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More than 18,000 people quarantined in China as COVID-19 cases rise in Asia
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More than 18,000 people quarantined in China as COVID-19 cases rise in Asia

Six months after the coronavirus was declared a global health emergency, China on Thursday said it has more than 18,000 people in quarantine amid a spike in COVID-19 cases across the country.Meanwhile, in Japan the number of new COVID-19 cases topped 1,000 on Thursday for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak began in February, albeit the Japanese government said it had no plan to declare a state of emergency.

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Fri Jul 31 - Nbcnews
Herman Cain, former Republican presidential candidate dies of coronavirus
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Herman Cain, former Republican presidential candidate dies of coronavirus

Herman Cain, former Republican presidential candidate and former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, has died from coronavirus, according to an obituary sent from his verified Twitter account and Newsmax, where he was launching a television show. Cain, 74, was hospitalized earlier this month after contracting coronavirus

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Thu Jul 30 - CNN
The total number of COVID-19 cases around the world surpassed 17 million
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Global coronavirus cases top 17 million

The total number of COVID-19 cases around the world surpassed 17 million. At least 667,000 deaths have been confirmed from coronavirus, making it one of the worst pandemics the world has ever seen. The economic toll from the pandemic has hit countries around the world as governments implement large-scale lockdowns and border controls to contain the transmission of the virus

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Thu Jul 30 - CNBC
Hong Kong on the verge of a large-scale community outbreak
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Hong Kong on the verge of a large-scale community outbreak

Hong Kong is on the verge of a large-scale coronavirus outbreak that may overload its health-care facilities and cost lives, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Wednesday as new social distancing measures took effect. Lam said there has been an “upsurge” in local infections, and there are “many with yet unknown sources.” Confirmed cases in Hong Kong soared in July, with a new daily high of 145 reported this week

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Wed Jul 29 - CNBC
Europe sees spike in coronavirus infections
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Europe sees spike in coronavirus infections

Europe suffered a lot from coronavirus in the past few months but managed to get things under control recently. After getting the virus under control, a spike in numbers off-late causing worries for the European Health authorities. Young people could be driving spikes in coronavirus cases across Europe, the World Health Organization warns

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Wed Jul 29 - BBC
Indian coronavirus cases jump above 1.5 million
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Indian coronavirus cases jump above 1.5 million

The total number of coronavirus cases in India jumped above 1.5 million on Tuesday with the last 0.5 million cases reported in just 12 days. India reported more than 49,000 coronavirus cases on Tuesday, second-highest ever reported after Sunday’s tally of 50,000 COVID-19 cases according to the numbers released by the Union Health Ministry.

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Wed Jul 29 -
China reports biggest single-day rise in coronavirus cases since March
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China reports biggest single-day rise in coronavirus cases since March

According to a statement released by China’s National Health Commission, the country reported 64 locally transmitted coronavirus cases, out of them, 57 were reported in Urumqi, Xinjiang’s capital. The number marks the biggest one-day rise in China since March. In the past two weeks, 280 cases have been confirmed nationwide. The latest outbreak raised concerns about a second wave in the country.

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Tue Jul 28 - FT
New Zealand suspends Hong Kong extradition treaty
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New Zealand suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong

New Zealand has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to China's new national security law for the territory. New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters said China had "eroded rule-of-law principles, undermined the 'one country, two systems' framework that underpins Hong Kong's unique status, and gone against commitments China made to the international community".

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Tue Jul 28 - Bbc
WHO: Travel bans cannot be indefinite, countries must fight virus
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WHO chief says Travel bans cannot be indefinite, countries must fight virus

Bans on international travel cannot stay in place indefinitely, and countries should do more to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus within their borders, the World Health Organization has said. Tedros also said that the UN health body's emergency committee would convene to re-examine the declaration that the outbreak constituted a "public health emergency of international concern".

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Tue Jul 28 - Aljazeera
NGOs, activists press Barr to declare Chinese Communist Party a 'transnational criminal organization'
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Pressure mounting on Chinese Communist Party

Hundreds of U.S. and international religious and human rights groups and activists are calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to declare the Chinese Communist Party a “transnational criminal organization," or TCO. The letter addressed to Attorney General William Barr and dated July 23 claims that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s "lethality and criminal sophistication demonstrates that this lawless CCP poses a clear and present danger to America's security

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Tue Jul 28 - Foxnews
U.N. To Install Asylum-Seekers' Housing In Mexico
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U.N. To Install Asylum-Seekers' Housing In Mexico

The United Nations will provide temporary housing units for asylum seekers in Mexico who have been ensnared in protracted hearings for entry to the United States, the agency announced on Monday. Activists in Mexico have called for agency intervention to provide the necessary precautions for unhoused asylum seekers and deportees from the U.S. to help avoid spreading the virus within shelters.

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Tue Jul 28 - Npr
Germany rejects Donald Trump’s proposal to let Russia back in G7
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Germany rejects Donald Trump’s proposal to let Russia back in G7

German Foreign Minister, Heiko Maas said in an interview with the German newspaper that the country has rejected a proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump to invite Russia back into the Group of Seven (G7) most advanced economies. Donald Trump proposed the expansion of G7 last month including Russia and India but Germany rejects the idea of Russian inclusion

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Mon Jul 27 - CGTN
Vietnam to evacuate 80,000 local tourists from Danang after new coronavirus outbreak
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Vietnam to evacuate 80,000 local tourists from Danang after new coronavirus outbreak

Vietnam, one of the few countries in the world with no coronavirus related deaths has performed really well throughout the coronavirus pandemic but the country is now evacuating 80,000 people, mostly local tourists, from the central tourism hotspot of Danang after three residents tested positive for the coronavirus at the weekend, the government said on Monday

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Mon Jul 27 - CNA
India's PM says the country's fight against Covid-19 has proven the world wrong
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Modi praises India's fight against Coronavirus

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has claimed that his country's response to the pandemic has defied global expectations. "The way Indians came together to fight against coronavirus in the last few months, we have proved the world wrong," Modi said Sunday, while delivering his monthly radio address to the nation. Modi claimed the coronavirus recovery rate was better in India than in other countries

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Sun Jul 26 - Cnn
Cuomo blames NY Post for rising COVID-19 rates in Florida and Arizona
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Governor Cuomo blames NY Post for rising COVID-19 rates in Florida and Arizona

“The Wall Street Journal, New York Post — they continue to beat a horse that is dead: ‘We should reopen the economy faster in New York,’ ‘The infection rate is low; re-open faster,'” Cuomo ranted to reporters during an early-morning conference call. Arizona listened to the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post.

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Sun Jul 26 - Nypost
More than 25% of the global coronavirus cases are in the US
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More than 25% of the global coronavirus cases are in the US

According to the latest data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, there are more than 16 million confirmed coronavirus cases around the world, at least 4.1 million cases are in the US alone. The U.S. continues to see record increase across several states, with the country registering more than 1,000 daily coronavirus deaths for four straight days as of Saturday. Total U.S. deaths from the virus currently number 146,463

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Sun Jul 26 - CNBC
Singapore, Malaysia agrees to resume cross-border travel from August 10
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Singapore, Malaysia agrees to resume cross-border travel from August 10

Singapore and Malaysia have settled arrangements for cross-border travel between both countries, but are not yet ready to allow daily commuting, said Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Vivian Balakrishnan. Dr. Balakrishnan was speaking to Singapore reporters at the Woodlands Immigration and Checkpoints Authority building on Sunday

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Sun Jul 26 - CNA
FBI arrests a Chinese researcher for visa fraud
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FBI arrests a Chinese researcher for visa fraud

According to a statement released by an official in the justice department, the FBI has arrested a researcher who took refuge in the Chinese consulate in San Francisco after allegedly lying to investigators about her Chinese military service and will appear in court on Monday. Juan Tang, a researcher at the University of California, Davis, applied for a nonimmigrant J1 visa in October 2019

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Sun Jul 26 - CNBC
Hurricane Hanna arrives in Southern Texas
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Hurricane Hanna arrives in Southern Texas

According to the National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Hanna has made landfall in southern Texas, with US officials warning of life-threatening storm surge, strong winds and heavy rains. Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for 32 counties, saying the coronavirus outbreak would complicate the work of the emergency services. Hanna made landfall on Padre Island on Saturday, With winds up to 90mph (145km/h), the storm was tearing roofs off homes

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Sun Jul 26 - BBC
US reports 73,715 new coronavirus cases on Friday
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US reports 73,715 new coronavirus cases on Friday

According to the data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, America reported 73,715 new coronavirus cases on Friday along with 1,130 deaths. The country has now recorded a total of 4,112,531 coronavirus cases, of which at least 145,546 people have died. The totals include cases from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and other US territories, as well as repatriated cases

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Sat Jul 25 - CNN
Goldman Sachs agrees to $3.9 billion deal with Malaysia to settle criminal probe into 1MDB scandal
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Goldman Sachs makes a $3.9 billion deal with Malaysia

Malaysia is withdrawing pending criminal charges and said it won't seek charges against Goldman Sachs and its employees after a $3.9 billion settlement deal, except for Tim Leissner and Roger Ng, the former Goldman bankers accused of helping Low. While Leissner has pleaded guilty for his role in the scheme, Ng has pleaded not guilty and last year was extradited to the U.S. to face the Justice Department charges

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Sat Jul 25 - Cnbc
Singaporean man pleads guilty to spying for China in the US
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A Singaporean man pleads guilty to spying for China in the US

Jun Wei Yeo, also known as Dickson Yeo, worked for Chinese intelligence for four or five years, recruiting Americans with access to sensitive information over the internet and commissioning them to write reports, which he then passed on to Beijing. "The Chinese Government uses an array of duplicity to obtain sensitive information from unsuspecting Americans," United States Assistant Attorney General John Demers said in a statement.

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Sat Jul 25 - Cnn
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Trump finally speaks with Putin
Sat Jul 25
Trump speaks to Putin for first time since Russian 'bounty' revelations – but apparently fails to mention it
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Trump finally speaks with Putin

Donald Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday for the first time since the publication of a New York Times story alleging that Russia paid bounties to Taliban fighters for killing US troops. The president has been under fire from various groups for his reluctance to hold Russia accountable for the alleged bounty scheme.

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Sat Jul 25 - Independent
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Protests erupted across Israel
Sat Jul 25
After Early Success, Israel’s Netanyahu Faces Fury for Flubbing Virus Fight
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Protests erupted across Israel

For three nights this week thousands of young Israelis, provoked by what they see as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s flubbed response to the coronavirus scourge, shook off a long political slumber, blocked the streets outside his official residence and demanded that he quit. “We have woken up,” read an enormous banner on a nearby building.

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Sat Jul 25 - Nytimes
'Could Already Be A Second Wave': Some Restrictions Return As Cases Spike In Spain
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Lockdown restrictions return to Spain

Spain's daily new infection number was down slightly from 974 on Thursday – that day marked the country's highest daily increase since May 8, as NPR's Lucía Benavides reported. The region is home to the usually bustling tourist city of Barcelona, where authorities this week reduced the number of people permitted on the city's beaches amid the surge in cases.

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Sat Jul 25 - Npr