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Coronavirus: Florida sets new state daily case record of 15,299
Florida has registered a state record of 15,299 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours - around a quarter of all of the United States' daily infections...
Actress Kelly Preston, John Travolta's wife, dies aged 57
Kelly Preston, the actress and wife of John Travolta, has died aged 57...
African swine fever: Fears rise as virus spreads to Indonesia
Indonesia has become the latest Asian country to face an outbreak of African swine fever, a deadly pig virus devastating farmers across the region...
Coronavirus: India overtakes Russia in Covid-19 cases
India has recorded more than 24,000 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, taking its total above that of Russia...
Brain-eating amoeba: Warning issued in Florida after rare infection case
A case of a rare brain-eating amoeba has been confirmed in Florida, according to health officials in the US state...
Flu virus with 'pandemic potential' found in China
Flu virus with 'pandemic potential' found in China
A new strain of flu that has the potential to become a pandemic has been identified in China by scientists...
Coronavirus: UK economy hit by worst contraction in 41 years
The UK economy shrank more than first thought between January and March, contracting 2.2% in the joint largest fall since 1979, official figures show...
Coronavirus: Author Michael Rosen told he 'might not wake up' from coma
Author Michael Rosen has said doctors warned him he "might not wake up" shortly before putting him into an induced coma during Covid-19 treatment...
Coronavirus: Swift and dangerous turn in Texas cases, says governor
The spread of coronavirus infections has taken a "swift and very dangerous turn" in the US state of Texas, Governor Greg Abbott has warned...
Hebei: China locks down 400,000 people after virus spike near Beijing
China has reinstated a strict lockdown near Beijing, affecting around 400,000 people, after a small surge in cases...