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Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un attends wreath laying ceremony at Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi, Vietnam March 2, 2019.

21:20 GMT 09 July 2020 / updated: 21:44 GMT World

Summit With Trump Might Not Happen This Year, Kim Jong Un's Sister Says

A gas flare on an oil production platform in the Soroush oil fields is seen alongside an Iranian flag in the Persian Gulf, in this July 25, 2005 file photo

Multiple Explosions Sound Off in Tehran, Power Outages Detected - Reports

Ghislaine Maxwell, longtime associate of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, speaks at a news conference on oceans and sustainable development at the United Nations in New York, U.S. June 25, 2013 in this screengrab taken from United Nations TV file footage

Epstein Madam Maxwell Given Paper Clothing, Reportedly Placed on Suicide Watch Ahead of Trial

USS Portland (LPD 27) conducts a Solid State Laser - Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) test in the Pacific, May 16. (U.S. Navy)

US Navy Wants Eight Warships Equipped With ODIN Laser Defense by 2024

Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on efforts to get back to work and school during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 30, 2020.

Top COVID-19 Doctor Says US States With Surging Cases Should Consider 'Shutting Down'

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Latin America
Bolivian Interim President Says Tested Positive for Coronavirus
The announcement comes just days after Bolivian Health Minister Eydi Roca tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Last update: 21:41 GMT 09.07.2020
21:41 GMT 09.07.2020
Society
Employee of Angela Merkel's Press Office Suspected of Spying for Egypt - Report
An employee at German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s press office is suspected of spying for Egypt’s intelligence service, AFP reported Thursday, citing a police report.
Last update: 23:13 GMT 09.07.2020
23:13 GMT 09.07.2020
US
Former Trump Fixer Cohen Back in Federal Custody After Being Spotted at NYC Restaurant
Michael Cohen, the former attorney of US President Donald Trump, is back in federal custody after reportedly refusing to comply with conditions necessary for his home confinement agreement with the Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
Last update: 20:14 GMT 09.07.2020
20:14 GMT 09.07.2020
Society
Tuberculosis Vaccine Linked to Lower COVID-19 Mortality Rates, Preliminary Study Finds
A preliminary study set to soon be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal suggests that a century-old tuberculosis vaccine may play a role in decreasing COVID-19 mortality rates.
Last update: 21:32 GMT 09.07.2020
21:32 GMT 09.07.2020
Africa
Egypt Holds Military Drills Dubbed 'Resolve 2020' Near Libyan Border
QABR GABIS (Sputnik) - Egyptian armed forces conducted an exercise near Libya's border on Thursday, including training for the Air Force to face mercenaries of irregular armies and target their hotbeds, a military spokesman said in a statement.
Last update: 19:00 GMT 09.07.2020
19:00 GMT 09.07.2020
US
Part 2 of 3: Crafting the Warrior Cop: How US Police ‘Brought the War Home’ as a Paramilitary Force
While the US Defense Logistics Agency and Department of Homeland Security have provided the essential mechanisms for placing military equipment in cops’ hands, they cannot be blamed for the internal culture cultivated in police departments for decades leading to them requesting such equipment and justifying it as necessary for their jobs.
Last update: 17:33 GMT 09.07.2020
17:33 GMT 09.07.2020
Viral
'Biden is Not Well': Video of Presumptive Democratic Candidate’s Mumbling Causes a Meme Contest
In March, a tweet by White House Director of Social Media Dan Scavino, featuring an edited clip of Joe Biden, was labeled by Twitter as “manipulated media”. The official has now come up with a new cutting of a recent Biden speech, which some say does not present the presumptive Democratic candidate in the best light.
Last update: 04:46 GMT 09.07.2020
04:46 GMT 09.07.2020
World
COVID-19 Live Updates: WHO Not Ruling Out Aerosol Transmission of Сoronavirus in Indoor Settings
US-based Johns Hopkins University has reported more than 12 million coronavirus cases worldwide, with more than half a million having died from the infection. Since first being diagnosed in China in December 2019, the virus has been reported in more than 210 countries and territories.