" There is deep frustration that real action hasn't been taken on climate change," said Allegra Spender, 44, an independent candidate in the wealthy Sydney electoral district of Wentworth.... The poll showed the current government could be reduced to 63 seats with the remaining eight seats won by minor parties and independents.... Another independent, former journalist Zoe Daniel, is leading a poll in her Melbourne seat....

Weekly cases have now exceeded those reported when the pandemic first peaked in Europe in March, ” Hans Kluge, the W.H.O.’s regional director for Europe, said on Thursday.... Alarming numbers: The number of cases has increased by more than 10 percent in the past two weeks in more than half the countries of Europe.... The region has recorded at least 220, 000 deaths from the virus. Here are the latest updates and maps of the pandemic.In other developments: India reported 97, 894 new coronavirus