Philippines: Deadliest country in Asia for land defenders

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[caption id="attachment_7958" align="alignnone" width="967"] An illegal logging site discovered by Philippine environmental defenders near the tourist town of El Nido, on Palawan island. [/caption] MANILA:...

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French police use ‘legitimate violence’ says interior minister

July 28, 2020July 29, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7931" align="alignnone" width="973"] Deaths in custody of two men of African origin in separate incidents sparked widespread fury. [/caption] PARIS: France's recently installed interior...

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Harvard professor accused of lying about China ties faces US tax charge

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7921" align="alignnone" width="964"] FILE PHOTO: Charles Lieber leaves federal court after he and two Chinese nationals were charged with lying about their alleged links...

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Canada official warns of renewed restrictions if COVID-19 uptick not contained

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7918" align="alignnone" width="967"] FILE PHOTO: Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam attends a news conference as efforts continue to help slow the...

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France reports slower increase in COVID-19 cases

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7924" align="alignnone" width="967"] FILE PHOTO: Christian George, Director of Research at the National Centre of Scientific Research, helps a patient suffering from coronavirus disease...

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COVID-19 outbreak in hard-hit US states may be peaking, Fauci says

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7909" align="alignnone" width="967"] FILE PHOTO: Co-director of the intensive care unit at CommonSpirit's Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center, Dr. Zafia Anklesaria, attends to...

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Half of Mumbai’s slum residents have had COVID-19: Study

July 28, 2020July 29, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7949" align="alignnone" width="983"] A woman (R) who recovered from the COVID-19 coronavirus, donates blood plasma during a screening at a school in Dharavi, in...

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China foreign minister slams US ‘reckless provocation’ after consulate closures

July 28, 2020July 29, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7946" align="alignnone" width="964"] Relations have deteriorated in recent weeks in an intensifying standoff between Washington and Beijing [/caption] BEIJING: China's foreign minister on Tuesday...

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WHO says COVID-19 pandemic is ‘one big wave’, not seasonal

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

[caption id="attachment_7890" align="alignnone" width="978"] Scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (yellow), also known as novel coronavirus [/caption] GENEVA: A World Health Organization official on Tuesday...

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Real Madrid forward Diaz tests positive for COVID-19, says club

July 28, 2020July 28, 2020

Real Madrid forward Mariano Diaz has tested positive for COVID-19, the Spanish champions said on Tuesday, casting doubt on his participation in their Champions League...