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More than 200 scientists tell WHO coronavirus is airborne: report
The Times of India 06 Jul 2020
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Messi registers his best-ever assist tally in La Liga
Yahoo Daily News 06 Jul 2020
Villarreal [Spain], July 6 (ANI). Argentine and Barcelona striker Lionel Messi on Sunday (local time) registered his best-ever assist tally in the history of La Liga. The striker achieved the feat in Barcelona's match against Villarreal ... (ANI). ....
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Iran says it has built underground missile cities along Gulf coastline
The National 06 Jul 2020
Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guards Navy chief said on Sunday that Tehran had built underground "missile cities" along the Gulf coastline and warned of a "nightmare for Iran's enemies" ... Iran's top security body said on Friday that the cause of the fire that broke out on Thursday had been determined but would be announced later ... ....
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Viewpoint: What Donald Trump gets wrong about Somalia
BBC News 06 Jul 2020
It seems Mr Trump's view of Somalia stems from the aftermath of the overthrow of Siad Barre in 1991, since when it has popularly been considered one of the world's most failed states.More on the US presidential race.. This label has stubbornly stuck even as the situation has improved in the country ... The other, among the least." ... Related Topics. ....
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This pandemic has exposed the uselessness of orthodox economics
The Observer 05 Jul 2020
Even before the pandemic came along, the world economy faced a set of deepening crises. a climate emergency, extreme inequality and huge disruption to the world of work, with robots and AI systems replacing humans. Conventional economic theories have had little to offer ... We must dig deeper to uncover the economic roots of the mess we’re in ... ....
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Italian film composer Ennio Morricone dies aged 91
The National 06 Jul 2020
Italian composer Ennio Morricone has died aged 91. He was best known as the creative mastermind behind many famous Spaghetti Western soundtracks, including the score to 1966's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. He died in Rome, Italy, on July 6, after suffering complications from a fall last week, when he he broke his femur....
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Israel successfully launches new spy satellite
Middle East Online 06 Jul 2020photo: AP / Anupam Nath
Coronavirus: India is third-highest country for virus cases
BBC News 06 Jul 2020
This is the first time in a century that the border between New South Wales and Victoria is being closed ... Nearly 200 cases were recorded there over the weekend ... ....
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Rapper Kanye West announces presidential bid on Twitter
AOL 05 Jul 2020
American rapper Kanye West, a vocal supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, announced on Saturday that he would run for president in 2020 in an apparent challenge to Trump and his presumptive Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. "We must now realise the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future ... ....
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Tensions heat up in South China Sea as US makes significant show of force
CNN 06 Jul 2020
Hong Kong (CNN)For the first time in six years, two US Navy aircraft carriers are in the South China Sea, the latest show of military might from Washington as it pushes back against China's sweeping claim to much of the contested region ... Cmdr. Sean Brophy, a spokesperson aboard the Reagan ... a US Navy statement said. Read More ... A US advantage ... Col ... ....
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Uber reportedly agrees to acquire Postmates for $2.65 billion
Crunch 06 Jul 2020
Uber has reportedly agreed to buy Postmates in an all-stock deal worth $2.65 billion. According to Bloomberg, the deal may be announced on Monday morning ... On-demand delivery, however, has grown, with people relying on services like Uber Eats to get food without leaving their homes ... How Grab adapted after COVID-19 hit its ride-hailing business. ....
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In a major setback to China, UK all set to phase out Huawei's 5G infrastructure
India TV 05 Jul 2020photo: AP / Lee Jin-man
Japan flooding: Search for survivors continues after mudslides
The Irish Times 05 Jul 2020
Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that have left at least 34 people confirmed or presumed dead have hampered search and rescue operations in southern Japan ... Large areas along the Kuma River were swallowed by floodwaters, with many houses, buildings and vehicles submerged almost up to their roofs ... – AP. . . ....
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The civil service is right to be paranoid about Boris Johnson’s Gang of Three
The Guardian 05 Jul 2020
The purge of Whitehall’s senior officials strokes a chilly finger down the spines of all other civil servants There’s a metaphor borrowed from the corporate world in circulation at Westminster to describe the power structure of this government ... .......
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Zambia , DR Congo border dispute getting hot
Zambian Watchdog 04 Jul 2020
The border dispute between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo is getting ‘hot’, according to international media....
