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Meanwhile daily cases may have stabilised in NSW, the epicentre of the country's worst outbreak, as it reported 1,043 new infections, down from 1,063 on Thursday.

Australia's total infections topped 90,000, with some 60,000 recorded since mid-June when the first Delta case was detected in Sydney.

The move comes two days after the Taliban announced an interim government made up mainly of ethnic Pashtun men including wanted terror suspects and Islamist hardliners, dashing international hopes for a more moderate administration.

Hundreds protested on Tuesday, both in the capital and in the city of Herat, where two people at the demonstration site were shot dead.

Protesters are railing against the state’s failure to deal with Covid outbreaks and the teetering economy.

The vandals were protesting against controversial new measures which include mandatory vaccinations for health workers, and health passes to access most public places.

Some protesters claim the imposition of a health pass is tantamount to segregation.

In France, May Day marches in Paris and Lyon were also marred by violence, injuries and arrests.

No one has claimed responsibility for the bombs, which are exploding with increasing frequency in Yangon.

Aung San Suu Kyi has been charged in six cases altogether, the most serious of which falls under Myanmar's official secrets laws.

Authorities have now issued arrest warrants for dozens of celebrities, models and social media influencers, all of whom have spoken out against the coup.

On Sunday, nearly 100 demonstrators were detained on the grounds of breaching public health measures against the coronavirus.