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#RUN: Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya plans to seek asylum in Poland, an activist group said today, after Poland ranted her a humanitarian visa.
#CENTRAL CHINA: More than 300 people died in recent flooding in central China, authorities said, three times the previously announced toll.
#WILDFIRES: Wildfires have been raging near Turkey’s holiday beach destinations of Antalya and Mugla as the discovery of more bodies caused the death toll to rise to 8.
#PINGDEMIC: The NHS Covid-19 app was updated so fewer contacts will be instructed to isolate amid an increase in people being pinged since England’s legal pandemic restrictions ended.
PARTING SHOT
The lead singer of the Eurovision-winning Finnish heavy metal band Mr Lordi gets his second dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in Rovaniemi.
Finland: Lordi gets his second vaccine dose in Rovaniemi.
— Nordic News (@Nordic_News) August 2, 2021
He says covid year has had its plus side:
'We've recorded 7 albums.'
Photo: Jouni Porsangerhttps://t.co/4dwqt2qCB9 pic.twitter.com/5zXMH1sqj7
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