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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus
Mr Bolsonaro said he tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday after months of playing down its severity while deaths mounted rapidly inside the country. "You need to get the economy in gear", he said. Bolsonaro said he cancelled a trip to the northeast region planned for this week. Now Mr Bolsonaro has also vetoed articles requiring masks be worn in prisons and another obliging businesses to ... [Full Article...]
Bus plunges into reservoir, killing 21
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A bus carrying high school students plunged into a reservoir on in southwest China on Tuesday, as days of torrential rain triggered flood warnings across large parts of the country and disrupted the first day of national college exams. "2020 has truly been full of disasters and difficulties", one user wrote. The headquarters said it would guide local authorities to strengthen their forecast ca... [Full Article...]
Trump Calls on Schools to Reopen, Vows to Pressure Governors
President Donald Trump sent a clear message to public schools and universities around the country, Tuesday: He wants their doors open this fall. He then went on to claim that governors who didn't were trying to help themselves politically. [Full Article...]
Australian snowboarder Pullin drowned on Gold Coast
Queensland Ambulance Service officer Justin Payne said he did not survive. "The patient was found at the bottom of the reef, (and) was brought to the top by another snorkeller and brought in by lifeguards". "It is an incredibly sad day", Geoff Lipshut, the chief executive of the Olympic Winter Institute of Australia, told Reuters. Australia's winter sports body Snow Australia said it was shock... [Full Article...]
Australian Winter Olympics star Alex Pullin dies in spearfishing accident
Police have confirmed a 32-year-old man was unconscious when dragged from the water at Palm Beach around 10.40am on Wednesday. It is understood an on-duty lifeguard was on the scene and that surfers were involved in carrying the man from Palm Beach reef. [Full Article...]
North Korea says 'no intention' to talk to U.S.
Jeong Se-hyun, a former South Korean unification minister, said the objective of Biegun's visit was likely meant to bolster faith in Washington's so-called working group with Seoul on the North Korean question. Some analysts believe North Korea will avoid serious talks with the Americans for now and instead focus on pressuring the South in a bid to increase its bargaining power before an eventual ... [Full Article...]
Brazil's Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus
Brazil now has the second-highest number of confirmed cases worldwide with over 1.6 million recorded and over 65,000 deaths from COVID-19. The UN health agency meanwhile acknowledged that there was "emerging evidence" of airborne transmission of COVID-19, which has infected almost 11.7 million people around the globe and caused more than 539,000 deaths. [Full Article...]
Australian fights deadly snake while driving at over 100 kilometres per hour
An Australian man battled and killed a venomous snake while driving almost 70 miles per hour on June 15, Aussie cops said in a press release . Jimmy told police he thought he had been bitten and was trying to reach the nearest hospital when they pulled him over. [Full Article...]