Hong Kong starts mass virus tests undermined by distrust of China

Sep 1,2020
Hong Kong launched a mass coronavirus testing scheme on Tuesday, but calls for millions to take up the offer have been undermined by deep distrust of the government following China's crushing of the city's democracy movement.
Ex-India president and political fixer Mukherjee dies at 84
Sep 01
Former India president Pranab Mukherjee, a veteran powerbroker once described in leaked US diplomatic cables as "the ultimate Congress Party fixer", died Monday at the age of 84, his family said.
US coronavirus cases top 6 million
Sep 01

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Powerful typhoon sweeps through Okinawa
Sep 01
The islands of Okinawa in southern Japan are bracing for more winds strong enough to knock down houses from Typhoon Maysak.
Children under 2 should not wear masks
Sep 01

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Australia virus cases drop after lengthy Melbourne lockdown
Aug 31
Australia reported fewer than 100 new coronavirus cases Monday, the lowest number in two months as authorities appeared to bring an outbreak in the country's second-largest city under control.
Colombia's COVID-19 cases top 600,000 with death toll over 19,000
Aug 31
Colombia's COVID-19 caseload rose to 607,938 on Sunday after tests detected 8,024 new cases of infection in the past 24 hours, according to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection.