Brazil president Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus
BRASILIA, Jul 7, 2020, CNBC. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for the coronavirus Tuesday,…
US commits $1.6B to Covid-19 vaccine maker Novavax
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 7, 2020, CNN. The federal government’s “Operation Warp Speed” Covid-19 vaccine program…
Australia’s Melbourne locks down again due to the coronavirus
MELBOURNE, Jul 7, 2020, VOA News. The southern Australian city of Melbourne will be placed…
[Analytics] Bolsonaro made Brazil a pandemic pariah
Brazil’s northeastern state of Piauí has responded to the novel coronavirus with a remarkably efficient…
Holiday weekend brings tourists back to Pattaya
PATTAYA, Jul 7, 2020, Pattaya Mail. A holiday weekend finally brought tourists back to Thailand…
US should issue mandatory mask order across all states: Harvard doctor
KATHMANDU, Jul 7, 2020, The Himalayan Times. A Harvard University doctor says the United States…
Vietnam joins UNSC’s discussion on Central Asia’s centre for preventive diplomacy
NEW YORK/UN, Jul 7, 2020, VNS. Vietnamese Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý on Monday expressed his…
Over 1.5 million people quarantined in Mumbai since pandemic outbreak
MUMBAI, Jul 7, 2020, One India. More than 15 lakh people have been quarantined in…
Peru Congress approves end of immunity for legislators and senior public officials
LIMA, Jul 7, 2020, ANDINA. The Peruvian Congress on Sunday night approved the constitutional reform…
Chilean copper industry halts expansion to slow the spread of coronavirus among miners
SANTIAGO, Jul 7, 2020, Merco Press. Chile’s Codelco has halted work on a multibillion-dollar project…
Foreign sailors breach border closures in Solomons and Tonga
HONIARA, Jul 7, 2020, RNZ. Three sailors who entered the Solomon Islands illegally have been…
Thai govt denies ‘industrial’ monkey use: Commerce ministry
BANGKOK, Jul 7, 2020, Bangkok Post. Thailand does not use monkeys to harvest coconuts on…