Covid live: Italy and Spain to ease mask mandate; UK records 66,183 new cases
by Jane Clinton (now); Tobi Thomas , Miranda Bryant , from World news | The Guardian on (#5VX6B)
Italy and Spain relax rules on wearing masks in outdoor spaces; UK records 314 Covid-related deaths
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For more than a week, the centre of Canada's capital city has been paralysed by protesters who have blockaded the downtown area with trucks and cars. City police have described the protest as a siege" and on Sunday the mayor of Ottawa declared a state of emergency.
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