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from Asia Times
LEAST BIASED, HIGH; News & Media Website based in Hong Kong
South Korea reported its highest daily number of coronavirus cases since early March on Sunday as authorities warned the country was “on the brink of a nationwide pandemic” and tightened social distancing rules. The majority of the 397 new infections were in the greater Seoul region – home to half the country’s 51 million people, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
Joe Biden’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday has been widely acclaimed in the US and it enhances the growing perception that he is likely to prevail in November’s general election, while President Donald Trump’s support continues to wane because of his perceived failings in addressing the pandemic and the country’s economic problems. Elections are hard to predict and Trump has a reputation of digging himself out of deep holes that would end the careers of most other politicians. Nonetheless, sans something entirely untoward happening before November, Biden may well be the next president of the United States. This poses some important policy questions to consider, Biden’s China policy in particular. What stands out from Biden’s speech is that he cleverly mentioned China only once. Possibly, he refused to take Trump’s bait to sound “tougher” on China.
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from BBC News (UK)
Allegations by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko that "foreign powers" are organising a build-up of troops on the country's border are baseless, says Nato.
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from DW News (Deutsche Welle)
Broadcasting & Media Production Company in Bonn, Germany
Vladimir Putin critic and prominent Russian dissident Alexei Navalny is being treated in Germany after being moved by air ambulance from Siberia. His supporters believe he was poisoned; the Kremlin denies this.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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