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Brazil reports 47,784 new virus cases, 1,352 deaths
Latin American country has 2nd-highest number of infections and deaths in pandemic after US
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South Korea warns of new wave of Covid-19
Country reports 297 new cases, highest daily number since March, local media report
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Belarusian opposition leader asks EU not to recognise election result
Alexander Lukashenko is struggling to contain a wave of mass protests and strikes
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Temperature records tumble in world’s searing heat
World Met Organisation says July was hottest month on record for Northern Hemisphere and Arctic sea ice lowest
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Doublet earthquakes hit Indonesia’s Bengkulu province
2 temblors strike in span of 6 minutes, says authority
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Coronavirus vaccine should be mandatory in Australia: PM
Scott Morrison says, as soon as we get the recipe we'll be making it
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German institute says coronavirus vaccinations could start in early 2021
More than half a dozen drugmakers around the world are conducting advanced clinical trials
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New Zealand court rules part of early coronavirus lockdown was illegal
An order imposing stay at home restrictions was not passed until April 3
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India: Thalassemia patients face challenges amid virus
New Thalassemia screening, counseling center inaugurated in New Delhi to address challenges
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Democrats officially pick Biden as presidential nominee
Joe Biden officially nominated by virtual roll call on second night of Democratic National Convention
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Mali’s president resigns after military mutiny
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, members of his cabinet arrested by mutinying soldiers on Tuesday
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Israel bombs Gaza after warning Hamas it risks war
Israel and Hamas have fought three wars since 2008
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US Senate committee concludes Russia used Manafort, WikiLeaks to boost Trump in 2016
WikiLeaks published thousands of emails hacked from Clinton’s campaign, weeks before the 2016 election
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Oman transfers powers from Sultan's remit in government revamp
Oman is struggling with budget deficit and economic downturn from the double blow of low oil prices and coronavirus
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Indians erect banners, pray for Kamala Harris to win US election
The villagers are very happy, says Ramanan, a trustee at a local temple
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37 Kuwaiti MPs call on gov't to reject UAE-Israel deal
Kuwait has maintained silence regarding UAE-Israel normalization deal
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Australia to manufacture 'promising' virus vaccine and give free to citizens
Australia has recorded almost 24,000 cases of Covid-19 and 438 fatalities to date
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UK government subsidises 35 million restaurant meals
Discount applies on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in August
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WHO warns people under 50 driving virus spread in Asia-Pacific
Many are unaware they're infected with very mild symptoms or none at all, says WHO's Western Pacific regional director
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Australian Covid-19 infections hit one-month low
Sydney bus drivers say they would strike for 48 hours if face coverings were not made mandatory
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Coronavirus claims 684 more lives in Brazil
Latin American country has reported 19,373 new virus cases in past 24 hours
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Rocket attack in Kabul wounds at least 10, triggers embassy lockdowns
One rocket hit close to a mosque just outside the tightly-guarded diplomatic enclave
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Pakistan-born astrophysicist Nergis Mavalvala named dean at MIT
Mavalvala will be the first woman to serve as dean at the varsity's School of Science
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Netanyahu says UAE deal did not change Israeli policy on US arms sales
Trump administration planned a “giant” sale of advanced F-35 jets to United Arab
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'Impossible' that Beirut port blast was caused by Hezbollah arms, says president
Israel has denied any involvement in the blast
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Michelle Obama presses fight for Biden with scathing attack on Trump
Former first lady Michelle Obama urges Americans to elect Democrat Joe Biden in November
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'US not pressuring Gulf states to recognize Israel’
Kuwait taking ‘very radical’ view on conflict ‘in favor of Palestinians,’ says senior White House adviser
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Trump says he will seek third term, bucking limit
'We are going to win four more years
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Over 30 million Indians tested for coronavirus
Nearly 900,000 tests conducted in last 24 hours, says Health Ministry
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CPEC transforms Pakistan's remote Gilgit-Baltistan
Investors believe the region will become business hub after full operationalization of CPEC
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Twin suicide blasts kill 7 in Somalia
Military official says fatalities include 3 soldiers
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COAS, KSA deputy defence minister hold talks
Matters of mutual interest including bilateral defence, security cooperation and regional security discussed
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Cambridge withdraws A/O level downgrading, recognises predicted grade amid outcry
CAIE had announced results of hundreds of thousands of students under grade prediction method earlier
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Muslims in Occupied Kashmir protest against blasphemous video
Police arrest two accused as man heard making derogatory remarks in video
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Four Indian security men killed in IIOJK
Monday’s total death toll was the third highest in such violence in the occupied valley in the past year
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US won't approve Israeli annexations for 'some time', says Trump's aide
The US-UAE-Israel joint statement on the normalisation deal said Israel had agreed to 'suspend' the annexation plan
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Australia, France object to release of final Taliban prisoners: officials
France says terrorists convicted of killing French citizens in Afghanistan should not be released
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Oman minister makes calls to Israel foreign minister, Palestinian Fatah official
Bin Abdullah affirms Oman’s support 'to achieve a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East'
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Black cat ‘bad omen' notion hard to break in Cameroon
The black cat remains 'an enigma' in the country
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Israel’s president invites UAE prince to Jerusalem
This step will help build and strengthen the trust between us and the peoples of the region, says Rivlin
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New Zealand's Ardern postpones election as coronavirus flares up
The Prime Minister says, 'we are all in the same boat. We are all campaigning in the same environment'
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China welcomes Putin's proposed summit on Iran
Russia and China opposed extending the weapons ban, which is due to expire in October
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Start of Afghan talks uncertain as prisoner release stalls
Afghanistan's national security officials say 'international partners have reservations' about releasing the prisoners
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Facebook exec in India files police complaint after report on content practices
Ankhi Das in her complaint to Delhi police says some individuals online had “intentionally vilified” her
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South Korea sees biggest jump in virus cases since March
Another 5 US soldiers deployed in South Korea test positive for coronavirus, taking total cases to over 100
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China teenage climate warrior fights a lonely battle
She says, she feels like we're all on a sinking ship but everyone is still eating, drinking and being merry
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COAS holds military-to-military talks in Riyadh
Accompanied by ISI chief, COAS meets Saudi Chief of General Staff, and commander of joint forces
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Belarus leader Lukashenko says there will be no new election: Belta
Despite calls from the opposition and nationwide anti-government protests
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Britain encourages at-risk groups to sign up for Covid-19 vaccine trials
With over 100,000 volunteers so far no vaccine candidate has yet been proven effective against the disease
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Back to the paddy fields. Covid smashes Indian middle-class dreams
As the novel virus has infected more than two million people in India alone, and thrown the economy into reverse