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The Health Ministry said it had confirmed a daily toll exceeding 1,000
for the fifth time since the crisis accelerated in Brazil last week.
The country has more confirmed cases of COVID-19 than any other
country except the United States.
Experts say under-testing means the real figures are probably much
higher.
Bull rings have remained empty and the Running of the Bulls festival
which attracts tens of thousands from around the world every July was
canceled this year.
White House officials said U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an
executive order on social media companies Thursday. This comes after
the president threatened to shut down the platform he accused of stifling
conservative voices.
With two NASA astronauts aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft
and the hatch closed, Wednesday's mission to the International Space
Station was scrubbed due to bad weather.
China's plan for [new secretary le...] new security legislation triggered
protests in the territory, and now falls to President Donald Trump to
decide to end some, all or none of the U.S. economic privileges the
territory enjoys.
Firing tear gas, water cannon and pepper pellets, Hong Kong police
made 360 arrests Wednesday as thousands of people protested against
the bill.
Protesters were still cramming sidewalks late into the evening, chanting
for full democracy and for Hong Kong to seek independence from
China.
A U.K. regulator said Wednesday a separate trial was also being put on
hold less than a week after it started. The study being led by the
University of Oxford and partly funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation was expected to involve as many as 40,000 health care
workers.