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James Levine, the conductor who led the Metropolitan Opera in New York and before that many of the world's great orchestras, has died at the age of 77.
His career was overshadowed first by ill health, then by a series of allegations of sexual abuse and harassment going back decades.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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At least six Asian women were among the victims of a mass-shooting at three Atlanta area massage parlors- which happened within an hour of each other on Tuesday.
The FBI is helping local law enforcement with the investigation into the attacks which left eight people dead.
A 21 year old suspect is in custody.
Nina-Maria Potts reports:
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British cruise company P&O says anyone who wants to take its Summer cruises must first be vaccinated.
This comes soon after two US firms, Virgin Voyages and Saga Cruises made the same decision.
Chris Jones has more in London.
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Ride-hailing firm Uber has announced it will guarantee its drivers will receive a minimum wage, holiday pay and pensions in the UK. The move comes four weeks after the US firm lost a Supreme Court battle - where a long-running row between drivers and Uber came to an end. Laura Makin-Isherwood has more.
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The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is safe -- that's according to the UK's Health Secretary, after 13 countries suspended its use amid concerns over blood clots.
Britain's medicines regulator and the World Health Organization insist the evidence "does not suggest" the jab causes clots.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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India's COVID-19 cases are spiking once again.
More than 28,000 cases were reported on Wednesday…
The highest this year.
Authorities and experts alike are worried about a second wave, as Ishan Garg tells us from New Delhi.
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The Australian government has called on Astra Zeneca and European authorities to urgently divert a million doses of its Covd-19 vaccine as the tiny pacific nations active cases reach 1400.
Shaun Bindley reports from Brisbane.
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HSBC is telling employees to stay away from its main Hong Kong headquarters, after three people working in the building tested positive for COVID-19. The closure comes amid a new outbreak of the virus in areas close to the city's central business district.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
Eight people have been killed in three separate shooting sprees in the US city of Atlanta.
Two spas and a massage parlor were targeted.
Police say the victims appear to be Asian.
A man is in custody.
Kate Fisher reports
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The first children have got their shots in a new coronavirus vaccine trial for ages 6 months to 11 years-old.
Moderna says it will enroll about 6750 children across the US and Canada.
Kate fisher reports from Washington
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The Biden administration has admitted the U.S. is set to see the largest number of migrants crossing its southern border, in 20 years.
Insisting the U.S. will not expel unaccompanied children, Homeland security chief Alejandro Mayorkas defended the Biden administration’s approach to a ‘difficult situation’.
Nina-Maria Potts has more:
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Six pregnant girls who have been allowed to sit their final exams in Uganda, after the government changed the rules to allow them to take part, have given birth.
It's reported hundreds of students became pregnant after schools shut down as a measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 in March 2020.
Isabel Nakirya reports
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