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Read More Patient said: ‘I think I made a mistake, I thought this was a hoax, but it’s not’, according to health official Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A 30-year-old patient died after attending a ‘“Covid party”, believing the virus to be a hoax, a Texas medical official has said. “Just…

Read MoreDaniel Lee execution was expected on Monday, but family of victims now says will appeal, citing right to view execution.Daniel Lee execution was expected on Monday, but family of victims now says will appeal, citing right to view execution.

Read More Regulation could be the key to providing a level playing field for companies to develop by ensuring legal certainty, and providing a good-practice example to export.Regulation could be the key to providing a level playing field for companies to develop by ensuring legal certainty, and providing a good-practice example to export.

Read More The law professor has been released six days after a police raid at his Beijing home, friends say A Beijing law professor who has been an outspoken critic of China’s president, Xi Jinping, and the ruling Communist party was released on Sunday after six days of detention, his friends have said. Xu Zhangrun,…

Read MoreThe execution of convicted murderer Daniel Lewis Lee had been blocked on Friday by a federal judge.The execution of convicted murderer Daniel Lewis Lee had been blocked on Friday by a federal judge.

Read More Latest 2am poll gives incumbent Duda a two-percentage-point lead over Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski Poland’s tightly fought and intensely polarising presidential election has gone down to the wire, as a late exit poll on Sunday night showed the incumbent, Andrzej Duda, leading his liberal challenger, Rafał Trzaskowski, by just two percentage points on…

Read MoreThe Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, has reopened after closing down due to the coronavirus pandemic. New health and safety restrictions, such as temperature checks and social distancing requirements, have been put in place. Chris Livesay reports.The Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, has reopened after closing down due to the coronavirus pandemic. New health…

Read More It is one of several restrictions introduced by President Ramaphosa amid rising infection rates. It is one of several restrictions introduced by President Ramaphosa amid rising infection rates.

Read MoreIt is one of several restrictions introduced by President Ramaphosa amid rising infection rates.It is one of several restrictions introduced by President Ramaphosa amid rising infection rates.

Read More Australian man who pleaded guilty to 51 counts of murder will be sentenced in August The Australian man who pleaded guilty to killing 51 Muslims in a terrorist attack in Christchurch in March 2019 has chosen to represent himself at his sentencing next month. Brenton Tarrant pleaded guilty in March to 51 counts…

Read More Retreating French ice leaves behind newspapers proclaiming Indira Gandhi’s rise to PM, probably from 1966 plane crash The Mont Blanc glacier in the French Alps is yielding more secrets as it melts – this time a clutch of newspapers with banner headlines from when Indira Gandhi became India’s first, and so far only,…

Read More Cases rise by over 230,000 worldwide in 24 hours; Florida cases increase by record total for a US state; Brazil cases near 2m. Follow the latest updates Immunity to Covid-19 could be lost in months, UK study suggests Indonesia is failing to control coronavirus outbreak, say experts See all our coronavirus coverage 12.28am…

Read MoreIndian women are struggling to access safe reproductive services because of Covid-19 restrictions.Indian women are struggling to access safe reproductive services because of Covid-19 restrictions.

Read MoreFaced with protests and attacks on statues, the Dutch are struggling with a legacy of racism.Faced with protests and attacks on statues, the Dutch are struggling with a legacy of racism.

Read MoreLouise Hill is the founder of GoHenry, which provides prepaid debit cards for children.Louise Hill is the founder of GoHenry, which provides prepaid debit cards for children.

Read MoreMillions are using gloves and masks but safely discarding them is proving to be challenge.Millions are using gloves and masks but safely discarding them is proving to be challenge.

Read More Home secretary will announce the biggest overhaul of the UK system in decades The home secretary is to unveil further detail on the future of immigration in the UK on Monday in an attempt to prepare businesses and organisations for the biggest overhaul of the system in decades. The Home Office has previously…

Read MoreThree generations of one family discuss their experiences of racism and whether things are changing.Three generations of one family discuss their experiences of racism and whether things are changing.

Read More More cases to be added to the cluster of nine in Casula and the contact dates have been widened to 3 to 10 July The number of cases linked to a coronavirus cluster in Sydney has grown since Sunday night, according to deputy chief medical officer Michael Kidd, as thousands of patrons are…

Read MoreThe iconic waters of Venice, Italy have become an extreme threat due to frequent, massive flooding that has seen the city slowly sink for centuries. Now, a long-planned but controversial technology is being tested that could address the increasingly dire problem. Chris Livesay reports on the plans, and why they were not completed a…

Read More Five-month-old’s body found inside home as four people taken to hospital A baby girl has died in a house fire south-west of Sydney. Emergency workers were called to the Bargo home about 6.25pm on Sunday and found it well alight. Continue reading…Five-month-old’s body found inside home as four people taken to hospital A…

Read More (SAN DIEGO) — Eleven people suffered minor injuries in an explosion and fire Sunday on board a ship at Naval Base San Diego, military officials said. The blaze was reported shortly before 9 a.m. on USS Bonhomme Richard, said Krishna Jackson, the base’s public information officer. Eleven people were treated for “non-life threatening…

Read MorePoll showed President Andrzej Duda with 50.4 percent of the vote and challenger Rafal Trzaskowski with 49.6 percent.Poll showed President Andrzej Duda with 50.4 percent of the vote and challenger Rafal Trzaskowski with 49.6 percent.

Read MoreSince alcohol sales were reintroduced in June, hospitals have experienced a spike in emergency ward admissions.Since alcohol sales were reintroduced in June, hospitals have experienced a spike in emergency ward admissions.

Read More Sen. Lindsey Graham has announced that he will grant Democrats’ request to have former special counsel Robert Mueller testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The surprising statement from one of the Senate’s leaders comes a day after Mueller broke a longstanding silence…

Read More Donald Trump’s ex-adviser Steve Bannon has doubled down on the man-made nature of the coronavirus, claiming that Chinese “virus experts” have defected to the West and are now cooperating with intelligence agencies. The explosive allegations were made by Bannon in an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail. Describing the Wuhan outbreak as nothing…

Read More All the latest results and reaction from the presidential runoff between conservative incumbent and liberal Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski 8.27pm BST Ben Stanley, an associate professor of politics at the SWPS University in Poland, reckons – with some justification – that it’s going to be a very long night. Both candidates have cause…

Read MoreA 24-hour tally of 15,299 new cases eclipses the worst daily rates seen in New York in April.A 24-hour tally of 15,299 new cases eclipses the worst daily rates seen in New York in April.

Read More (WASHINGTON) — After months of insisting that the Republican National Convention go off as scheduled despite the pandemic, President Donald Trump is slowly coming to accept that the late August event will not be the four-night infomercial for his reelection that he had anticipated. After a venue change, spiking coronavirus cases and a…

Read MoreConservative President Andrzej Duda leads by a tiny margin against Warsaw mayor, exit poll suggests.Conservative President Andrzej Duda leads by a tiny margin against Warsaw mayor, exit poll suggests.

Read More Poland’s President Andrzej Duda appears to have just about managed to snatch victory from his opponent, Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, in an incredibly tight race, with exit polls showing he’s just one percent ahead. Duda has gained just over 50 percent of the vote, while his opponent secured 49.6 percent, according to the…

Read More A German meat processing factory at the center of a local Covid-19 outbreak that put two neighboring districts on quarantine has requested government support. The move angered German officials, including the agriculture minister. “I don’t have much sympathy with this,” Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper, commenting on a…

Read More Home secretary suggested officials ignored problem for fear of seeming racist Priti Patel, the home secretary, has come under fire over claims that “cultural sensitivities” prevented a robust response to alleged worker exploitation in Leicester, with critics arguing cuts to regulators, the decision to limit inspections and an absence of unions were the…

Read MoreThe international legal regime was meant to help end colonialism. Its failure in Palestine threatens its very existence.The international legal regime was meant to help end colonialism. Its failure in Palestine threatens its very existence.

Read More Benjamin Netanyahu has promised to provide financial support for Israelis who lost their livelihoods due to lockdown after more 80,000 people protested his government’s economic response to the coronavirus over the weekend. Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday to voice their frustration with Mr Netanyahu, who won praise…