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Ireland's Chief Medical Officer says a female "with an underlying medical condition" is the country's first patient to die from the novel coronavirus. SOUNDBITE
At a press conference held at Downing Street after a meeting with police chiefs, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer lays out plans to better target known far-right agitators, including wider deployment of facial recognition technology and criminal behavior orders to restrict their movement. He also warns social media commpanies that they must uphold laws around spreading incendiary misinformation, following unrest blamed on the sharing of unverified details about the Southport knife attack. "It's also a crime and it's happening on your premises," Starmer said of the proliferation of misinformation "whipped up online", which helped spark two nights of violence in English towns and cities after Monday's stabbings. SOUNDBITE
Police officers and shuttered shops in the streets of Nairobi as Kenya braces for a nationwide strike in reponse to a call by youth protesters who oppose the government's proposed tax hikes. Discontent over the already high cost of living spiralled into nationwide rallies last week, sparked by the Ruto administration's proposed tax hikes in the annual finance bill, which parliament must vote on by June 30. IMAGES
A crane lifts one of the two trains that collided in the commune of San Bernardo on the outskirts of Chile's capital, as railway company reported that two people were killed and several injured. IMAGES
Police officers arrest environmental activists from the Extinction Rebellion (XR) collective outside Amundi's headquarters in the 15th arrondissement of Paris as Europe's leading asset manager holds its annual general meeting. (COMPLETES VIDI34TRHN_EN) IMAGES
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