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Today's headlines: South Korea's presidential campaign gets underway; Myanmar will not send representatives to Asean summit; Hijab in schools dispute spreads to Uttar Pradesh; First visit of an Israeli premier to Bahrain; Ukrainian oligarchs flee the country amid fears of conflict with Russia.

Today's headlines: India bans 54 more Chinese apps. Japanese beer giant abandons Myanmar. Internet under regime control in Cambodia. Palestinian man dies after clashes with Israeli soldiers. Kyrgyz farmers risk being left landless.

Today's news: hundreds of Hong Kong residents queue for hours at the Shenzhen checkpoint to cross the border and flee the wave of infections in the territory; in Laos, one child in three experiences severe food insecurity; China will not renew passports for non-essential travel; Britain and mercenaries are blamed for riots in Almaty.

Today's headlines : the Chinese Communist Party orders local officials to monitor and prevent abortions among young people and singles; Gulf monarchies pay homage to the Arabian leopard; possible entry of Kabul into the economic corridor between China and Pakistan; new hotbeds of tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Today's headlines: Hong Kong reports its first Covid-19-related fatality in five months; Pakistan hunts for a healer who drove a nail into a pregnant woman's head to give her a son; Baghdad completes payment of 46 billion euros in compensation for the invasion of Kuwait; Beijing suspends the award ceremony for Russian skaters due to suspected use of banned substances (traces of marijuana).

Today's news: Chinese scientists carry out rapid Covid test as reliable as molecular; Tokyo and 20 other governments condemn Hong Kong for press freedom violations; joint military exercises between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia get underway; Israeli raids on Syria, one soldier killed; Putin and Macron agree on de-escalation in Ukraine.

Today's headlines: China's second-hand goods market booms; Hong Kong stockpiling food for fear of Covid restrictions; the US offers millions of euros for information on the Isis leader in Afghanistan; Iraq's parliament postpones Presidential elections; a high school teacher in St Petersburg is fired for reading dissident poets to students.

Today's headlines: athletes at the Winter Olympics accuse Beijing of human rights violations; in Myanmar, more and more families are "repudiating" relatives who oppose the military dictatorship; Pyongyang's cyber attacks have earned 45 million euros, used for the missile programme; Russian schools must submit collaboration with foreign institutes for government approval.

Today's headlines: the US restores exemptions for civilian nuclear cooperation with Tehran; in Afghanistan 318 media outlets have been closed since the Taliban's return to power. In Pakistan, sports glory banned for criticising Imran Khan. In Uzbekistan it is compulsory for students to learn to play a traditional instrument.

Today's headlines: Two attacks rock Balochistan, Pakistan; Aung San Suu Kyi is indicted on a new charge; in Lebanon, 48 flee Tripoli to join Isis in Iraq; experts say Jakarta is unlikely to sign the Abraham Accords.

Today's headlines: the US approves cash transfers to Afghanistan; Pakistan says it will not introduce a presidential system; Cambodia invites a non-political representative from Myanmar to the Asean summit; the Philippines opens up to foreign investment; Orban's Hungary strengthens ties with Russia.

Today's headlines: An American professor hired by Hong Kong University denied a visa; Humanitarian aid brings Covid to pandemic isolated Tonga; Bangladesh government opposes NGO over transfer of Rohingya refugees to a deserted island; Qatar to evacuate foreigners from Afghanistan; in Idlib, Syria, two children die from the cold.