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The BBC's Mercy Juma had to watch her cousin's burial online - until her internet connection failed. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ZtRUGo

A selection of news photographs taken around the world this week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2zYmKfw

A Dubai-based couple are still stuck at a deserted resort, more than two months after their wedding. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2zYqMEO

Seventy-five years after his death, the Nazi SS leader's possessions are due to go on display in the UK. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2XipPz0

BBC's Health Correspondent Laura Foster explains what we know currently about how children are affected by the virus. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ghkH6M

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he was unwilling to see his family get "screwed" because of his inability to change law enforcement officials, according to a video released on Friday set to deepen the political crisis surrounding him. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2WTKxWU

Mexico on Friday registered a record for coronavirus deaths on a single day, posting 479 more deaths along with 2,960 new infections, according to data from the health ministry. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/36q6EYf

Argentina surpassed 10,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Friday, after recording the highest single-day increase since the start of the pandemic. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2AOIMSd

Eleyas, a Rohingya Muslim, fled to Malaysia six years ago, seeking a safe haven from persecution in Myanmar. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2yrH3ld

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It is part of a probe into allegations the president tried to replace top federal police officials. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2TwXAvs

The loon, which is on Canada's dollar coin, and the eagle, America's national bird, fought to the death. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3cXrNeG

Poor neighbourhoods in the Chilean capital Santiago have seen a resurgence in the use of community kitchens once prevalent in the darkest days of dictatorship, as coronavirus shutdowns put pressure on jobs and send thousands into poverty. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2LUfWCp

South America has become a new epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic with Brazil hardest-hit, while cases are rising in some African countries that so far have a relatively low death toll, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3bWyxbF

France is to allow the resumption of religious gatherings after a two-month hiatus caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, but worshippers will have to wear face masks, the French interior ministry announced. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/36oDsRj

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he was unwilling to see his family get "screwed" because of his inability to change law enforcement officials, according to a video released on Friday set to deepen the political crisis surrounding the president. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/3eb0Lkb

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