Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s continued coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I am Kate Mayberry in Kuala Lumpur. Texas authorities warn that hospitals in the U.S. state could be overwhelmed if coronavirus cases continue to rise. The border between the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales will …
Read More »Facebook groups turn to attack Black Lives Matter
CHICAGO – A loose network of Facebook groups that took root across the country in April to organize protests over orders to stay home from the coronavirus has become a center of misinformation and conspiracy theories that have become a variety of new goals. His latest: Black Lives Matter and …
Read More »Trump campaign to ‘strongly’ wear face masks at upcoming New Hampshire rally
President Trump’s reelection campaign will provide attendees with facial masks, which they will be “strongly encouraged” to wear, at his next rally. The President’s team emailed their supporters on Sunday announcing that their next rally will take place outdoors in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, at Portsmouth International Airport on Saturday, July …
Read More »India’s TikTok ban undermines ByteDance
The Indian government said this week it will ban TikTok and other well-known Chinese applications, including the WeChat messaging platform and the UC Browser mobile browser, saying they pose a “threat to sovereignty and integrity.” The move follows a border clash between the two countries earlier this month that left …
Read More »‘VAR always favors the same team’: Barcelona President Bartomeu hints at Real Madrid’s bias among League officials
The Blaugrana boss was critical of the video technology system, claiming that the results it produces were influenced by other teams. Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu accused VAR of favoring the same team, as he hinted that the system was stacked in favor of Real Madrid rivals. The Blaugrana official …
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