Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gives his daily, morning news conference at the presidential palace, Palacio Nacional, in Mexico City, Monday, July 13, 2020. AP PHOTO/MARCO UGARTE

Mexico’s president dismissive of wearing mask in pandemic

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MEXICO City – Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday downplayed the importance of wearing face masks during the pandemic, calling his treasury...
In this March 22, 2019 file photo, an American flag flies outside the Department of Justice in Washington. The Justice Department has accused two Chinese hackers of stealing hundreds of millions of dollars of trade secrets from companies across the world and more recently targeting firms developing a vaccine for the coronavirus. AP

US accuses Chinese hackers of targeting COVID-19 research

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WASHINGTON – Hackers working with the Chinese government targeted firms developing vaccines for the coronavirus and stole hundreds of millions of dollars worth of...
Agence France-Presse reporter Ammu Kannampilly (second from right) and Nepalese guide Pasang Sherpa stand on a ridge over a valley leading north into the Khumbu region as they try to get a clear view of Mt. Everest on April 18, 2015. AFP

Nepal to resume flights

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KATHMANDU – Nepal said Tuesday it would resume international commercial flights in mid-August, in a boost for its coronavirus-hit tourism sector. The Himalayan nation shut...
Slaughtering bears for their bile is legal in South Korea. KOREA NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

South Korea’s moon bears slaughtered for medicine

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Animal rights campaigners are asking the South Korean president for help to save hundreds of the country’s caged moon bears. More than 400 bears are...
In this Nov. 3, 2017, file photo, residents line up at a security checkpoint into the Hotan Bazaar where a screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping in Hotan in western China's Xinjiang region. AP PHOTO/NG HAN GUAN

US sanctions Chinese companies over Muslim abuse complaints

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WASHINGTON – The United States government has imposed trade sanctions on 11 companies it says are implicated in human rights abuses in China’s Muslim...
In this Aug. 22, 2015 file photo, a Muslim Brotherhood member waves his hand from a defendants cage in a courtroom in Torah prison, southern Cairo, Egypt. AP

COVID-19 stalks Egypt’s prisons amid news blackout

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CAIRO – The coronavirus has infected people inside several Egyptian prisons and killed at least 14 detainees, as authorities seek to stifle news of...
Police stop drivers at a checkpoint, set up in response to the state of Victoria’s surge in coronavirus disease cases and resulting suburb lockdowns, in Melbourne, Australia. REUTERS

New restrictions coming for Australian hot spot

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MELBOURNE – Australia’s hot spot Victoria state on Tuesday reported 374 new cases of COVID-19, its second-highest daily tally. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews also announced...
China, which was the first epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, is the world's second largest market for movies, with the country's box offices taking in $9.2bn (£7.4bn) in 2019. GETTY IMAGES

China’s cinemas start to reopen

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China's cinemas are reopening after being closed for six months to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. The China Film Administration said screens in...
In this December 10, 2019 file photo, Saudi King Salman chairs the 40th Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AP

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman admitted to hospital

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been admitted to a hospital in the capital Riyadh for medical tests due to...
Thirty-nine people were detained after police were attacked with "a hail of bottles" at an open-air party in central Frankfurt attended by thousands of youngsters. AFP

39 detained as German ‘corona party’ turns into riot

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FRANKFURT AM MAIN – Thirty-nine people were detained after police were attacked with "a hail of bottles" at an open-air party in central Frankfurt...
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