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UN report suggests temporary basic income to help worlds poorest amid pandemic The file photo shows poor people standing in a queue to collect food from volunteers during the 4th phase of COVID-19 lockdown, in Kolkata, India.
A temporary basic income for the worlds poorest 2.7 billion people in 132 developing countries could help slow the spread of the coronavirus by allowing... |
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Canada court rules pact sending refugees back to US violates their rights Migrants, refugees, undocumented workers and their supporters rally outside the office of Canadas Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 4, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
A Canadian federal court has invalidated a long-standing asylum pact with the United States, arguing that... |
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US sets new single-day record of COVID-19 deaths as total cases nearing 4 million Contact tracers with the Houston Health Department monitor the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Houston, Texas, US, on July 22, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
The United States has set yet another single-day record of fatalities attributed to the new coronavirus as some 1,100 people... |
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Trump wants to instigate a race war to win 2020 vote, US lawmaker says US President Donald Trump "wants to instigate a race war" by sending federal troops to cities to crack down on protests, says a senior American lawmaker.
Illinois Democratic Representative Bobby Rush, who has served in Congress since 1993, appeared on a radio show on Wednesday to decry the US governments... |
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Brazil, Argentina hit coronavirus records as Latin America exceeds 4 million cases A patient infected with the new coronavirus remains in the Doctor Alberto Antranik Eurnekian Public Hospital in Ezeiza, in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 1, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
Brazil and Argentina registered daily records for confirmed coronavirus cases on Wednesday, pushing the... |
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Leaked documents reveal 1-year-old migrants were kept in US hotels before deportation Newly leaked documents reveal that 1-year-old migrants were kept in US hotels before deportation.
Obtained by The Associated Press, the documents show that Hampton Inn & Suites hotels in Texas and Arizona were used 186 times by a private contractor for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to... |
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Brave Afghan teenage girl who lost parents says ready to fight Taliban The undated photo shows 15-year-old Afghan girl Qamar Gul.
An Afghan teenage girl who killed two Taliban gunmen in retaliation for murdering her parents says she is ready to fight the militants if they attacked her.
The militants stormed the home of the 15-year-old Qamar Gul last week in a village... |
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Latest on pandemic: Global caseload at over 15mn, death toll past 616K Medical staff wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) treat a patient in the COVID-19 intensive care unit of Lviv emergency hospital, in Lviv, Ukraine, on June 30, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The number of people infected with the new coronavirus has now surpassed 15 million around the world, while the... |
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China evacuates thousands after floods threaten villages Rescue workers evacuate a flood-affected resident near Wangjiaba Dam on the Huai River in Funan, Anhui Province, China, on July 21, 2020. (Photo via Reuters)
China has evacuated thousands of residents after a landslide blocked a river and created a barrier lake that threatened to submerge neighboring... |
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Trump admits pandemic will get worse, urges Americans to wear masks US President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at the White House on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. (Photo via The Guardian)
US President Donald Trump has urged Americans to wear masks, warning that the coronavirus pandemic in the United States may "get worse before it gets better."
In what seems to be... |
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COVID-19 outbreak accelerating in Venezuela Doctors walk during a survey in the low-income neighborhood of Las Mayas, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Caracas, Venezuela, on July 14, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Venezuela is facing tough times with the coronavirus outbreak as the contagion has picked up more pace than ever before.
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Multiple people shot at funeral on Chicagos South Side Chicago police investigate the scene of a shooting on Tuesday, July 21, 2020. (Photo via The Guardian)
A shootout outside a funeral left 14 people wounded Tuesday in Chicago, as President Donald Trump threatens to send federal agents to a handful of US cities led by Democratic mayors.
The episode started... |
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Trump issues order barring aliens from 2020 census US border patrol agents intercept a group of migrants who arrived in the US via the Rio Grande.
US President Donald Trump has blocked undocumented immigrants from being counted in the 2020 census that will determine congressional representation across the United States.
"The discretion delegated to... |
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Bodies of 29 drowned Afghan refugees found Turkey The bodies of 29 drowned Afghan refugees, including three children, were found in the sinking of a ship carrying refugees in Turkish waters.
The Afghan embassy in Turkey has announced on its Facebook page that 59 bodies belonging to the occupants of a ship carrying asylum seekers have been found in... |
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World Health Organization issues warning to African countries on Covid-19 outbreak WHOs Michael Ryan and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus have warned about the impact of COVID-19 in Africa
The executive director of the World Health Organizations (WHO) Health Emergency Program, has warned that the African continent is faced with a steep acceleration of coronavirus cases.
Dr. Michael... |
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Saudi Arabia: Scaled-down Hajj pilgrimage to begin on July 29 amid pandemic File combination of photos created on March 07, 2020, shows a small crowd of worshipers around the sacred Kaaba in Meccas Grand Mosque on March 7, 2020, and a large crowd during the pilgrimage, on August 13, 2019. (By AFP)
Saudi Arabia says only about 1,000 pilgrims will be allowed to take part in... |
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Black children in US die at higher rates than white ones: Study African-American children in the United States have a 3.5 times greater risk of dying from an operation than white kids, according to a study out Monday based on tens of thousands of children. (AFP photo)
African-American children in the United States have a 3.5 times greater risk of dying from an operation... |
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Thousands of US workers hold Strike for Black Lives Members of the 32BJ union participate in a "Strike for Black Lives" rally in New York City, one of the many demonstrations for racial and economic justice that took place across the US on Monday. (Photo by Getty Images)
Tens of thousands of US workers have walked out of their jobs in solidarity with... |
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The gunman who allegedly shot a US federal judges son dead is believed to be a mens rights lawyer US District Judge Esther Salas (file photo)
The gunman who shot the husband and son of a federal judge in New Jersey is believed to be an "anti-feminist lawyer who was found dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound hours later.
Roy Den Hollander, 72, was discovered by a cleaning crew in... |
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Dramatic drone footage shows wildifres raging in Siberia Russian Greenpeace on Monday released aerial footage showing day and night shots of large-scale wildfires raging in Siberia.
Russia’s Federal forestry agency reported on its website on Monday that in the past 24 hours, the territory of wildfires, currently addressed by its forces decreased by... |
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US Homeland Security defends crackdown on Portland protesters US police officers fired tear gas and less-lethal rounds into a crowd of protesters in Oregon late Thursday.
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has defended the federal crackdown on anti-racism demonstrators in Portland, threatening that the practice could spread to other cities across the... |
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A second wave could kill 120,000 people in worst-case scenario Senior doctors are pleading with the public to help prevent a second wave of coronavirus that could "devastate" the NHS, amid concern at mixed government messages about face masks and returning to work.
Prof Carrie MacEwen, chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, said medics and healthcare... |
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US federal crackdown on Portland: House takes on DOJ, DHS secretaries Protesters gather during a demonstration in Portland, Oregon on July 16, 2020. (AP photo)
US House Democratic lawmakers are calling for an investigation into the federal government’s severe crackdown on protesters in Portland.
They wrote a joint letter Sunday to Michael Horowitz, the DOJ inspector... |
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13 shot in Illinois after fight breaks out in crowd of almost 200, police say Thirteen people were shot during a large gathering at a riverfront in Peoria, Illinois, early Sunday morning, police said.
Authorities responded to reports of a shooting at 4:41 am after a large fight broke out among a crowd of nearly 200 people, the Peoria Police Department said in a press release.
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Turkey Suspends Flights to Afghanistan and Iran Turkey on Sunday suspended flights to Iran and Afghanistan in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Transport and Infrastructure Ministry, Anadolu Agency reported.
"Flights to Iran and Afghanistan from Turkey have been suspended by our government as part of preventive measures against... |
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Acting Chief of Central Bank Referred to AGO The acting governor of the Central Bank, Ajmal Ahmadi, was referred to the Attorney Generals Office (AGO) on Sunday by a senate commission. The action was taken over Ahmadis recent questionable dismissals and appointments at the bank.
Senator Zalmai Zabuli, the head of the Senate Commission on Hearing... |
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Three states in US South report record rises in covid-19 deaths People stand in queue to enter a restaurant on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Florida on June 26, 2020. (AFP photo)
Alabama, Florida and North Carolina reported record daily increases in covid-19 deaths on Tuesday, a trio of grim milestones that follows the first nationwide increase in fatalities since... |
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Religious discrimination is hindering the COVID-19 response Unintended pandemic-like consequences from the COVID-19 have been striking the globe. With the unclear root cause of the disease, minority groups have become the target of the blame with the spread of the crisis.
"When people with prejudices are worried and feel that they have no control over a scary... |
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UN warns more people going hungry as malnutrition persists worldwide Children wait in line at a nursery to receive a meal, which is part of a project to feed people made vulnerable under the lockdown in South Africa, in Langa, near Cape Town, on May 14, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The latest edition of the annual report "State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World," released... |
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Californias largest schools to go online only as US crisis expands A lifeguard patrols the closed and nearly empty Santa Monica beach amid the COVID-19 pandemic on July 3, 2020 in Santa Monica, California.
Two of Californias largest school districts, Los Angeles and San Diego, will be online only in the new term, and Oregon is mandating masks outdoors as local leaders... |
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