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Concerns over Chinese plans for a new security law

Pro-democracy activists fear 'the end of Hong Kong' ahead of annual China parliament meeting.

Nearly 3,000 delegates from across China have gathered in Beijing for the annual session of parliament which was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Brazil has reported a record daily number of coronavirus deaths - taking the overall figure to more than 20,000 as officials in Sao Paolo are moving public holidays forward to keep people away from work.

In New York - the state with the highest death toll from coronavirus in the United States - middle class families have found themselves relying on food banks for the first time in their lives due to the economic lockdown.

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  • Fri 22 May 2020 04:06GMT