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Global report: Covid-19 restricts hajj and Germany locks down district

Pilgrimage to Islamic holy sites usually attracts 2.5m visitors; about 360,000 Germans face new restrictionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSaudi Arabia has said only Muslims living in the country can take part in this year’…

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Coronavirus live news: Beijing locks down 10 residential compounds amid new outbreak

WHO warns UK not to lift lockdown; Iran deaths top 100 for first time in two months; cases worldwide near 7.9m. Follow the latest updatesWHO cautions against further lifting of lockdown in EnglandDemand for flu vaccine soars as countries plan for secon…

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Global report: New Beijing cases spark second wave fear as India and Brazil struggle with first

São Paulo to dig up cemeteries to clear spaces for coronavirus deaths; new rise of infections in Darfur, Sudan; New Zealand goes 22 days with a new caseCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA cluster of dozens of new coronavirus c…

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Coronavirus live news: Africa passes 200,000 confirmed cases after Burundi president dies of suspected Covid-19

Asylum applications in Europe fall to lowest level for a decade as borders closed; world faces worst food crisis in 50 yearsBurundi president dies of illness suspected to be coronavirusEU says China behind ‘huge wave’ of Covid-19 disinformationFauci: c…

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Coronavirus live news: India evacuates Covid-19 patients ahead of cyclone as Australia ‘in recession’

Yemen aid funding falls short by US$1bn; Zoom profits double; global cases pass 6.3m. Follow the latest updates India evacuates 100,000 from homes, virus hospital ahead of cycloneBrazil deaths pass 30,000 after record daily riseChina withheld data on c…

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Wars without end: why is there no peaceful solution to so much global conflict?

A new study shows that 60% of the world’s wars have lasted for at least a decade. From Afghanistan to Libya, Syria to Congo DRC, has endless conflict become normalised?Libya’s civil war entered its 7th year this month with no end in sight. In Afghanis…

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Coronavirus live news: Brazil sees record increase as cases jump by 33,000

Brazil becomes fourth worst country for deaths; Spanish prime minister to seek two-week extension of state of emergency; Pressure builds on South African presidentGlobal report: cases pass 6 million as Donald Trump postpones G7Senior UK adviser has bro…

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Coronavirus live news: South Korea re-tightens lockdown restrictions after spike in cases

Officials have re-implemented lockdown measures in the metropolitan area of Seoul; European commission proposes €750bn coronavirus recovery fund; Kenya records highest one-day case riseGlobal report: Trump silent on US death toll as South Korea sees ne…

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Coronavirus live news: European commission proposes €1.85tn Covid-19 recovery plan

WHO sounds alarm over surge of Covid-19 cases in Latin America; unrest grows in UK PM’s party over Dominic Cummings lockdown breachTory unrest increases pressure on PM to sack Dominic CummingsUK coronavirus updates – liveCoronavirus latest: at a glance…

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Coronavirus live news: WHO warns of ‘second peak’ as it drops hydroxychloroquine trial

Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar denies picnic with friends was rule breach; World health leaders urge green recovery; Singapore warns of worst economic contractionGlobal report: ‘disaster’ looms as WHO warns of second peakWHO warns of ‘second peak’ in are…

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Coronavirus live news: Spain restrictions ease as British PM’s adviser reported to police over lockdown breach

Boris Johnson backs Dominic Cummings despite outcry; US bars foreign travellers arriving from Brazil; India resumes domestic flights. Follow the latest updatesGlobal report: US suspends travel from Brazil as schools reopen in parts of AustraliaSpain en…

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Fears mount of Middle East coronavirus surge amid Eid celebrations

Despite lockdowns and curfews, streets in Jordan and Iran are busy for the end of RamadanCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOutside bakeries in downtown Amman, queues stretched along the street and down the block. Nut retailers…

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Coronavirus live news: Wuhan lab had bat viruses but not Covid-19 strain; Russia reports highest daily death toll

Lab says none of three bat viruses match Covid-19; new witnesses cast doubt on UK advisor’s lockdown claims; WHO says pandemic ‘taking different pathway’ in AfricaWuhan lab says its bat strains were not Covid-19 as US nears 100,00 deathsNew witnesses c…

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