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People over age 60 wait in an hours-long line to get the AstraZeneca vaccine, on the day Mexico began vaccinating its elderly population against Covid-19, outside a health centre in the outlying Milpa Alta borough of Mexico City (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)

World health boss warns of escalating rate of coronavirus infection across the world

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Medical personnel wearing protective equipment work in the intensive care ward for Covid-19 patients at the SRH Waldklinikum hospital in Gera, Germany (Bodo Schackow/AP)

Angela Merkel urges German politicians to pass ’emergency brake’ Covid bill

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Police security forces stand by inside a police vehicle and on the sidewalk of Hledan Road in Kamayut township in Yangon, Myanmar (AP)

Opponents of Myanmar coup say they have formed interim unity government

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Supporters of Tehreek-e-Labiak Pakistan, a radical Islamist political party, chant slogans during a protest against the arrest of their party leader, Saad Rizvi, in Lahore, Pakistan (K.M. Chaudary/AP)

Pakistan blocks social media access following anti-French protests

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Pro-democracy activist Martin Lee, centre, arrives at a court in Hong Kong (Kin Cheung/AP)

Media mogul among Hong Kong pro-democracy campaigners sentenced to jail terms

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Motorist traverse an almost empty Commonwealth Avenue as the government implements a strict lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Quezon city, Philippines

Philippines president warns worst is yet to come amid vaccine shortage

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Centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran (AP)

Iran begins enrichment of uranium to highest level yet

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Adam Toledo shooting

Chicago boy ‘was not holding gun’ when shot by police officer

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Hong Kong

Nine campaigners jailed in Hong Kong for organising anti-government protests

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Emergency services at the scene

Eight people shot dead at Indianapolis FedEx facility

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Chris Lambert

Podcast helped police track down suspect over student’s 1996 disappearance

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New Zealand Colorful Coffins

Doughnut coffin creates memorable send-off for New Zealander

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The Queen, Duke of Edinburgh and Richard Nixon

Letter shows Duke of Edinburgh apologised over failing to toast Richard Nixon

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Chicago Police Shooting

Bodycam footage released of fatal shooting by police of 13-year-old in Chicago

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A protester holds up a painting of Breonna Taylor during a rally on the one year anniversary of her death at Jefferson Square Park in Louisville

Officer involved in Breonna Taylor raid to release book

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Ghislaine Maxwell, who is facing a trial in July after being accused of facilitating Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual exploitation of underage girls

Ghislaine Maxwell’s legal team looking to delay trial

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Starting blocks (Adam Davy/PA)

Alabama legislature passes bill banning ‘biological males’ from female teams

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Naisha Wright, aunt of the deceased Daunte Wright, holds up images depicting X26P Taser and a Glock 17 handgun (John Minchillo/AP)

Daunte Wright’s family demands more serious charges against US ex-police officer

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