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![The new coronavirus strain, different from the one in the UK, appears to be more infectious than the original virus in South Africa [Jerome Delay/AP Photo]C](/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/AP_20335589823812.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
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![A demonstrator protests against Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro and his handling of the COVID-19 outbreak, during a protest in Sao Paulo on January 31 [Amanda Perobelli/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-31T203808Z_484815494_RC28JL9FOHE8_RTRMADP_3_BRAZIL-POLITICS.jpg?resize=120%2C80)
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Hungary: Protesters at Heroes' Square in Budapest rally against the coronavirus containment measures and their economic effect. [Bernadett Szabo/Reuters]
![Hungary: Most protesters in the capital wore masks but defied rules that ban public gathering, so police started asking for documents on the scene. [Bernadett Szabo/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-31T122116Z_880438563_RC20JL95N8W4_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-HUNGARY-PROTESTS.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Hungary: Most protesters in the capital wore masks but defied rules that ban public gathering, so police started asking for documents on the scene. [Bernadett Szabo/Reuters]
![Belgium: Demonstrators take part in an unauthorised rally near the Brussels Central Station in the capital. [Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/000_8ZW97N.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Belgium: Demonstrators take part in an unauthorised rally near the Brussels Central Station in the capital. [Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP]
![Belgium: 'We remind you that there is no authorisation to come and demonstrate this Sunday,' the Brussels police said on Twitter. 'Those people who still intend to demonstrate in Brussels today will be approached, dissuaded from staying and if necessary' arrested, it added.
[Olivier Hoslet/EPA]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/h_56660810.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Belgium: 'We remind you that there is no authorisation to come and demonstrate this Sunday,' the Brussels police said on Twitter. 'Those people who still intend to demonstrate in Brussels today will be approached, dissuaded from staying and if necessary' arrested, it added.
[Olivier Hoslet/EPA]
![Austria: People in the capital, Vienna, take part in a demonstration against the ongoing restrictions related to the pandemic. [Georg Hochmuth/APA/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/000_8ZW9CU.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Austria: People in the capital, Vienna, take part in a demonstration against the ongoing restrictions related to the pandemic. [Georg Hochmuth/APA/AFP]
![Austria: The crowd, which police estimated at 5,000, gathered on a square in central Vienna across the central ring road from the former imperial palace and government offices. Rows of police in riot gear and face masks prevented the crowd from marching down the ring road. [Alex Halada/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/000_8ZW93C.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Austria: The crowd, which police estimated at 5,000, gathered on a square in central Vienna across the central ring road from the former imperial palace and government offices. Rows of police in riot gear and face masks prevented the crowd from marching down the ring road. [Alex Halada/AFP]
![The Netherlands: Police in Amsterdam disbursed a protest as authorities sought to prevent a repeat of the riots that raged across cities for three days last week. [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-31T144453Z_204322602_RC22JL90X1U9_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-NETHERLANDS-PROTEST.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
The Netherlands: Police in Amsterdam disbursed a protest as authorities sought to prevent a repeat of the riots that raged across cities for three days last week. [Reuters]
![The Netherlands: The addition of a nighttime curfew to an already broad lockdown triggered last week's violent demonstrations. Shops were looted in several cities and 500 people were arrested. [Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-01-31T144455Z_169543674_RC22JL9KJKSS_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-NETHERLANDS-PROTEST.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
The Netherlands: The addition of a nighttime curfew to an already broad lockdown triggered last week's violent demonstrations. Shops were looted in several cities and 500 people were arrested. [Reuters]
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Barcelona to sue newspaper for publishing Messi’s $674m contract
El Mundo says Lionel Messi’s deal is ‘largest in the history of sport’ and contributed to Catalan club’s financial woes.
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At least 13 killed in car bombs, shooting in Syria’s north
Shooting in northeastern city of Hassakeh kills one; two car bombings in Aleppo claim lives of 12.
MSF suspends work in San Salvador area after ambulance attacked
Medical aid organisation says ambulance was ‘attacked by an armed group’ east of El Salvador’s capital early on Sunday.
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Opinion
AstraZeneca pledges EU 9 million extra doses of COVID vaccine
Increase announced by EU Commission president to bring first-quarter shots to 40m.
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Iran’s Zarif calls for ‘inclusive government’ in Taliban talks
Tehran finds itself in a delicate position in talks to stop violence in neighbouring Afghanistan.
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Dreams dashed: Trump’s Muslim ban damage may never be undone
Xenophobic ban ended up hurting those around the world who cherished American democracy.
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