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Medical staff in Tunis receive some of the first jabs in Tunisia, as the North African country launches its inoculation campaign after receiving its first major delivery of Sputnik V vaccines on Tuesday, almost a month later than expected. IMAGES
Iraq launches its Covid-19 vaccination campaign at Baghdad's Medical City hospital, after receiving 50,000 Sinopharm vaccines donated by China. Iraq has also agreed with the Chinese ambassador in Baghdad to purchase another two million doses, with no details on payment or timing. IMAGES
A vaccination campaign is launched in Mozambique's central city of Beira after a cyclone slammed into the region and unleashed an outbreak of cholera. International relief agencies and the health ministry are hoping to immunise nearly 900,000 people against the water-borne intestinal disease, which has already killed two people and infected more than 1,400.
The leader of Reform UK and Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage launches his campaign for Britain's upcoming general election on July 4 in Clacton-on-Sea, where he will run to be local MP. Speaking to hundreds of gathered supporters, he says "we want to put voices in Westminster that truly believe in Britain." IMAGES
Cameroon launches the world's first large-scale systematic vaccination campaign against malaria, a "historic step" according to the WHO in the fight against one of the biggest killers of African children. IMAGES
Uruguay's under-20 team parade through the streets of Montevideo on an open top bus followed by a motorcade, a day after Uruguay won its first Under-20 World Cup title by beating Italy 1-0 in the final. IMAGES