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Ben Westcott

Ben Westcott

Digital News Producer at CNN International Online

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Ben Westcott
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Taiwan's President kicks off rollout of island's first domestically produced Covid-19 vaccine - CNN

Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen received her first shot of the island’s homegrown Covid-19 vaccine on Monday, a public show of support for the new drug which is central to plans for inoculation self sufficiency amid low immunization rates and struggles to obtain vaccines from overseas.
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Australia beat the world on shutting out Covid. Now it is bitterly ...

An increasingly frustrated Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison turned to an animated film last week to drive home his point that the country needs to reopen – Covid or no Covid.
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Delta variant outbreak threatens Singapore's 'living with Covid' mo...

Singapore has warned it may need to reimpose Covid-19 restrictions if a new outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant is not contained, putting at risk the city’s shift towards living with the virus.
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Australia's decades-long balancing act between the US and China is ...

For more than 20 years, Australia tried to maintain good relations with both the United States and China. Now with the AUKUS deal, Canberra has picked a side – Washington.
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Angry and afraid, Afghanistan's LGBTQ community say they're being h...

LGBTQ people in Afghanistan who spoke to CNN say they need help to escape Taliban fighters before they are discovered and forced to face the new regime’s brutal laws.
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This country claims it hasn't had a single Covid-19 case. Activists...

Turkmenistan is one of just five nations that have not reported any coronavirus cases – but activists say there’s evidence the country is battling a deadly third wave and President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov is playing down the threat to maintain his image.
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Covid surge after some Australians break lockdown to celebrate coun...

Fans who gathered to watch two Victoria-based rivals play in one of Australia’s top sporting events are partly to blame for a more than 50% increase in the state’s daily reported Covid-19 cases, local officials said Thursday.

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Australia's climate policy is being dictated by a former accountant...

Australia’s Prime Minister Morrison Scott Morrison made it clear his loyalty lies with his deputy, Barnaby Joyce, and not with international allies who are urging Australia to take greater action to cut emissions.
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Nobel winner Maria Ressa vows to fight for facts and the rule of la...

For journalist Maria Ressa, reporting the news has always been the priority. But the newly honored Nobel Peace Prize winner says she has been forced to “become the news” simply because of her determination to do the job properly and defend the rule of law.
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Koalas are dying from chlamydia and climate change is making it ......

A silent killer is spreading through Australia’s koala population, posing a threat that wildlife experts say could wipe out the iconic marsupial across large parts of the country.
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Australia, UK and Canada join US in diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2...

Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the leaders of the three countries said Wednesday.