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Virus already in Italy in December, study finds
Scientists say samples from Milan and Turin showed virus traces long before cases were confirmed.
EU leaders in tense talks on virus rescue package
An EU video summit focuses on €750bn of aid to revive stricken economies.
Australia targeted by 'state-based' cyber attacks
The government and institutions are under threat from a "sophisticated" actor, PM Scott Morrison says.
China charges detained Canadians with spying
Their arrests were seen as retaliation for the detention of a Huawei boss - something China denies.
NZ man charged with murdering police officer
Fatal shooting marks the first time in 11 years a New Zealand officer is killed in the line of duty.
Malala graduates from Oxford University
The campaigner survived a shot to the head by Taliban soldiers for her views on girls and education.
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Talks are taking place between the UK and a number of European countries, including Portugal.
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A Nigerian entrepreneur faces up to 20 years in jail after pleading guilty in the US to charges of internet fraud worth $11m (£8.7m).
Obinwanne Okeke, now 32, was lauded in Forbes Africa's 30 under 30 list in 2016.
But the chief executive of Invictus Group is to be sentenced in October for his part in an email phishing scheme that targeted Unatrac Holding Limited, the export sales office for Caterpillar heavy industrial and farm equipment.
Court documents say Mr Okeke and his co-conspirators obtained and compiled the credentials of hundreds of victims between 2015 and 2019.
Fraudulent wire transfer requests and fake invoices were also sent, before the funds were then transferred overseas, the court documents add.
Earlier this week, the US Department of State froze the assets of six Nigerians accused of internet fraud amounting to more than $6m.
By exploiting a loophole, two friends hit the top of the charts with a film made entirely on Zoom.
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The composer hopes to trial measures that have enabled The Phantom of the Opera to reopen in Seoul.
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Fatal shooting marks the first time in 11 years a New Zealand officer is killed in the line of duty.
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Private Joseph Hammond, 95, walked two miles a day for a week to raise funds to buy Covid-19 PPE.
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Saudi Arabia's embassy in Maputo has denied forcing staff to work every weekend without overtime pay and discriminating against Mozambican staff.
"Everything mentioned in the paper is not true and consists of unfounded allegations," it said, referring to anonymous workers' claims published in the Carta de Mocambique newspaper.
Working hours at the embassy are from 09:00 to 15:00, the embassy added, "and nobody is obliged to do extra tasks".
On the issue of pay, the anonymous sources also said workers at the Saudi embassy had not received a pay rise since 2018. In response, the embassy has publicly stated details about salaries and contracts.
Monthly wages vary from $646 (£513) for a gardener to $1,460 for a translator, it said. All local staff have work contracts including an overtime allowance, a transport allowance, and provision for 30 days paid holiday a year.
The embassy however admitted it did ban workers’ relatives from bringing them food unless it was tinned, but called it a coronavirus precaution. The embassy has denied doing less to protect Mozambican staff from the virus, stating "it is obvious that the virus does not discriminate between one functionary and another".
Instances of forced labour in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are well documented. But the Saudi embassy in Mozambique has rejected the use of the term by anonymous workers describing their conditions.
Slavery "contradicts the principles of Islam and the social values of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia", it said.
There has not been any comment from Mozambique's Foreign Ministry or Labour Ministry on the workers' accusations.
Carlos Ruiz Zafón's Barcelona-based mystery novel was a global hit, published in 50 countries.
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Key maps and charts explaining how the respiratory virus has spread around the world and how it is being dealt with.
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