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The UK's health agency, Public Health England, says a "technical issue" means nearly 16,000 positive coronavirus cases weren't registered in the final week of September.
The files, containing the test data from labs, exceeded the maximum size which could be loaded onto its IT system, meaning the reporting of those results were delayed.
Benji Hyer has the story from London.
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Germany's Foreign Minister has reaffirmed Berlin's desire for a Brexit deal to be struck between Britain and the European Union. Heiko Maas said it would be "irresponsible" to allow a no-deal to happen given how difficult the year had been for people on both sides of the Atlantic.
In Berlin, Trent Murray has more.
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Cinema chain Cineworld has announced it is temporarily shutting its UK and US theatres.
The move will affect around 5,500 UK jobs and comes after the release of the latest James Bond film was delayed again.
Holly Hudson has more.
Bars will close in Paris for two weeks from Tuesday but restaurants can stay open if they bring in tougher sanitary measures.
These are just two of the new measures being brought in for the French capital as new coronavirus infections continue to surge.
Ross Cullen has more.
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A row is escalating between Hong Kong and Taiwan over the extradition of a high-profile murder suspect. The case prompted the Hong Kong government to propose an overhaul of its international extradition agreements two years ago, which in turn triggered the start of large-scale anti-government protests.
Richard Kimber reports.
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Tanzania's main opposition presidential candidate Tundu Lissu has been suspended from election campaign activities for seven days after he was accused of making seditious statements during one of his rallies.
Isaac Lukando reports.
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The White House doctor who now admits he misled the public on Saturday about President Trump's medical condition says that the President could be discharged from hospital as early as Monday.
But Dr. Sean Conley disclosed for the first time that the President's oxygen levels HAVE caused concern on at least two occasions since Friday.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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President Trump is being transported to a hospital just outside Washington out of what the White House calls an "abundance of caution".
The President is undergoing experimental therapeutic treatment for Covid-19 with a cocktail of antibiotics.
From Washington Simon Marks reports.
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The White House doctor says President Trump is now undergoing treatment for Covid-19 after he and his wife tested positive for the virus.
The President's opponent in this November's election, Joe Biden, says he's sending prayers for the health and safety of the President and the First Lady.
At least three more cases of Covid-19 have been reported at the White House - two of them reporters who cover the Presidency, the third a member of White House staff.
Our Washington Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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