World Panda conservation causing leopards and wolves to disappear — study New research shows that leopards, wolves and other predators are vanishing in habitats dedicated to preserving pandas. 04/08/2020
USA Trump claims virus 'receding' despite adviser's 'new phase' warning The US President described the latest figures as 'very encouraging', 24 hours after the White House coronavirus response coordinator warned the US was entering a 'new phase' of the pandemic. 04/08/2020
The Cube Second manipulated video of Nancy Pelosi goes viral on social media Facebook was strongly criticised for not removing a similarly edited video of the US House Speaker in May 2019. 03/08/2020
France Sanofi being investigated for manslaughter over epilepsy drug Depakine The firm is accused of being late to reveal the risk the medication poses to pregnant women. 03/08/2020
Poland Greenpeace activists climb onto roof of Poland's Environment Ministry The NGO is demanding more action from the government to protect Poland's forests from logging schemes. 03/08/2020
Greece Divers clean 'ghost nets' off old WWII submarine to save marine life Environmental divers have cleaned the HMS Perseus, a submarine lost during WWII, of lost fishing gear to prevent marine wildlife getting trapped in the nets. 03/08/2020
France Coronavirus: France makes masks mandatory in some outdoor public areas People in Nice, Lille and Bayonne, among other French towns and cities, now have to wear masks at open-air markets, among other outdoor public spaces. 03/08/2020
World Coronavirus: Latest data on new COVID-19 infections and deaths The latest data on the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus 03/08/2020
Kosovo Kosovo PM to self-isolate after saying he tested positive for COVID-19 "Today, I got tested for coronavirus and it was positive. I will self-isolate for the next two weeks," Kosovan Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti wrote on Facebook on Sunday. 03/08/2020
Poland Poland's presidential election is valid, rules country's top court The decision follows a challenge to Andrzej Duda's re-election from the opposition Civic Platform party, alleging numerous irregularities. 03/08/2020
The Cube Trump sets deadline for TikTok sale and demands cut for US government The US President's comments come after Microsoft confirmed it was in talks with the video app's owner, China's ByteDance. 03/08/2020
United Kingdom Nobel laureate for Work in Northern Ireland, John Hume, dies aged 83 Hume, a Catholic, is chiefly known for being a key figure in the Northern Ireland peace process, having insisted on the importance of holding talks with republican party Sinn Féin. 03/08/2020
USA Homes evacuated amid Southern California wildfire east of Los Angeles Thousands of people were under evacuation orders on Sunday after a wildfire in mountains east of Los Angeles exploded in size and crews battled flames in high temperatures. 03/08/2020
Australia Australia: Melbourne under curfew as Victoria state battles COVID-19 Sweeping new coronavirus restrictions were imposed from Sunday night, after a disaster was declared in the virus-hit Australian state. 03/08/2020
Afghanistan Afghanistan: ISIS attack on Jalalabad prison leaves many casualties Officials said a suicide car bomb exploded and assailants attacked security forces and stormed the prison in Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar province. 03/08/2020
Malaysia British woman jailed for 42 months in Malaysia over husband's death Samantha Jones faced a hanging sentence if convicted of murder but was sentenced to 42 months in prison after pleading guilty to a lesser charge. 03/08/2020
World NASA astronauts make historic splashdown to Earth on SpaceX capsule Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are the first NASA astronauts to splash down for 45 years after staying on the space station for two months on a NASA-SpaceX mission. 02/08/2020
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