Among the headlines for Monday, 22 March, 2021, Malaysia has announced a COVID-19 vaccine injury fund, with RM10 million allocated for now, to compensate individuals who might suffer side effects from being inoculated.

Also, heavy rain along Australia's east coast over the weekend have brought the worst flooding in half a century in some areas, forcing thousands of people to evacuate and damaging hundreds of homes.

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