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A small group of young people gather at a university campus in Hong Kong to hold a vigil for victims of a deadly fire in Urumqi. Around a dozen of Hong Kongers held black sheets of paper symbolising China's censorship, showing solidarity with China protests. IMAGES
Russian lawmakers approve legislation in a first reading that will require people to show health passes to access places like bars and restaurants, as the country gears up for a winter Covid wave. Russia is one of the hardest-hit countries with more than 10 million infections and has Europe's highest death toll from the pandemic. IMAGES
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says the world is in a "race against time" to understand the new Covid variant, calling for precautions to give scientists time to analyse the Omicron strain. She speaks during a visit to Latvia with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg IMAGES
Mask-clad Muslim pilgrims throw pebbles as they "stone the devil" in the last major ritual of a scaled-back hajj due to coronavirus limits for a second year running. IMAGES
Coria del Río (Seville), May 11 (EFE) .- The town of Coria del Río, the most affected last summer by the outbreak of the El Niño virus spread by mosquitoes, has started on Tuesday its plan to control these insects, which is activated "before the resignation of functions of the Board", has denounced its mayor, Modesto González.FOOTAGE OF FUMIGATION IN CORIA DEL RÍO (SEVILLA).
A European Commission spokesperson says the EU executive is suing British-Swedish pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca to force it to deliver 90 million more doses of its Covid-19 vaccine before July. SOUNDBITE
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