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Read More Precious metals rally cools amid profit-taking; markets hope for new US fiscal stimulus package 9.05am BST The precious metals rally is running out of steam, for now. The price of spot gold has fallen 1.5% to $1,913 an ounce while spot silver has lost nearly 6% to $23.20 an ounce, after hitting a…

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Read More Tokyo has sent a strong rebuke to South Korea over a sculpture allegedly showing Japan’s current prime minister “apologizing” for the nation’s crimes during WWII. It could leave a dent in bilateral relations, Tokyo has warned. Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said that if the reports about the newly-erected statue symbolizing Prime…

Read More (SEOUL, South Korea) — The U.S. ambassador to South Korea has shaved his mildly controversial mustache, saying it was too uncomfortable to keep while wearing a coronavirus mask during South Korea’s notoriously hot summer. Harry Harris’ facial hair had drawn criticism from the media and a small number of online commentators, who compared…

Read More (SEOUL, South Korea) — The U.S. ambassador to South Korea has shaved his mildly controversial mustache, saying it was too uncomfortable to keep while wearing a coronavirus mask during South Korea’s notoriously hot summer. Harry Harris’ facial hair had drawn criticism from the media and a small number of online commentators, who compared…

Read More UN warns coronavirus restrictions prevent access to most vulnerable and rising prices are leaving many going hungry Almost a quarter of the population of Sudan are going hungry as conflict, rising food prices and the coronavirus take their toll. About 9.6 million people now face severe food shortages, the highest number recorded in…

Read More The Maryland governor thinks moderates will soon have a chance to redirect a Republican party that has lurched hard to the right What if Trump won’t go? Here’s the worst-case scenario Whether or not Donald Trump wins re-election in November, Maryland’s governor, Larry Hogan, predicts the Republican party will finally do some soul…

Read More Attack on Roger Torrent seen as possible act of domestic espionage WhatsApp has confirmed that the mobile phone of a leading pro-independence politician in Catalonia was targeted over its messaging app in a 2019 attack that has been condemned as a possible case of domestic espionage in Europe. In a letter to Roger…

Read MoreTuesday’s verdicts centred on $10m transferred from a wealth fund to Najib Razak’s private accounts.Tuesday’s verdicts centred on $10m transferred from a wealth fund to Najib Razak’s private accounts.

Read More In the wake of widespread job losses, Guardian Australia talks to people experiencing unemployment for the first time due to Covid-19 ‘I never wanted to rely on Centrelink. It beats people down’ ‘I’ve been applying for jobs flat out every week’ ‘I feel increasing fear and desperation’ I was working full time at…

Read MoreFormer PM becomes first leader to be convicted of a crime in decision likely to have a major political impact.Former PM becomes first leader to be convicted of a crime in decision likely to have a major political impact.

Read More Thousands of deaths potentially missed as patients avoid health centres, with both diseases set to peak in coming weeks, warn NGOs Aid agencies are warning that thousands of people in Yemen could be dying undetected from cholera as people are too frightened to seek treatment in health facilities overwhelmed by coronavirus. Coronavirus cases…

Read More The driver who was injured after asking a group of teens to wear their masks says the pandemic adds stress to his job A San Francisco bus driver who was assaulted last week said that both he and his Asian passengers have faced racist abuse when they have asked other riders to wear…

Read More The KTK Group is a major supplier of interior fittings to state transport departments including NSW, Queensland and Victoria A Chinese train company with major government clients in Australia that has been accused of using Uighur labour has engaged lawyers to fight a US blacklisting. Last week, the KTK Group, which has extensive…

Read More Cases have doubled in six weeks, says Tedros; Belgian city of Antwerp brings in night-time curfew; Hong Kong sees triple-digit rise for sixth straight day Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The World Health Organization chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned that the pandemic continues to accelerate, with the number…

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Read More A Malaysia court has ruled former prime minister Najib Razak guilty in the first verdict to come in the series of trials linked to 1MDB. Najib was guilty of one charge in the case involving 42 million ringgit ($10 million) of funds deposited in his personal accounts from a former unit of 1MDB.…

Read MoreIn congressional testimony, William Barr will defend sending federal security forces to the city.In congressional testimony, William Barr will defend sending federal security forces to the city.

Read More Middle East scholar, who was arrested in 2018, taken to Qarchak women’s jail, one of the most hostile institutions in the country and reportedly stricken with Covid-19 A British-Australian academic serving a 10-year-prison sentence in Iran for espionage has been moved to a remote desert prison, notorious for violence and reportedly stricken with…

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Read MoreUN warns of stunting risk, WHO cautions on travel bans, world’s biggest coronavirus vaccine trial gets under way.UN warns of stunting risk, WHO cautions on travel bans, world’s biggest coronavirus vaccine trial gets under way.

Read MorePedro Sanchez says he hopes there will be a rethink, and most parts of Spain are safer than the UK.Pedro Sanchez says he hopes there will be a rethink, and most parts of Spain are safer than the UK.

Read More (TOKYO) — Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, known for his avant-garde and colorful work that included flamboyant costumes of the late rock icon David Bowie, has died of leukemia, his company said Monday. He was 76. Yamamoto developed leukemia in February and was determined to recover and come back with renewed energy, said…

Read MoreThe Georgia Democrat is the first African-American lawmaker to lie in state at the Capitol rotunda.The Georgia Democrat is the first African-American lawmaker to lie in state at the Capitol rotunda.

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Read More MUMBAY, India, Jul 27 (IPS) – Secure property rights are fundamental to the economic and social development of any country. However, in India, we are faced with a curious conundrum where more than 70 percent of a household’s assets are held in land and housing, yet there is insufficient data and research on…

Read More North Korea leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s hard-won nuclear weapons were a solid security guarantee and a “reliable, effective” deterrent that could prevent a second Korean War, state media reported Tuesday. Kim’s comments before war veterans marking the 67th anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War again show he…

Read More Country is last of the Five Eyes alliance to take action, saying it ‘can no longer trust that Hong Kong’s criminal justice system’ New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong following China’s imposition of a controversial national security law that gives it sweeping powers over the semi-autonomous region. “New Zealand…

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Read More HARPSWELL, Maine — A woman was killed in an apparent shark attack off the coast of Maine on Monday, a rare occurrence that has only been recorded once before in the state by an unprovoked shark. Maine Marine Patrol said a witness saw the woman swimming off the shore of Bailey Island when…

Read MoreThe country follows Australia and the UK in its response to China’s new national security law.The country follows Australia and the UK in its response to China’s new national security law.

Read MoreA group of migrant children previously held at a Texas hotel are no longer facing imminent removal. But other minors will continue to be expelled under a CDC order.A group of migrant children previously held at a Texas hotel are no longer facing imminent removal. But other minors will continue to be expelled under…

Read MoreCoronavirus has given Ghanaians a new perspective on the pull of living abroad.Coronavirus has given Ghanaians a new perspective on the pull of living abroad.

Read MoreUS immigration officials removed the children from the hotel but would not say where they had taken them.US immigration officials removed the children from the hotel but would not say where they had taken them.

Read More Former PM has denied criminal breach of trust, money laundering and abuse of power over money transfers Malaysian former prime minister Najib Razak will learn his fate on Tuesday, when a verdict is issued in his first trial linked to the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal – a case that will have major political ramifications,…