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Japan to discuss travel bubble with China, Korea
Published on 10/07/2020
» TOKYO: Japan is looking to begin discussions with around 10 countries and regions including China, South Korea and Taiwan next week on easing travel restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, Japanese government sources said Friday.
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Amazon deforestation increases 25 percent in Brazil
AFP, Published on 10/07/2020
» SAO PAULO - Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon increased by a record 25 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2020, official data released Friday showed, increasing pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro to abandon his plans to develop the region.
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Erdogan says Hagia Sophia to be reopened for Muslim worship
AFP, Published on 10/07/2020
» ISTANBUL - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday that the Hagia Sophia, one of the architectural wonders of the world, would be reopened for Muslim worship, sparking fury among Christian leaders and in neighbouring Greece.
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Depp says wife-beating claim made him 'Quasimodo'
AFP, Published on 10/07/2020
» LONDON - Hollywood legend Johnny Depp on Friday accused Britain's The Sun tabloid of turning him from "Cinderella into Quasimodo" by claiming he beat his ex-wife Amber Heard.
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Hong Kong closing schools again
Published on 10/07/2020
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong will close all schools again after a spike in locally transmitted coronavirus infections, the city’s education minister said on Friday.
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Fans return to Japanese stadiums
Published on 10/07/2020
» TOKYO: Japan on Friday started allowing up to 5,000 people to attend sporting and other events, despite a recent rise in the number of coronavirus cases.
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Long queues as Singaporeans vote
Published on 10/07/2020
» SINGAPORE: Officials in Singapore extended voting in the city-state’s general election by two hours on Friday night after apologising for long queues at polling stations.
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Indonesian politician's anti-virus veil policy draws fire
AFP, Published on 10/07/2020
» LABUHAN LOMBOK (INDONESIA) - An Indonesian politician is under fire for ordering female civil servants to wear face veils once a week in what he defended as a bid to guard against the coronavirus.
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Without IMF bailout, is Lebanon heading for 'hell'?
AFP, Published on 10/07/2020
» BEIRUT - Talks between crisis-hit Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund are deadlocked, and leaders reluctant to enact reforms. Without a vital multi-billion-dollar bailout, is Lebanon headed for "hell"?
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Virus poses cultural threat to Brazil's Amazon tribes
AFP, Published on 10/07/2020
» AMAJARI, Brazil: In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, the advance of Covid-19 presents indigenous people with a cruel cultural dilemma -- remain in their villages with little medical help, or seek safety in the city and risk being deprived of their ancestral funeral rites.
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