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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
Images show an overcrowded Covid-19 ward inside a New Delhi hospital where two or three patients share a single bed, with barely enough space for others to stand. India's daily coronavirus death toll has set a new record and the government is battling to get oxygen to hospitals overwhelmed by the hundreds of thousands of new daily cases. IMAGES
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says the death toll from the coronavirus in the state reached 4,159, up from 3,565 the day before. "That is up, and that is the worst news," Cuomo says during a news conference in Albany. "But the number of deaths over the past few days has been dropping for the first time. What is the significance of that? It’s too early to tell." SOUNDBITE
Rescuers search the rubble of a collapsed building in Durrës after the violent earthquake that struck Albania. The death toll has risen to 40 after 10 more bodies were pulled from the rubble overnight, the defence ministry said. IMAGES rescue workers searching the rubble
Governor of Kaduna Nasir El-Rufai says that an attack by gunmen on villages in northwest Nigeria last week claimed "over 130" lives, more than double the toll initially reported. SOUNDBITE of Governor of Kaduna Nasir El-Rufai
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.