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Read MoreMainland announces 101 cases, 89 in Xinjiang; US Congress divided on relief plan; Australia deploys emergency teams.Mainland announces 101 cases, 89 in Xinjiang; US Congress divided on relief plan; Australia deploys emergency teams.

Read MoreAustralia’s love of beachside living will become more precarious as wave movements change, experts say.Australia’s love of beachside living will become more precarious as wave movements change, experts say.

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Read More As coronavirus community transmissions rise in New South Wales, here are the current hotspots and what to do if you’ve visited them Sydney coronavirus hotspots and NSW cases trend map Sign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus email Download the free Guardian app to get the most important news notifications New South Wales has…

Read More Advocates of reopening schools may have found a surprise ally in leaders of UN agencies – including the WHO – who cited a new study to show children may suffer more harm from the lockdowns than the actual pandemic. “The repercussions of the pandemic are causing more harm to children than the disease…

Read More Clip claiming benefits of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus was removed by social media companies over false information Donald Trump has praised as “spectacular” a doctor who wrongly dismissed the use of face masks to combat the coronavirus as well as reportedly claiming that alien DNA is used in medical treatments and some gynecological problems…

Read More Sammy Awami writes that his relatives are divided over the Tanzanian leader’s policy on Covid-19. Sammy Awami writes that his relatives are divided over the Tanzanian leader’s policy on Covid-19.

Read MoreSammy Awami writes that his relatives are divided over the Tanzanian leader’s policy on Covid-19.Sammy Awami writes that his relatives are divided over the Tanzanian leader’s policy on Covid-19.

Read More As cases mount in Papua New Guinea, experts warn already fragile services will not be able to combat other diseases such as TB, HIV/Aids and malaria Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage As Papua New Guinea stands on the edge of the precipice of an unchecked Covid-19 outbreak, and other…

Read MoreEcuador is on alert due to the appearance of a fleet of fishing vessels off the Galapagos Islands.Ecuador is on alert due to the appearance of a fleet of fishing vessels off the Galapagos Islands.

Read MoreThe president said the drug is only rejected as a Covid-19 treatment because he suggested it.The president said the drug is only rejected as a Covid-19 treatment because he suggested it.

Read More Company charged under Work Health and Safety Act after deaths of four people on Thunder River Rapids Dreamworld’s parent company will plead guilty to charges over the 2016 fatal Thunder River Rapids ride tragedy that killed four people. Ardent Leisure has been charged under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 for allegedly…

Read More Trump blames US case surge on protesters; WHO warns pandemic is “one big wave”, not seasonal; Air travel not expected to recover until 2024. Follow the latest updates Covid-19 still accelerating, warns WHO, as restrictions return in Europe Twitter limits Donald Trump Jr’s account for posting misinformation Clapped out of ICU, dead days…

Read More The Polish government is pulling out of a European treaty said to focus on violence against women. Warsaw says it contains a provision for the schools to teach children about gender theory, which calls biological sexes “archaic.” The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy has been directed to take the steps necessary…

Read More NEW YORK, Jul 28 (IPS) –   Failing to help those in most need COVID19 is devastating on older persons. The numbers are staggering, more than 80 percent of the fatalities due to coronavirus in the US and East Asia occurred among adults aged 65 and over. In Europe and Australia, the figures…

Read More Global Witness campaigners warn of risk of further killings during Covid-19 lockdowns A record number of people were killed last year for defending their land and environment, according to research that highlights the routine murder of activists who oppose extractive industries driving the climate crisis and the destruction of nature. More than four…

Read More KATHMANDU, Jul 28 (IPS) – Pratima Gurung is General Secretary, the Global Network of Indigenous Peoples with Disabilities (IPWDGN) President, the National Indigenous Disabled Women Association in Nepal (NIDWAN).In Nepal the COVID-19 crisis has been especially hard on indigenous peoples. We had to learn a new vocabulary and use words like quarantine, self-isolation,…

Read MoreOnly a very limited number of Muslims living in the kingdom will be able to make the Hajj this year.Only a very limited number of Muslims living in the kingdom will be able to make the Hajj this year.

Read MoreSpain’s struggling tourist businesses say the UK’s new quarantine rules may drive them off the edge.Spain’s struggling tourist businesses say the UK’s new quarantine rules may drive them off the edge.

Read More SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Tuesday she had received confirmation that U.S. agents had left the area after being sent to Seattle last week to protect federal buildings amid lingering unrest over the police killing of George Floyd. Durkan, Gov. Jay Inslee and other local leaders said in a joint news…

Read More Non-urgent elective surgery cancelled, federal and state government intervene in sector as almost 20% of Victorian aged care facilities affected. In NSW, authorities scramble to contain localised outbreaks in Sydney. Follow live How Australia’s health workers are getting Covid-19 NSW Covid-19 hotspots: list of regional and Sydney outbreak locations Follow the global live…

Read MoreThe drill includes fire so heavy the US military temporarily puts two regional bases on alert.The drill includes fire so heavy the US military temporarily puts two regional bases on alert.

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Read MoreDonald Trump doubled down on his decision to retweet a video of Houston doctor Stella Immanuel in which Ms Immanuel touts the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine in treating patients of Covid-19 and dismisses masks as unnecessary in stopping its spread.Donald Trump doubled down on his decision to retweet a video of Houston doctor Stella Immanuel…

Read More Allies release joint statement of ‘deep concern’ over China’s actions in Hong Kong and repression of Uighurs and vow to fight disinformation Australia has pledged to increase defence cooperation with the US in the South China Sea – but stopped short of making any specific new commitment on freedom of navigation operations, despite…

Read More As of Tuesday morning, the Miami Marlins were still scheduled to play a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night in Baltimore. That game was originally scheduled to take place in Miami, a pandemic hotspot. But after a COVID-19 outbreak struck the Marlins—as of Tuesday, at least 17 players and coaches…

Read MorePresident announced Kodak will make items to combat Covid-19 before abruptly leaving briefingPresident announced Kodak will make items to combat Covid-19 before abruptly leaving briefing

Read More (WILMINGTON, Del.) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promised Tuesday that his economic agenda would combat long-standing racial inequalities in U.S. society as he sought to draw another sharp contrast with President Donald Trump. Biden said the Republican president is exacerbating social discord across the country, including by sending federal authorities into major…

Read More The baseball season descended deeper into crisis Tuesday, states such as Mississippi and South Carolina cast about for more hospital beds, and governors in some of the hardest-hit places staunchly resisted calls to require masks, despite soaring cases of the coronavirus. Major league baseball suspended the Miami Marlins’ season through Sunday because of…

Read More The head of U.S. Park Police insisted Tuesday that the forceful routing of protesters from the square in front of the White House last month had “zero correlation” with President Donald Trump’s staged photo event minutes later. But he was unable to point to any immediate threat that justified his officers’ sudden, violent…

Read More Decision to fire Benny Tai, a tenured law professor, goes against previous ruling by the university senate A prominent Hong Kong professor and pro-democracy campaigner has been fired by his university, in a move that he and other critics described as a devastating blow to academic freedom in the city. It came amid…

Read MoreThe head of Germany’s public health agency says people have been “negligent” as infections increase.The head of Germany’s public health agency says people have been “negligent” as infections increase.

Read MoreDuring the last Democratic debate Biden promised to choose a woman to become his running mate, but who will it be?During the last Democratic debate Biden promised to choose a woman to become his running mate, but who will it be?

Read More The year is 2020, the pandemic is peaking, the political arena is on fire…and it has never seemed more ridiculous to care about awards. At the same time, though, they’re probably a healthier distraction than the endless quarantine doomscrolling that so many of us are indulging in these days. Even if you didn’t…

Read MoreThe union’s president blasted President Donald Trump for ordering schools to reopen as the virus continues to surge.The union’s president blasted President Donald Trump for ordering schools to reopen as the virus continues to surge.