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Uruguay rides out COVID threat without imposing a lockdown
Uruguay’s president was recently photographed surfing in the early morning ahead of a cabinet meeting, symbolizing his government’s relief that a policy ...Kazakhstan implements second lockdown after COVID cases surge
Kazakhstan will implement a second, softer lockdown for two weeks from July 5 to help combat a surge in coronavirus cases, the ...Palestinians rally as global opposition to Israeli annexation grows
Thousands of Palestinians protested Wednesday in Gaza against Israel’s West Bank annexation plans, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said talks were ongoing ...Global virus infections soar as US deaths spike again
Coronavirus infections hit their highest level worldwide in the past week, WHO data showed Wednesday, as the worsening pandemic in the United ...Qatar reopens beaches after virus closure
Residents of Qatar cautiously returned to beaches on Wednesday as the Gulf state, with one of the world’s highest per capita coronavirus ...Hamas tests rockets to warn Israel over annexation plan
Gaza’s Hamas rulers fired a volley of rockets into the sea Wednesday in a warning to Israel not to annex part of ...Merkel kicks off EU presidency with Brexit warning
The European Union must prepare for the possibility that talks with Britain on their post-Brexit relationship could fail, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned ...Hong Kong marks handover anniversary with new security law arrests
Hong Kong police made the first arrests under Beijing’s new national security law on Wednesday as the city greeted the anniversary of ...EU bars visitors from US where experts warn of potential virus surge
The European Union reopened its borders Wednesday to visitors from 15 countries — but not the virus-stricken United States, where a top ...China passes feared Hong Kong security law
China passed a sweeping national security law for Hong Kong on Tuesday, a historic move that critics and many western governments fear ...














