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Belarus is accused of state air piracy after forcing the diversion of a commercial plane with a dissident on board. The G7 agreed to stop international financing of coal projects that emit carbon by the end of this year. French President Macron called for a new international treaty to prevent pandemics. Analysis: Excess Mortality Data Indicates Higher COVID-19 Death Toll.

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Excess Mortality Data Indicates Higher COVID-19 Death Toll

Last Friday, the World Health Organization announced that the true death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic could be two to three higher than official counts. The WHO’s recent announcement underscores the reality that many facts of the COVID-19 pandemic may only be revealed in hindsight, reopening political controversy around the pandemic’s true impact.

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