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Australian city to make mask-wearing compulsory
AFP, Published on 19/07/2020
» MELBOURNE: Australia's second-biggest city will make it compulsory to wear a mask in public, authorities announced Sunday, as Melbourne steps up efforts to bring...
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Brazil's indigenous chief Raoni hospitalized in weakened state
AFP, Published on 19/07/2020
» RIO DE JANEIRO - Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, one of the Amazon rainforest's best-known defenders, was transferred between hospitals Saturday due to weakness...
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Students rally for democracy
Gary Boyle, Published on 19/07/2020
» Around a thousand people led by a group called Free Youth gathered on Saturday near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok to call for democracy.
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95% say 'no foreigners' to prevent 2nd Covid wave: Poll
Online Reporters, Published on 19/07/2020
» A vast majority of Thais -- 94.51% -- say foreigners should be barred from entering the country to prevent a second wave of the Covid-19 spread, according to...
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'It's a hoax' say California's anti-mask proponents
AFP, Published on 19/07/2020
» HUNTINGTON BEACH, US: For Davey, a resident of the city of Huntington Beach in southern California, the requirement to wear a mask to curb the spread of coronavirus...
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Stranded on ships, 200,000 seafarers struggle in virus limbo
AFP, Published on 19/07/2020
» MANILA: Indian ship worker Tejasvi Duseja is desperate to go home after months stranded offshore by coronavirus border closures and lockdowns that have left more...
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Syrians vote for new parliament amid war, economic turmoil
AFP, Published on 19/07/2020
» DAMASCUS - Syrians go to the polls Sunday to elect a new parliament as the Damascus government grapples with international sanctions and a crumbling economy after...
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Hong Kong security law sends jitters through city's feisty press
AFP, Published on 19/07/2020
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's status as a bastion of press freedom is in crisis as authorities toughen their line against international media and fears grow about local...
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EU leaders squabble as deadlocked rescue summit enters third day
AFP, Published on 19/07/2020
» BRUSSELS - EU leaders return for a tense third day of summit talks on Sunday amid a clash over the scale and rules of a huge planned coronavirus economic rescue...
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Peaceful anti-govt demonstration ended at midnight
Online Reporters, Published on 19/07/2020
» The Free Youth group and the Student Union of Thailand ended their anti-government rally at the Democracy Monument on Bangkok's Ratchadamnoen road at about midnight...