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EU wants Brexit deal 'but not at any price' as teams head for dinner
After leaving the EU in January, Britain is keen to strike out alone, pursuing trade deals with other countries and setting up its own sanctions regime.
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Bolivia's first transgender news anchor puts LGBTQ issues front and centre
Leonie Dorado, the new co-host of Bolivian programme Aby Ayala TV, covers LGBTQ issues in her role, drawing on her own transition and life experience as a trans person.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro announces positive coronavirus test
Jair Bolsonaro has caused huge controversy in Brazil for repeatedly flouting containment measures and minimising the risk of the virus.
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Facebook pledges more action on toxic content ahead of meeting
Facebook pledged to take further steps to remove toxic and hateful content from its platform as its top executives were set to meet with organisers of a mushrooming ad boycott.
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Commonwealth should 'acknowledge' past wrongs, says Prince Harry
The 35-year-old royal and his wife, Meghan, joined a video conference call with leaders organised by the Queen's Commonwealth Trust from their base in the United States.
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Bus plunges into lake in southwest China, killing 21
The bus crashed into a guardrail and veered into Hongshan Lake in Guizhou province, leaving 15 others injured, the local emergency management department said in a statement.
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WHO monitoring China bubonic plague situation
The UN health agency said it was notified by China on 6 July of a case of bubonic plague in Inner Mongolia.
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Aide to Russian space chief held on treason charges
Roscomos said a probe was under way and that it was "fully cooperating with the investigative authorities".
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Australia's second-biggest city under new virus lockdown
State Premier Daniel Andrews said the lockdown would begin at midnight Wednesday and last at least six weeks, as he warned residents "we can't pretend" the coronavirus crisis is over.
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Russia cracks down on marmot hunting after bubonic plague alert from China
The bubonic plague, known as the “Black Death” in the Middle Ages, is a highly infectious and often fatal disease.
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Beijing reports zero virus cases for first time since new outbreak
Beijing's health commission said on Tuesday it detected only one asymptomatic case the previous day, which China does not include in its confirmed cases counts.
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Hong Kong leader says will 'vigorously implement' security law
Speaking at a press conference a week after China imposed the law on the semi-autonomous city, Chief Executive Carrie Lam combined warnings with assurances to Hong Kong's 7.5 million residents.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro says lungs 'clean' after coronavirus test
Bolsonaro told supporters outside the presidential palace that he had just visited the hospital and been tested.
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Britain imposes sanctions on Russians, Saudis
The biggest Russian name on the list is Alexander Bastrykin, whose Investigative Committee reports directly to President Vladimir Putin.
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Hong Kong details new powers under controversial China law
Under China’s new legislation, crimes of secession and sedition will be punishable by up to life in prison, stoking concerns of a much more authoritarian era in a city which has been racked by anti-China protests for the past year.
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Regeneron COVID-19 treatment enters final stage trials
The drug is a combination of two antibodies that block the coronavirus' "spike protein" which it uses to invade human cells.
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Trump calls on black Nascar driver to apologise over noose protest
The president's remarks came after two divisive Independence Day weekend speeches which critics said were an attempt to exploit racial animus and stoke fear among his base of white supporters, four months ahead of the presidential election.
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COVID-19 imperils Aids progress, UN warns
The UN's annual report said that the 2020 target of reducing Aids-related deaths to fewer than 500,000, and new HIV infections to under 500,000 will now be missed.
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Russia cracks down on marmot hunting after bubonic plague alert
Authorities in Bayan Nur, a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia, issued a warning on Sunday after a hospital reported a suspected case of the deadly disease.
