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• As Neo-Nazis Seed Military Ranks, Germany Confronts ‘an Enemy Within’
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 20:04:27 +0000-Katrin Bennhold
  After plastic explosives and Nazi memorabilia were found at an elite soldier’s home, Germany worries about a problem of far-right infiltration at the heart of its democracy.
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• Coronavirus Updates: Trump Hosts July 4 Event at White House
  Sun, 05 Jul 2020 03:18:31 +0000-
  Hospitals in Houston near capacity. Iraq’s health care system is on the verge of breakdown. The Supreme Court rejected Illinois Republicans’ request to hold big political gatherings.
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• In North Korea, Coronavirus Hurts Like No Sanctions Could
  Sat, 04 Jul 2020 09:00:23 +0000-Choe Sang-Hun
  Closing the border with China crippled the regime’s few remaining methods, legal and otherwise, for bringing in much-needed foreign currency.
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• Caribbean, Struggling in the Pandemic, Braces for Hurricane Season
  Sat, 04 Jul 2020 13:09:40 +0000-Kirk Semple
  Scientists predict this hurricane season will be severe. But countries in the region, with economies burdened by the pandemic and the devastation of past hurricanes, have not been able to fully prepare.
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• Severe Flooding in Southern Japan Swamps Nursing Home
  Sat, 04 Jul 2020 22:58:44 +0000-Gerry Mullany
  Officials said that at least 17 people were feared dead as a result of the deluge and mudslides that struck the island of Kyushu overnight.
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• Attacks in Somalia Leave at Least 5 Dead
  Sat, 04 Jul 2020 15:26:03 +0000-Abdi Latif Dahir
  Devastating assaults, occurring almost daily and often in the capital, Mogadishu, have put a strain on the country’s fragile government.
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• South Korea Quarantine Hotel Is Targeted by Angry (and Noisy) Protesters
  Sat, 04 Jul 2020 05:59:35 +0000-Choe Sang-Hun
  At one South Korean hotel, hundreds of quarantined foreigners are enduring noisy daily protests from local residents, who want them out.
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• George Floyd’s Killing Prompts Africans to Call for Police Reform at Home
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 18:48:52 +0000-Abdi Latif Dahir, Ruth Maclean and Lynsey Chutel
  Africans are increasingly pushing to hold police agencies to account and “decolonize” the repressive institutions they inherited from colonial rulers.
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• Boris Johnson’s ‘Global Britain’: Inspired Vision or Wishful Thinking?
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:20:00 +0000-Mark Landler
  Post-Brexit Britain is going it alone at a time when globalization is in retreat. But a clash with China over Hong Kong has shown the limits of what it can do.
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• England Keeps Travel Quarantine in Place for U.S. Visitors
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 17:52:11 +0000-Mark Landler and Stephen Castle
  In a bid to salvage the summer tourist season, travelers from France, Italy, Spain and dozens of other nations no longer have to isolate for 14 days after arriving.
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• Macron Replaces France’s Prime Minister in Bid to Reinvigorate His Government
  Sat, 04 Jul 2020 09:31:44 +0000-Adam Nossiter and Aurelien Breeden
  President Emmanuel Macron is reshaping his cabinet, starting with the removal of his popular prime minister, in a bid to give his government a fresh start in the last stretch of his term.
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• After Fighting Plastic in ‘Paradise Lost,’ Sisters Take On Climate Change
  Sat, 04 Jul 2020 01:55:44 +0000-Richard C. Paddock and Nyimas Laula
  Melati and Isabel Wijsen began campaigning to reduce plastic waste in Bali seven years ago. Now 19 and 17, they say the pandemic shows that stark measures to protect the planet are possible.
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• ‘I Thought I Would Die’: Inside Myanmar’s Risky Pursuit of Jade
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 18:15:35 +0000-Saw Nang and Richard C. Paddock
  A survivor was swept away by a wave of mud and water after the wall of a mine collapsed on Thursday, killing at least 200 people.
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• Trial of 20 Saudis in Jamal Khashoggi Killing Opens in Turkey
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 17:00:11 +0000-Carlotta Gall
  Supporters of the slain journalist expressed hope that the proceedings would offer a chance for justice. The defendants are to be tried in absentia.
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• New Trump Appointee Puts Global Internet Freedom at Risk, Critics Say
  Sun, 05 Jul 2020 02:24:56 +0000-Pranshu Verma and Edward Wong
  A battle involving Michael Pack and a U.S.-funded tech group revolves around software from Falun Gong, the secretive, anti-Beijing spiritual movement with pro-Trump elements.
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• Sorting Out Canada’s Patchwork of Face Mask Rules
  Sat, 04 Jul 2020 00:15:39 +0000-Ian Austen
  Without general directives from federal and provincial governments, local leaders have been left setting mask directives.
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• New Administration Memo Seeks to Foster Doubts About Suspected Russian Bounties
  Sat, 04 Jul 2020 17:56:00 +0000-Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt, Rukmini Callimachi and Adam Goldman
  Criticized for its inaction, the Trump administration commissioned a new look at a months-old intelligence assessment. It emphasizes gaps.
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• European Workers Draw Paychecks. American Workers Scrounge for Food.
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 20:56:59 +0000-Peter S. Goodman, Patricia Cohen and Rachel Chaundler
  In the pandemic, the United States has relied on expanded unemployment benefits, while European governments have subsidized wages, avoiding a surge in joblessness.
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• Tânio Mendonça, Brazilian Carnaval Samba Composer, Dies at 52
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 19:10:47 +0000-Michael Astor
  Mr. Mendonça, who wrote music for Rio’s spectacular annual parades, was one of many victims of the novel coronavirus within the world of Carnaval.
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• Saroj Khan, Choreographer Who Made Bollywood Sparkle, Dies at 71
  Sat, 04 Jul 2020 22:31:34 +0000-Shalini Venugopal Bhagat
  After entering the industry as a child actress, Ms. Khan went on to choreograph some of the most memorable performances of the 1980s and ’90s.
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• Russia Denies Paying Bounties, but Some Say the U.S. Had It Coming
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 22:12:58 +0000-Andrew Higgins and Andrew E. Kramer
  Russia’s grievances against what it sees as American bullying and expansion into its own zones of influence have been stacking up for decades.
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• Turkey Convicts Human Rights Activists on Terror Charges
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 17:53:38 +0000-Megan Specia
  The cases are part of a widespread effort to quash dissent in the country, which has seen dozens of activists put on trial after a failed 2016 coup attempt.
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• Duterte Signs Antiterrorism Bill in Philippines Despite Widespread Criticism
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 15:18:33 +0000-Jason Gutierrez
  Human rights groups say the new law will give the police and military forces more powers to stifle dissent.
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• Coronavirus Cases in U.S. Are Rising, Even as Death Rates Trend Down
  Sat, 04 Jul 2020 12:05:27 +0000-
  At least five U.S. states set single-day records on Friday as the country’s daily infection report passed 50,000 again. President Trump, in a speech at Mount Rushmore, barely mentioned the pandemic.
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• Australia Faces Its Own Reckoning Over Diversity in Media
  Sun, 05 Jul 2020 03:01:58 +0000-Besha Rodell
  The Black Lives Matter movement has inspired Australians to examine issues of race in our own country.
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• Severe Floods in China Leave Over 106 Dead or Missing
  Sat, 04 Jul 2020 03:29:28 +0000-Raymond Zhong
  Unusually intense rainfall has swept away buildings and ruined homes in southern China, affecting about 15 million residents. More downpours are forecast for Saturday.
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• Hong Kong, U.K. Domestic Violence, Jeffrey Epstein: Your Friday Briefing
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 05:06:26 +0000-Isabella Kwai
  Here’s what you need to know.
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• Coronavirus Briefing: Tips for a Safe Fourth of July
  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 22:37:17 +0000-Lara Takenaga and Jonathan Wolfe
  Cases are exploding in the U.S. Here’s how to safely celebrate this holiday weekend.
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• E.L.N. Members Arrested in Police Academy Bombing in Bogota
  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 22:39:53 +0000-Jenny Carolina González and Anatoly Kurmanaev
  Members of E.L.N., a left-wing insurgency, were charged with taking part in the bombing of a police academy last year that killed 22 cadets, shaking a country emerging from a long civil war.
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• Boeing’s 737 Max is Being Readied for a Comeback. What Travelers Need to Know
  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:59:23 +0000-Mike Arnot
  The plane has been grounded since March 2019 after two deadly crashes, but could fly again by the end of the year. Answers to questions about the process.
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• 26 Killed at Drug Rehab Center in Mexico’s Most Violent State
  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:35:09 +0000-Natalie Kitroeff and Paulina Villegas
  Violence in many countries has waned during the coronavirus pandemic, but not in Mexico, and warfare between rival criminal gangs has devastated the state of Guanajuato.
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• When Police Are Hackers: Hundreds Charged as Encrypted Network Is Broken
  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 21:56:38 +0000-Adam Nossiter
  The authorities said that by hacking into EncroChat, they were able to monitor criminal activity in real time, allowing them to stop drug deals and even murder.
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• Teetering Independence of Ukraine’s Central Bank Tests a Key I.M.F. Demand
  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 19:40:53 +0000-Andrew E. Kramer
  The International Monetary Fund agreed to lend Ukraine $5 billion over 18 months while stressing the importance of central bank independence. Three weeks later, the central banker quit, citing political pressure.
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• Hong Kong, Australia Outbreak, Hagia Sophia: Your Friday Briefing
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 04:42:43 +0000-Melina Delkic
  Here’s what you need to know.
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• What to Do When Children Interrupt TV News Interviews?
  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 15:32:11 +0000-Iliana Magra
  When children made cameo appearances on two live British news segments, one presenter engaged with the child, while the other interview was cut short. Social media users offered their verdict.
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• Hong Kong Law Opens Door to China’s Hulking Security State
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 08:27:17 +0000-Chris Buckley
  A new national security law will allow Beijing’s sprawling and secretive security system to establish a visible foothold in the territory.
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• Groom Dead, at Least 100 Sick With Coronavirus After Indian Wedding
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 22:53:40 +0000-Sameer Yasir
  Officials in India have opened an investigation into the gathering after more than 100 wedding guests tested positive for the coronavirus.
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• Turmoil at Funeral of Hachalu Hundessa Shows Ethiopia’s ‘Combustible’ Politics
  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 16:32:24 +0000-Abdi Latif Dahir and Tiksa Negeri
  At least 81 people have been killed and dozens injured in the unrest that followed the killing of Hachalu Hundessa, underscoring long-simmering tensions in the Horn of Africa nation.
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• U.K. Judge Denies President Nicolás Maduro Access to Venezuelan Gold at Bank of England
  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 20:21:38 +0000-Elian Peltier and Anatoly Kurmanaev
  It would be unlawful to allow Mr. Maduro access to the gold, a British High Court judge said, because Britain’s government recognizes his rival, Juan Guaidó, as Venezuela’s rightful leader.
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• Australia Locks Down 300,000 in Melbourne Area After Coronavirus Surge
  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 14:59:04 +0000-Livia Albeck-Ripka
  The authorities have locked down 300,000 people in areas around Melbourne heavily populated by immigrants, reinforcing the coronavirus’s outsized impact on disadvantaged communities.
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• Why Virus Deaths Are Down but May Soon Rise
  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 10:41:13 +0000-David Leonhardt
  And what else you need to know today.
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• U.S. Added Nearly 5 Million Jobs in June
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 00:36:34 +0000-
  The latest on stock market and business news during the coronavirus outbreak.
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• Daily Coronavirus Cases in the U.S. Soar Past 50,000 for the First Time
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 09:43:03 +0000-
  With more than 55,000 new cases, the country set a record for the sixth time in nine days. The Supreme Court granted Alabama’s request to restore voting restrictions during the pandemic. China is downplaying expectations ahead of a planned trip to the country by W.H.O. officials.
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• Descendants of Suffragists Reflect on the Fight for Women's Right to Vote
  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 22:17:42 +0000-Jennifer Harlan
  One hundred years after the 19th Amendment, suffragists’ descendants consider how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go.
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• Two Wealthy Sri Lankan Brothers Became Suicide Bombers. But Why?
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 01:16:23 +0000-Samanth Subramanian
  The Ibrahim brothers were part of a successful, moderate Muslim family. What drove them to help carry out the most devastating terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka’s history?
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• The Best Movies and TV Shows New to Netflix, Amazon and Stan in Australia in July
  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 06:55:27 +0000-Noel Murray
  Our picks for July, including ‘Unsolved Mysteries,’ ‘The Old Guard’ and ‘Vivarium’
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• Myanmar Jade Mine Collapse Kills at Least 168
  Fri, 03 Jul 2020 06:33:33 +0000-Saw Nang and Richard C. Paddock
  Dozens of miners were missing after a huge pile of muddy waste collapsed into an open pit in northern Myanmar, triggering a vast wave, an official said.
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• Your Thursday Briefing
  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 04:05:11 +0000-Victoria Shannon
  Recovery, Germany, Hong Kong: Here’s what you need to know.
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• U.K. Grants Asylum to Ex-Consulate Worker Who Told of Torture in China
  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 12:17:11 +0000-Austin Ramzy
  Simon Cheng was held during the height of the Hong Kong protests last year, and his treatment highlighted concerns about China’s legal system.
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• Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
  Thu, 02 Jul 2020 00:20:54 +0000-Lara Takenaga and Jonathan Wolfe
  Pediatricians are recommending that schools resume in-person classes in the fall.
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