BRAZIL (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest, calling it a ‘lie’, despite data produced by his own government showing thousands of fires in run the whole region. A Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) member …
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand officials are investigating the possibility that their first COVID-19 cases were imported by cargo in more than three months, as the country’s largest city fell into the lockdown again on Wednesday. PHILO PHOTO: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at a joint press conference …
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – Adria and Ayman Arafat are finally on their way to Florida after spending months in the Gaza Strip due to coronavirus-related restrictions, but fear they will now face a much greater health risk. Palestinians sit in a taxi before crossing the Rafah border with Egypt, …
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(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that had opened the door for a vote measure in Oregon to create an independent commission to draw state election constituencies. FILE PHOTO: A General View of the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC July …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Health Alex Azar on Tuesday responded to China’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying that if such an outbreak had occurred in Taiwan like the United States, it could ‘be easily sniffed out’. The Trump administration has repeatedly criticized Beijing for trying to crack …
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