Global coronavirus cases exceed 11 million
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Global coronavirus cases have exceeded 11 million, according to a Reuters tally, marking another milestone in the spread of the disease that has killed more than 500,000 people in seven months.
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Mutation in third of COVID-19 samples: WHO
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UK warns of local lockdowns as pubs reopen
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No England quarantine for Aussies, others
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First virus drug trial results in 2 weeks
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Calm urged after Filipino cops kill troops
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Khashoggi trial told oven lit after death
A Saudi consulate worker in Istanbul has told a Turkish court he had been asked to light a tandoor oven less than an hour after Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi entered the building where he was killed.
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Australian Associated Press