Brazil suffers record daily coronavirus deaths, and Dutch farm worker contracts Covid-19 from mink

*)Brazil suffers record coronavirus deaths

Brazil's daily Covid-19 death toll jumped to a record 1,179 as President Jair Bolsonaro doubled down on chloroquine as a possible remedy.

The pandemic has killed at least 17,971 people and infected more than 270,000 others in Brazil, according to the Health Ministry.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said he is considering a travel ban from Brazil.

*)Palestinian leader Abbas ends 'all agreements' with Israel, US

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ended “all agreements,” including security coordination with Israel and the United States.

The move comes in response to Israel's plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, which he said would ruin chances for peace in the Middle East.

The Palestinian leader also turned over responsibility of occupied territories back to Israel.

*)Haftar militias pull out of parts of Libya's Tripoli

Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar's illegal militia said it was retreating from parts of the capital, Tripoli.

The militia's pull out follows its loss of control over Watiya airbase to the UN-backed government in western Libya earlier this week.

Since then, the Libyan army has taken control of Badr, Tiji and Al Asabia towns.

*)Eight Afghan soldiers die fighting off Taliban attack on key city

At least eight Afghan soldiers were killed while repelling a fierce Taliban attack on Kunduz city in northern Afghanistan.

Officials said three civilians and 40 Taliban fighters were killed while 50 others were wounded in the assault.

In a separate incident in the north of Kabul, gunmen opened fire on worshippers at a mosque, killing at least seven people and wounding 12.

And finally…

*)Dutch farm worker contracted coronavirus from mink

A Dutch farm worker contracted the coronavirus from mink, the country's agriculture minister told the parliament in a letter.

Carola Schouten acknowledged that earlier advisories from her office, who alleged people could infect animals, but not the other way around, were wrong.

Outbreaks on mink farms in the Netherlands were first reported in April.