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Troubled Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has spoken to Russia's leader Vladimir Putin for the third time in ten days, amid mass protests against his rule. Tens of thousands of people flooded the streets of the Belarusian capital Minsk at the weekend, two weeks after Lukashenko declared victory in elections his opponents say were rigged. Moscow Correspondent Lucy Taylor reports.
Medical researchers in Hong Kong say they have identified the world's first case of a person being infected with Covid-19 twice.
The researchers say their finding has wide ranging implications for global health policy.
Richard Kimber reports.
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US stock markets surged Monday, bolstered by optimism over coronavirus treatment and vaccines.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose to all-time highs.
Here's Liling Tan with the Wall Street wrap.
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The video-sharing application TikTok has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government over the Trump administration's order to shut down its American operations next month.
Tik Tok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, said the ban was politically motivated.
Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco
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Doctors in Germany treating the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say their findings indicate he was poisoned. Navalny is in an artificial coma, and may suffer long-term consequences. Lucy Taylor reports.
Massive wildfires continue to rage around the San Francisco Bay Area.
The National Weather Service is warning high temperatures, lightning, and high winds could mean dangerous and unpredictable fire behaviour.
Rachel Silverman has this report from San Francisco.
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The Tanzanian government says it is planning to restore green spaces in urban areas, which over the past many years have given way to buildings and infrastructure. Like many other cities in the world, Africa's fast-growing metropolis Dar es Salaam has lost most of its green cover to concrete jungles.
Daniel Kijo reports
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The Republican Party will/has formally renominate President Donald Trump for another four-year term as its national convention gets under way on Monday.
Speakers over the week will include Trump family members and the President is expected to make an appearance on each night.
Kate Fisher reports from Washington
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The UK's Prime Minister says it's "vitally important" that children go back to school following the closure of the education sector in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
As the new academic term begins, Boris Johnson is telling parents that the life chances of a generation are at stake.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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