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Poisoned Navalny discharged from Berlin hospital
German tests showed the critic of President Vladimir Putin was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent.
EU plans mandatory migrant pact to 'rebuild trust'
Member states will have to make "flexible contributions", but the plan has already drawn criticism.
Over 300 whales die in Australia's worst stranding
Rescuers find more beached whales during a large rescue effort, but fear many are dead.
Lukashenko shuts down capital for secret ceremony
The embattled president of Belarus is quietly sworn in for a sixth term despite weeks of protests.
Austrian government sued over Covid at ski resorts
The outbreak at the Ischgl resort in Tyrol has been linked to cases in 45 different countries.
Assange fiancée 'dreaded making relationship public'
Stella Moris gave birth to the couple's two sons while he was in hiding in the Ecuadorean embassy.
Musk: Cheaper Tesla ready 'in about three years'
Plans for lower-cost batteries and a $25,000 car failed to excite investors and firm's value fell by $50bn.
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Key holiday spots are being regularly added to the travel quarantine list as infection rates rise.
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Face masks are no longer mandatory, apart from on public transport and planes in Auckland.
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At least 25 people, including primary schoolchildren, have been killed after a lorry transporting petrol exploded in the city of Lokoja in central Nigeria.
The police in Kogi say the lorry driver lost control on a busy major highway and rammed into oncoming vehicles on Wednesday morning.
The lorry experienced brake failure, crashed into some other vehicles and exploded near the Kogi State Polytechnic, police say.
Lokoja police spokesman Willy Aya told the BBC that several people were burnt beyond recognition, including some polytechnic students.
Accidents involving lorries carrying petrol are common in Nigeria.
Darren Watson died when he was caught "by a current of air" while paragliding in in Spain.
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Mexico is opening some of its stunning archaeological sites to the public again after coronavirus forced them to close.
On Tuesday the remains of Mayan city Chichén Itzá joined the list.
The city in Yucatán was built in the 9th and 10th Centuries - the stepped pyramid El Castillo displayed Mayan astronomical knowledge. It features a total of 365 steps, the number of days in the solar year.
A Unesco World Heritage Site, it was also named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World by a Swiss foundation in 2007.
Visitor groups are limited to ten people due to coronavirus safety precautions, and masks and temperature checks are mandatory.
Another pre-Hispanic archaeological site, El Cóporo, has also re-opened this week, Mexico's Culture Ministry says.
This week Mexico passed 700,000 coronavirus infections, but the health ministry says the true number is unknown due to limited testing. At least 74,348 people have died in the country from Covid-19.
Some used artificial intelligence to make profile pics and posted content about the US election.
Read moreMembers of an organisation called Christians of South Africa have been holding a demonstration outside the national prosecutor's office to push for the release of Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso.
The preacher has been in custody for three years facing 97 charges, including human trafficking, racketeering, and rape.
Mr Omotoso and his co-accused have denied the allegations.
Proceedings of the case before a court in the coastal city of Port Elizabeth were postponed in April because of the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus, eNCA news site reports.
The preacher's supporters want his charges dropped.
A journalist with state broadcaster SABC has shared a video of Mr Omotoso's supporters:
Read more: South Africa shocked by live rape trial of Timothy Omotoso
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, given the relative success of coronavirus prevention and control measures here, entry requirements to the country have been eased.
From 28 September, those with valid foreign worker residence permits - as well as people in the family reunion category - will again be allowed into China without any extra permissions.
Earlier this year, as the health emergency spread, entry to China was stopped for all foreigners without special clearance.
However, now the virus situation has stabilised in the country which saw the first clusters.
The announcement also says that foreign workers whose visas have expired in recent months can apply for new ones at Chinese embassies and consulates.
For the moment, quarantine remains necessary upon arrival.
A whistleblower alleges that Spanish-speaking migrants underwent hysterectomies in US detention.
Read moreEuropean Commission President Ursula von der Leyen aims to overhaul a system that "no longer works".
The embattled president of Belarus is quietly sworn in for a sixth term despite weeks of protests.
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