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Week in pictures: 25 July-31 July 2020

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30heHFd

Why a new generation of Thais are protesting against the government

A new political divide in Thailand has emerged between the country's youth and its older generation. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3fi6QLZ

US election 2020: The war hero who could be Biden's running mate

Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq war veteran and the first Thai-American woman elected to Congress. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/339acyu

India coronavirus: Gold rush as pandemic roils country's economy

As Covid-19 worsens the economic slump, Indians are returning to a trusted asset: gold. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/30evlp4

Phyllis Omido: The woman who won $12m fighting lead battery poisoners

Kenyan activist Phyllis Omido has been ignored, harassed and arrested, but she never gave up. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3hWgN3r

Belarus: The mother challenging an authoritarian president

Political novice Svetlana Tikhanovskaya rallies protesters in a battle with Alexander Lukashenko. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/339JHZM

Leicester Muslims mark second Eid of extended lockdown

Leicester's religious leaders and council urge people to pray and celebrate the festival at home. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2BLYMoY via IFTTT

Coronavirus: Tracking new outbreaks in the sewers

Around 15,000 new cases of the disease have been reported in Spain in the past week. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39J6AV4 via IFTTT

India Atkinson: TikTok disability educator goes viral

India Atkinson's videos address misconceptions about a condition that left her without fingers on one hand. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39IXmIB via IFTTT

Coronavirus symptoms: What are they and how long should I self-isolate?

The BBC’s Laura Foster explains how you can recognise the symptoms of coronavirus. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3d7dKnf via IFTTT

Week in pictures: 25 July-31 July 2020

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/30heHFd via IFTTT

US election 2020: The war hero who could be Biden's running mate

Senator Tammy Duckworth is an Iraq war veteran and the first Thai-American woman elected to Congress. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/339acyu via IFTTT

James Baldwin: World's fastest gamer to real life racer

Gaming gives the 22-year-old a second chance of achieving his real life racing dreams. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/30hIhdZ via IFTTT

Coronavirus: The bogus meme targeting Dr Fauci, and other fake claims

A round-up of false and misleading claims circulating on American social media this week. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/317XrRX via IFTTT

Gov. Hogan condemns Trump's 'outrageous' tweet calling for election delay

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“I never cease to be amazed by things the president tweets, but even that one took me by surprise,” Hogan said. “He can’t postpone the election, he doesn’t have the power to do it, and that’s why it’s an outrageous statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/30eVPqA via IFTTT

The astronauts who flew SpaceX's Crew Dragon to the space station are set to come home on Sunday. Watch their fiery return flight live.

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On Saturday and Sunday, SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship will make its return trip to Earth. Here's how to watch that journey live. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XcoYRi via IFTTT

Are Pap smears 'obsolete'? There's a better option for cervical cancer screening, American Cancer Society says

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The American Cancer Society released new guidelines on cervical cancer screenings Thursday, recommending that people with a cervix start testing at age 25. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3k5XhDF via IFTTT

Israel says it arrested Hamas militant who fled strip by sea

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Activists in Albuquerque vow to meet Trump's federal agents with peaceful protests and civil disobedience

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Albuquerque protesters have said they will meet federal agents sent by Donald Trump with civil disobedience and peaceful protests.After an announcement this week that federal agents were pulling out of Portland, the US president announced more agents would be going to Albuquerque to combat violent crime in the city, from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2D6He7K via IFTTT

Venezuela supreme court approves extradition request to Italy for ex-oil czar

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Venezuela's supreme court said on Friday it had approved a request to Italy for the extradition of Rafael Ramirez, a once powerful oil minister and former head of state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, on corruption charges. Authorities opened a probe into Ramirez over alleged graft in late 2017 and sought an Interpol red alert for him in early 2018, shortly after he left his later post as Venezuela's United Nations ambassador and began publicly criticizing President Nicolas Maduro's handling of the economy, which remains in freefall. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/39WrIYh via IFTTT

The Less Impossible Israeli-Palestinian Peace

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By BY ROGER COHEN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jTqktX

White House and Congress Clash on Relief Plan as Jobless Aid Expires

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Xi7eUx

Trump’s Coronavirus Testing Chief Concedes a Lag in Test Results

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By BY SHERYL GAY STOLBERG AND KATHERINE J. WU from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31b4IR0

Maine shark attack: US woman killed by great white

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A retired New York fashion executive with a "zest" for life dies in a rare shark attack near Portland. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CZq8Zt via IFTTT

My wife was detained, released, and disappeared again in China. Here's my message on behalf of my people, the Uighurs.

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The author, Mamutjan Abdurehim, is a Uighur father from Xinjiang — the Chinese region synonymous with surveillance, detentions, and forced labor. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jU9eMj via IFTTT

'Last Supper' artwork of feasting Netanyahu irks Israeli leader

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A statue in a Tel Aviv square of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu enjoying a "Last Supper" feast added new bite on Wednesday to mounting protests against his handling of the coronavirus crisis. Netanyahu, whose popularity has plunged in opinion polls amid 21.5% unemployment, said his depiction in a mock tableau of Jesus's final meal before his crucifixion, was tantamount to a death threat. In the installation, Netanyahu sits alone at a grand 10-metre (33 ft) long table, with two candelabras, grabbing at a huge cake resembling an Israeli flag. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/337afdV via IFTTT

Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain dies after battle with COVID-19

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Cain ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2XbgolT via IFTTT

Stimulus package: McConnell and Pelosi trade personal attacks as sides remain 'very far apart' from coronavirus deal

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Mere days before a key federal programme for the millions of Americans rendered jobless by the coronavirus pandemic expires on Friday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have ratcheted up their combative rhetoric to full volume.The personal attacks were particularly brutal on Wednesday as the two leaders appeared as far apart as ever from a deal to stimulate the economy, buttress the health care system, and help get American children safely back to school this fall. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gfL7W8 via IFTTT

Police chief explains decision to back out of Democrat convention security

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West Allis Police Department Chief Patrick Mitchell joins 'Fox & Friends' after backing out of a DNC security agreement over a ban on law enforcement's use of chemical irritants during protests. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hK3Sl4 via IFTTT

British Airways is auctioning millions of dollars worth of lounge art in a hasty attempt to raise cash – see the extravagant collection

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The entire collection was valued by auction house Sotheby's at around $1.7 million but one piece auctioned so far fetched more than that by itself. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jVNPSW via IFTTT

Nine of the top 10 U.S. coronavirus hot spots are in Florida and Texas

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While President Trump touted improvements in the coronavirus pandemic in the Sun Belt, the CDC warned that nine of the nation’s top 10 growing hot spots are in Florida and Texas, according to an internal government document obtained by Yahoo News. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hThjiN via IFTTT

Vatican Hacked By Chinese Spies: Report

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ROME—The offices that house the Vatican’s computer network system were one of the few allowed to stay minimally staffed during the pandemic to ensure that God's work—as it were—continued unfettered. But in early May, weeks before Italy and the Vatican emerged from a draconian COVID-19 lockdown, a series of cyber intrusions reportedly took place, masterminded by Chinese hackers keen on eavesdropping on the Pope's plans for the controversial Catholic Church in China, according to the cybersecurity firm Recorded Future and reported in The New York Times. Is Pope Francis Selling Out the Chinese Underground Church to Its Government?One of the hacks used a fairly standard Trojan malware called PlugX Payload, which was woven into the coding on a cable sent from the office of the Vatican's secretary of state to Monsignor Javier Corona Herrera in Hong Kong. The letter expressed condolences from the pope over the death of a bishop, fairly standard practice in an institution built on ...

Iran's navy shoots missile at mock-up of US aircraft carrier in the Strait of Hormuz

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Footage on Iranian state TV showed the replica being struck as part of an exercise Iran called "Great Prophet 14." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3jPer83 via IFTTT

4 Guards Charged in Inmate’s Beating at Alabama Prison

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By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/339JIg7

Will Herman Cain’s Death Change Republican Views on the Virus and Masks?

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By BY JEREMY W. PETERS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2XeUQVj

Louie Gohmert’s Coronavirus Case Reveals a Dangerous Reality in Congress

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By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS AND CATIE EDMONDSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39EFAGk

Trump Floats an Election Delay, and Republicans Shoot It Down

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By BY MAGGIE HABERMAN, JONATHAN MARTIN AND REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/30ehQWo

John Lewis Believed America Would Survive Trump

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By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/336pqnU

Trump Can’t Delay the Election

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By BY LISA LERER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2CXnlA6

With Jobless Aid Set to Lapse, Senate Fails to Agree on Extension

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

Obama’s Call to Abolish Filibuster Puts Further Spotlight on the Tactic

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By BY CARL HULSE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jVjKTv

The Economy Is in Record Decline, but Not for the Tech Giants

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By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI, KAREN WEISE, JACK NICAS AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/30eTE69

Mitch McConnell Could Rescue Millions. What Is He Waiting For?

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3jXOUtG

¿Trump puede posponer las elecciones de 2020?

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By BY ALEXANDER BURNS from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3faw92l

SEC Becomes Latest College Football League to Shrink Schedule

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By BY BILLY WITZ from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/30gulRs

House Panel Finds Arizona Congressman Violated 11 Ethics Rules

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By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/339ZBDj

CNN host says Trump loyalist owes broadcaster an apology over video played at Barr hearing

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CNN host Jake Tapper has demanded that Republican congressman Jim Jordan apologise for playing an edited video that misleadingly showed reporters describe the George Floyd protests as “peaceful”.On Tuesday, attorney general William Barr took part in his first congressional hearing since he took the role, and faced questions on topics including his response to the protests and the subsequent deployment of federal law enforcement agents to cities such as Portland, Oregon. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2EqijfC via IFTTT

The 11-carrier US Navy is mocking Iran as 'experts' at making a dummy aircraft carrier to shoot at

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The US Navy posted a photo on social media ridiculing Iran after it fired missiles on a mock-up of a US flattop on Wednesday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2BEJ52Q via IFTTT

Pakistani Muslim accused of insulting Islam killed in court

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Chicago police chief dies in apparent suicide after promotion

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A 30-year veteran of the Chicago police force is found dead two weeks after being promoted; Matt Finn reports from Chicago as the city marks another deadly night of violence. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CYby4g via IFTTT

Trump Jr suspended by Twitter for posting 'misleading and potentially harmful information' about coronavirus

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Donald Trump Jr has been suspended by Twitter for posting "misleading and potentially harmful information" about coronavirus.The president also shared the same tweet. On his account, the post no longer appears, and has been replaced with a message indicating that it is "no longer available", but he still appears to be able to tweet. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/331nEV5 via IFTTT

As crime surges on his watch, Trump warns of Biden's America

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President Donald Trump is painting a dystopian portrait of what Joe Biden’s America might look like, asserting crime and chaos would ravage communities should the former vice president win the White House in November. Left unsaid: A recent surge in violent crime in several American cities has happened on his watch. “Irony is way down the list of things that President Trump worries about,” said Robert Spitzer, a political scientist at the State University of New York College at Cortland whose research focuses on gun politics and the American presidency. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3gbm7Q3 via IFTTT

Jeff Bezos' ex-wife, MacKenzie Scott, gave 8-figure donations to 6 different HBCUs for their 'transformative' work against inequality

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Four of the presidents of these institutions highlighted that Scott's donations were the largest from a single individual in the schools' history. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2P628GD via IFTTT

Portland fining feds $500 an hour for fence erected around federal courthouse

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The city says the protective fence installed around the federal courthouse was done without a permit; William La Jeunesse reports from Portland with the latest. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CSzlTv via IFTTT

The fashion influencer who fled NYC for the Hamptons while infected with COVID-19 received up to $350,000 in government PPP loans, report says

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Arielle Charnas' brand, Something Navy, secured a loan of between $150,000 and $350,000 from the government in April, Page Six reported. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2CRMQmp via IFTTT

Australia's fires 'killed or harmed three billion animals'

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The recent bushfires were "one of the worst wildlife disasters in modern history", conservationists say. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2D7eF9T via IFTTT

A bridge over an Arizona lake was engulfed in flames and partially collapsed after a train derailment

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Footage from the scene showed mangled train cars, some of which were engulfed in flames while others had plummeted onto the street below. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/307hMYm via IFTTT

Boris Johnson says Europe is being hit by a 2nd coronavirus wave as countries bring back restrictions

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The number of daily coronavirus cases has ticked up again in countries including Spain, Belgium, and France. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/3hFWA1J via IFTTT

Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google face claims of 'harmful' power

The executives of the four US tech giants defend their records at a five-hour hearing in Congress. from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/3gbQQMR via IFTTT

Young people 'feel anxiety and terror' using fitness apps

A study of young people finds a fine line between getting results and becoming "obsessed". from BBC News - Technology https://ift.tt/2Dcw5Sx via IFTTT

Lawmakers, United in Their Ire, Lash Out at Big Tech’s Leaders

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By BY CECILIA KANG AND DAVID MCCABE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2DfEeFN

As Trump Undercuts Aid Talks, White House Says Extra Jobless Aid Will Lapse

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By BY EMILY COCHRANE AND JIM TANKERSLEY from NYT Business https://ift.tt/39PSGkh

Atlanta Mourns John Lewis and Ponders Carrying on With ‘Good Trouble’

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By BY RICK ROJAS AND RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3hJlqxu

Trump Plays on Racist Fears of Terrorized Suburbs to Court White Voters

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By BY ANNIE KARNI AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/39FSmVa

N.B.A. Season Restart Preview: In the East, Where Do the Bucks Stop?

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By BY SOPAN DEB from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/307UmCi

‘It’s Been a Crazy Couple Days’: The Yankees’ Virus-Scrambled Week

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By BY JAMES WAGNER from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3hNzUwp

Ex-C.I.A. Chief Criticizes Silence of Top Republicans on Russian Interference

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By BY JULIAN E. BARNES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/30TO0pi

N.B.A. Restart Preview: The Lakers and Clippers Stare Down the West

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By BY SCOTT CACCIOLA from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3jREFqH