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Spain revises down coronavirus death toll

Spanish health officials have revised down the total number of coronavirus cases and fatalities in the country.

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French nursing homes employees protest

French nursing homes workers have demonstrated for better pay and conditions amid the coronavirus crisis.

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WHO warns of ‘second peak’ in countries

The WHO says the world is still in the middle of the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak, with cases increasing in some countries.

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WHO warns of ‘second peak’ in countries

The WHO says the world is still in the middle of the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak, with cases increasing in some countries.

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UK PM says thousands of shops to reopen

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says retailers will be able to begin reopening in England next month.

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Pakistan mulls new lockdown after spike

Pakistan’s Special Assistant for Health Zafar Mirza says a new wave of coronavirus infections occurred because people did not adhere to social distancing.

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Italy reports 92 deaths, 300 new cases

Italian health officials say coronavirus-linked deaths have risen by 92 to 32,877, the third highest in the world after those of the United States and Britain.

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Biden makes first appearance in 2 months

Joe Biden has made his first in-person appearance in more than two months as he marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at a veterans park.

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UK PM’s aide says he won’t quit over trip

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s aide Dominic Cummings has defied calls to resign, defending his decision to leave London during the lockdown.

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Bars and gyms reopen in Iceland

Night clubs and gyms have been allowed to reopen in Iceland as the country nears complete recovery from the coronavirus outbreak.

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China calls some HK protest acts terrorism

China’s foreign ministry office in Hong Kong has defended new national security laws for the city and called some protest acts last year “terrorist in nature”.

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EU urged toward ‘robust strategy’ on China

EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell says the end of an American-led system and the arrival of an Asian century “is now happening in front of our eyes”.

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‘Terrorism’ growing in HK: security chief

Hong Kong’s government is supporting Beijing’s controversial planned national security laws, as its security chief warns of growing “terrorism” in the city.

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US limits travel from virus-hit Brazil

US President Donald Trump has further limited travel from the world’s coronavirus hotspots by denying entry to foreigners coming from Brazil.

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Japan lifts virus emergency in all areas

Japan has ended its coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and all other areas.

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Ardern muddled on trans-Tasman movement

The New Zealand government would like Australian states to re-open before Kiwis resume normal travel across the Tasman.

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US hits the beach as virus toll nears 100k

Thousands of Americans have flocked outdoors and crowded at beaches during the Memorial Day weekend as the US coronavirus death toll creeps towards 100,000.

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Wellington shakes to 5.8 earthquake

Seismologists have recorded a magnitude 5.8 earthquake, epicentred around 100km north of New Zealand’s capital Wellington.

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25 May 2020

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French new coronavirus cases hit low

French officials say the country has recorded its lowest daily increase in new coronavirus infections since lockdown measures were introduced on March 17.

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25 May 2020