Juliette Gréco: Doyenne of French singers dies at 93

Her career spanned eight decades and she charmed audiences in France and beyond.


US 2020 election: The economy under Trump in six charts

Claim: President Trump says he built the greatest ever US economy prior to the coronavirus outbreak.

He claims to have generated historic economic growth, record low unemployment, and lifted millions of Americans out of poverty - and he says he will do it all again if re-elected.

Reality Check verdict: It's true the economy was doing well prior to the pandemic - continuing a trend which began during the Obama administration - but there have been periods when it was much stronger.

The US economy has now been hit


Alexei Navalny: Russian activist discharged from Berlin hospital

German tests showed the critic of President Vladimir Putin was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent.


Breonna Taylor: Kentucky city braces for prosecutor decision

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Media caption "Questions still aren't answered": Breonna Taylor's family are worried about a "cover-up"

Louisville, Kentucky, is under a state of emergency as prosecutors are expected to announce if police officers who killed a black woman in her home during a drug raid will be charged.

Mayor Greg Fischer said he had declared the measure "due to the potential for civil unrest".

Breonna Taylor, 26, a hospital emergency room technician, was shot

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How much gold is there left to mine in the world?

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Image caption The Covid-19 pandemic has increased interest in investing in gold

Last month the price of gold hit a record high, pushing above $2,000 (£1,575) an ounce.

While this price rise was driven by gold traders, it begs the question about the supply of the precious metal, and when it will eventually run out.

Gold is in hot demand as an investment, a status symbol, and a key component in many electronic products


Australia whale stranding: 470 animals now beached in Tasmania record

Australian rescuers find more beached whales during a large rescue effort, but fear many are dead.


Gordi: The pop star doctor who answered the Covid call

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Image caption Gordi makes music which mixes organic and electronic elements

Singer-songwriter Gordi thinks it's "incredibly selfish" not to wear a face mask during the coronavirus pandemic. As a practising doctor in hospitals around the state of Victoria - the current "epicentre of Covid in Australia" - she's perhaps more qualified than most musicians to talk on the topic.

Other artists such as Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown and Jim Corr have all recently rejected the face covering and there have been anti

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Covid: US death toll passes 200,000

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Media caption "It's so disturbing... 200,000 deaths is too many": Three funeral directors reflect on the milestone

The US coronavirus death toll has passed 200,000, according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

More than 6.8 million people are known to have been infected in the US, more than in any other country.

The milestone comes amid an increase in cases in a number of

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Climate change: China aims for 'carbon neutrality by 2060'

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Image caption China's President Xi Jinping addressing the UN via video link

China will aim to hit peak emissions before 2030 and for carbon neutrality by 2060, President Xi Jinping has announced.

Mr Xi outlined the steps when speaking via videolink to the UN General Assembly in New York.

The announcement is being seen as a significant step in the fight against climate change.

China is the world's biggest source of carbon dioxide, responsible for around 28% of global emissions


Pascale Ferrier: White House ricin package suspect in court

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A Canadian woman has been charged in US federal court for allegedly posting a letter with deadly ricin poison to President Donald Trump.

Pascale Ferrier, of Quebec, was arrested at a border crossing in Buffalo, New York, on Sunday. She was reportedly carrying a gun.

She has pleaded not guilty to making threats against the president.

The letter she allegedly sent last week was discovered before it reached the White House.

In it, she called on Mr Trump to drop out of