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India recorded the world's highest daily tally of 314,835 COVID-19 infections on Thursday as a second wave of the pandemic raised new fears about the ability of crumbling health services to cope. The previous record one-day rise in cases was held by the United States, which had 297,430 new cases on one day in January, though its tally has since fallen sharply. India's total cases are now at 15.93 million, while deaths rose by 2,104 to reach a total of 184,657, according to the latest health ministry data.

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A bomb explosion at a luxury hotel in the Pakistani city of Quetta has killed at least four people and wounded 12. The Chinese ambassador to Pakistan is suspected to have been the target of the attack in the car park of the Serena Hotel, correspondents say. He is understood to be in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province near the Afghan border, but was not present.

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The State Department announced Monday that it would begin to update its travel advisories to more closely align with those from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a change that "will result in a significant increase in the number of countries at Level 4: Do Not Travel, to approximately 80% of countries worldwide."

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The new NOSEiD app from IAMS uses image-detection technology to scan a lost dog's unique nose print and provide their rescuer with the owner's contact information.

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Jean Castex is being sent ladies' underwear in the mail, as part of a protest by lingerie store owners whose outlets have been forced to close under the country's lockdown. The protest, organized by the group Action Culottée, came about after lingerie stores were classed as non-essential businesses, and were therefore forced to close to reduce transmission of Covid-19.

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Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde has tested positive for coronavirus, and will miss the clash with Chelsea in the Champions League next week. Real said on Sunday that Valverde was self-isolating after coming into contact with a positive case, missing the 0-0 league draw with Getafe, and he has now tested positive.

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Police in Ohio have released body camera footage of the shooting of a 16-year-old black girl who was killed on the same day as the verdict in George Floyd’s case was announced. The girl, identified by family as Makiyah Bryant, was shot and killed by police in Columbus on Tuesday afternoon, after officers were called to a disturbance on the southeast side of the city following reports of an attempted stabbing.

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Dozens of US and Brazilian celebrities have urged President Joe Biden to not sign any environmental deal with Brazil as deforestation in the Amazon rises. In a letter, they said an accord risked legitimising a government that was encouraging environmental destruction. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and singers Katy Perry, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso are among those who signed it. President Jair Bolsonaro has weakened protections and called for economic development in the rainforest.

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Cher has urged the father of pop star Britney Spears to step down from his conservatorship role. Since 2008, Spears’s affairs have been controlled by a court-ordered conservatorship that allowed her father, Jamie Spears, to oversee her financial affairs as well as her personal life. While he no longer oversees her personal life due to health reasons, he continues to manage her estate, despite her telling a judge that she wants him removed from the role. 

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An Indonesian navy submarine with 53 people on board has gone missing after failing to report the results of an exercise as expected. The submarine was taking part in a torpedo drill in North Bali waters.

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When Glyn Stafford moved into his new house in Derbyshire, the previous owners told him their cat had recently gone missing. Stafford initially left out some food and milk to see if the cat would return, but stopped after a few days passed and there was no sign of the pet. A few weeks later, however, Stafford reportedly heard a meowing coming from one of the walls near the kitchen ceiling. When he investigated, he found the cat, Molly, stuck in a space between the house’s walls. He contacted the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) and inspector Jenny Bethel soon arrived on the scene.

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Breakaway European Super League founder and Juventus chairman Andrea Agnelli said on Wednesday that the league can no longer go ahead after six English clubs withdrew. Asked whether the project could still happen after the exits, Agnelli told Reuters: “To be frank and honest no, evidently that is not the case.”

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Chip fat and other oils are considered waste, so when they are used to make biodiesel it saves carbon emissions by displacing fossil oil. But such is the demand across Europe that imports now account for more than half of the UCO that's made into fuel. According to the study, there's no way to prove these imports are sustainable. With no testing of what's coming in, experts believe it is also ripe for fraud. While UCO is considered a waste material in the UK, in China, Indonesia and Malaysia it has long been used to feed animals. The report raises the question of what people in these countries are replacing the UCO with, when it is exported.

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A panel of jurors has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty Tuesday on all three charges in connection with the May 2020 death of George Floyd, after one of the most closely watched criminal trials in recent memory. Chauvin, 45, was charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. With Americans on edge as they awaited the verdict, the jury announced that it has found him guilty across the board. Chauvin's sentencing is scheduled for eight weeks from now, the judge said. He could be sent to prison for decades.

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The reigning Mrs World, Caroline Jurie, has resigned her title, the organisation running the pageant said late on Tuesday, weeks after she was involved in a controversy at the Mrs Sri Lanka event. Jurie was arrested and released on bail this month after a fracas at the Mrs Sri Lanka pageant in Colombo, where Jurie forcibly removed the winner's crown, claiming the other woman was a divorcee and not qualified to win the title.

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The UN has called for the United Arab Emirates to provide "concrete" proof that Princess Latifa Al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai's ruler reportedly being held in detention, is alive. In a statement issued in Geneva on Tuesday, UN human rights experts also said she should be released "urgently". Princess Latifa tried to flee Dubai in 2018. In footage shared with BBC Panorama, she says commandos drugged her and flew her back to detention.

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The new London Resort theme park has announced the first land which will open in 2024, dedicated to dinosaurs and prehistoric creatures. Base Camp will be one of the six lands at the Kent theme park, with a range of rides, rollercoasters and exciting features.

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McDonald's is partnering with BTS, the massively popular Korean pop band, for its next celebrity meal — and this time it's going global. The aptly titled "BTS Meal" goes on sale May 26 in the United States, Canada and Brazil and soon after in nearly 50 countries spanning six continents and consists of the "superstar band's signature order," the company announced Monday.

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