FOOTBALL: Lionel Messi's contract with FC Barcelona will expire at midnight today, making him a free agent.

Australian cities now in coronavirus lockdown: - Sydney - Brisbane - Perth - Darwin - Townsville - Alice Springs Total cases so far today, nationwide: 39

CANADA: Country has broken its temperature record for a third straight day, with over 130 sudden deaths reported in Vancouver since last Friday.

Australian cities now in coronavirus lockdown: - Sydney - Brisbane - Perth - Darwin

CORONAVIRUS: Over 45% of all people in the US are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus

BUSINESS: Hyundai has acquired robotics firm Boston Dynamics, valuing it at $1.1 billion.

PHILIPPINES: President Duterte says, in relation to coronavirus vaccine hesitancy, 'you choose, vaccine or I will have you jailed'.

Unemployment rate. South Africa: 32.6% Spain: 15.9% Brazil: 14.7% Turkey: 13.9% Argentina: 11% Italy: 10.7% Canada: 8.2% France: 8% Indonesia: 6.2% US: 5.8% Russia: 5.2% Australia: 5.1% UK: 4.7% Mexico: 4.7% Germany: 4.4% South Korea: 3.8% Netherlands: 3.3% Japan: 2.8%

GDP of Brazil 2011: $2.6 trillion 2020: $1.4 trillion

GERMANY: Government set to ban use of the flag of Hamas in the country

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Population 1980 Germany: 76 million Nigeria: 73 million 2020 Germany: 83 million Nigeria: 206 million

TENNIS: Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics

RESEARCH: Waking up an hour earlier could be associated with 23% reduction in the risk of major depression, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado, MIT and Harvard.

RESEARCH: Waking up an hour earlier is associated with 23% reduction in the risk of major depression, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Colorado, MIT and Harvard.

India GDP growth. 2017: 6.8% 2018: 6.5% 2019: 4% 2020: -8%

FRANCE: Man who slapped president Macron has been sentenced to four months imprisonment

IMF projections for GDP growth, 2021. India: 11.5% China: 8.1% Malaysia: 7% Turkey: 6% Spain: 5.9% France: 5.5% US: 5.1% Indonesia: 4.8% UK: 4.5% Mexico: 4.3% Brazil: 3.6% Canada: 3.6% Germany: 3.5% Japan: 3.1% Russia: 3% Italy: 3% Saudi: 2.6% Nigeria: 1.5% Pakistan: 1.5%

RESEARCH: Vitamin D supplementation in those over the age of 50 in Germany was associated with a 'significant reduction' in cancer mortality, with it estimated to prevent almost 30,000 cancer deaths per year. (Source: Molecular Oncology journal)

FOOTBALL: Reports that Manchester United have agreed to terms with Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho

SCIENCE: Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have designed a electrically-driven process that has allowed the extraction of Lithium from seawater samples of the Red Sea, with a purity of 99.94%.

SCIENCE: Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have designed a electrically-driven process that has allowed the extraction of Lithium from from seawater samples of the Red Sea, with a purity of 99.94%.

FOOTBALL: Manchester City defender Ruben Dias named Premier League Player of the Season

BUSINESS: Amazon will stop testing potential employees for marijuana use and will back efforts to legalize marijuana at the federal level

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