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United States: news

Big Tech: What comes next for the US giants?

Thursday, July 30th 2020, 12:20
related places: Amazon, Apple

Apple, Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook's CEOs gave testimony, but voters will determine the outcome.
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TikTok launches $70m fund for European users

Thursday, July 30th 2020, 10:29

The video sharing app launched a $200m fund for American users earlier this month.
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Amazon boss Jeff Bezos rejects claims company acted like a 'drug dealer'

Thursday, July 30th 2020, 7:14
related places: Amazon

The Amazon boss is questioned by US Congress on one company's experience with his business.
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What's next after flood of US racial equity donations?

Thursday, July 30th 2020, 1:51

The global outpouring of giving following George Floyd's death inundated charities large and small.
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Pelosi warns maskless US lawmakers may be thrown out

Thursday, July 30th 2020, 1:16
related places: Texas

The US House of Representatives introduces the new rule after a Texas congressman catches Covid-19.
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Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google face claims of 'harmful' power

Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 23:59

The executives of the four US tech giants defend their records at a five-hour hearing in Congress.
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'Bay of Piglets': A 'bizarre' plot to capture a president

Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 23:30

How did exiled Venezuelans and former US Special Forces end up joining what looked from the outset like a suicide mission? 
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US to withdraw 12,000 troops from Germany in 'strategic' move

Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 22:26
related countries: Germany
related places: Berlin

President Trump says the move is a response to Berlin's failure to meet targets on defence spending.
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Coronavirus: Trump’s signals 'not helpful', says Fauci

Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 19:10

The top US disease researcher was speaking after the president shared a video making unproven claims.
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Stella Immanuel - the doctor behind unproven coronavirus cure claim

Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 16:47

Stella Immanuel has caught the US president's attention for claiming hydroxychloroquine cures Covid-19.
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US election: Biden pledges billions to improve racial equality

Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 3:01
related places: Black

The Democratic candidate vows to boost opportunities for Black, Latino and Native American businesses.
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Maine shark attack: US woman killed by great white

Wednesday, July 29th 2020, 2:31

A retired New York fashion executive with a "zest" for life dies in a rare shark attack near Portland.
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Should police be first to respond in a mental-health crisis?

Tuesday, July 28th 2020, 23:08
related countries: Canada
related places: Why

Why cities in the US and Canada are eyeing removing police from front-line mental-health response.
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Iran blasts dummy US aircraft carrier with missiles

Tuesday, July 28th 2020, 22:22

The drill includes fire so heavy the US military temporarily puts two regional bases on alert.
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Niagara Falls tour boats show stark social distancing split

Tuesday, July 28th 2020, 21:00
related countries: Canada
related places: Niagara Falls

Niagara Falls boat tours highlight pandemic safety measure differences in the US and Canada.
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US Attorney General defends deploying federal agents to Portland

Tuesday, July 28th 2020, 19:15
related places: Portland

US Attorney General accuses "rioters" of committing "an assault on the government of the United States".
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Donald Trump Jr suspended from tweeting after Covid post

Tuesday, July 28th 2020, 15:50

US president's son's use of Twitter is limited for 12 hours after he broke its misinformation rules.
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Portland protests: Ban federal agents from cities, Democratic mayors say

Tuesday, July 28th 2020, 7:48

Six Democratic Party mayors urge Congress to block the deployment of federal law enforcement agents.
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Google's new transatlantic data cable to land in Cornwall

Tuesday, July 28th 2020, 7:00
related places: Cornwall, Bude

The tech giant plans a new high-end transatlantic data cable to go from the US to Bude, in Cornwall.
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In pictures: Civil rights icon John Lewis honoured at US capitol

Tuesday, July 28th 2020, 2:34
related countries: Georgia
related places: Capitol

The Georgia Democrat is the first African-American lawmaker to lie in state at the Capitol rotunda.
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US presidential election: Debate venue moved over Covid precautions

Monday, July 27th 2020, 22:50
related places: Cleveland, Indiana

The location of the first Biden-Trump debate is moved from Indiana to Ohio over coronavirus precautions.
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Coronavirus: 'We’re still waiting at home for them to come back'

Monday, July 27th 2020, 20:14

Latinos represent 18% of the total US population but more than a third of Covid-19 cases.
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US Senator Tom Cotton defends slavery remarks

Monday, July 27th 2020, 14:20
related places: Arkansas

Arkansas's Tom Cotton faced criticism for saying US founders viewed slavery as a 'necessary evil'.
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Chengdu: US leaves consulate amid row with China

Monday, July 27th 2020, 12:14
related countries: China
related places: Chengdu, Houston

China's decision to close the US mission came after the US shut China's consulate in Houston.
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Harry Harris: US envoy to South Korea shaves off controversial moustache

Monday, July 27th 2020, 10:18
related countries: South Korea

Harry Harris removes his facial hair, which reminded some South Koreans of colonial rule.
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John Lewis: US civil rights icon's body crosses Selma bridge a final time

Sunday, July 26th 2020, 20:07
related places: Selma

The late civil rights activist is taken over the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge for a final time.
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Seattle protest: Police and anti-racism demonstrators clash at march

Sunday, July 26th 2020, 19:36
related places: Portland

A man was also killed in Austin, Texas at one of many marches in support of protests in Portland, Oregon.
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John Lewis: Mourners pay tributes to US civil rights icon

Saturday, July 25th 2020, 23:57
related places: America

The last of America's Big Six civil rights leaders died on 17 July of pancreatic cancer, aged 80.
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The frustration of trying to invest in my hometown

Saturday, July 25th 2020, 23:12

Would-be investors in US black neighbourhoods say they still face significant financial barriers.
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Regis Philbin, iconic US TV host, dies aged 88

Saturday, July 25th 2020, 20:20

The broadcaster became a national figure hosting talk shows with Kathie Lee Gifford and Kelly Ripa.
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South China Sea dispute: Australia says Beijing's claims have no legal basis

Saturday, July 25th 2020, 10:29
related countries: Australia, China
related places: Beijing

Australia tells the UN the claims have "no legal basis" as it aligns itself more closely with the US.
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Singapore man admits being Chinese spy in US

Saturday, July 25th 2020, 9:48
related countries: China, Singapore

The guilty plea of the man who found spying targets on LinkedIn comes as US-China tensions rise.
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Donald Trump acts to cut prescription drug prices in US

Saturday, July 25th 2020, 1:32

The president says his executive orders will overhaul the drug market, but some experts are sceptical.
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Brazil's racial reckoning: 'Black lives matter here, too'

Friday, July 24th 2020, 23:21
related places: Black

Police killed nearly six times as many people as in the US last year, and most of them were black.
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Why US-China relations are at their lowest point in decades

Friday, July 24th 2020, 20:21
related countries: China

Tensions between the US and China are escalating at a dizzying pace. So what will happen next?
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Russia satellite: Kremlin accuses US and UK of 'distorting' truth

Friday, July 24th 2020, 19:45
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom
related places: Moscow, Kremlin

Moscow insists US and UK accusations that Russia tested anti-satellite weaponry are "distorted".
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US consulate: China orders US consulate closure in tit-for-tat move

Friday, July 24th 2020, 17:08
related countries: China
related places: Chengdu, Houston

The move comes days after the US ordered China to shut its consulate in Houston, Texas.
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Goldman Sachs settles 1MDB scandal with Malaysia for $3.9bn

Friday, July 24th 2020, 14:34
related countries: Malaysia

The US bank will make a cash payment to the Malaysian government as part of the deal.
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US lottery jackpot shared after 1992 handshake

Friday, July 24th 2020, 10:42

Two friends agreed nearly 30 years ago that if one scooped the Powerball lottery they would split it.
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Coronavirus: Dr Anthony Fauci throws first pitch of US baseball season

Friday, July 24th 2020, 9:40

The US' leading expert in infectious diseases, Dr Anthony Fauci, opens the US baseball season with a ceremonial throw.
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Nasa Mars rover: How Perseverance will hunt for signs of past life

Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 23:18
related places: Mars

If there was life on Mars, how will the US space agency's next robot rover recognise it?
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US arrests three Chinese nationals for visa fraud

Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 21:44
related countries: China
related places: San Francisco

The US justice department says the researchers lied about their membership of China's armed forces.
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UK and US say Russia fired a satellite weapon in space

Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 20:22
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom

The UK says the Russian satellite launched "a projectile with the characteristics of a weapon".
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Black Lives Matter protests: Local officials criticise federal agent presence in Portland

Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 19:39
related places: Portland, Local

Portland anti-racism protesters say federal agents sent by US President Trump are attacking them.
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Reopening US schools 'makes our kids guinea pigs'

Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 16:09
related places: August, Florida

Florida's decision to reopen all brick and mortar schools in August caused a teacher backlash.
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Trump to send 'surge' of hundreds of federal agents to cities

Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 15:05
related places: Chicago, Kansas City

Protests are ongoing in Portland, where the mayor was among those tear-gassed by federal agents.
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China-US row: Fugitive researcher 'hiding in San Francisco consulate'

Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 12:30
related countries: China
related places: San Francisco

A scientist who allegedly lied about military ties is said to be inside China's San Francisco mission.
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Chinese consulate in Houston ordered to close by US

Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 4:24
related countries: China
related places: Houston

Unidentified people were filmed burning paper in the consulate's courtyard after the order was made.
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Woody Johnson: US ambassador to UK denies making racist comments

Thursday, July 23rd 2020, 3:54
related countries: United Kingdom

Woody Johnson says media reports he made insensitive comments about race and gender are "false".
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Latin American Foto Festival: Culture and coronavirus

Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 23:24

Caribbean and Latin American photography features in the third Annual Latin American Foto Festival.
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QAnon, coronavirus and the conspiracy cult

Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 23:09

The bizarre, fringe theory has surged in popularity in the US during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Canada court rules US 'not safe' for asylum seekers

Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 20:28
related countries: Canada

The US violates the human rights of asylum seekers by imprisoning them, a Canadian judge rules.
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Kanye West: What to say - and not to say - about the US star

Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 18:00

Erratic comments and a long-shot bid to become US president have raised questions about his welfare.
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In pictures: 'Wall of Moms' joins Portland's anti-racism protests

Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 16:57
related places: Portland

The US mums were moved to act after watching images of federal officers on the streets of their city.
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Facebook: Trump posts misleading ad using Ukraine photo

Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 16:38
related countries: Ukraine
related places: Trump

The US president posts an ad purporting to show violence in the US - but the image is from Ukraine.
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US offers $5m for capture of Venezuela chief justice Moreno

Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 13:53
related countries: Venezuela
related places: Moreno

The US wants to arrest Maikel Moreno, who it says participated in "transnational organised crime".
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Nazi eagle in Uruguay auction 'should go to museum'

Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 11:29
related countries: Uruguay

A US Holocaust centre warns that a bronze eagle in Uruguay could be bought by white supremacists.
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Coronavirus: Airlines call for joint US-European testing scheme

Wednesday, July 22nd 2020, 5:24
related places: Major

Major carriers in the US and Europe want a coordinated programme to get passengers flying again.
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Portland protests: US federal agents 'will not retreat', Chad Wolf says

Tuesday, July 21st 2020, 22:47
related countries: Chad

Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf says officers will not leave the city until violence stops.
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US charges Chinese Covid-19 research 'cyber-spies'

Tuesday, July 21st 2020, 20:09
related countries: China

The justice department charges two men targeting companies researching coronavirus treatments.
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Portland protests: Fresh violence as demonstrators clash with federal officers

Tuesday, July 21st 2020, 15:00

US federal officers fire tear gas as demonstrators throw projectiles outside the city's courthouse.
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MPs say UK failed to investigate Russian interference in elections

Tuesday, July 21st 2020, 12:16
related countries: Russia, United Kingdom

Government failed look into possible interference in the EU referendum, says a committee of MPs.
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Portland protests: Trump threatens to send officers to more US cities

Tuesday, July 21st 2020, 8:30
related places: Trump

The president said more officers would be sent to a number of cities run by "liberal Democrats".
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Michigan judge refuses to free girl in missed homework case

Tuesday, July 21st 2020, 1:28

The decision to send the 15-year-old girl to juvenile detention has sparked protests in the US.
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TikTok: How app got caught up in the US-China clash

Monday, July 20th 2020, 23:34
related places: Why

Why is there so much controversy surrounding the popular short-video app?
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Amber Heard: Johnny Depp 'threatened to kill me many times'

Monday, July 20th 2020, 14:43

Amber Heard claims ex-husband Johnny Depp "was pressing so hard on my neck I couldn't breathe".
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Gunman attacks family of US federal judge Esther Salas

Monday, July 20th 2020, 8:53

An attacker dressed as a FedEx driver is sought after the shooting at the home of judge Esther Salas.
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US election 2020: Kanye West launches unconventional bid for presidency

Monday, July 20th 2020, 6:42

Fans have questioned whether the rapper's last-minute bid for the presidency is genuine.
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Coronavirus: China's cinemas start to reopen after shutdowns

Monday, July 20th 2020, 3:39

The country is the second largest film market in the world after the US, with a box office of $9.2bn in 2019.
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Portland protests: Oregon sues over 'unlawful detentions'

Sunday, July 19th 2020, 6:59
related places: Oregon

The state attorney general accuses the federal government of violating citizens' rights in protests.
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Coronavirus: The slow death of the American all-you-can-eat buffet

Saturday, July 18th 2020, 23:34

Buffets, beloved by many Americans, are rapidly changing their business model to adapt to the virus.
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John Lewis: US presidents join tributes to civil rights icon

Saturday, July 18th 2020, 19:22

US presidents are among those paying tribute after the civil rights icon died of cancer, aged 80.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Supreme court justice will not retire after cancer diagnosis

Friday, July 17th 2020, 22:14
related places: Top

The court's most senior liberal justice has a recurrence of cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy.
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Coronavirus: US v other countries... did it mess up its reopening?

Friday, July 17th 2020, 21:43

By the time most Americans emerged from lockdown restrictions, a second surge was already under way.
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US military effectively bans Confederate flag with new policy

Friday, July 17th 2020, 17:05
related places: Confederate

The flag of pro-slavery states during the US Civil War is no longer authorised on military property.
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Coronavirus: India's Covid-19 cases surge past one million

Friday, July 17th 2020, 11:26
related countries: Brazil

After the US and Brazil, India is only the third country to record such a high tally.
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Coronavirus: Georgia governor sues Atlanta over face mask rules

Friday, July 17th 2020, 11:14
related places: Atlanta

It comes as the US city signalled it would defy an order barring the enforcement of masks in public.
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Twitter hack: FBI investigates major Twitter attack

Friday, July 17th 2020, 5:09

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are among the public figures whose accounts were hacked by fraudsters.
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Alan Rusbridger: Facebook oversight board must avoid 'half-baked judgements'

Thursday, July 16th 2020, 23:34

Alan Rusbridger, a member of the oversight board, acknowledged a desire to launch ahead of US vote.
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US tech and film 'collaborating' with China - Barr

Thursday, July 16th 2020, 18:53
related countries: China
related places: Beijing, Barr

Such dealings with Beijing risk undermining the liberal order, the US attorney general says.
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Major US Twitter accounts hacked in Bitcoin scam

Thursday, July 16th 2020, 15:34
related places: Posts

Twitter says a hacking attack on employees was to blame for one of its biggest ever security lapses.
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EU-US Privacy Shield for data struck down by court

Thursday, July 16th 2020, 11:07

The EU-US Privacy Shield, governing the transfer of citizens' data, has been declared invalid.
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China says a US travel ban on Communist Party members would be 'pathetic'

Thursday, July 16th 2020, 11:02
related places: Trump

US media earlier reported the Trump administration was considering a travel ban on party members.
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Megan Thee Stallion 'suffered gunshot wounds', apparently injuring foot

Thursday, July 16th 2020, 8:57

The hit US rapper says she's "grateful to be alive" after apparently being injured in the foot.
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Del Mar: Racing suspended as 15 jockeys at US track test positive for coronavirus

Thursday, July 16th 2020, 8:10
related places: Del Mar, California

Racing is suspended at the Del Mar track in California after 15 jockeys test positive for coronavirus.
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Ambani: Google latest US tech giant to invest in India's Jio

Thursday, July 16th 2020, 4:26
related countries: India

The search engine giant's $4.5bn bet comes after Facebook, Intel and Qualcomm bought stakes in Jio.
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Adoptee Kara Bos's search for her roots in South Korea

Wednesday, July 15th 2020, 23:02
related countries: South Korea

Kara Bos was adopted as a baby from South Korea by a US couple. But her birth father is standing in the way of her discovering her roots.
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Coronavirus: US disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci calls White House attacks 'bizarre'

Wednesday, July 15th 2020, 20:24
related places: Trump, White House

Dr Anthony Fauci says recent efforts by the Trump administration to discredit him are "nonsense".
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Huawei: China attacks UK's 'groundless' ban of 5G kit

Wednesday, July 15th 2020, 15:07
related countries: China, United Kingdom

The UK cited security risks - but China says it is "an excuse to co-operate with the United States".
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US-China: Pompeo dog photo has netizens asking if US is toying with China

Wednesday, July 15th 2020, 14:07
related countries: China

The US secretary of state's photo of his dog with her toys may carry a message for Xi Jinping.
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Hong Kong: China vows to retaliate after Trump ends special economic status

Wednesday, July 15th 2020, 9:37
related countries: China, Hong Kong
related places: Beijing, Trump

Beijing strongly condemns the US move to end Hong Kong's special trade status and target officials.
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Could US or UK ban TikTok?

Tuesday, July 14th 2020, 23:06
related countries: India, United Kingdom

With the short-video app already banned in India, Sophia Smith Galer looks at whether the UK or the US could be next.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: US Supreme Court oldest justice treated for possible infection

Tuesday, July 14th 2020, 22:17
related places: Baltimore

The 87-year-old undergoes a procedure to clean out a bile duct stent in Baltimore's hospital.
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Foreign students in US: Trump administration drops deportation plans

Tuesday, July 14th 2020, 21:13

Foreign students had been told they were at risk if their classes moved online during the pandemic.
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Daniel Lewis Lee: US executes first federal prisoner in 17 years

Tuesday, July 14th 2020, 13:08

Triple murderer Daniel Lewis Lee is executed following a US Supreme Court ruling.
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South China Sea dispute: China's pursuit of resources 'unlawful', says US

Tuesday, July 14th 2020, 10:59
related countries: China

It is the first time the US has said China's "maritime empire" in disputed waters is unlawful.
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US Navy ship fire still burning

Tuesday, July 14th 2020, 8:45

At least 11 sailors needed medical treatment following the fire on the vessel, moored at San Diego Naval Base.
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Coronavirus: White House targets US disease chief Dr Anthony Fauci

Tuesday, July 14th 2020, 0:33

A memo leaked over the weekend said several officials were "concerned" by Dr Fauci's past comments.
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Coronavirus: How did Florida get so badly hit by Covid-19?

Monday, July 13th 2020, 23:05
related places: Florida

Florida is becoming the new US epicentre - but what's behind the rising case counts?
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Daniel Lewis Lee: US judge delays first federal execution in 17 years

Monday, July 13th 2020, 16:02
related places: Friday

The execution of Daniel Lewis Lee in Indiana is stopped just hours before it was due to go ahead.
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