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- How ICE Spread Coronavirus At Home And Abroad July 10, 2020An investigation by The New York Times and The Marshall Project reveals how Immigration and Customs Enforcement became a spreader of the coronavirus.
- The Last Reporter in Town Had One Big Question for His Rich Boss July 10, 2020His newspaper has withered under a hedge fund. His industry was in turmoil even before a pandemic. But Evan Brandt won’t stop chronicling his town.
- Like ‘a Bus Accident a Day’: Hospitals Strain Under New Flood of Covid-19 Patients July 10, 2020I.C.U. units are reaching capacity. Nurses are falling sick, contributing to shortages. The new coronavirus spikes are challenging hospitals across the United States.
- Daily Virus Death Toll Rises in Some States July 10, 2020In several states where the virus has surged in recent weeks, the death toll is edging up. That may end a long period in which the national toll has steadily declined.
- A Rescue Plan for the Planet? Watch Our Debate Here. July 10, 2020A virtual event with eight speakers and one question: Has Covid-19 created a blueprint for combating climate change?
- Herman Benson, Who Fought Union Corruption, Dies at 104 July 10, 2020A machinist and Socialist from the Bronx, he pushed trade unions to be more democratic and to depose crooked labor leaders.
- Adrian Gomez, Who Cared for Migrant Youth, Is Dead at 52 July 10, 2020He worked at a shelter in Texas and as a juvenile probation officer; he wanted, his daughter said, to make a difference. He died of complications of the novel coronavirus.
- 11 of Our Best Weekend Reads July 10, 2020Lessons from the pandemic. A car-free future. Elephants in crisis. New fiction. Ennio Morricone dies. A behind-the-scenes look at the New York City subway. And more.
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- Global report: Tokyo hits Covid-19 high as Australia limits arrivals July 10, 2020Japan reels from resurgence of virus while Australia restricts admissions to 4,000 a weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTokyo hit another record daily high number of new cases, Australia is to halve the number of citizens it allows to return each week and Hong Kong’s schools have closed early for the summer as countries around th […]
- 'We're desperate to dance': Britons in Mallorca express relief over quarantine easing July 10, 2020Tourists slowly returning to Spain’s Balearic Islands after months-long coronavirus lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSunbathing on a deserted beach in Mallorca, Nicola Brett says she is having the “best holiday ever”.The 31-year-old gym sales executive from York arrived on the Spanish island on a Ryanair flight on Sunday, h […]
- WHO's Covid-19 inquiry is a shrewd move in a sea of disinformation July 10, 2020Its findings should illuminate global responses amid conspiracy theories and Trump’s mudslinging In the world of epidemiology it’s sometimes said that pandemics are lived forwards and understood backwards.We encounter them head-on, chaotically, trying to fathom the disease in real time even while trying to mitigate its impact. Lessons generally come later as […]
- Coronavirus live news: record 24-hour increase in global cases; Bogotá to re-enter strict lockdown July 10, 2020WHO reports worrying rise; Idlib schools close after first case in province; new outbreak prompts Hong Kong to close all schoolsIdlib’s first Covid-19 case sparks fear of fresh disasterScott Morrison says Australia will halve rate of international arrivals WHO inquiry aims to ‘stop the world being blindsided again’Disney World set to reopen despite coronavir […]
- Iran denies latest blast reports and accuses west of disinformation July 10, 2020Tehran says incident in early hours in garrison town of Gamdareh was a power outageIran has denied reports that fresh mysterious explosions have rocked two towns close to Tehran, accusing the west of waging psychological warfare by spreading false messages on social media.Reports suggested that the blasts had occurred in the early hours of Friday in Gamdareh […]
- Genocide denial gains ground 25 years after Srebrenica massacre July 10, 2020Even as remains continue to be identified, denialism is moving from far-right fringe into mainstreamAt the genocide memorial centre outside Srebrenica, thousands of simple white gravestones stretch across the gently inclined hillside for as far as the eye can see.Nearby, over a number of days in July 1995, Bosnian Serb forces systematically murdered around 8 […]
- Ghislaine Maxwell requests bail release due to 'unprecedented' Covid-19 risks July 10, 2020Maxwell awaits trial over alleged involvement in Epstein crimesLawyers in court papers ask for Maxwell be released on bailGhislaine Maxwell should be released on bail while awaiting trial for her alleged involvement in Jeffrey Epstein’s child sex trafficking ring because of “the Covid-19 crisis and its impact on detained defendants”, the British socialite’s […]
- Court ruling paves way for Istanbul's Hagia Sophia to revert to mosque July 10, 2020Status of Unesco-listed 1,500-year-old building has been hotly debated for decadesTurkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has formally converted Istanbul’s crowning architectural jewel, the Hagia Sophia, from a museum into a mosque – a politically charged decision that has drawn international criticism but delighted his conservative base.Turkey’s highest a […]
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- Hagia Sophia: Turkey turns iconic Istanbul museum into mosque July 10, 2020President Erdogan reopens Istanbul's Hagia Sophia to Muslim worship, after a court ruling.
- France: Bus driver dies after 'attack over face masks' in Bayonne July 10, 2020The driver in south-western France was set upon by people who reportedly refused to wear face masks.
- Syria: Russia and China veto last-ditch aid extension deal July 10, 2020The Russians argue that aid for Syria should be channelled through their ally, the Syrian government.
- TikTok: Amazon tells employees to remove app from phones July 10, 2020The company asks its employees to remove the TikTok app from their phones over "security risks."
- MH17 disaster: Dutch take Russia to European rights court July 10, 2020The Dutch government says it wants justice for all 298 victims aboard the plane shot down in 2014.
- Venice test brings up floodgates for first time July 10, 2020The system of 78 mobile barriers has taken years to construct and its design goes back to the 1980s.
- Hushpuppi's lawyer says FBI 'kidnapped' Nigerian Instagrammer from Dubai July 10, 2020"Hushpuppi", who posts about his extravagant lifestyle, is accused of multimillion-dollar fraud.
- Iran explosions: Officials deny reports of fresh blast July 10, 2020The official denials come after several mysterious blasts hit the country in recent weeks.
