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HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRITAIN-VACCINE-ANTIBODIES (PIX):English survey finds high antibody levels from Pfizer vaccine roll-out

Facebook bans the Myanmar military from using its Facebook and Instagram platforms with immediate effect, as pro-democracy demonstrators continue to stage rallies to protest against the military seizing power.

France's Minister for Digital Technology Cedric O says mafia-type organisations seeking ransom money, not foreign powers, are likely behind cyber attacks that have paralysed hospital software systems, leaving some still working with pen and paper.

Rock and roll legend Bruce Springsteen pleads guilty to a charge of consuming alcohol in a public place, but has avoided more serious charges of driving while intoxicated.

Fortescue had government permission to clear the land in Western Australia's Weelumurra Creek area, on condition that community elders were present to perform salvage and cultural rites.

​Thailand has welcomed golfers from South Korea for the country's new golf quarantine programme in a bid to boost tourism revenue hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

​An incident involving a Boeing 747-400 cargo plane that dropped engine parts after a mid-air explosion and fire over the southern Netherlands on Saturday is under investigation.

At least 75 inmates have been killed during prison riots in three Ecuadorian cities. An official says the violence was prompted by two groups trying to gain "criminal leadership within the detention centres".

An analysis of Australia's energy market has found a number of the nation's coal-fired power stations could be financially unviable by 2025 and at least one may be forced to close early.

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.

Senators hear from four former top security officials who give conflicting accounts about what information they had available when deciding whether to call in National Guard support on the day of the deadly riots.

Australian news sites have seen a drop in traffic because of the Facebook news ban, with links shared on the platform estimated to be down 80 per cent.

Australian shares are expected to open lower as Wall Street investors, fearing an overvalued market, dump their high-flying tech stocks and bitcoin ... until an eleventh-hour turnaround.

Japan will only receive limited doses of COVID-19 vaccines for the first months of the rollout and shots for the elderly will be distributed gradually, the country's inoculation chief says.

Japan has grounded Boeing 777 jets, while the US will subject some to extra inspections after one showered debris over a US town in a frightening episode.

The Prince of Wales spends about 30 minutes with his father, who was admitted last week for "observation and rest" after falling ill.

Donald Trump is set to address the Conservative Political Action Conference, one of the largest annual gatherings of political conservatives in the United States.

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's divorce will bring an end one of the world's most recognisable couples in the entertainment industry, followed by hundreds of millions on social media and known for numerous political and big-business ventures.

Twelve thousand staff from border and managed isolation quarantine facilities to get first Pfizer jabs