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Zheng Yanxiong: China appoints hard-line Hong Kong security chief

China has appointed a hard-line figure as head of its new security agency in Hong Kong. ...

Hong Kong: US passes sanctions as nations condemn new law

US lawmakers have approved new Hong Kong-related sanctions, after Beijing imposed a security law that has been widely condemned across the world. ...

Myanmar jade mine landslide kills 160

At least 162 bodies have been found after a landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar, officials say. ...

Seattle police move in to clear protesters from Chop zone

Police have moved in to clear crowds out of Seattle's self-governed zone set up by protesters three weeks ago. ...

Poland's clash of values in presidential election

Poles vote on Sunday in a presidential ballot that could place significant curbs on the power of their nationalist government. ...

Coronavirus: Florida and Texas reverse reopening as infections surge

Florida has reported a new record in Covid infections, amid a surge in cases in southern US states that have allowed businesses to re-open in recent weeks. ...

Coronavirus: Delhi struggles to cope with Covid-19 surge

The chief minister of India's capital Delhi has said the speed at which coronavirus has spread has severely challenged its health system. ...

'Three people stabbed to death' in Glasgow city centre

Three people are believed to have been stabbed to death in a hotel stairwell in Glasgow city centre. ...

Coronavirus: US hits record high in daily cases

The United States recorded an all-time daily high of 40,000 coronavirus infections on Thursday, figures from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) show. ...

Coronavirus: Sweden says WHO made 'total mistake' by including it in warning

Swedish state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell has rejected a warning from the World Health Organization that included Sweden among countries in Europe at risk of a Covid-19 resurgence. ...

Coronavirus: New York imposes quarantine on eight US states

New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have asked people travelling from states where Covid-19 cases are rising to go into self-isolation for 14 days. ...

Russians vote on Putin's reforms to constitution

Russia has begun voting on constitutional reforms that could allow President Vladimir Putin to serve another two terms in office. ...

Pakistan plane crash was 'human error' - initial report

A plane crash that killed 97 people in Pakistan last month was a result of human error by the pilot and air traffic control, according to an initial report into the disaster. ...

Ghana apologises to Nigeria for embassy demolition

Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has apologised to Nigeria after a building inside the Nigerian High Commission compound in Accra was demolished. ...

Cédric Chouviat: French police investigated over death of delivery driver

A delivery driver in Paris who died after a traffic stop in January was heard shouting "I'm suffocating" in footage seen by French media. ...

Seattle to end police-free protest zone after shootings

Seattle's mayor has said the city plans to take back a district that is being occupied by armed protesters, after three people were shot at the weekend. ...