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August 1, 2020
UK puts brakes on easing of restrictions amid second-wave fears

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has put the brakes on the easing of lockdown measures and trial crowds at Glorious Goodwood this weekend have been cancelled as the UK's chief...

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August 1, 2020
Postponement of Hong Kong election draws anger from the opposition

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced the postponement of highly-anticipated legislative elections by a year, citing a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.

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August 1, 2020
Will your town be on the watch-list for local lockdown due to Covid-19 spike?

How soon before your town or county might find itself on the watch-list for lockdown?

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August 1, 2020
Postponement of Hong Kong election draws anger from the opposition

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced the postponement of highly-anticipated legislative elections by a year, citing a worsening coronavirus outbreak in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.

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August 1, 2020
Will your town be on the watch-list for local lockdown due to Covid-19 spike?

How soon before your town or county might find itself on the watch-list for lockdown?

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August 1, 2020
President is not as attached to the tenets of democracy as his predecessors

President Donald Trump's pattern is now familiar: he makes a stunning assertion, on Twitter or impromptu. The head scratching begins.

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August 1, 2020
President is not as attached to the tenets of democracy as his predecessors

President Donald Trump's pattern is now familiar: he makes a stunning assertion, on Twitter or impromptu. The head scratching begins.

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July 31, 2020
Theresa May’s husband Philip to be given knighthood for political service

Philip May, husband of former UK prime minister Theresa May, will be given knighthood for political service.

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July 31, 2020
Florida declares emergency on Atlantic coast as Hurricane Isaias approaches

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for counties on the Atlantic coast with Hurricane Isaias expected to cause heavy rains in the state as early as Friday...

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July 31, 2020
Ben Stokes unimpressed as Cricket World Cup final misses out on Bafta

Ben Stokes expressed his displeasure after England's Rugby World Cup final defeat to South Africa won the TV Bafta for sport.

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July 31, 2020
Captain Sir Tom Moore receives honorary freedom of his home town

Captain Sir Tom Moore has been awarded the freedom of his home town for his outstanding fundraising efforts.

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July 31, 2020
Teenager among trio charged in US over Twitter hack

Three people, including a 19-year-old from Britain, have been charged in the United States over a hack of high profile Twitter users earlier this month.

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July 31, 2020
British teenager among trio charged in US over Twitter hack

Three people, including a 19-year-old from Britain, have been charged in the United States over a hack of high profile Twitter users earlier this month.

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July 31, 2020
Court overturns Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence

A US federal appeals court has overturned the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man convicted in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

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July 31, 2020
Large US coronavirus vaccine trials will exclude pregnant women for now

The first two COVID-19 vaccines to enter large-scale U.S. trials will not be tested in pregnant women this year, raising questions about how this vulnerable population will be protected from...

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July 31, 2020
Local lockdowns explained: what happens, when they could happen, indoor activities and if they work

It could potentially happen in the coming weeks or months that your town or county might find itself on the watch-list for lockdown.

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July 31, 2020
Argentina extends lockdown until August 16 as coronavirus cases rise

Argentina will extend a mandatory lockdown until August 16 as its coronavirus cases continue to rise, President Alberto Fernandez said on Friday. The lockdown, which has been the strictest in...

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July 31, 2020
No further deaths and 38 new coronavirus cases in Ireland

No further deaths and 38 new coronavirus cases have been announced by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) this evening.

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July 31, 2020
Oklahoma murder suspect escapes from 12th floor cell using sheets

A murder suspect has escaped from the Oklahoma County jail by using sheets tied together to climb down the outside of the building from a 12th floor cell, authorities said.

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July 31, 2020
Two Oklahoma escapees are recaptured after fleeing jail

Two county jail escapees, including a murder suspect, have been arrested after breaking out of the Oklahoma County jail by using sheets tied together to climb down the outside of...

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July 31, 2020
US imposes sanctions on Chinese company & 2 officials over ‘human rights abuses in Xinjiang’

Washington on Friday imposed sanctions on a powerful Chinese company in the Xinjiang province and two officials for what it said were human rights abuses against Uighurs and other ethnic...

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July 31, 2020
Cyprus makes mask-wearing compulsory in large indoor spaces, ramps up testing at airports

Cyprus made mask-wearing compulsory on Friday, for all indoor areas where people gather in large numbers, like malls and supermarkets. It is also significantly ramping up random coronavirus testing at...

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July 31, 2020
Twitter says hackers gained access to users by tricking staff over the phone

Twitter says the hackers responsible for a recent high-profile breach fooled the social media company's employees into giving them access over the phone.

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July 31, 2020
‘You have done nothing wrong and I would urge you to start acting like it,’ Jeffrey Epstein emails to Ghislaine Maxwell are released

Documents about dealings between Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were publicly released on Thursday by a U.S. court, where the British socialite faces criminal charges she aided the late financier's...

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July 31, 2020
Jeffrey Epstein emails to Ghislaine Maxwell released: ‘You have done nothing wrong and I would urge you to start acting like it’

Documents about dealings between Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were publicly released on Thursday by a U.S. court, where the British socialite faces criminal charges she aided the late financier's...

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July 31, 2020
FTSE tumbles into the red after Government pushes back reopening plans

The London markets tumbled after the Government pushed back plans to reopen a raft of leisure venues.

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July 31, 2020
Spain sets new temperature records

Parts of Spain have set record temperatures during a heatwave.

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July 31, 2020
Washington to have permanent troop presence in Poland as talks on military cooperation end – Warsaw

The United States will establish a permanent military presence in Poland, deploying around 1,000 additional US troops there, the defense ministry in Warsaw said on Friday. After meeting Polish President...

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July 31, 2020
Thousands rally in Pakistan in support of man who shot American dead in court

Thousands of radical Islamists have rallied in Pakistan in support of a man who walked into a courtroom in Peshawar and gunned down a US citizen on trial for blasphemy.

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July 31, 2020
Final days of hajj and Eid festival affected by coronavirus

Small groups of pilgrims have performed one of the final rites of the Islamic hajj as Muslims worldwide marked the start of Eid al-Adha.

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July 31, 2020
Kitten rescued from three vehicles in one day

Rescuers partially dismantled three vehicles while trying to free a kitten that kept climbing into engines in King's Lynn, Norfolk.

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July 31, 2020
EU-Britain post-Brexit talks to run into October – UK’s negotiator

The United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed to continue discussing a free-trade deal until October 2, British chief negotiator David Frost has said. “Negotiating rounds will take place...

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July 31, 2020
‘Social distancing is a luxury of the developed world’ – Irish group leading Covid-19 battle in Sub-Saharan Africa

A small Irish charitable group that usually focuses on chronic diseases in Malawi has become one of the biggest sources of information on Covid-19 in Sub-Saharan African countries.

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July 31, 2020
Eurozone economy suffers record drop during lockdown months

The economy of the 19-country eurozone shrank by a record 12.1pc during the second quarter as coronavirus lockdowns froze business and consumer activity.

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July 31, 2020
Germany’s Foreign Ministry warns against travel to 3 virus-hit Spanish regions

The Foreign Ministry in Berlin warned against unnecessary tourist trips to the Spanish regions of Catalonia, Aragon and Navarre on Friday. People returning to Germany from these region will be...

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July 31, 2020
BBC Scotland names Steve Carson as new director

Steve Carson has been named the new director of BBC Scotland.

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July 31, 2020
‘Normality will return in December’: Duterte extends coronavirus curbs in Philippines

The Philippines reported Southeast Asia's biggest daily jump in new coronavirus cases for a second straight day on Friday. President Rodrigo Duterte extended restrictions in the capital Manila to quell...

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July 31, 2020
UK lockdown extended: Reopenings delayed for ‘at least a fortnight’ amid increase in Covid-19 infections

The reopening of businesses and staging of events planned for August 1 in the UK have been postponed for at least two weeks in the wake of the R number...

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July 31, 2020
UK’s first Covid-19 tracing app launched in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland on Friday launched the United Kingdom's first Covid-19 tracker app. This is also the first one that can trace users in another country, the Republic of Ireland, who...

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July 31, 2020
‘He’s just amazing’ – Circus star Tom (91) fought off coronavirus and three heart attacks

THE incredible 91-year-old head of a renowned circus family has not only beaten cancer twice but has miraculously survived three heart attacks in the weeks after winning his battle with...

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