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Today is Bastille Day, July 14, 2011: Vive la liberté! Hourra pour les droits des êtres humains!

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The New York Times

‘I Was a Little Scared’: Inside America’s Reopening Schools August 8, 2020
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The Unique U.S. Failure to Control the Virus August 8, 2020
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Sidestepping Congress, Trump Signs Executive Measures for Pandemic Relief August 9, 2020
President Trump signed the directives after two weeks of stalemate with Democrats over a recovery package, using legally dubious measures to try to restore lapsed benefits.
Rick Gates, Ex-Trump Aide and Mueller Witness, Is Publishing a Memoir August 8, 2020
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Robbie Waters, an Old-School Cop and Legislator, Dies at 84 August 8, 2020
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Remains of Sailor and 7 Marines Killed in Training Accident Are Recovered August 8, 2020
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The Guardian, UK

Coronavirus live news: US nears 5m cases as Australian border closures ramp up August 9, 2020
US approaches horrific milestone; border restrictions tightened in Australian state of New South Wales; Brazil passes 100,000 deathsEx-health minister attacks Bolsonaro as Brazil Covid-19 deaths tops 100,000Trump signs order for relief, with less help for jobless ‘Queensland first’: Palaszczuk closes the borders and amps up election rhetoric Boris Johnson ‘w […]
Australia’s sheep left without shearers as Covid halts travel from New Zealand August 8, 2020
Nation is facing shortage of shearers for its 68 million sheep as hundreds are barred from taking their usual trip across the Tasman SeaIt’s a tradition that stretches back decades. Every year, hundreds of New Zealanders fly in to Australia for the spring shearing season – a huge mobilisation of workers essential to the success of the nation’s wool industry. […]
Boris Johnson 'would close pubs before schools' in local Covid-19 lockdown August 8, 2020
Prime minister says it is a ‘national priority’ and ‘moral duty’ to get all pupils back into classroomsBoris Johnson has spoken of “a moral duty” to get all children back in class amid indications he would force pubs, restaurants and shops to close ahead of schools in the event of severe coronavirus flare-ups.The prime minister is understood to favour only c […]
'We're making it up as we go along': how Trump's America failed the Covid test August 8, 2020
Coronavirus has been allowed to run amok by governors and the president, spreading inexorably into the rural heart of AmericaA letter landed on the desk of the governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, this week that given the public health catastrophe swirling all around him might give him pause. His state is one of 21 across the US that have been placed by the Whit […]
Chain reaction: disaster hastens Lebanon’s moment of reckoning August 9, 2020
A corruption-riddled government has presided over rising poverty for decades. Could the anger released after the catastrophe in Beirut’s docks finally topple it?The first violent jolt seemed like a neighbourhood accident; a blown generator, or a car crash. Five seconds later, the thundering secondary blast arrived; a crushing surge of energy that instantly s […]
Saudi ex-spy suing crown prince faces fresh death threat in Canada – report August 9, 2020
Canada reportedly increases security around Saad Aljabri, who is suing Prince Mohammed bin Salman over alleged 2018 assassination attemptA former senior Saudi intelligence official who has accused Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of trying to have him assassinated in 2018 has been placed under heightened security after a new threat on his life, a Canadian ne […]
Fingers crossed at France's brasseries and cafes as tourist quarantines loom August 8, 2020
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Juan Carlos, Spain's disgraced former king, may be in Abu Dhabi, reports suggest August 9, 2020
A week after going into exile, the scandal-hit former monarch is said to be staying in a $12,000-a-night suite in the Emirates palace hotelAt first it was Portugal, then the Dominican Republic, but now Abu Dhabi is firming as the most likely place of residence for Spain’s scandal-hit former king Juan Carlos.On Saturday, Spain’s NIUS media group published an […]

The BBC

Beirut explosion: World leaders to hold aid summit August 9, 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron has organised Sunday's online talks to generate aid for Lebanon.
Footage from a church mid-explosion brings hope to Beirutis August 8, 2020
This Greek Orthodox church's altar survived the blast unscathed - even its oil lamp stayed lit.
Belarus election: President Lukashenko faces toughest test in years August 9, 2020
President Lukashenko is seeking a sixth term in office as Belarus votes after a series of protests.
Spain's ex-King Juan Carlos lands in Abu Dhabi: reports August 8, 2020
A photograph appears to show Spain's former monarch landing in Abu Dhabi after leaving his country.
Venezuela: Former American soldiers jailed over failed coup August 8, 2020
Luke Denman and Airan Berry were arrested in May while entering Venezuela by sea from Colombia.
Eleven die in fire in Czech Republic tower block August 9, 2020
Six died in the building, and another five were killed after jumping from the 11th floor.
Coronavirus: Masks made mandatory in parts of Paris as infections rise August 8, 2020
People will be required to wear face masks outdoors in busy areas of the French capital from Monday.
Kerala plane crash: 'Black boxes' from Air India jet found August 8, 2020
The Air India plane skidded off the runway and broke apart during bad weather in Kerala state.