Coronavirus vaccine should be mandatory in Australia: PM

Australia should make any coronavirus vaccine compulsory for its 25 million citizens bar medical exemptions, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Wednesday, wading into a heated ethical debate.
Typhoon Higos makes landfall in Guangdong 
Typhoon Higos, the seventh this year, made landfall in the city of Zhuhai, south China's Guangdong Province Wednesday morning, local meteorological authorities said.
Tokyo heatstroke deaths in August top 100
Tokyo authorities say 24 people died of heatstroke in the metropolitan area in the four days through Monday, amid scorching temperatures, pushing the death toll for this month to 103.
UK retailer M&S axes 7,000 jobs on virus fallout

10 wounded as rockets hit Afghan capital on independence day

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US imposes further restrictions on Huawei
The US government has announced further restrictions on Huawei to cut off the company's access to US technology.
Tokyo confirms 207 new cases of coronavirus
The Tokyo Metropolitan government confirmed 207 new cases of the coronavirus in Tokyo on Tuesday.