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CNN's John Avlon gives a guide to the voter fraud claims in the 2020 election and how easily they were debunked.

Nasiriyah (Iraq) (AFP) – Aerial images show the aftermath of a fire which enveloped a Covid isolation unit and killed 64 in southern Iraq. The deadly blaze at Al-Hussein Hospital in the provincial capital Nasiriyah, which medics said was fuelled by the explosion of oxygen canisters, was the second such fire in Iraq in three months.

Police guard the entrances of a Sydney apartment block where nine people have tested positive for Covid-19. The building was placed under strict lockdown, as authorities step up efforts to curb a coronavirus outbreak. Residents put up signs reading "send beer" and "where is the vaccine?" in the buildings' windows.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany is not planning to follow France and other countries in introducing compulsory Covid-19 vaccinations for parts of the population.

Discoveries of unmarked graves of indigenous children have brought a somber tone to this year's Canada Day celebrations, putting growing pressure on the government to look into past abuses. Raymond Mason, of the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba, was taken from his parents when he was six.

With unrest in parts of the country persisting today, questions remain on whether the damage caused during the looting will be covered by insurance.

In Tokyo's busy business area of Shinjuku, a giant 3D cat on a 4K billboard greets shoppers. Passers-by are flocking to photograph it, with many unable to believe how lifelike it is.