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French Q2 preliminary GDP rose by 0.9%, slightly beating forecasts

The 0.9% growth compared with no growth in the first quarter, said the INSEE statistics office

S.Korea announces vaccination plan for 18-49 year olds

South Korea has been struggling to boost its immunisation drive amid supply shortages and shipment delays, with about 36.5% of its 52 million people having received at least one dose, while just 14% are fully vaccinated

politics

Philippines' Duterte fully restores key U.S. troop pact

The Visiting Forces Agreement provides rules for the rotation of thousands of U.S. troops in and out of the Philippines for war drills and exercises. It has assumed additional importance as the United States and its allies contend with an increasingly assertive China

coronavirus

India reports most new COVID cases in three weeks

India was battered by the Delta variant of the virus in April and May but the rate of spread of infections later eased off. It has again been rising, with higher numbers in seven of the past eight days

coronavirus

Philippines to place Manila area in lockdown to curb Delta variant

The Manila capital region, a sprawl of 16 cities home to more than 13mln people, will be placed under the tightest quarantine curbs from Aug. 6 to 20

australia

Sydney readies for the army as lockdown fails to squash Delta outbreak

With the city of 5 million people ordered to stay home amid an outbreak of the highly transmissable Delta variant, authorities outlined even tighter restrictions for the worst affected suburbs

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