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![Abdusalam holds up a photo of his Uighur wife Nadila Wumaier and their baby son Lutfy in Sydney in 2019 [File: Peter Parks/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/000_1IU88H.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
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Coronavirus pandemic
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![Africa's 54 countries now have more than 2.3 million confirmed infections [Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/000_1QA1CL.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
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Trump confident as Supreme Court considers last-ditch lawsuit
Having failed to overturn the results so far, Trump still believes ‘we’re going to win this election in a landslide’.
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Barcelona star Griezmann cuts Huawei ties over Uighur persecution
Footballer cited reports that the Chinese telecoms giant was involved in the surveillance of Uighur Muslims.
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Australia cancels order for vaccine as trial stumbles
Australia cancels an order for 51 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine after trials run into trouble.
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China slaps visa curbs on US diplomats, NGOs visiting HK, Macau
Beijing accuses Washington of ‘meddling’ in Hong Kong and interfering in China’s affairs amid new US sanctions.
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Food prices to spike without EU trade deal, warn UK retailers
UK’s retail industry warns again that food prices will shoot up in 2021 if new tariffs are imposed.
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From: The Bottom Line
Bolton: Trump ‘didn’t understand what it means to be president’
Former national security adviser says US needs to ‘get to the post-Trump era’ to avoid further damage to global power.
