India crosses 5.2 million COVID cases

India recorded more than 96,000 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's total caseload to over 5.2 million.

India is the second country in the world to pass the 5 million mark, after the United States.

Sreoshi Mukherjee reports.  

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Lukashenko closes borders of Belarus with West

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has announced the closure of the country's borders with Lithuania and Poland, as well as strengthening controls on the border with Ukraine. The president said half of the country's army would guard frontiers in the West. Julia Chapman has more.

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Australia – More Australians coming home

After further consultation with state leaders, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says more Australians will be allowed home from next Friday.

Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane

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China Responds to Taiwan Visit By US Official

China says it will make a necessary response to a visit by a state department official to Taiwan.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lodged a complaint with Washington and called on the US to recognise the sensitivity of the issue.

Patrick Fok reports from Beijing.

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Untraceable virus cases in S. Korea reach new high

South Korean health authorities say the number of coronavirus cases with unidentified transmission routes has reached a new high in the country. They say over the past two weeks, they've been unable to track the source of more than 26 percent of positive tests. 

Bruce Harrison reports from Seoul. 

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Hong Kong's Justice Department appeals against Jimmy Lai's acquittal

Hong Kong's Department of Justice is lodging an appeal against a court decision to clear media mogul Jimmy Lai of criminal intimidation.

Lai was acquitted of the charge earlier this month. 

Richard Kimber reports.  

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Former Pence adviser announces intention to vote for Biden

A former adviser to Vice President Mike Pence says she will vote for the Democratic Candidate Joe Biden.

She said in an interview with the Washington Post, it's because President Trump showed a "flat out disregard for human life" in his response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Jagruti Dave reports from Washington

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Dow loses more than 100 points as tech shares struggle

Stocks fell in a volatile day of trading on Thursday as major tech
companies saw their share prices drop.

Traders also reacted to uncertainty on the development of a
coronavirus vaccine and a further economic stimulus package.

Sarah Walton reports from New York

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Senior US diplomat visits Taiwan, triggers angry response from Beijing

Beijing is warning Washington that it will make a "necessary response" after a senior US diplomat visited Taiwan.

US Undersecretary of State Keith Krach was in Taipei to attend a memorial service for a former president.

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson has more.

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KENYA AND TANZANIA END AVIATION DISPUTE

Kenya and Tanzania have agreed to end the dispute over flying into each other's territories. Tanzanian travelers will not be subjected to 14-day mandatory quarantine upon arrival in Kenya.  

Daniel Kijo reports from Dar es salaam. 

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Death Toll Rises in California Fires

The death toll from California's record wildfires has risen to at least twenty five, as firefighters continue to battle dozens of major blazes throughout the state.

The fires have severely affected air quality and have increased political tension over the impact of climate change.

Ira Spitzer has more from San Francisco.

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WHO warns of alarming rates of transmission in Europe

The World Health Organization has warned of alarming rates of transmission in Europe, and has cautioned countries against shortening quarantine periods. 

Weekly cases have now exceeded those reported when the pandemic first peaked in March. 

Our Correspondent Lucy Hough is in Brussels. 

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Deadly US storm leaves 500,000 without power

One person has died and hundreds have been rescued after Hurricane
Sally hit the US Gulf coast.

More than half a million people have also been left without electricity.

Sarah Walton reports

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Heat ray weapon requested to clear White House protest

The US National Guard says it was asked to use a heat ray on
anti-racism protesters outside the White House.

The weapon makes it feel like a person's skin is on fire.

US correspondent Nick Harper reports.

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Joe Biden's Brexit intervention causing ripples across the Atlantic

Members of Parliament from the governing Conservative Party in the UK have reacted passionately to an intervention about the ongoing Brexit talks by Joe Biden, the US Democratic presidential candidate. 

Former party leader Iain Duncan Smith said on Thursday that the challenger to Donald Trump should tackle rioting in the States rather than "lecture" Britain.

Other Conservative MPs have accused Mr Biden of ignorance on the issue of the Northern Ireland Peace process. 

With the details, Benji Hyer reports from London. 

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NORTH-EAST ENGLAND PUT UNDER LOCAL LOCKDOWN

Almost two million people in north-east England will face new restrictions following a rise in coronavirus cases. 

People will be banned from mixing with other households and pubs will have to close early.

Holly Hudson has more. 

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DRC Prisoners Starve to Death

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More than 50 inmates have starved to death at a prison in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of this year.

Local authorities say the prisoners died because the food portions given to them are inadequate to cater for their nutritional needs.

Chris Ocamringa has more in this report

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Parts of UK face coronavirus restrictions as cases and demand for tests rise

Nearly two million people in north-east England are expected to face new coronavirus restrictions as COVID-19 cases rise in the UK.

The measures include pubs closing earlier and limits on the number of households mixing.

From London, Benji Hyer reports. 

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Poison found on Navalny water bottle

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AUSTRALIA: 100 year old Covid survivor released from hospital

Whilst Australia's southern Capital is still working it's way towards easing out of stage 4 coronavirus restrictions, there's been happy news for a 100 year old Covid sufferer.
Arthur Stevens is in Melbourne

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