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France recorded 330 new coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours, a rise in the daily toll as the country prepares to begin easing lockdown measures in less than a week. The latest deaths brought the total toll from the epidemic in the country to 25,531, according to top health official Jerome Salomon. VIDEOGRAPHIC
Flames spread unchecked for a fifth day across Greece. A forest fire in Avantas village, north of Alexandroupoli, killed eighteen suspected migrants, as the overall death toll hits 20. The unprecedented fire also spread to Dikella village, near Alexandroupoli. IMAGES
Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne holds a meeting on Covid-19 via videoconference with the prefects and directors of regional health agencies, as Europe currently experiences a seventh wave of the epidemic. IMAGES
The streets are quiet Sunday in China's cosmopolitan business hub of Shanghai. The city reported 39 Covid deaths Sunday, official data showed, its highest daily toll since a weeks-long lockdown started. IMAGES
Government officials arrive at Matignon for a meeting on the situation in Guadeloupe, where riots which broke out after an announcement that coronavirus jabs would be mandatory for all healthcare workers. Elite police and counter-terrorism officers were sent over the weekend in a bid to quell the violence. French Prime Minister Jean Castex, placed in isolation after one of his daughters tested positive, is video conferencing in. IMAGES des arrivées IMAGES of arrivals
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.