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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

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JULY 2 – JULY 8, 2021 Major sporting events, from the seventh stage of the Tour de France and Roger Federer competing at Wimbledon to England and Italy celebrating reaching the finals of the Euro 2020 soccer championship, dominated the week. Other news included forest fires in Cyprus and a man self-medicating with COVIDEX in Uganda. This photo gallery highlights…

The Latest: Australia to tighten restrictions in Sydney

By The Associated Press

SYDNEY — Australian authorities are further tightening restrictions in Sydney after reporting 44 new community cases, the largest number since a coronavirus outbreak began there last month. The city of more than 5 million is already in lockdown. New South Wales State Premier Gladys Berejiklian said new restrictions would limit the number of people who can exercise together to two…