61 Tory MPs defy UK PM over Dominic Cummings lockdown breach; European commission proposes €750bn coronavirus recovery fund; Kenya records highest one-day case rise. Follow the latest updatesGlobal report: EU countries block hydroxychloroquine, South Korea fears new spikeUS passes 100,000 coronavirus deaths as states relax lockdown measuresTory anger at Dominic Cummings grows as 61 MPs defy Boris JohnsonAustralia coronavirus – liveCoronavirus latest: at a glance 2.49am BST In South Africa, where the government imposed a ban on the sale of tobacco and alcohol nearly eight weeks ago as part of its strict lockdown to combat the spread of the coronavirus, a bootlegging culture has sprung up across the country. in response to the government’s nearly 8-week-old ban on the sale of tobacco and alcohol, part of its strict lockdown to combat the spread of the coronavirus.A soccer mom in one of Cape Town’s posh suburbs drops off a cardboard box of blankets to a neighbor. Inside the box are several bottles of red wine.In Johannesburg’s Alexandra township, two men in face masks greet each other on a sunny street. One has surreptitiously sold the other a pack of cigarettes. 2.36am BST Britain has temporarily closed its embassy in North Korea and all its diplomatic staff have left the country, the UK ambassador said on Thursday, the latest foreign delegation to leave amid strict coronavirus restrictions.“The British Embassy in Pyongyang closed temporarily on 27 May 2020 and all diplomatic staff have left the DPRK for the time being,” ambassador Colin Crooks said in a post on Twitter, using the initials of North Korea’s official name, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.The decision was made because “restrictions on entry to the country have made it impossible to rotate our staff and sustain the operation of the embassy,” the Foreign Office said in a statement, adding that the UK would seek to re-establish its presence in Pyongyang as soon as possible.NK News, a Seoul-based website, said the “surprise” move was linked to coronavirus-related restrictions the regime introduced early this year. Continue reading…
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