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Colleges Rescinding Admissions Offers as Racist Social Media Posts Emerge July 2, 2020
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Coronavirus live news: pubs reopen in England as Catalonia announces new lockdown July 4, 2020
Fourth of July holiday weekend in US sees cases still surging; WHO changes timeline of how it was alerted to virus; housing estates in Melbourne locked down after outbreak. Follow all the developments liveWhat we’re learning about Covid as US states open upHow Victoria’s outbreak divided AustraliaScotland and Wales attack UK government’s shambolic travel cha […]
Global report: WHO changes timeline on virus alert as cases top 11m July 4, 2020
UN health body says it found out about the outbreak itself, not via Chinese officials; US cases increase 53,000 on Friday; English pubs reopenCoronavirus latest updatesThe World Health Organization was alerted to the coronavirus crisis by its own office in China, and not by the local authorities, according to reports, as worldwide cases of Covid-19 passed 11 […]
New York hails comeback from Covid-19, but hidden dangers lie ahead July 4, 2020
The virus could be reimported to New York City from other parts of the US as several states record surgesPatience and Fortitude are proud advocates of social distancing and mask-wearing. The famous marble lions which guard the steps of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue and 42nd St have sat 90ft apart for more than a century, and this week were ador […]
One school, 25 bereavements: Essex head fears emotional impact of Covid-19 July 4, 2020
Vic Goddard is one of many school leaders daunted by the burden of supporting pupils and staff through their griefCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVic Goddard is trying not to cry. The headteacher of Passmores academy in Harlow and star of the 2011 TV series Educating Essex is thinking about the 23 pupils and two staff at his schoo […]
India had one of the world's strictest lockdowns. Why are cases still rising? | Rukmini S July 4, 2020
Unable to expand testing or hospital capacity, Narendra Modi’s administration has turned to bluster and brute force The response to the spread of coronavirus that most Indians are talking about this week is not an innovation in contact tracing or a big increase in hospital beds, it’s the death of a father and son in judicial custody in the southern state of […]
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Mount Rushmore: Trump denounces 'cancel culture' at 4 July event July 4, 2020
President Trump rails against anti-racism protesters who toppled statues in a speech marking 4 July.
Coronavirus Australia: Melbourne locks down tower blocks as cases rise July 4, 2020
Nine housing estate blocks in the Australian city are locked down amid a “new phase of the pandemic”.
Coronavirus: Brazil's Bolsonaro waters down law requiring face masks July 3, 2020
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Edouard Philippe: France's former PM faces probe into Covid-19 response July 3, 2020
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