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Russia will deliver a huge shipment of military hardware to Belarus – Belta

China beat Taiwan in announcing the new vaccine

Taiwan says China can “paralyze” its defenses, worsening the threat

In Russia’s Arctic, Navalny activist’s election bid is broken

Melbourne eliminates COVID-zero plans and focuses on rapid vaccines

Japan finds another bottle of Moderna that is suspected to contain foreign substances

OPEC + sees a narrower oil market until May 2022

Indonesia is investigating the alleged data breach in the COVID-19 application

Ireland will drop virtually all COVID-19 restrictions in October

Iran is planning a new round of talks with Saudi Arabia, an Iranian envoy