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‘Reclaim These Streets’ and rubber duck rallies: human rights roundup – in pictures

Coverage on recent struggles for human rights and freedoms, from Cardiff Bay to Thailand Continue reading…

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Budget cuts and collapse in tourism revenue pose ‘severe’ threat to nature

Reduced environmental protections and conservation job losses could hit vital progress on climate and biodiversity, research findsAs Maasai herding lands shrink, so does space for Kenya’s elephantsJob cuts in nature reserves and environmental rollbacks…

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From lockdowns to pool parties: how Covid rules vary around the world

Countries have adopted different rules on business activity, education, socialising and travelCurfews and lockdowns Restrictions have largely been relaxed in most of Brazil’s 26 states, although several continue to limit opening hours for bars, restaur…

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Coronavirus live: every UK adult ‘to be offered first vaccine by September’; Sydney struggles to quash cluster

Dominic Raab says government aiming for early autumn target for first dose rollout; New South Wales records six new casesArrivals in UK could be asked to stay in quarantine hotelsIndia begins world’s biggest Covid vaccination programAustralian Open see…

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China hopes ‘vaccine diplomacy’ will restore its image and boost its influence

Trading allies such as Brazil are at the head of the queue for Beijing’s huge drug distribution programme Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThere was no VIP on board the plane from China that arrived in São Paulo airport earli…

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Jair Bolsonaro claims ‘victory’ after suspension of Chinese vaccine trial

Critics say halt in testing of Covid vaccine CoronaVac is politically motivatedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has sparked outrage by gloating over the suspension of clinical trials o…

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United Nations general assembly: China rejects Trump’s ‘baseless’ Covid accusations – as it happened

Follow live as Jair Bolsonaro, Donald Trump, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin – among others – deliver video messages 7.36pm BST As Macron epic delivery ends, it also wraps up the opening session of the first virtual UN general assem…

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Global preparation: how different countries planned for the second wave of Covid-19

Lockdowns brought temporary relief to some but, everywhere, test and trace is key Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe first wave of coronavirus swept through a world unprepared. Authorities struggled to test for the disease,…

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