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Google News
- Former Slipknot Drummer Joey Jordison Dead At 46
- Team USA basketball vs. Iran score, Tokyo Olympics: Kevin Durant, United States look to rebound from loss
- Asia shares sit at 2021 lows ahead of Fed verdict
- Jordan Chiles delivers in the clutch for USA in women's team final
- The Olympics is overwhelming': Michael Phelps says he can relate to Simone Biles
- Ledecky wins gold at Tokyo Games in women's 1,500-meter freestyle
- The Pandemic Hurt These Students the Most
- Walmart's latest business: Selling its e-commerce tech to other retailers
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Yahoo News
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- UK's Johnson is talking with U.S. on COVID travel corridor
- Myanmar junta seeks international cooperation over COVID-19 crisis
- Legal wrangles hold up U.S. vaccine donations to India
- Telefonica Deutschland lifts outlook after strong Q2
- A birthday gift: Israeli woman donates kidney to Gaza boy
- Adecco Group to buy AKKA Technologies in $2.4 billion deal
- Exclusive-North, South Korea in talks over summit, reopening liaison office
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Reuters
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Olympics-Women triumphant in Tokyo as Biles spotlights mental health at Games +++ Olympics-Biles out of next Tokyo event, sharpening focus on mental health at Games +++ Two dead, several injured in acid leak at LyondellBasell plant in Texas +++ UK's Johnson is talking with U.S. on COVID travel corridor +++ Three Armenian soldiers killed in clashes with Azerbaijan -Armenian defence ministry +++ Actor Bob Odenkirk collapses on set of 'Better Call Saul' +++ Myanmar junta seeks international cooperation over COVID-19 crisis +++ Blinken starts India meetings with address to civil society group +++ Exclusive-North, South Korea in talks over summit, reopening liaison office +++ Sydney adds four weeks to lockdown as Australia COVID-19 cases grow +++ Summer's gasoline recovery could fizzle on rising infection cases
Olympics-Women triumphant in Tokyo as Biles spotlights mental health at Games +++ Olympics-Biles out of next Tokyo event, sharpening focus on mental health at Games +++ Two dead, several injured in acid leak at LyondellBasell plant in Texas +++ UK's Johnson is talking with U.S. on COVID travel corridor +++ Three Armenian soldiers killed in clashes with Azerbaijan -Armenian defence ministry +++ Actor Bob Odenkirk collapses on set of 'Better Call Saul' +++ Myanmar junta seeks international cooperation over COVID-19 crisis +++ Blinken starts India meetings with address to civil society group +++ Exclusive-North, South Korea in talks over summit, reopening liaison office +++ Sydney adds four weeks to lockdown as Australia COVID-19 cases grow +++ Summer's gasoline recovery could fizzle on rising infection cases NY Times
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AP News
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- Olympic champ Biles withdraws from all-around competition
- The Latest: Sydney to remain in lockdown as cluster grows
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- Tropical storm dumps rain on northern Japan, spares Olympics
- Olympics Latest: US beats Tunisia 3-1 in men's volleyball
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CNN
- Katie Ledecky wins 1500m freestyle for her 6th career Olympic gold medal and first at Tokyo 2020
- Anti-mask protesters forced school board to postpone a meeting
- Hear Biles' advice to Sunisa Lee ahead of uneven bars final
- Analysis: The explosive Brexit spat that no one is talking about could slam the UK economy
- IOC says it's supporting athletes on mental health but 'can do more on this issue'
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Buzzfeed News
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Huffington Post
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Axios
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Digg
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Vice
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Medium
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Mother Jones
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- A Dose of Radical History
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The Guardian
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BBC
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- Spear gun slaying of Kostis, beloved Mediterranean monk seal, sparks outrage on Greek island
- Outcry in Pakistan over beheading of former ambassador’s daughter
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- Democratic donor convicted of trading meth for sex in fatal overdose cases
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Politico
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The Daily Beast
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ABC News
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CBS
- Simone Biles pulls out of Olympic all-around competition
- Bob Odenkirk collapses on set of "Better Call Saul"
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CNBC
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NPR
- Simone Biles Withdraws From The Individual All-Around Final At Tokyo Olympics
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LA Times
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- California considers indoor mask rules after CDC's recommendation
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Salon
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Euronews
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Newsweek
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The Intercept
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Drudge Report
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Fox News
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The Blaze
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Vox
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Slate
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Business Insider
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The Atlantic
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Time
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PBS Newshour
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Google Business
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Forbes
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FastCompany
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Scientific American
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TMZ
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Variety
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Rolling Stone
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The Onion
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GQ
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The Verge
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Engadget
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- Nintendo is shutting down 'Dr. Mario World' for mobile on November 1st
- WoW will remove 'inappropriate references' following California lawsuit
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- Apple posts another record-breaking quarter thanks to the iPhone
- Microsoft's profits skyrocketed by 47 percent in Q4
- Google parent Alphabet made a whopping $61.9 billion last quarter
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Wired
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Wikipedia Current Events
July 28
Health and environment
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- Lockdown restrictions are eased in Victoria and South Australia after a decline in new coronavirus cases. New South Wales is now the only state under strict lockdown. (9 News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda
- COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea
- South Korea reports a record 1,896 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 193,427. (The Korea Herald)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
- Imprisoned Australian publisher Julian Assange is stripped of Ecuadorian citizenship due to issues with his application forms and outstanding fees. (The Guardian)
July 27
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Afar–Somali clashes
- According to the Somali Regional government, militants from the Afar Region attack for the fourth day the Somali town of Garbaiisa, killing up to 300 people. In response, protesters set up roadblocks along a highway leading to Djibouti and damaged parts of the Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway, threatening Ethiopia's economy. This comes after multiple days of fighting between Afaris and Somalis militants in Garbaiisa. (Reuters) (Bloomberg)
- The Cuban embassy in Paris, France, is attacked with three molotovs, resulting in a fire outside the building but without causing any injuries. The identities of the perpetrators of the attack are unknown. (Al Jazeera)
- The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York orders American handicraft chain Hobby Lobby to forfeit a 3,600-year-old tablet containing a portion of The Epic of Gilgamesh to the federal government, after the company illegally purchased it in a private auction in 2014. The Justice Department had been looking to claim the tablet since 2013, as it was suspected to have been stolen from an Iraqi archeological site in the aftermath of the 1991 Gulf War, so it could be repatriated back to Iraq. (CNN) (NBC News)
- 2021 Leverkusen explosion
- Two people are killed, 31 are injured and five more are missing after an explosion at an industrial park housing several chemical companies in Leverkusen, NRW, Germany. (The Washington Post)
- 2021 California wildfires
- The Dixie Fire grows to 208,206 acres, which is larger than the size of New York City. (San Francisco Chronicle)
- COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
- Bangladesh reports a record for the second consecutive day of 258 deaths from COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide death toll to 19,779. (Dhaka Tribune)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia
- Indonesia reports a record 47,128 recoveries and 2,069 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of recoveries to 2.596 million and the nationwide death toll to 86,835. (detikNews)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iran
- Iran reports a record for the second consecutive day of 34,951 new cases of COVID-19, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 3.758 million. (Gulf News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
- Tokyo reports a record 2,848 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (CBS News)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Kazakhstan
- Kazakhstan reports a record 6,797 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 542,703. (Azerbaijan Press Agency)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Kuwait, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Kuwait announces that it will ban unvaccinated people from travelling internationally beginning on August 1. However, the rule exempts children under the age of 16, those with a health ministry certificate saying that they cannot be vaccinated, and pregnant women who have a proof of pregnancy certificate. (Reuters)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia
- Saudi Arabia will require COVID-19 vaccinations for people to access workplaces and attend social events. The order will come into effect on August 1. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Uzbekistan
- Uzbekistan reports a record 789 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 125,784. (AKIPress)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
- COVID-19 pandemic in North America
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
- The White House issues an indoor mask mandate for staff amid the spread of the Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant. (Axios)
- U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas cancels in-person events and will self-isolate after coming in contact with an official in the department who later tested positive for COVID-19. (Politico)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Arkansas
- The Arkansas Children's Hospital reports 24 hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, a new single-day record. (KTHV-TV)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Illinois
- The Chicago Department of Public Health adds Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Kansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Wyoming to their travel advisory amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. (Newsweek)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Mississippi
- Mississippi Department of Corrections commissioner Burl Cain announces that the state will suspend visits to prisons as part of an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. (Mississippi Today)
- U.S. CDC director Rochelle Walensky announces that residents, including vaccinated Americans, are recommended to wear masks in indoor public spaces amid the spread of the Delta variant. (NPR)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Washington, D.C.
- COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba
- COVID-19 vaccination in Cuba
- Over 8,900,000 people in Cuba have received a dose of the Abdala and Soberana 02 vaccine. (Radio Cadena Agramonte)
- COVID-19 vaccination in Cuba
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- COVID-19 pandemic in Europe
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Iceland begins to require international travellers who have been vaccinated or who have recovered from COVID-19 to present a negative PCR or Antigen test result from the previous 72 hours due to the spread of the Delta variant. (Schengen Visa Info)
- COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, NHS COVID-19
- The United Kingdom eases its quarantine rules for essential workers in many fields who no longer need to quarantine for 10 days if they are fully vaccinated and only need to receive a COVID-19 test after the previous rules led to a shortage of workers. (The Hill)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland, Travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Chile
- Chile reports 753 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, the lowest daily total in the country since April 2020. (China.org)
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
- North Korea–South Korea relations
- North and South Korea restore hotlines between the two countries, more than a year after Pyongyang cut ties in June 2020. The move comes after months of correspondence by letters of negotiations between South Korean president Moon Jae-in and North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un in an attempt to improve relations between the two countries. (Reuters)
- Hong Kong national security law
- A court in Hong Kong finds 24-year-old Tong Ying-kit, the first person to be charged under the national security law on July 1, 2020 (one day after its approval), guilty of terrorism and secession. He faces a sentence ranging from seven years to life in prison. The ruling also marked a limit to free speech for the slogan "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times", which Tong carried when he committed the offense. The judges stated that the slogan could "incite others to commit secession". (DW) (Bloomberg)
- The trial against Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu and ten others for financial crimes opens in the Holy See. Becciu and a monsignor are the only two to appear in court in person. Becciu denied any wrongdoing and the trial was adjourned. Pope Francis had previously stripped Becciu of his immunity and approved his indictment. Becciu's lawyers asked the court not to order the Cardinal's arrest. (Reuters)
- 2020 Summer Olympics
- Bermuda at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Bermudian triathlete Flora Duffy wins the Women's event, making Bermuda the least populous nation to have won a Summer Olympic gold medal. (Reuters)
- Turkmenistan at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Turkmen weightlifter Polina Guryeva gets second place in the Women's 59 kg event, winning Turkmenistan its first Olympic medal. (AP News)
- Bermuda at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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