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Dominic Raab, the UK foreign secretary, is to ask for ceasefires to be implemented in conflict zones so local populations can be vaccinated against coronavirus, arguing that the world has “a moral duty to act”.
The British minister is to chair a meeting of the UN’s security council in an effort to persuade members to agree a resolution calling for locally negotiated ceasefires in areas such as Somalia, South Sudan and Yemen.
Related: Dominic Raab calls for ceasefires to enable Covid vaccinations
Tennis fans will be allowed back into Melbourne Park for the remainder of the Australian Open after the Victorian government announced the state’s lockdown will be lifted by Thursday.
With the five-day snap restrictions to end at midnight on Wednesday, crowds will be back in the stands for the men’s and women’s singles semi-finals, starting on Thursday, and the finals over the weekend.
Related: Tennis crowds to be allowed back to Australian Open after Victoria lockdown lifts
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