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19th Mar 2024

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Global coronavirus cases pass 13.5m

There are now over 13.5 million confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide, according to the Johns Hopkins University tracker, and 582,743 deaths. These are the 10 most-affected countries:

1. US: 3,495,537

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2. Brazil: 1,966,748

3. India: 936,181

4. Russia: 745,197

5. Peru: 337,751

6. Chile: 321,205

7. Mexico: 311,486

8. South Africa: 311,049

9. United Kingdom: 293,469

10. Iran: 264,561

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Potential legal avenues to prosecute Navalny's killers

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