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England set to lift virus restrictions despite soaring cases

Scientists, opposition politicians express worry plans are moving too fast

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1 killed as torrential rains lash southern S. Korea

Train, ferry services halted; dozens of residents forced to evacuate

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Biden reaffirms support for Venezuela opposition leader

Juan Guaido ‘preserving ideals of freedom, democracy, and sovereignty’, says US president

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US forces shoot down armed drone over Iraq embassy

Attack comes hours after rockets hit base housing soldiers in west of country

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Gun violence claims 14 lives over July 4 weekend in Chicago

Independence Day sees 88 people shot, 14 of them fatally

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Chinese city on Myanmar border closes to curb Covid-19 outbreak

This is second lockdown in 4 months for Ruili, which is home to more than 210,000 people

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Iran’s Bushehr nuclear plant back online after 2-week pause

Authorities urge population to reduce consumption to reduce overburdened power grid

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Storm Elsa cuts through Caribbean after claiming 3 lives

Tempest remains deadly even downgraded from hurricane status, packing 95kph winds

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Powerful landslide in Atami, Japan, leaves 3 dead

23 people saved, but one more woman succumbs to injuries, says NHK report

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[UPDATED] Firefighter dead, dozens hurt in Thai factory blast and blaze

500 residents evacuated so far; cause of explosion remains unknown

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Pope Francis undergoes colon operation: Vatican

Catholic leader goes for surgery hours after weekly prayer in St Peter’s Square

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Biden marks ‘independence’ from Covid-19, but pandemic remains a threat

US roaring back to post-pandemic life, even if virus yet to be fully ‘vanquished’

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Philippine military plane crash fatalities hit 50

Bodies of remaining 5 missing soldiers found