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Countries must ease lockdowns slowly: WHO Countries must lift lockdowns gradually while still being "on the look-out" for COVID-19 and ready to restore restrictions if the virus jumps back, the World Health Organisation says. -- UK hits testing target, death toll up 739 Britain has hit its target of carrying out 100,000 COVID-19 tests a day, health minister Matt Hancock says, stressing that the program was crucial to help ease the country's lockdown. -- UK doctors identify kids' syndrome British doctors have published a working definition of a rare inflammatory syndrome affecting children that may be linked to COVID-19, which they hope will help other physicians identify cases. -- Wall Street tumbles amid uncertainties Wall Street has sold off sharply after US President Donald Trump revived a threat of new tariffs against China in response to the COVID-19 pandemic which has brought global economies to a grinding halt. -- Assange fiancee urges his release WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's fiancee has appealed for him to be freed to restore the public's faith in "mature democracy". -- Meghan loses first round of privacy claim The Duchess of Sussex has lost an early round in her privacy case against the Mail on Sunday over its publication of a letter to her estranged father. -- Biden says sexual assault 'never happened' Presumptive US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has denied that he sexually assaulted a former senate aide in 1993, in his first public remarks on the subject after he faced intense pressure to personally address the accusation. -- Canada bans assault-style weapons Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced an immediate ban on the use and trade of assault-style weapons in Canada. -- Australian Associated Press

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Countries must ease lockdowns slowly: WHO

Countries must lift lockdowns gradually while still being "on the look-out" for COVID-19 and ready to restore restrictions if the virus jumps back, the World Health Organisation says.

UK hits testing target, death toll up 739

Britain has hit its target of carrying out 100,000 COVID-19 tests a day, health minister Matt Hancock says, stressing that the program was crucial to help ease the country's lockdown.

UK doctors identify kids' syndrome

British doctors have published a working definition of a rare inflammatory syndrome affecting children that may be linked to COVID-19, which they hope will help other physicians identify cases.

Wall Street tumbles amid uncertainties

Wall Street has sold off sharply after US President Donald Trump revived a threat of new tariffs against China in response to the COVID-19 pandemic which has brought global economies to a grinding halt.

Assange fiancee urges his release

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's fiancee has appealed for him to be freed to restore the public's faith in "mature democracy".

Meghan loses first round of privacy claim

The Duchess of Sussex has lost an early round in her privacy case against the Mail on Sunday over its publication of a letter to her estranged father.

Biden says sexual assault 'never happened'

Presumptive US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has denied that he sexually assaulted a former senate aide in 1993, in his first public remarks on the subject after he faced intense pressure to personally address the accusation.

Canada bans assault-style weapons

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced an immediate ban on the use and trade of assault-style weapons in Canada.

Australian Associated Press

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