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The Daily Briefing

A roundup of the day’s most important news stories from around the world, from TLDR News. But we don’t just tell you what’s happening, we explain it: making complex topics simple to understand. Listen to the Daily Briefing for your global news bulletin every weekday.Pre-order the next edition of Too Long, TLDR’s print magazine, here: https://toolong.news/daily

Aug 21: Extra Lockdown Restrictions, A Race Back to the UK and a Stall in Coronavirus Deaths

4 mins; August 21, 2020

August 20th: The Bored Ravens, Government Consultant Spending and a Russian Poisoning

3 mins; August 20, 2020

Aug 19: House of Lords Cancelled Roadtrip, COVID Spreads More in Winter & A Cuffed Policeman

3 mins; August 19, 2020

Aug 18: The Tiny Elephant Shrew, Williamson’s Whip and the Leicester Lockdown

4 mins; August 18, 2020

Aug 17: New Zealand's Election Delayed, A-Level U-Turn & Paper Bags Return to Morrisons

3 mins; August 17, 2020

Aug 14: Trump Cancel's Kamala, Britain Bans French Travel & Torture in Belarus

3 mins; August 14, 2020

Aug 13th: US Showerheads, A-Level Grades and a Peace Deal

3 mins; August 13, 2020

Aug 12: Scottish Train Crash, Britain Enters Recession & Kamala Harris Selected

3 mins; August 12, 2020

Aug 11: Scottish Exam Results, British Unemployment Figures & Russia's Vaccine Approved

4 mins; August 11, 2020

Aug 10: An Apology from a Politician, the Belarus Election and the Arrest of a Media Tycoon

3 mins; August 10, 2020

Aug 7: The Treasury Cat, Quarantined Countries and the Beirut Fallout

3 mins; August 07, 2020

Aug 6: A Barnsley Bugler, NHS Face Masks and Trump’s Ongoing Battle With Social Media

3 mins; August 06, 2020

Aug 5: An Explosion in Beirut, A Lockdown in Aberdeen and Chinese Uighur Internment Camps

3 mins; August 05, 2020

Aug 4: Russian Vaccines, Russia Hacks UK Minister & British TikTok Ban?

4 mins; August 04, 2020

Aug 3: Shielding Speculation, 90 Minute Tests and a Controversial Company

3 mins; August 03, 2020

July 31: Lockdown Easing, a Delayed Election and F1 News

3 mins; July 31, 2020

July 30: Self-Isolation, A Trip to Mars and a Presidential Delay

3 mins; July 30, 2020

July 29: Russian Vaccine Almost Ready, Government Jobs on LinkedIn & £500 Million for UK TV & Film

3 mins; July 29, 2020

July 28: Trump's Twitter Takedown, Self Isolating After Spain & A Very British Queuing App

3 mins; July 28, 2020

July 27: Johnson Ignoring Parliament, Junk Food Laws & French Environmental Protections

3 mins; July 27, 2020

July 24: Masks Become Mandatory, Free Flu Vaccines and Turkey's Social Media Ban

3 mins; July 24, 2020

July 23: Johnson Unwelcome in Scotland, The Last Nazi Trial in History and a COVID Beach App

4 mins; July 23, 2020

July 22: No Deal Brexit, The Sacoolas Killing & the Belarusian Election

4 mins; July 22, 2020

July 21: The Russia Report, NHS Pay Rise & An Incredible Recovery

4 mins; July 21, 2020

July 20: Britain Buys 90 Million Vaccines, France Mandates Face Masks & China/UK Extradition Agreement Ends

3 mins; July 20, 2020

July 17th: The Santa Clause and an Accidental Announcement

3 mins; July 17, 2020

July 16: Russian Hacks, Moving Parliament to York & Twitter Hacking

3 mins; July 16, 2020

July 15: Johnson Faces Questioning, Captain Tom’s Knighthood and Vaccine Progress

3 mins; July 15, 2020

July 14: Britain Bans Huawei, £100 Face Mask Fines and Second Lockdowns

4 mins; July 14, 2020

July 13: Supermarket Face Masks, Presidential Disagreement and Poland’s Election

3 mins; July 13, 2020

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