WORLD NEWS: June 2020

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Mississippi Governor Signs Law to Remove Flag With Confederate Emblem

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Connections on Air France

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Senate Approves Extending Small-Business Program

By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2NJ1JZN

18,522 COVID-19 Cases In India In 24 Hours, Total 5.66 Lakh Cases So Far

Coronavirus Live Updates: A huge spike of 18,522 new coronavirus patients was recorded in the last 24 hours, taking India's tally to 5,66,840 cases. A total of 16,893 patients have died since the...

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15 Million Tonnes By March-End: Minister On Private Firms' Coal Capacity

India's private companies could start developing coal mines with an annual capacity of 15 million tonnes by the end of March, Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi told Reuters, a move that would end the...

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Facebook bans 'violent' Boogaloo-linked network

It said the group seeks violence and is loosely affiliated with the far-right Boogaloo movement

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Coronavirus: Joe Biden will not hold campaign rallies

"This is the most unusual campaign, I think, in modern history," the Democratic nominee said.

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Tulsa Police Sergeant, One of Two Officers Shot During Traffic Stop, Dies

By BY NEIL VIGDOR AND AIMEE ORTIZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YOqSIM

Quotation of the Day: The Fight Over Abortion Rights Feels Less Urgent for a Generation

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El coronavirus arrasa con una familia de Nueva Jersey

By BY TRACEY TULLY from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2CY4555

Senate Approves Extending Small-Business Program

By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/38eG45n

Why Does Trump Put Russia First?

By BY SUSAN E. RICE from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3ii6rfm

Corrections: July 1, 2020

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This Should Be Biden’s Bumper Sticker

By BY THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2NGuvdJ

Coronavirus: What's behind new US outbreaks?

Cases are rising in Texas, Florida, Arizona and California - here's a look at the data and the theories.

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La familia que perdió cinco integrantes a causa del coronavirus quiere que sepas esto

By BY TRACEY TULLY from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2ZtldXO

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Can’t Request an Absentee Ballot Online? This Group Wants to Help

By BY NICK CORASANITI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZpP0AH

Swift Charges Against Atlanta Officers Met With Relief and Skepticism

By BY RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZqbdhX

U.S. Calls for Indefinite Arms Embargo of Iran, but Finds No Takers

By BY RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA, LARA JAKES AND FARNAZ FASSIHI from NYT World https://ift.tt/3gbCY4L

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

By BY JONATHAN WOLFE AND LARA TAKENAGA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gaVp9N

Pence Raised Nearly $500,000 From Donors to Pay Mueller Legal Defense

By BY KENNETH P. VOGEL AND BEN PROTESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YNWAGs

$1 Billion Is Shifted From N.Y.P.D. in a Budget That Pleases No One

By BY DANA RUBINSTEIN AND JEFFERY C. MAYS from NYT New York https://ift.tt/3gqe41B

Monday, June 29, 2020

Quotation of the Day: Rosy Hopes Meet Reality of Coronavirus Surge as Voting Starts in Texas

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China Passes Security Law With Sweeping Powers Over Hong Kong

By BY CHRIS BUCKLEY AND KEITH BRADSHER from NYT World https://ift.tt/3g98gcl

Fight for the Things You Care About

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"Shocked": Bengal Says Nirmala Sitharaman's Claims "Unfounded"

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Tuesday stopped short of saying that his Central counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman had lied during her virtual rally on Sunday.

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17-Year-Old Distributes PPE Kits, Sanitisers To Needy With Pocket Money

A 17-year-old boy distributed grains and hand sanitisers among the needy, in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, spending Rs 15,000 pocket money he had saved.

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Kweichow Moutai: 'Elite' alcohol brand is China's most valuable firm

Kweichow Moutai's share price rockets thanks to its popular and sought-after baijiu drink.

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Venezuela tells EU ambassador to leave country

Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa's expulsion comes after the EU placed sanctions on 11 Venezuelan officials.

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Francis Bacon Triptych Sells for $84.6 Million

By BY SCOTT REYBURN from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2VsNSek

Judge Rejects U.S. Effort to Hold Palestinian Man After Prison Term

By BY CAROL ROSENBERG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3eJb7Zi

Uber Makes Offer to Buy Postmates Delivery Service

By BY MIKE ISAAC AND ERIN GRIFFITH from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/3gcfAUQ

High Court Grants Divorce On Wife's Refusal To Wear "Sindoor"

Observing that the refusal to wear "shaka" (conch shell bangle) and "sindoor" (vermillion) as per customs by a Hindu married woman amounted to her refusal to accept the marriage, the Gauhati High...

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My Government Has Nothing To Hide On Donations: Mamata Banerjee

In a veiled attack against the Centre for refusing to disclose details on the PM CARES Fund, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said her government has nothing to hide on the...

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Centre Announces Guidelines For Unlock2

Coronavirus Live Updates: Large swathes of the country are set to remain under lockdown as the government announced the second phase of the country's gradual emergence from restrictions. While...

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Coronavirus overwhelms Afghanistan’s war-ravaged hospitals

Corruption, medical supply shortages and militant attacks have deepened the country's health crisis.

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Coronavirus: How much does your boss need to know about you?

Firms are collecting a lot more information about staff as they try to contain coronavirus risks.

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‘It’s More Than a Seat at the Table’

By BY JENNIFER MEDINA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ioBZjI

A White Gatekeeper of Southern Food Faces Calls to Resign

By BY KIM SEVERSON from NYT Food https://ift.tt/2NJradC

Remote School Is a Nightmare. Few in Power Care.

By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2NFsmij

In Texas, Voting Reflects Partisan Split Over How to Deal With Virus

By BY J. DAVID GOODMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2NHHmMI

Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today

By BY JONATHAN WOLFE AND LARA TAKENAGA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3dLG6CS

‘Our Luck May Have Run Out’: California’s Case Count Explodes

By BY SHAWN HUBLER AND THOMAS FULLER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3ePoVl6

Three Hikers Are Missing on Mount Rainier

By BY SANDRA E. GARCIA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YKijir

Banning Apps Good Idea, What About Chinese Funds In PM CARES: Congress

The Congress on Monday said the Centre should take more substantive and effective measures as it welcomed the ban on 59 Chinese applications.

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Sunday, June 28, 2020

What’s on TV Monday: ‘And She Could Be Next’ and ‘The Sommerdahl Murders’

By BY PETER LIBBEY from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/31s4xme

Coronavirus, Russian Bounties, Poland’s Election: Your Monday Briefing

By BY ISABELLA KWAI from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2ZhFxLQ

19,459 COVID-19 Cases In India In 24 Hours, 5.48 Lakh Total Cases So Far

India recorded more than 19,000 new coronavirus patients for a second consecutive day as the total cases crossed 5.48 lakh-mark, the Union Health Ministry said this morning. Nearly 3.2 lakh COVID-19...

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More Economic Shock Feared As Migrants Don't Want To Return To Cities

From March through May, around 10 million migrant workers fled India's megacities, afraid to be unemployed, hungry and far from family during the world's biggest anti-Covid lockdown.

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Hizbul Commander Killed In J&K. Cops Say Doda District Free Of Terrorists

In a major success in the anti-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir, security forces killed three terrorists, including a commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen, in an encounter in Anantnag district...

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Hebei: China locks down 400,000 people after virus spike near Beijing

It's a small spike in Hebei near Beijing - but enough for officials to reinstate a strict lockdown.

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VIRUS fader

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On Amit Shah Alleging "Panic" Over Covid Estimate, Manish Sisodia's Reply

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal believes that the capital's battle against coronavirus is very big and that no one person or agency can deal with it alone, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia...

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Bagged Salads Recalled After Hundreds Are Sickened in the Midwest

By BY AIMEE ORTIZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2AfMrsw

‘Perry Mason’ Season 1, Episode 2: In the Trenches

By BY SEAN T. COLLINS from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/3gdkEs9

Patriots Sign Cam Newton as N.F.L. Levies Fine in Video Scandal

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2YHkAL3

3 Terrorists Killed In Encounter In J&K's Anantnag

Three terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces at Khulchohar area of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Monday.

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UN Changes Phrase In 75th Anniversary Draft After India, 5 Others Object

UN General Assembly President Tijjani Muhammad-Bande has changed a phrase in the draft declaration to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations after India along with countries including...

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‘Feeling Like Death’: Inside a Houston Hospital Bracing for a Virus Peak

By BY SHERI FINK from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2BmtW62

Dustin Johnson Splashed and Rallied to a Travelers Championship Win

By BY BILL PENNINGTON from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3gbM8ON

Patriots Sign Cam Newton to One-Year Deal

By BY KEN BELSON from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/2BiHXln

Defenders of Roosevelt Statue Converge on Natural History Museum

By BY ZACHARY SMALL from NYT Arts https://ift.tt/2YGh9o5

Three Words. 70 Cases. The Tragic History of ‘I Can’t Breathe.’

By BY MIKE BAKER, JENNIFER VALENTINO-DEVRIES, MANNY FERNANDEZ AND MICHAEL LAFORGIA from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/386Jqr0

Mask Exemption Cards From the ‘Freedom to Breathe Agency’? They’re Fake

By BY CHRISTINA MORALES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31rMzAq

Meghalaya Chief Minister Tests Negative For Coronavirus

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, who travelled to Manipur and Delhi last week, tested negative for coronavirus infection, officials said on Sunday.

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Live Updates: COVID-19 Death Count In India Crosses 16,000 Mark

Coronavirus Live Updates: India recorded its biggest surge in the number of coronavirus cases in 24 hours for a second consecutive day with 19,906 new patients, taking the total to 5,28,859...

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How the world celebrated 50 years of Pride - despite the pandemic

Most LGBT Pride events were cancelled or moved online because of coronavirus, but not all.

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Focus On Tackling COVID-19, Chinese Aggression: Congress MP To Centre

Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Sunday said that the government should focus on tackling coronavirus pandemic and Chinese aggression instead of worrying about the party.

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Saturday, June 27, 2020

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Telangana Government, Vice-President Pay Tributes To PV Narasimha Rao

Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao was remembered by various leaders on the occasion of his birth anniversary today. He was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the 9th Prime Minister of...

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Salons Reopen In Maharashtra After Over 3 Months

Hair salons in Maharashtra reopened today, after over three months of downing shutters due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

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Nearly 20,000 Coronavirus Cases In India In 24 Hours For First Time

India recorded its biggest surge in the number of coronavirus cases in 24 hours with 19,906 new patients on Sunday, taking the total to 5,28,859 infections, the Union Health Ministry said this...

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Coronavirus: How Delhi 'wasted' lockdown to become India's biggest hotspot

India's capital now has the country's highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases.

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China’s New National Security Law Looms Over Hong Kong

By BY CHRIS BUCKLEY from NYT World https://ift.tt/2NNMMG9

India's Virus Fight People-Driven: PM At Meet With Indian-Origin Doctors

India's fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic is driven by its people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, attributing the "success" against the pandemic to the implementation of the...

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Biden Criticizes Trump Over Intelligence on Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops

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Quotation of the Day: For Black NASCAR Fans, It Can Be Lonely at the Track

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"Coronavirus Better Than Hunger": UP Migrant Workers Going Back To Work

As India continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic and flagging economic growth, some of Uttar Pradesh's 30 lakh-plus migrant workers who returned during the lockdown are going back to work.

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Some Foreigners Acted as Virus Carriers: Police On Delhi Mosque Event

Delhi Police, in its chargesheets filed against foreign members of Tablighi Jamaat, said that they have disobeyed the regulation and lockdown, most of them had arrived from countries where COVID-19...

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Mississippi Votes to Remove Confederate Emblem from State Flag

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2 Dead in Shooting at Walmart Distribution Center in California, Official Says

By BY JENNY GROSS AND MARIE FAZIO from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3i8UHvC

Live Updates: Karnataka Announces Full Lockdown On Sundays From July 5

COVID-19 Live Updates: Full lockdown will be enforced every Sunday in Karnataka from July 5 , the state government has decided after a meeting called by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to discuss the...

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