Australia’s Victoria state considering four-week lockdown after COVID-19 surge: Report

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[caption id="attachment_4412" align="alignnone" width="864"] Australia has been forced to effectively seal off Victoria state after a spike in cases in Melbourne. [/caption] SYDNEY: Australia's second-most...

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Hong Kong police granted sweeping security surveillance powers

July 6, 2020July 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4474" align="alignnone" width="911"] Hong Kong police will be able to conduct a search without a warrant if they deem a threat to national security...

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Healthcare News

Coronavirus-sparked Australian border closure creates chaos

July 6, 2020July 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4471" align="alignnone" width="923"] People in hazardous material overalls are seen outside of a public housing tower along Racecourse Road that was placed under lockdown...

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‘We’re next’: Hong Kong security law sends chills through Taiwan

July 6, 2020July 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4467" align="alignnone" width="930"] A woman walks past a painting at an exhibition about Hong Kong's protests in Taipei. [/caption] TAIPEI: The imposition of a...

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Business News

US Treasury names small businesses that took pandemic aid, says 51.1m jobs supported

July 6, 2020July 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4425" align="alignnone" width="927"] FILE PHOTO: A woman runs past the Charging Bull sculpture in the Financial District as streets remain less busy due to...

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Tech companies suspend processing Hong Kong government data requests

July 6, 2020July 7, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Facebook, Google and Twitter logos are seen in this combination photo from Reuters files. SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook, Google, and Twitter suspended processing...

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Healthcare News

Hospitalisations jump 50% in California as COVID-19 infections soar

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4409" align="alignnone" width="904"] FILE PHOTO: People wear face masks as they use the beach boardwalk during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in...

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China slams US as it joins global arms trade treaty at UN

July 6, 2020July 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4428" align="alignnone" width="921"] FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags flutter in Shanghai, China June 3, 2020. [/caption] UNITED NATIONS: China on Monday (Jul 6)...

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US says foreign students whose classes move online cannot stay

July 6, 2020July 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4422" align="alignnone" width="947"] File photo of students walking on campus at Princeton University on Feb 4, 2020 in Princeton, New Jersey. [/caption] WASHINGTON, DC:...

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Woman charged with falsely accusing Black man of threatening her life

July 6, 2020July 7, 2020

[caption id="attachment_4418" align="alignnone" width="923"] File photo made from May 25, 2020, video provided by Christian Cooper, a Black man, shows Amy Cooper with her dog...