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WHO reports record global cases
Sun Jul 05
WHO reports record global cases
International
WHO reports record global cases

The number of new Covid-19 cases around the world has reached a record high at 212,326 cases in the last 24 hours, according to a situation report from the World Health Organization. The biggest increase reported Saturday occurred in North and South America, which saw 129,772 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total in the region to nearly 5.58 million. 5,134 deaths reported in last 24 hours.

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Sun Jul 05 - CNBC
Indian start-ups unable to access Chinese funding after political tensions
Business
Indian start-ups unable to access Chinese funding after political tensions

The Indian food delivery start-up Zomato with a valuation of $3 billion has been unable to access its biggest Chinese investment in the first major example of how Delhi’s new foreign investment laws have hit funding. In January, Zomato announced it had secured $150m in fresh funding from Ant Financial, the Chinese digital payments giant. But it has been unable to access $100m of that total

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Sun Jul 05 - FT
Trumps says 99% of coronavirus cases are totally harmless
Politics
Trumps says 99% of coronavirus cases are totally harmless

US President Donald Trump has claimed 99% of coronavirus cases are "totally harmless" after a surge of infections in the US. In a speech at the White House on America's Independence Day, the US president insisted his strategy to tackle COVID-19 was "moving along well" despite some states reporting record increases in cases. He branded the virus a "terrible plague from China"

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Sun Jul 05 - SkyNews
Nearly 25,000 COVID-19 cases reported in India after the biggest single-day jump
International
Nearly 25,000 COVID-19 cases reported in India after the biggest single-day jump

India reported record coronavirus numbers on Sunday with the Union Health Ministry saying 24,850 new cases were identified in the 24 hours since 8 am on Saturday. The total is now 673,165, roughly 1,500 cases behind Russia, which is the third worst-hit nation from coronavirus. India also witnessed 613 deaths during the last 24-hour period, taking the total number of death count to 19,268

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Sun Jul 05 - NDTV
24 dead or missing as floods hit Japan
International
24 dead or missing as floods hit Japan

According to the latest reports, 15 people are believed dead and nine are missing on Japan's southern island of Kyushu as devastating rains cause flooding and landslides. Fourteen victims were found in the same flooded nursing home. The authorities have ordered more than 200,000 to evacuate and 10,000 soldiers are being sent to help rescuers. Heavy rain is predicted to continue overnight into Sunday.

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Sun Jul 05 - BBC
Technology
TikTok’s $6 billion loss
Sat Jul 04
TikTok’s $6 billion loss
Technology
TikTok’s $6 billion loss

According to Chinese state-controlled media reports, TikTok owner ByteDance has invested more than $1 billion to build its vast Indian user base, and now faces losses of as much as $6 billion, as hundreds of millions of users are cut off. Initially, it seemed that the restrictions would simply halt new installs. India recently announced a ban on TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps including WeChat.

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Sat Jul 04 - Forbes
Spain re-imposes lock down after a sharp rise in coronavirus cases
International
Spain re-imposes lock down after a sharp rise in coronavirus cases

Spanish Government reimposed coronavirus restrictions in the Catalonia region on the area of 210,000 people after a sharp rise in infections. President Quim Torra said no-one would be allowed to enter or leave Segrià, an agricultural area west of Barcelona which includes the city of Lleida. The local lockdown begins on Saturday afternoon. Catalonia is one of the Spanish regions worst affected by coronavirus

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Sat Jul 04 - BBC
Justin Trudeau suspends Canada-Hong Kong extradition treaty
International
Justin Trudeau suspends Canada-Hong Kong extradition treaty

Canada said that the country is suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in the wake of new Chinese national security legislation and could boost immigration from the former British colony. China imposed the legislation this week despite protests from Hong Kongers and Western nations. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada would continue to stand up for Hong Kong, which is home to 300,000 Canadians

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Sat Jul 04 - CNBC
Khabib Nurmagomedov's father dies aged 57
Sports
Khabib Nurmagomedov's father dies aged 57

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov's father and coach, Abdulmanap, has died aged 57 following complications caused by coronavirus. Abdulmanap, an MMA coach, was taken to hospital in Moscow in May, after coronavirus symptoms exacerbated an existing heart condition. The news of his death was confirmed by Khabib's manager, Ali Abdelaziz, on Twitter on Friday. Khabib is unbeaten in 28 bouts, beating Ireland's Conor McGregor in 2018

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Sat Jul 04 - BBC
China warns India over a strategic miscalculation
International
China warns India over a strategic miscalculation

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Friday called on India to "work with China to safeguard the overall situation of bilateral relations" and criticized Indian officials for making what he called irresponsible remarks after a bloody border clash last month between forces from the two nuclear-armed nations. "India should not make a strategic miscalculation on China," Mr. Zhao told reporters at a daily briefing

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Sat Jul 04 - ABC
Fourth of July could be the perfect coronavirus storm, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat warns
International
Fourth of July could be the perfect coronavirus storm, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat warns

Fox News medical contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat warned about a potential storm of coronavirus, she said on "Special Report" Friday that the Fourth of July holiday weekend has the potential to be a coronavirus "perfect storm" and people should take precautions. "This Fourth of July holiday weekend has the potential for a perfect storm, and with over 50,000 new cases daily and some hospitals maxing out their [intensive care] capacity

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Sat Jul 04 - Foxnews
Donald Trump Jr.’s girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle tests positive for coronavirus
Politics
Donald Trump Jr.’s girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle tests positive for coronavirus

American Attorney, TV presenter at Fox news and girlfriend of Donald Trump Junior, Kimberly Guilfoyle has been tested positive for COVID-19. She is also a top campaign official for Donald Trump’s political campaign. Guilfoyle tested positive in South Dakota before she was set to attend the President's event at Mount Rushmore, a person familiar with the matter and a campaign source familiar with the matter said

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Sat Jul 04 - CNN
54% of people with COVID-19 don’t know how they got it
International
54% of people with COVID-19 don’t know how they got it

According to a new survey conducted by Centres for Disease Control (CDC), 54% of people who tested positive for Covid-19 couldn’t pinpoint how they contracted the virus. The remaining 46% of respondents could recall having close contact with a person, commonly a family member or coworker, who was also diagnosed with Covid-19. The US reported more than 50,000 coronavirus cases yesterday, the biggest one-day increase so far

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Fri Jul 03 - CNBC
The world reaches 11 million coronavirus cases
International
The world reaches 11 million coronavirus cases

According to the latest data released by global web platform worldometers, the world now has more than 11 million people with confirmed coronavirus infections. The total number of deaths crossed 525,000, more than 6.1 million people have also recovered from COVID-19. The US stands at the top with more than 2.8 million cases, followed by Brazil with more than 1.5 million infections

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Fri Jul 03 - Worldometers
“You can have an edit button when everyone wears a mask,” says Twitter
Technology
“You can have an edit button when everyone wears a mask,” says Twitter

San Francisco based microblogging site Twitter has been under pressure for a while now to introduce the edit feature in tweets. Once you publish a tweet, you cannot edit, you have to delete it or roll with it. Twitter has said it will start letting people edit their tweets when there is widespread adoption of face masks in the world, which is still grappling with the coronavirus pandemic

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Fri Jul 03 - CNBC
India’s $2.4 billion Russian jets deal amid tensions with China and Pakistan
International
India’s $2.4 billion Russian jets deal amid tensions with China and Pakistan

Rising tensions with China and Pakistan have forced India to speed up the fighter jets deal. India's Ministry of Defence on Thursday signed off on the purchase of 33 Russian fighter jets and upgrades to 59 others worth $2.4 billion. The purchase of 21 MiG-29 and 12 Su-30 MKI, as well as upgrades to 59 existing MiG-29s, was to "augment" the Indian Air Force's combat squadrons, the MoD said

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Fri Jul 03 - AlJazeera
Turkey begins trial of 20 Saudi’s in Jamal Khashoggi’s murder
International
Turkey begins trial of 20 Saudi’s in Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

A Turkish court has opened the trial of 20 Saudi nationals indicted over the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The trial began at Istanbul province's main court in Caglayan district at 10am local time (07:00 GMT) on Friday. Khashoggi, a 59-year-old Washington Post columnist, was killed at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, 2018, after he entered the premises to obtain paperwork for his planned marriage

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Fri Jul 03 - AlJazeera
Elon Musk celebrates Tesla’s performance by trolling SEC and short-sellers
Business
Elon Musk celebrates Tesla’s performance by trolling SEC and short-sellers

Tesla recently crossed Toyota’s market cap to become the world’s most valuable automaker, The shares of Tesla gained almost 200% this year and Elon Musk celebrated the performance of his company by trolling SEC and some short-sellers. "Tesla will make fabulous short shorts in radiant red satin with gold trim," Musk tweeted. "SEC, three-letter acronym, the middle word is Elon's," Musk said in a separate tweet

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Fri Jul 03 - Bangkokpost
Wear a mask in Texas or pay $250 fine
International
Wear a mask in Texas or pay $250 fine

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered face coverings in public as coronavirus cases rocket in the state. Texas hit a record of more than 8,000 virus cases in a day on Wednesday, up from about 2,400 two weeks ago. "Wearing a face covering will help us to keep Texas open for business," Mr. Abbott said. After an initial warning, those who refuse will face a fine up to $250

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Fri Jul 03 - BBC
Lil Wayne drops a new surprise for fans
Entertainment
Lil Wayne drops a new surprise for fans

Lil Wayne just dropped a new surprise for his fans as celebrations for the Fourth of July weekend kicked off. The 37-year-old hip-hop star recently revealed that his 11th studio record, the 'Free Weezy Album' (FWA), would now be made available on all digital streaming platforms like Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube on the occasion of its fifth anniversary. The star recently made announcement on Instagram

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Fri Jul 03 - meaww
Football match in Romania called off over six coronavirus cases
Sports
Football match in Romania called off over six coronavirus cases

According to the reports, Romanian Football Federation has called off Saturday's second division match between leaders UTA Arad and Petrolul Ploiesti after five Petrolul players and the club's kit man were diagnosed with the coronavirus. Club announced that the infected players had been isolated and local health authorities were working to determine how they got infected

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Fri Jul 03 - CNA
106 dead or missing as severe floods affect 15 million people in Southern China
International
106 dead or missing as severe floods affect 15 million people in Southern China

Severe floods have swept away buildings and ruined homes across southern China, leaving at least 106 people dead or missing and affecting 15 million residents in the worst flooding that parts of the region have seen in decades. Heavy rains this time of year often swell China’s rivers and cause its reservoirs to overflow. This year, however, the battle against the coronavirus pandemic has strained flood preparations

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Fri Jul 03 - NYT
Mukesh Ambani takes on Zoom with JioMeet
Technology
Mukesh Ambani takes on Zoom with JioMeet

India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani is now targeting popular video conferencing app Zoom. India’s Reliance Jio Platforms, which recently concluded a $15.2 billion fundraise run, is ready to enter a new business: Video conferencing. Reliance Jio officially launched JioMeet on Thursday, its video-conference service that looks uncannily like Zoom. JioMeet offers unlimited number of free calls in high definition to users and supports 100 participants on a call

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Fri Jul 03 - Techcrunch
India reports biggest single-day increase in coronavirus cases
International
India reports biggest single-day increase in coronavirus cases

The total number of coronavirus cases in India reached 625,544 as the country reported 20,903 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the death count rose to 18,213, the latest data from the Union Health Ministry shows. With a steady rise, the number of recoveries stands at 379,892. There are 227,439 active cases of coronavirus infection present in the country. The recovery rate has improved to 60.72 percent

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Fri Jul 03 - NDTV
Melbourne’s quarantine hotel scandal linked to coronavirus outbreak
International
Melbourne’s quarantine hotel scandal linked to coronavirus outbreak

According to the latest reports, Australian officials have launched a judicial inquiry amid allegations a fresh coronavirus outbreak in the state of Victoria was sparked by Stamford Plaza workers reportedly having sex with people under lockdown. Premier of Victoria Daniel Andrews announced Thursday that the state government would provide $3 million to support the inquiry. He has previously linked cases to "an infection control breach in the hotel quarantine program."

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Thu Jul 02 - CNN