Plus, why 2021 could be Dove Cameron's year
| India records 20 million Covid cases |
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| | | India has passed the grim milestone of 20 million coronavirus cases, according to official figures. Another 3,449 deaths by the latest daily count bring the total to 222,408. Critics say the numbers are underreported, particularly in the state of Uttar Pradesh which they argue has very low levels of testing. Delhi reported another unwelcome record of 448 deaths on Monday and its government wants the army to step in to run Covid care facilities. While Delhi's chief minister says the capital is not being allocated enough oxygen, the federal government argues there is no shortage and that transportation is the issue. Doctors, meanwhile, are left scouring the city for fresh tanks and patients struggle for breath amid harrowing scenes described by our India editor, Vikas Pandey. However, health officials insist there is room for "cautious hope", with Delhi among a number of states seeing signs of infections slowing. The number of new cases nationwide has dropped consistently since peaking at more than 400,000 on Thursday. Even so, another 355,832 were reported on Tuesday. | |
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| London G7 summit on 'rising threats' |
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| Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will lead discussions on the crisis in Myanmar, as well as relations with Russia, China and Iran, with G7 counterparts later. The UK holds the rotating presidency of the grouping of "advanced economies" and hosts the first such face-to-face talks for more than two years in London. For Mr Raab, it's a chance for democratic nations to "demonstrate unity at a time when it is much needed to tackle shared challenges and rising threats". However, our diplomatic correspondent James Landale says it's also "a big test to see if [the UK's] global foreign policy can live up to its name" on geopolitical issues. | |
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| Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce |
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| They are among the wealthiest people on the planet and for two decades have put their names to global philanthropy. But Bill and Melinda Gates are to divorce after 27 years, saying: "We no longer believe we can grow together as a couple." The pair met in 1987 when Melinda joined Microsoft, the company Bill co-founded and which made him one of the world's richest men. They established the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000 and have pumped more than $36bn into its work on public health, education and climate change. "We continue to share a belief in that mission and will continue our work together at the foundation," they say. | |
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| | | | | Think like a patient, act like a taxpayer. That was the mantra of the head of NHS England. There is even a sign made by one of his children in his office as a reminder. Sir Simon will quit his role in late July after just over seven years in the post. It has been a tumultuous time for the NHS in England, culminating in an unprecedented pandemic and then the biggest vaccination programme in the history of the health service. But Sir Simon won't just be remembered for leading the service through those extraordinary months. | |
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| | | | Several papers focus on the possibilities of holidays abroad this year. The Guardian leads on the European Commission's plan to reopen to holidaymakers from countries with low Covid infection rates, such as the UK, and anyone fully vaccinated. The prospect inspires the Daily Mirror's headline: "Wish EU were here." Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reports questions over the need to persist with coronavirus restrictions until 21 June, with the headline: "Why wait seven more weeks?" | |
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| | | UK-India £1bn trade deals "will create 6,000 UK jobs" |
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| It was a great moment for Mark Selby last night as he won his fourth World Snooker Championship. But it was "goosebumps time" for those lucky enough to attend the first UK sporting event with a capacity crowd for more than a year. Read what it was like to be there. And if you just need to see something silly, check out our review of the "sign wars" being conducted between businesses in a Canadian town. | |
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