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Saying contact tracing is difficult is a ‘lame excuse’, says WHO boss
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “If any country is saying contact tracing is difficult it is a lame excuse.”
UK hardest hit by Coronavirus among leading G7 nations
On all three measures of the G7 nations - recorded Covid-19 deaths per 100,000 people, excess deaths per 100,000 people, and excess deaths as a proportion of the usual level of deaths - the UK has been the hardest hit.
US Supreme Court refused to block first federal executions since 2003
Four prisoners affected by the ruling are scheduled to be put to death in July and August.
Glasgow asylum seekers treated like Amazon parcels, charity says
It comes after six people including a police constable were injured in a knife attack at the Park Inn Hotel on West George Street on Friday.
Iran asks Interpol for help in arresting Donald Trump over killing of general
General Qassem Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in January while visiting Iraq.
Watch – Couple point guns at peaceful protestors as Trump retweets it
The video clip shows man and woman pointing weapons at people staging protest against US city’s mayor.
Johnson: UK will be ‘fitter and happier’ if obesity problem is tackled
The Prime Minister said addressing the country’s weight problem would help prepare it for future Covid-style crises.
Britons to spend £210m in rush to the pub on July 4 weekend
New research by the Centre for Economics and Business Research predicts a third of UK adults plan to visit a pub on the reopening weekend.
Call to remove John Wayne’s name from airport in California
The western star made derogatory comments about blacks, Native Americans and LGBTQ people and downplayed slavery.