Coronavirus: Mexico's death toll becomes world's third highest

Mexico reports at least 46,688 deaths with coronavirus, with only the US and Brazil recording higher numbers.

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Trump says he will ban TikTok in the US

US security officials fear the Chinese-owned app could be used to collect Americans' personal data.

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Kodak’s chief executive was given stock options. Then the share price spiked 1,000 percent.

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Corrections: Aug. 1, 2020

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Quotation of the Day: China Wields Its Security Law to Crush Hong Kong Dissent

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Dangerous heat wave forecast for south-western areas of US

Forecasters say temperatures could rise to 50C on Saturday in parts of Utah, Nevada and California.

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Un estudio revela que los niños podrían portar altos niveles de coronavirus

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Canada’s Key Role in Creating a Once Awaited Vaccine

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Dr Fauci is asked if protests spread coronavirus

"You're putting words into my mouth," the US infectious disease chief says in a grilling by Congress.

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Federal Agents Don’t Need Army Fatigues

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Kodak’s chief executive got stock options. The next day, the share price spiked 1,000 percent.

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Court Frees Michigan Teen Who Was Held for Skipping Online Schoolwork

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A Better Year for Trump’s Family Business (Last Year, That Is)

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Week in pictures: 25 July-31 July 2020

A selection of powerful news photographs taken around the world this week.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The Less Impossible Israeli-Palestinian Peace

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

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

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Coronavirus: Tracking new outbreaks in the sewers

Around 15,000 new cases of the disease have been reported in Spain in the past week.

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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.

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Belarus: The mother challenging an authoritarian president

Political novice Svetlana Tikhanovskaya rallies protesters in a battle with Alexander Lukashenko.

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Belarus TV shows arrest of 'Russian mercenaries'

Belarus police arrested 32 Russians at a sanatorium, alleged to be members of a mercenary group.

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Vietnam records first Covid-19 death

The country had spent three months without any new infections before an outbreak in Da Nang city.

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Australia unveils plan to force Google and Facebook to pay for news

Google and Facebook would pay news outlets in the "world-leading" plan, the government says.

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Obama eulogy makes thinly veiled digs at Trump

Barack Obama eulogises late congressman John Lewis, with a few jabs at his White House successor.

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Trudeau: 'no preferential treatment' for WE Charity

Canada's PM denies playing a role in picking a charity tied to his family for a federal programme.

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South Africa's apartheid-era statues 'should be put in a theme park'

South African sculptor Pitika Ntuli on what we should do with reminders of colonial and racist history.

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Lee Teng-hui: Taiwan's 'father of democracy' dies

Lee successfully pushed for more democracy, but took a controversially hard line against China.

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Michael Brown: Officer won't be charged for 2014 killing of teenager

The killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson triggered protests across the US in 2014.

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Afghanistan: At least 17 killed in Eid car blast

The explosion came on the eve of a ceasefire declared by the Taliban during the festival of Eid.

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Ellen DeGeneres Apologizes to Staff Members as WarnerMedia Investigates Show

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4 Guards Charged in Inmate’s Beating at Alabama Prison

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

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

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Trump Floats an Election Delay, and Republicans Shoot It Down

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John Lewis Believed America Would Survive Trump

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Trump Can’t Delay the Election

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

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

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Covid-19: Why Hong Kong's 'third wave' is a warning

Until recently, the city was seen as a poster child in its handling of the pandemic. What went wrong?

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What exactly is a 'Karen' and where did the meme come from?

To many the Karen meme - and its male equivalent Ken - sums up a specific type of white privilege.

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The 'real' threat to Russia’s former doping mastermind

The ex-mastermind of Russian sports doping, Grigory Rodchenkov, now only appears in disguise. Matt Majendie explains why.

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Bollywood's 'warts and all' biopic on 'human computer'

Bollywood actress Vidya Balan plays Shakuntala Devi who dazzled the world with her skill with numbers.

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The middle-css Pakistani students fighting for a homeland dream

Shahdad Mumtaz died for his beliefs. Could a missing student end up waging war on the Pakistani state?

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Quotation of the Day: New Resistance in Remote City Confronts Putin

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Yazidi children still haunted by Islamic State, Amnesty International says

Large numbers of Yazidi were killed by the Islamic State when it overran their homeland in 2014.

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What's next after flood of US racial equity donations?

The global outpouring of giving following George Floyd's death inundated charities large and small.

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Justice Ginsburg in the Hospital Again

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Corrections: July 30, 2020

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Ashleigh Barty Will Skip U.S. Open

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The Tanned Man Has a Green Monster

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Ashley Judd Can Sue Harvey Weinstein for Sexual Harassment, Court Rules

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One in Three Children Have Unacceptably High Lead Levels, Study Says

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Reopening Schools: Senator Patty Murray Says Congress Needs to Step Up

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Coronavirus in Pakistan: Doctor's video diary of fight against pandemic

A doctor in one of Pakistan’s busiest hospitals has kept a video diary of the country’s struggle with coronavirus.

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'Bay of Piglets': A 'bizarre' plot to capture a president

How did exiled Venezuelans and former US Special Forces end up joining what looked from the outset like a suicide mission? 

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India and China race to build along a disputed frontier

The rival nuclear powers are trying to out-build each other along their disputed Himalayan border.

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Nile dam row: Egypt fumes as Ethiopia celebrates

Concerns grow as Nile River nations fail to reach a deal on how to share the vital waters.

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The sweet smell of success: How Bulgaria took the lead in lavender

Lavender is used for cosmetics, fragrances and even, with the help of bees, to make honey.

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Quotation of the Day: Overwhelmed Funeral Homes in South Texas Struggle to Keep Up

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Minneapolis Police Link ‘Umbrella Man’ to White Supremacy Group

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Remdesivir Could Be in Short Supply. Here’s a Fix.

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‘Nobody Likes Me,’ Trump Complains, Renewing Defense of Dubious Science

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Corrections: July 29, 2020

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The Director Gina Prince-Bythewood Has Always Had Game

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Ecuador on alert over huge Chinese fishing fleet off Galapagos Islands

Ecuador is on alert due to the appearance of a fleet of fishing vessels off the Galapagos Islands.

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Saudi Hajj coronavirus curbs mean 'no work, no salary, nothing'

Covid-19 has hit the annual Hajj and with no international pilgrims, many firms both in Saudi and abroad are suffering.

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Should police be first to respond in a mental-health crisis?

Why cities in the US and Canada are eyeing removing police from front-line mental-health response.

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'My Tanzanian family is split over coronavirus'

Sammy Awami writes that his relatives are divided over the Tanzanian leader's policy on Covid-19.

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177 Questions to Inspire Writing, Discussion, Debate and Reflection

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If Our Masks Could Speak

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Banksy and Rembrandt Boost Sotheby’s Sale to $192.7 Million

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Niels Lauersen, Fallen Fertility Doctor to the Stars, Dies at 84

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‘I Just Don’t Get It’: Republicans Balk at Funding F.B.I. Building in Virus Bill

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Barr Clashes With House Democrats, Defending Responses to Protests and Russia Inquiry

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Trump Is Dog-Whistling. Are ‘Suburban Housewives’ Listening?

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