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Japan flood death toll up to 68, PM visits

Record rains have sparked landslides and flooding, killing at least 68 residents in Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto.

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Mexico has fourth highest virus death toll

Mexico has surpassed Italy’s death toll from coronavirus amid criticism that the country has reopened too soon.

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High virus toll in UK health: Amnesty

The UK has had the world’s second highest number of health and social worker deaths during the coronavirus crisis, according to Amnesty International.

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High virus toll in UK health: Amnesty

The UK has had the world’s second highest number of health and social worker deaths during the coronavirus crisis, according to Amnesty International.

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No lawyers for Tarrant at NZ sentencing

Australian Brenton Tarrant has chosen to represent himself at his sentencing next month for the Christchurch mosque killings.

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NZ Labour going policy-free in campaign

Labour voters will have to wait until the last month of the New Zealand election campaign to find out the party’s plans for the next term of government.

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Record global rise in COVID-19 cases: WHO

The global number of confirmed coronavirus cases has increased by 230,370 in the past 24 hours, the World Health Organisation says.

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More than 600,000 vote in HK primaries

Organisers of Hong Kong’s opposition primaries say 592,000 people have voted online and 21,000 have cast paper ballots after two full days of polling.

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Record 15,000 new virus cases in Florida

Florida has reported the largest single-day increase in positive coronavirus cases in any US state since the beginning of the pandemic, with 15,000 infections.

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Israel on verge of renewed virus lockdown

Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein says he’ll back another lockdown if the number of new COVID-19 infections per day - now at 1464 - rises to about 2000.

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China raises flood alert level

As heavy rain batters regions along the Yangtze River, China has raised its flood response alert to the second highest level.

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UK to spend big on post-Brexit borders

The UK’s senior minister for Brexit, Michael Gove, says Britain plans to spend STG705 million to create post-Brexit border controls by the end of this year.

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Hong Kong pro-democracy primary continues

Hundreds of thousands of voters have turned out for day two of Hong Kong’s primary elections to select pro-democracy candidates for a September poll.

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NZ’s political ‘handbrake’ needs release

As leader Winston Peters rests up from surprise surgery last week, his party New Zealand First is on life support ahead of the September election.

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12 Jul 2020

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Trump wears mask in public for first time

US President Donald Trump has worn a mask at a military hospital, as the coronavirus has infected more than 3.2 million Americans and killed at least 134,000.

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12 Jul 2020

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Indian movie star Bachchan has COVID-19

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan and his son have been admitted to hospital with the coronavirus.

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US virus cases rise by 66,600 in one day

Coronavirus cases in the United States have risen by a record daily amount for three out of the last four days.

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12 Jul 2020

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Virus cases surge in South Africa, India

A surge in coronavirus cases is causing difficulties for public hospitals in India and South Africa.

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12 Jul 2020

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US warns citizens of China detention risk

US officials have told their citizens that they may risk arbitrary detention in China, in a warning similar to an Australian statement earlier this week.

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12 Jul 2020