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+ Nigeria coronavirus: 26,484 cases; local flights start July 8, recoveries hit 10,000—Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, as at end of June 2020 was Af...
+ Africa COVID-19 stats: 418,211 cases; 10,406 deaths; 198,182 recoveries—There are now more than over 400,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus ac...
+ Ethiopia protest singer buried in Ambo, deadly blasts rock Addis—July 2: Hachalu buried in Ambo, blast rocks Addis The funeral of Or...
+ China rejects Taiwan - Somaliland 'bilateral, diplomatic' overtures—Taiwan and Somaliland, Somalia’s northern autonomous region, have agre...
+ South Africa trains resume amid strict virus control protocols—After almost 100 days of closure, the South African passenger rail ser...
+ Deaths and destruction as floods ravage southern China—Rainstorms and floods battered southern China killing some 78 people s...
+ Defense vs. disgust: Gabonese react to pro-gay bill—The Central African nation of Gabon is divided over the Senate’s backi...
+ DRC top cleric says Tshisekedi - Kabila must politically divorce—The Catholic church in the Democratic Republic of Congo has waded into...
+ Uganda opens border to DR Congo refugees—Uganda opened its borders to thousands of people fleeing violence in t...
+ Burundi to boost testing, prez labels COVID-19 'worst enemy'—Burundi’s new president has signaled that his government will take the...
+ Congolese want more than apology for Belgium's colonial impunity—King Philippe’s ‘regret’ for Belgium’s brutal colonial past received m...
+ COVID dictionary: A - Z of words that accompanied the coronavirus—The ongoing coronavirus pandemic that started in China in December las...
+ Over 50 killed in Ethiopia protests, 35 arrested, PM talks tough—July 1: ‘Several’ killed in Ethiopia unrest after singer shot dead ...
+ Nigeria hub: over 15,500 virus cases in June, eased lockdown etc.—Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, became the third African coun...
+ Nigeria coronavirus: 26,484 cases; local flights start July 8, recoveries hit 10,000—Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, as at end of June 2020 was Af...
+ Nigeria coronavirus: 25,694 cases; eased lockdown Phase II starts—Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, as at end of June 2020 was Af...
+ Africa's coronavirus cases pass 400,000 with over 10,000 deaths—July 1: Cases pass 400,000, deaths pass 10,000 The continental case...
+ Women sue Belgium for colonial-era 'abduction' from Congo—Five biracial women born in Congo who were taken away from their Black...
+ All Tanzania schools reopen amid strict virus protocols—Schools in Tanzania reopened after three months of closure due to the ...
+ Lumumba looms large over DRC - Belgium relations, 60 years on—The DRC on Tuesday (July 30) commemorated its 60th independence annive...
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CSM

+ Super-duper reduplicative words—The first words we speak are reduplicative. Around the world, babies r...
+ Super-duper reduplicative words—The first words we speak are reduplicative. Around the world, babies r...
+ Lack of US consensus on Russia? Bounty report poses sharper question.—Much of the furor over the alleged Russian bounty program, and lack of...
+ Lack of US consensus on Russia? Bounty report poses sharper question.—Much of the furor over the alleged Russian bounty program, and lack of...
+ How George Floyd’s death united Africans and African-Americans—African immigrants have not always felt at home in African-American co...
+ How George Floyd’s death united Africans and African-Americans—African immigrants have not always felt at home in African-American co...
+ Hong Kongers fear drastic law marks ‘before’ and ‘after’—Hong Kong’s new national security law, imposed by Beijing to bypass th...
+ Hong Kongers fear drastic law marks ‘before’ and ‘after’—Hong Kong’s new national security law, imposed by Beijing to bypass th...
+ As tourist drought idles workers, Spain weaves a makeshift safety net—The tourism industry in Spain has particularly suffered during the cor...
+ As tourist drought idles workers, Spain weaves a makeshift safety net—The tourism industry in Spain has particularly suffered during the cor...
+ On Phyllis Schlafly, Gloria Steinem, and ‘Mrs. America'—Family and friends of the iconic women of the 1970s ERA battle weigh i...
+ On Phyllis Schlafly, Gloria Steinem, and ‘Mrs. America'—Family and friends of the iconic women of the 1970s ERA battle weigh i...
+ 'Come with dollars:' Lebanon PM asks its expats to visit home—Lebanese expats, responsible for 12.5% of the country's GDP, are frust...
+ 'Come with dollars:' Lebanon PM asks its expats to visit home—Lebanese expats, responsible for 12.5% of the country's GDP, are frust...
+ No more debate: Americans need to wear masks, says GOP—As infections surge around the country, leading Republicans are urging...
+ No more debate: Americans need to wear masks, says GOP—As infections surge around the country, leading Republicans are urging...
+ McGrath won the Kentucky primary. Next, she'll face McConnell.—Amy McGrath narrowly won Kentucky's Democratic primary against progres...
+ McGrath won the Kentucky primary. Next, she'll face McConnell.—Amy McGrath narrowly won Kentucky's Democratic primary against progres...
+ In Hong Kong, arrests begin a day after passing new security law—Nine demonstrators have been arrested under the new national security ...
+ In Hong Kong, arrests begin a day after passing new security law—Nine demonstrators have been arrested under the new national security ...
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India ET

+ Surplus milk, drop in demand: How Nandini kept farmers smiling through lockdown—At the onset of the lockdown, KMF and 14 associate milk unions stared ...
+ Earthquake of magnitude 3.6 strikes near J-K's Katra— An Earthquake of magnitude 3.6 on the Richter scale struck near Katra...
+ Niti Aayog invites applications for chief economist post—The period of appointment would be initially up to three years, which ...
+ More trade bodies join campaign to boycott Chinese goods—Sunil Sharma, General Secretary of International Society for Small &am...
+ PM Modi first global leader to dial Vladimir Putin after referendum as two seek to widen strategic partnership—Prime Minister warmly congratulated President Putin on the success of ...
+ India's GDP may contract by 6.4% in FY21: Care Ratings—Care Ratings said given that the nation is into a lockdown for July to...
+ UN experts pull up Pakistan for enforced disappearance of leading activist—Idris Khattak was last seen on 13 November 2019 after security agents ...
+ Pakistan Army rejects reports of additional deployment of troops along LoC—News claiming additional deployment of the Pakistan Army troops along ...
+ Rating firms seek to withdraw nearly half of India debt ratings—The current situation means that ratings don’t fully reflect the credi...
+ India needs Rs 50-60 lakh cr foreign investments to bolster coronavirus-hit economy: Nitin Gadkari—"Country at this juncture needs liquidity. Without liquidity our econo...
+ A month after 'unlock' begun, CP & Khan Market traders struggle to keep shutters open—Deserted streets, limited customers, no revenue generation, huge renta...
+ Silicon Valley wants the US to follow India in banning Chinese app TikTok: Expert—India on Monday banned 59 apps with Chinese links, including the hugel...
+ India to give befitting reply if anyone casts evil eye: Ravi Shankar Prasad—Recalling how India had responded after terror attacks in the recent p...
+ Aggressive diplomacy needed to end escalation: Ladakh Lion’s daughter— She said the conflict should not be politicised and the country shoul...
+ Districts abutting China earmarked for Border Area Development plan—Projects in strategically important villages, identified by border gua...
+ China hopes India corrects actions against Chinese firms immediately—China has not adopted any restrictive or discriminatory measures again...
+ Bihar parties hail poll panel move on ‘criminal’ nominees—This will be the first state election where the EC will follow a Supre...
+ FIR against Sanjay Bhandari in Samsung-OPaL Venture—ED had on June 2 chargesheeted Bhandari of money laundering, paving wa...
+ Sombre Hemis fest in Ladakh amid covid, Chinese incursion—The two-day festival, celebrated annually to mark the birth anniversar...
+ Migrant workers from Bihar head back to former workplaces—Trains from Bihar to various places such as Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Ah...
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LA Time National

+ How secret deals could keep a COVID-19 drug out of reach for millions—Activists say Gilead Sciences has signed agreements that could prevent...
+ As Congress leaves town, hopes for police reforms fade—As the House and Senate prepare to leave Washington for a two-week bre...
+ Hong Kong police make first arrests under new security law —On the anniversary of the former British colony's handover to Chinese ...
+ U.S. says leaking nuclear waste dome is safe; Marshall Islands leaders don't believe it—The DOE says that radioactive leakage from Runit Dome, a respository f...
+ COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. may be 28% higher than official count, study estimates—Researchers calculate that there were 122,300 more deaths in the U.S. ...
+ Emeritus Pope Benedict's elder brother, the Rev. Georg Ratzinger, dies at 96—Ratzinger was renown in his own right as a director of an acclaimed Ge...
+ Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters arrested on first day of new national security law—The Hong Kong government's ban on demonstrations did little to stop th...
+ Now you can see the relationship between reopening policies and COVID-19 cases—A new tracker from Johns Hopkins University lets you compare the traje...
+ How the nation's newest doctors are coping with disruptions caused by COVID-19—July 1 is traditionally the day newly minted doctors start their first...
+ Column One: Two Midwestern cities. Two local billionaires (Koch and Buffett). Which one can boost prosperity?—In the middle of America, without intention or, really, anyone noticin...
+ Omaha 'does a great job of investing in itself.' Thank wealthy residents with a good attitude —The city of Omaha "does a great job of investing in itself," said Jame...
+ Charitable giving in Wichita and Omaha — check out the differences —While funding for charities in both cities grew at the same pace acros...
+ Charles Koch's philanthropy reflects belief in 'individual empowerment' and 'self-actualization'—Charles Koch's philanthropic giving reflects his belief in removing ba...
+ Susie Buffett's mission is to support Omaha's least-advantaged residents. Here's how she does it—Susie Buffett, daughter of Omaha billionaire Warren Buffet, is a top-t...
+ Hong Kong's new national security law takes effect on anniversary of handover—China's leaders were caught off guard by Hong Kong's fierce protests. ...
+ How coronavirus could wipe out two decades of progress in the war against child labor—Experts warn the pandemic could force millions of children worldwide o...
+ Can at-home tests reduce rates of cervical cancer?—The National Cancer Institute plans to launch a study next year to ass...
+ Trump accelerates border wall construction ahead of election, despite pandemic—In Arizona and Texas, border wall construction has sped up over the ob...
+ China approves national security law for Hong Kong against threats of U.S. retaliation—The new law will stifle dissent in a city where millions of protesters...
+ Op-Ed: Does Roberts' surprise Supreme Court vote today mean abortion rights are safe for the long haul?—Roberts made clear he disagrees with today's abortion decision, but fe...
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Latest UPI

+ Latest satellites give stargazers a new sky view— The recent boon of satellite launches has given stargazers something ...
+ Los Angeles Lakers star Dwight Howard wants to play in NBA restart— Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard wants to play in the NBA seas...
+ AEW Fyter Fest: Kenny Omega, Adam Page defend against Best Friends— AEW World Tag Team Champions Kenny Omega and Hangman Adam Page defend...
+ More than 100 killed by landslide at rainy Myanmar jade mine— A large landslide at a jade mining site in northern Myanmar Thursday ...
+ Report: More than 60 countries violated sanctions with North Korea last year— Sixty-two countries violated United Nations Security Council sanction...
+ Judge rules publisher of tell-all book by Trump's niece not beholden to NDA— A New York State appellate judge has ruled Simon & Schuster can p...
+ Study: Seizures after vaccination don't affect child development— Kids who have a fever-related seizure after getting a vaccine won't h...
+ U.S. reports a record 50K new cases as states look to slow COVID-19 over July 4th weekend— As states moved to implement restrictions to stymie the spread of COV...
+ U.S. reports a record 50K new cases as states look to slow COVID-19 over July 4th weekend— As states moved to implement restrictions to stymie the spread of COV...
+ 'Warrior Nun' Mother Superion role was Sylvia De Fanti's destiny— Italian actor Sylvia De Fanti plays Mother Superion on the Netflix or...
+ Famous birthdays for July 2: Margot Robbie, Larry David— Actor Margot Robbie turns 30 and writer/actor Larry David turns 73, a...
+ On This Day, July 2: Greece joins World War I— On July 2, 1917, Greece declared war on the Central Powers, joining W...
+ Russians vote to allow Putin to rule until 2036— Russians overwhelming voted to pass constitutional amendments that co...
+ U.S. warns companies of human rights abuses in Chinese supply chain— The Trump administration issued an advisory warning Americans over th...
+ Britain creates citizenship path for Hong Kong residents after China imposes new law— Britain will create a path to citizenship for some 3 million Hong Kon...
+ Houston Rockets signing Luc Mbah a Moute; Thabo Sefolosha opting out— The Houston Rockets are signing veteran forward Luc Mbah a Moute as a...
+ Novartis agrees to pay $642M to settle False Claims Act charges— Novartis Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay more than $642 million in a pa...
+ Pelicans' Zion Williamson to be cover athlete on next-gen version of 'NBA 2K21'— New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson was revealed as the secon...
+ USMCA trade deal supersedes NAFTA amid lingering issues, COVID-19 pandemic— The United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, signed into law by P...
+ United States-Mexico-Canada agreement takes effect amid lingering issues, pandemic— The United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, signed into law by P...
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McClatchly All

+ ‘Burned to the ground’: Anti-Trump Republicans set new goal of defeating the GOP Senate—A loose association of current and former Republicans working to sink ...
+ Washington gym defied state order and reopened early. Then came a nearly $10,000 fine—Even though the Washington Department of Labor and Industries had “mul...
+ ‘Beat it, little f***er.’ Officers laugh after shooting rubber bullets at protesters.—Warning: This article contains profane language. Fort Lauderdale polic...
+ ‘Beat it, little f***er.’ Officers laugh after shooting rubber bullets at protesters—Warning: This article contains profane language. Fort Lauderdale polic...
+ McClatchy expects multiple bids, judge delays ruling on creditors’ request to pursue claims—A federal bankruptcy judge Wednesday delayed a ruling on whether a gro...
+ Masked ‘Friday the 13th’ villain Jason says face masks don’t have to be scary in PSA—A man with an old hockey mask sits on the steps of a building in a bus...
+ Using a bandana as a COVID-19 face mask? You might want to reconsider, video shows—Ever since health officials took a major U-turn on their guidance abou...
+ Dallas Mavericks talk Black Lives Matter, COVID-19 as NBA prepares to restart—For the better part of four months, silence has echoed through the hal...
+ Trump says he’s ‘all for masks’ after GOP leaders voiced support for face coverings—President Donald Trump is now supporting the use of face masks during ...
+ ‘Online romance scam’ lands criminal enterprise thousands in COVID-19 cash, feds say—A U.S. citizen’s long-term romantic partner in Dubai was actually a sc...
+ Another group is running TV ads against the president — and they’re Republicans—For many Fox TV viewers, former Matthews Mayor Shawn Lemmond will be t...
+ Spitting in a cup might be an easier, faster way to test for COVID-19, experts say—The typical coronavirus diagnostic test involves what many call an unc...
+ Airline complaints took off — more than 1,500% — as coronavirus hampered the industry—Airlines saw a huge spike in complaints in April as the coronavirus pa...
+ Texas Lt. Gov. blasts Fauci as state coronavirus cases rise: ‘I don’t need his advice’—During a major surge in coronavirus cases in Texas, Lt. Gov. Dan Patri...
+ Plasma Files: How a device shelved for health reasons in France remained in use in U.S.—Donating plasma has long been a way of making money, especially among ...
+ Meet the Signals Network: Whistleblower protection org partnering with Miami Herald—For six years, French-born Delphine Halgand-Mishra worked hard to help...
+ Feds warn about COVID contact tracing scams. Here’s what to do if you get a call—As public health officials work to get more contact tracing in place t...
+ Small businesses bought supplies to combat coronavirus. They could soon get a tax break—Small businesses could get a tax break for coronavirus protective meas...
+ Pro-Biden super PAC expands ad buy in Arizona as Trump’s support slips—A deep-pocketed group backing Joe Biden will begin pouring additional ...
+ Kobach, Lindstrom and Hamilton threaten to boycott Kansas GOP debate over format switch—Three of the four Republican candidates scheduled to appear in the Kan...
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NYT Africa

+ Singer’s Killing Shows Ethiopia’s ‘Combustible’ Politics—The unrest that followed the killing of Hachalu Hundessa underscores l...
+ Celine Fariala Mangaza, Congolese Heroine of Disabled People, Dies at 52—A survivor of polio, she created a place for disabled women to earn a ...

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Reuters Breaking

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Spiegel

+ Israeli Annexation Plans: The West Bank Faces a New Reckoning—Beginning July 1, the Israeli government, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, c...
+ Justice Cooperation: Lack of Deal Between EU and UK Imperils Security—With the growing risk of a hard Brexit, the danger is increasing that ...
+ Corona in the Slaughterhouse: The High Price of Cheap Meat—German slaughterhouses have been hit recently with horrifying coronavi...
+ Coronavirus Heaven: Why Meatpacking Plants Are Superspreaders—As the recent outbreak in Germany shows, meat processing facilities of...
+ The Curse of Black Gold: Vast Oil Find Puts Guyana on the Verge of Riches - or Failure—Guyana has always been one of South America's poorest countries. But n...
+ China Versus the World: An Emboldened Beijing Tries to Consolidate Its Power—Beijing is ruthlessly expanding its power. But resistance is growing a...
+ What's Wrong With America?: "The Despair Is Smoldering in Society"—Millions of Americans have seen their wages stagnate for decades, even...
+ The UK Steers Toward a No-Deal Brexit in the Middle of the Pandemic—British Prime Minister Boris Johnson seems to be planning to take his ...
+ Alone on the Adriatic: The Italian Resort of Rimini Opens Carefully to Summer Tourists—Germans are finally able to travel to their favorite holiday destinati...
+ ECB Vice President Luis de Guindos: "We Had to Act"—The European Central Bank's bond-buying program has been heavily criti...
+ A Global Scramble for the Coming Coronavirus Vaccine—A vast rivalry is developing between the U.S. and China in the race to...
+ Sweden: Public Approval of Lax Coronavirus Policies Is Waning—Popular support for Sweden's lax response to the coronavirus is waning...
+ Merkel and Von Der Leyen: The Two Women Who Could Transform Europe—With Ursula von der Leyen as Commission President and German Chancello...
+ Videos and Eyewitness Accounts: Greece Apparently Abandoning Refugees at Sea—An investigation by DER SPIEGEL and partners has revealed that the Gre...
+ French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire: "Europe Evaded Catastrophe By a Hair's Breadth"—French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, 51, believes that ...
+ Skin Bleaching in Ghana: "When You Are Light-Skinned, You Earn More"—A legacy of the colonial mindset, the market for skin-lightening produ...
+ Donald Trump’s Former Ambassador to Germany Gets His Revenge—In order to punish the Germans for their supposedly low military expen...
+ Wolfgang Schäuble on Germany and Europe: "We Germans Have Reached Agreements with NATO and We Must Adhere to Them"—Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble is supportive of the EU response...
+ Philipp Amthor's World: A Young Star in Angela Merkel's Party Is in Danger of Falling—Philipp Amthor, a young up-and-comer in Chancellor Angela Merkel's cen...
+ Nouriel Roubini: "The Stock Market Is Deluding Itself"—Prominent American economist Nouriel Roubini does not believe the glob...
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Telegraph Spain

+ Travel latest: Government blames Sturgeon for holiday chaos— [Category: topics:in-the-news/uk-coronavirus-lockdown, structure:news...
+ Hundreds of 'kingpin' gangsters arrested as police crack encrypted messaging device favoured by criminals— [Category: topics:things/crime, structure:news, structure:news/uk-new...
+ US customs officials seize products 'made of human hair from Uighurs in camps'— [Category: topics:people/uighurs, structure:news/world-news, structur...
+ Actor Johnny Depp's libel claim over being referred as a wife beater will go ahead next week, High Court rules— [Category: structure:news, topics:people/johnny-depp, structure:news/...
+ Hong Kong police arrest 24-year-old man on London-bound flight as China vows 'retaliation' for UK offer of citizenship— [Category: topics:places/hong-kong, structure:news/world-news, struct...
+ Travel news latest: Air bridges plan scuppered by row with Scotland— [Category: topics:in-the-news/uk-coronavirus-lockdown, structure:news...
+ Bastille Day 2020: how a prison riot and the Tennis Court Oath overthrew the Bourbon monarchy— [Category: topics:people/emmanuel-macron, structure:news, topics:plac...
+ July 4th 2020: how a tax on playing cards and a thwarted tea shipment led to US Independence Day— [Category: topics:places/usa, structure:news, topics:things/history, ...
+ Travel news latest: UK quarantine 'not being enforced'— [Category: topics:in-the-news/uk-coronavirus-lockdown, topics:in-the-...
+ The Briefing: Sign up for two-minute audio news updates on WhatsApp, Apple, Spotify and Alexa twice a day— [Category: structure:news, topics:things/telegraph-podcasts, topics:i...
+ China vows 'corresponding measures' if UK enacts Hong Kong citizenship plan— [Category: topics:places/hong-kong, structure:news/world-news, struct...
+ Coronavirus world round-up: President Trump says he's 'all for' face masks— [Category: structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:in-the-n...
+ Thursday morning news briefing: Holidays cleared for take-off— [Category: structure:news, topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, structure:...
+ Do I need to self-quarantine for 14 days after travel - and what are the rules? — [Category: topics:things/self-isolation, topics:in-the-news/uk-corona...
+ Leicester lockdown map: What areas are included, and what are the rules?— [Category: structure:news, topics:places/leicester, topics:people/mat...
+ Weibo deletes Indian Prime Minister's social media account — [Category: structure:news/world-news, structure:news, topics:places/a...
+ Australia considers providing a safe haven for Hong Kong residents— [Category: structure:news, topics:places/australia, topics:places/chi...
+ How do coronavirus home antibody tests work, and how do I get one?— [Category: topics:in-the-news/uk-coronavirus-lockdown, topics:people/...
+ Paul McCartney and Ed Sheeran among musicians calling for urgent help for live music business— [Category: topics:in-the-news/uk-coronavirus-lockdown, structure:news...
+ How many coronavirus cases are in your area? Use our tool to find out— [Category: topics:in-the-news/coronavirus, topics:in-the-news/global-...
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