreak that prompted a snap three-day lockdown of Auckland last week.

Washington’s long history of difficulties in the Middle East is down to conflicting interests.

Ai Weiwei wants his works withdrawn from the Museum of Modern Art if it doesn’t remove chairman Leon Black, an art collector who paid Epstein almost $200 million for financial advice.

The Environment Protection Ministry has backed a court-imposed a ban on reporting on the investigation saying it was complex.

Changes, along with earlier pledges of reform, have largely been brushed off by the mainly youthful protesters, many of whom are demanding greater job opportunities.

The tragic COVID milestone brought sorrow, but arrived amid a growing belief the United States’ worst coronavirus days may be behind it.

The Justice Department accuses Emma Coronel Aispuro of helping her husband plan escapes from Mexican prison.

China’s human rights record was condemned at the UN’s top human rights forum, but foreign minister Wang Yi said it was just an excuse to meddle.

NASA has released footage of the Perseverance probe’s descent before landing on the surface of Mars.

The disturbing scene from a video released by Spain’s Civil Guard highlighted the great lengths and risks that migrants and asylum seekers take in their attempts to leave North Africa. 

The ambush occurred as the convoy was travelling from Goma, the country’s eastern regional capital, to visit a World Food Program school feeding project.

The true numbers are thought to be significantly greater, in part because of the many cases that were overlooked, especially early in the outbreak.

William made the statement after his 99-year-old grandfather spent a sixth night in hospital.

The meeting came two weeks after EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell was publicly humiliated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a trip to Moscow.