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Bolivian president Jeanine Añez tests p[ositive for coronavirus
Bolivia's President Jeanine Anez said on Thursday (July 9) she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Anez said in a tweet she was "well" and continuing to work while in isolation. "Together, we will come out of this," she said. The Bolivian government confirmed that at least seven ministers, including its health minister, had tested positive and were either undergoing treatment or recuperating at home. Anez said she had conducted a test given that many of her team had fallen ill.
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Bolivian president Jeanine Añez tests p[ositive for coronavirus
Bolivia's President Jeanine Anez said on Thursday (July 9) she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Anez said in a tweet she was "well" and continuing to work while in isolation. "Together, we will come out of this," she said. The Bolivian government confirmed that at least seven ministers, including its health minister, had tested positive and were either undergoing treatment or recuperating at home. Anez said she had conducted a test given that many of her team had fallen ill.
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China says it may take action in response to Australia's HK measures
China warned that it reserves the right to take further action in response to Australia suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters during a daily briefing that Beijing urged Australia to change course and stop interfering in China's affairs.
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Catch up: SBS World News (10 July 2020)
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US military needs to take 'hard look' at Confederacy symbols: top general
The top US general said that the military had to take a "hard look" at symbols of the Confederacy and had recommended a commission to look at the issue, even as President Donald Trump has ruled out renaming military bases that are named for Confederate leader.
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Brazil temporarily bans fires in Amazon rainforest after investor pressure
Brazil's government announced it planned to ban setting fires in the Amazon for 120 days, in a meeting with global investors to address their rising concerns over destruction of the rainforest.
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'Glee' actress Naya Rivera missing at California lake, authorities say
Actress Naya Rivera, who played Santana Lopez in the hit TV musical show "Glee," was missing feared drowned at Lake Piru, California, authorities said. Ventura County Sheriff's office said late on Wednesday it had identified the missing person as Naya Rivera and a search and rescue operation would continue in the morning.
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'We're liberating Fifth Ave', says NYC mayor as Black Lives Matter mural is painted outside Trump Tower
A large, bright yellow Black Lives Matter mural was painted on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower in New York
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Greek police use teargas on crowds protesting against demonstration law
Greek police used tear gas to disperse demonstrators gathered outside parliament to denounce a draft law attempting to regulate street protests in the country.
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Botswana finds more dead elephants, says test results due this week
Over 280 dead elephants have been discovered in Botswana with authorities waiting on test results to determine the cause of death.
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Biden: 'Our country is facing three simultaneous crises'
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says the United States is facing a series of crises unprecedented in the country's history amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Russian police raid opposition homes and offices
Russian law enforcement agents have searched the apartments and offices of several opposition activists who campaigned against constitutional amendments that allowed President Vladimir Putin to extend his rule until 2036.
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Trump reiterates his demand for schools to reopen
President Trump has reiterated his demand for schools to be opened, despite the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, saying his opponents wanted to keep schools closed for political reasons.
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'I know what they're going through': Recovered Iraqi medic sings to COVID-19 patients
Standing by the bed of a coronavirus patient in Basra's al-Mawana hospital, Mohammed Karim fills the room with songs he hopes will cheer up COVID-19 patients spending long days in the isolation ward.
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Fisherman has a close encounter with southern right whale
A fisherman had a close encounter at Beaumaris Bar, Melbourne after a southern right whale came right up to his boat.
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Thousands protest against Serbian leader despite warnings of virus risk
Serbian police fired tear gas at protesters after being pelted with flares and stones as thousands protested in front of the Belgrade parliament despite warnings such gatherings could spread coronavirus infections.
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Catch up: SBS World News (9 July 2020)
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Facebook audit finds 'setbacks' on civil rights
A two-year audit of Facebook's civil rights record found "serious setbacks" that have marred the social network's progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation and bias.
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Fauci 'cautiously optimistic' development of COVID-19 vaccine could happen by the beginning of 2021
US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci says that he remains 'cautiously optimistic' that scientists will develop a COVID-19 vaccine by the beginning of 2021.
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Two-year-old conjoined twins separated by Italian doctors in rare surgery
Doctors at Rome's Bambino Gesu hospital this week have separated two-year-old conjoined twins. The girls who come from the Central African Republic and are called Ervina and Prefina, had been joined from the back of the head since birth. Doctors said much of their cranium and vein system had been in common.
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