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Read More Florida tops 500,000 cases; Spain sees highest daily post-lockdown infections; Italy threatens to ban Ryanair. Follow the latest updates WHO surge team arrives in South Africa Global deaths pass 700,000 Facebook removes Trump post for spreading false information on Covid France ‘could lose control of Covid-19 at any time’ See all our coronavirus…

Read MoreArtists, poets and journalists feel that freedom of expression is under attack in Kashmir.Artists, poets and journalists feel that freedom of expression is under attack in Kashmir.

Read MoreThe offences they are charged with are punishable by a fine or up to two years in prison.The offences they are charged with are punishable by a fine or up to two years in prison.

Read More These two measures were raised in President Trump’s interview this week with Axios journalist Jonathan Swan. Here’s what these statistics reveal about a country’s response to the pandemic. (Image credit: NPR) These two measures were raised in President Trump’s interview this week with Axios journalist Jonathan Swan. Here’s what these statistics reveal about…

Read More Economists say stage-four restrictions will take a heavy toll, while business groups are urging changes to the permit system and the Andrews government is under pressure to answer questions about hotel quarantine failures. Follow live Full report: Victoria records Australia’s worst day of Covid-19 with 15 deaths and 725 new cases How did…

Read More Calgary Zoo has warned that it may soon be unable to provide its two pandas with the 40kg of fresh bamboo they each need daily A Canadian zoo is warning that its giant pandas could go without fresh bamboo as the Covid-19 pandemic limits imports from China and domestic supplies run short. Calgary…

Read More As enumerators are set to start knocking on doors, California’s response rate is only 64%. As enumerators are set to start knocking on doors, California’s response rate is only 64%.

Read More Audiences are finally going to get to see the live-action Mulan remake. But it won’t exactly be cheap. The film was originally scheduled to release in March but was repeatedly delayed as Disney hoped to wait out the worst of the COVID-19 crisis. Many prognosticators (including this one) assumed that Disney would never…

Read MoreJoe Biden will not attend the Democratic convention in Milwaukee due to the coronavirus pandemic.Joe Biden will not attend the Democratic convention in Milwaukee due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Read More ‘Do you really think Hiroshima could have been worse than this?’ asked one man on an agonising Lebanese day Visual guide: how explosion caused devastation Tell us: have you been affected by the explosion in Beirut? The twisted and mangled heap of steel that used to be Beirut’s port stretched to both horizons;…

Read More The Trump administration will press ahead with efforts to extend a United Nations arms embargo on Iran despite widespread opposition to such a move at the world body, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday. The decision sets the stage for a potential crisis at the U.N. Security Council amid rising tensions in…

Read MoreCori Bush, a racial justice activist who was once homeless, wins Missouri’s Democratic primary.Cori Bush, a racial justice activist who was once homeless, wins Missouri’s Democratic primary.

Read MoreA devastating explosion in Beirut on Tuesday killed at least 135 people and injured thousands.A devastating explosion in Beirut on Tuesday killed at least 135 people and injured thousands.

Read More The worst flooding in more than two decades has engulfed large swaths of China. Water management experts say China’s dam-building spree has exacerbated these seasonal floods. The worst flooding in more than two decades has engulfed large swaths of China. Water management experts say China’s dam-building spree has exacerbated these seasonal floods.

Read More NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with journalist Elizabeth Kulas about the recent increase in coronavirus cases in Melbourne, Australia. NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with journalist Elizabeth Kulas about the recent increase in coronavirus cases in Melbourne, Australia.

Read MoreExplosions killed at least 100 people and injured more than 4,000. The number of dead was expected to rise as rescuers sifted through the rubble.Explosions killed at least 100 people and injured more than 4,000. The number of dead was expected to rise as rescuers sifted through the rubble.

Read More (RICHMOND, Va.) — Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus, becoming the first U.S. state to use new pandemic technology created by Apple and Google. The free Covidwise app is available in Apple and Android app stores as of Wednesday.…

Read MoreMax’s human handler said the dog was “invaluable” in finding the mom and 1-year-old, who were missing for two days.Max’s human handler said the dog was “invaluable” in finding the mom and 1-year-old, who were missing for two days.

Read More After a colossal port explosion rocked the capital city of Beirut, the Lebanese government has decided to put all officials who oversaw storage and security there since 2014 under house arrest, until investigations are complete. The country’s Information Minister Manal Abdelsamad said the military will oversee their confinement, until all those responsible among…

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Read MoreRescue efforts continue a day after the explosion that left at least 135 dead and over 4,000 injured.Rescue efforts continue a day after the explosion that left at least 135 dead and over 4,000 injured.

Read More An enormous fire has engulfed a food market in the industrial area of Ajman in the UAE. Firefighters and civil defense units are tackling the blaze. Huge fire breaks out in #Ajman market pic.twitter.com/NHEkxOLvif — RT (@RT_com) August 5, 2020 الحريق بدأ صغير وكبر الظاهر انه نتيجة اهمال لانه سوق شعبي وفيه مواد…

Read More (ATLANTA) — Joe Biden is pushing back at Republican assertions that he should take a cognitive test to disprove President Donald Trump’s claim that the Democrat isn’t fit for the Oval Office. Biden grew testy when CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett asked the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee about the matter in a recent…

Read More Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell went to bed Tuesday night with one less fear of losing his gavel, his grip on power threatened by one fewer fringy contender. As Kansans cast their ballots in the state’s Senate primary yesterday, the GOP Establishment in Washington was publicly confident that two-term Rep. Roger Marshall would…

Read MoreCori Bush, a Black Lives Matter activist, and Rashida Tlaib, member of the new progressive ‘Squad’ in the US House, win.Cori Bush, a Black Lives Matter activist, and Rashida Tlaib, member of the new progressive ‘Squad’ in the US House, win.

Read More The brains of people suffering from the twin scourges of anxiety and depression have been found to swell dramatically. Experts say the extraordinary activity may mask part of the damage depression can cause. Researchers, investigating the effects of depression and anxiety on the volume of people’s brains, have made the discovery that depression…

Read MoreIran, Saudi Arabia, France, US and UK among nations offering assistance and paying tribute to the victims.Iran, Saudi Arabia, France, US and UK among nations offering assistance and paying tribute to the victims.

Read MoreThe following is a transcript of an interview with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison with “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan.The following is a transcript of an interview with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison with “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan.

Read More Mulan is first blockbuster to go straight to streaming in response to Covid-19 shuttering cinemas Disney’s decision to bypass cinemas and offer its latest big budget film Mulan directly to streaming subscribers for $29.99 could signal the beginning of the end for the traditional movie-going experience – and forever change the long-established business…

Read MoreThe internal US State Department watchdog chosen by Donald Trump to replace his fired predecessor has now himself resigned, the latest turmoil at the office that was investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.The internal US State Department watchdog chosen by Donald Trump to replace his fired predecessor has now himself resigned, the latest turmoil…

Read More India’s PM Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone of a future Hindu shrine in the city of Ayodhya. The project became possible after a court sided with Hindus over Muslims about whose temple should be built there. Modi told a gathering at Ayodhya, an ancient city in India’s northern Uttar Pradesh State…

Read MoreAnti-government activists who believe they are immune from the law are a worldwide threat, experts say.Anti-government activists who believe they are immune from the law are a worldwide threat, experts say.

Read More Nicola Sturgeon announces closure of pubs and restaurants, plus bans on non-essential travel and indoor meetings Live: local lockdown imposed in Aberdeen Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Nicola Sturgeon has announced an emergency lockdown in Aberdeen, including the closure of all pubs and a ban on non-essential travel over…

Read More LONDON (AP) — A British judge ruled Wednesday that the Duchess of Sussex can keep the names of five close friends secret while she brings a privacy invasion lawsuit against a British newspaper. High Court judge Mark Warby said “I have concluded that, for the time being at least, the court should grant…