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Coronavirus: Florida and Texas reverse reopening as infections surge

Florida has reported a new record in Covid infections, amid a surge in cases in southern US states that have allowed businesses to re-open in recent weeks. ...

Coronavirus: Delhi struggles to cope with Covid-19 surge

The chief minister of India's capital Delhi has said the speed at which coronavirus has spread has severely challenged its health system. ...

'Three people stabbed to death' in Glasgow city centre

Three people are believed to have been stabbed to death in a hotel stairwell in Glasgow city centre. ...

Coronavirus: US hits record high in daily cases

The United States recorded an all-time daily high of 40,000 coronavirus infections on Thursday, figures from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) show. ...

Coronavirus: Sweden says WHO made 'total mistake' by including it in warning

Swedish state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell has rejected a warning from the World Health Organization that included Sweden among countries in Europe at risk of a Covid-19 resurgence. ...

Coronavirus: New York imposes quarantine on eight US states

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have asked people travelling from states where Covid-19 cases are rising to go into self-isolation for 14 days. ...

Russians vote on Putin's reforms to constitution

Russia has begun voting on constitutional reforms that could allow President Vladimir Putin to serve another two terms in office. ...

Pakistan plane crash was 'human error' - initial report

A plane crash that killed 97 people in Pakistan last month was a result of human error by the pilot and air traffic control, according to an initial report into the disaster. ...

Ghana apologises to Nigeria for embassy demolition

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has apologised to Nigeria after a building inside the Nigerian High Commission compound in Accra was demolished. ...

Cédric Chouviat: French police investigated over death of delivery driver

A delivery driver in Paris who died after a traffic stop in January was heard shouting "I'm suffocating" in footage seen by French media. ...

Seattle to end police-free protest zone after shootings

Seattle's mayor has said the city plans to take back a district that is being occupied by armed protesters, after three people were shot at the weekend. ...

Coronavirus: Brazil becomes second country to pass 50,000 deaths

Brazil has become the second country, after the US, to register more than 50,000 deaths from Covid-19. ...

Germany riot: Gangs smash shops, attack police in Stuttgart

Groups of people have smashed shop windows, looted and attacked police vehicles in central Stuttgart during hours of night-time disturbances. ...

Reading stabbings: Police declare the three killings a terror incident

Police have declared the stabbing attack in Reading in which three people died a "terrorist incident". ...

Australia cyber attacks: PM Morrison warns of 'sophisticated' state hack

Australia's government and institutions are being targeted by ongoing sophisticated state-based cyber hacks, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. ...

Coronavirus: EU leaders disagree over rescue package

EU leaders have failed to agree on a €750bn (£676bn; $840bn) recovery fund for the coronavirus crisis, but Germany called the talks "constructive". ...

John Bolton: Trump sought Xi's help to win re-election

US President Donald Trump sought help from Chinese President Xi Jinping to win re-election, ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton's new book says. ...

Germany accuses Russia of Berlin park assassination

Germany has accused Russia of ordering the murder of a man killed in a Berlin park last August. ...

India-China clash: Diplomats 'strongly protest' over border clashes

The Indian and Chinese foreign ministers have exchanged protests over clashes in a disputed Himalayan border area which led to the deaths of at least 20 Indian troops. ...