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Russians overwhelmingly approved a package of constitutional changes in a nationwide vote, partial results showed Wednesday, allowing President Vladimir Putin to potentially extend his two-decade rule until 2036. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/russian-voters-overwhelmingly-back-putins-reform-plan-to-rule-until-2036-310054?utm_source=izooto&amp;utm_medium=push_notifications&amp;utm_campaign=Russia%20votes&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=">Read more</a>

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-records-highest-one-day-spike-in-coronavirus-cases-texas-arizona-worst-hit-310056">US records highest one day spike in COVID-19 cases; Texas, Arizona worst-hit</a>

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United States recorded the highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases with 706 fatalities. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-records-highest-one-day-spike-in-coronavirus-cases-texas-arizona-worst-hit-310056">Read more</a>

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-richmond-begins-removing-confederate-statues-after-mayor-invokes-emergency-powers-310049">US: Richmond begins removing Confederate statues amid protests</a>

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The mayor of Richmond, Virginia, has invoked his emergency powers to remove multiple Confederate monuments in the city, including a statue honoring Confederate General&nbsp;Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, from the city's historic Monument Avenue. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-richmond-begins-removing-confederate-statues-after-mayor-invokes-emergency-powers-310049">Read more</a>

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/at-least-24-killed-as-gunmen-attack-in-central-mexico-310060" hreflang="en">At least 24 killed as gunmen attack in central Mexico</a>

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At least 24 people were killed and seven injured as gunmen attacked a drug rehabilitation centre in central Mexico, local officials said. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/at-least-24-killed-as-gunmen-attack-in-central-mexico-310060">Read more</a>

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/russian-voters-overwhelmingly-back-putins-reform-plan-to-rule-until-2036-310054?utm_source=izooto&amp;utm_medium=push_notifications&amp;utm_campaign=Russia%20votes&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=">Russian voters overwhelmingly back Putin's reform plan to rule until 2036</a>

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Russians overwhelmingly approved a package of constitutional changes in a nationwide vote, partial results showed Wednesday, allowing President Vladimir Putin to potentially extend his two-decade rule until 2036. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/russian-voters-overwhelmingly-back-putins-reform-plan-to-rule-until-2036-310054?utm_source=izooto&amp;utm_medium=push_notifications&amp;utm_campaign=Russia%20votes&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_term=">Read more</a>

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-records-highest-one-day-spike-in-coronavirus-cases-texas-arizona-worst-hit-310056">US records highest one day spike in COVID-19 cases; Texas, Arizona worst-hit</a>

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United States recorded the highest single-day spike in coronavirus cases with 706 fatalities. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-records-highest-one-day-spike-in-coronavirus-cases-texas-arizona-worst-hit-310056">Read more</a>

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-richmond-begins-removing-confederate-statues-after-mayor-invokes-emergency-powers-310049">US: Richmond begins removing Confederate statues amid protests</a>

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The mayor of Richmond, Virginia, has invoked his emergency powers to remove multiple Confederate monuments in the city, including a statue honoring Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, from the city's historic Monument Avenue. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-richmond-begins-removing-confederate-statues-after-mayor-invokes-emergency-powers-310049">Read more</a>

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/at-least-24-killed-as-gunmen-attack-in-central-mexico-310060" hreflang="en">At least 24 killed as gunmen attack in central Mexico</a>

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At least 24 people were killed and seven injured as gunmen attacked a drug rehabilitation centre in central Mexico, local officials said. <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/at-least-24-killed-as-gunmen-attack-in-central-mexico-310060">Read more</a>

President Vladimir Putin has said the vaccine "passed all checks." Putin himself has yet to be vaccinated, however: His position means he cannot take something that is still being tested, the Kremlin says. In August, Putin said one of his daughters had been inoculated and was fine afterwards.

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Morning news brief: Russian voters back Putin, US coronavirus cases surge and more

Morning news brief: Russian voters back Putin, US coronavirus cases surge and more

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