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Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigns, coalition talks to begin

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven resigned on Monday, calling on the speaker of parliament to form a new government. Lofven's resignation comes a week after he became the first Swedish leader to lose a vote of confidence. Parliament Speaker Andreas Norlen is now expected to enter talks with party leaders who may be able to form a new government.

Taiwan panda Yuan Yuan claws apart her cub's ice cake on her birthday

A panda rips into an ice cake at a party for her cub's first birthday, thrown by Taipei zoo. The event, which was streamed online, celebrated the island's second giant panda cub Yuan Bao with an ice fruit cake as she turns one. Taiwan has been under a semi-lockdown as it tries to contain a sudden surge of domestic infections.

EU on target to vaccinate 70% of population by the end of July, says Brussels

Six months since the European Union began its vaccine rollout Brussels says it is on track to meet its target of vaccinating 70% of the population before the end of July, with 58% of Europeans having already received one dose. In Belgium and Malta, 71% of the population have already received one jab, but in Bulgaria that figure is just 16%.

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