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The Philippine Government's COVID-19 Response Has Devastated Its Economy

5:27am July 09, 2020

by Julie McCarthy

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's approach to curbing COVID-19 has slammed the breaks on the economy and caused untold pain for millions Filipinos, with hunger and begging on the rise.

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A women's movement activist holds a sign that reads in Portuguese "Genocide 60 thousand deaths, Bolsonaro out," during a protest against the government's handling of the pandemic earlier this month.

Brazil's Bolsonaro Sued For Unmasking As He Announced Positive Test For COVID-19

11:16pm July 08, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The Brazilian Press Association, or ABI, said that Bolsonaro had unnecessarily endangered a small group of journalists who interviewed him at his official residence.

A Scrabble players group finds some words are too offensive for its approved list.

Scrabble Association Bans Racial, Ethnic Slurs From Its Official Word List

9:32pm July 08, 2020

by Scott Neuman

On Wednesday, the North American Scrabble Players Association, which governs tournaments in the U.S. and Canada, said it was removing 236 potentially offensive words from its approved list.

Simge Topaloğlu, a Turkish citizen pursuing her doctorate at Harvard University, was caught off-guard by a new international student visa regulation put forward by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement earlier this week.

'I Couldn't Believe My Eyes': International Students Blindsided By ICE Rule Change

6:11pm July 08, 2020

by Max Larkin

As Harvard and MIT challenge a new visa requirement that doesn't allow for online-only curricula, students face difficult choices.

Protesters clash with police Tuesday night in front of the National Assembly building in Belgrade, Serbia.

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Serbia Seems To Relent On Coronavirus Curfew After Violence Erupts In Belgrade

5:25pm July 08, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Protesters gathered hours after an announcement that a curfew would be reinstated. Now President Aleksandar Vučić says it "probably" won't happen — despite an "alarming" surge in cases.

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What Travel Season Looks Like In The Caribbean This Summer

3:56pm July 08, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Vikkie Walker, a travel reporter for The Points Guy, about what tourism looks like in the Caribbean region during the pandemic.

Indian Company Starts Mass-Producing Coronavirus Vaccines Before Trials

3:56pm July 08, 2020

by Lauren Frayer

An Indian vaccine company has started mass production of four coronavirus vaccines before clinical trials. If one of the formulas proves effective, India will have hundreds of millions of doses ready.

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Pandemic Takes A Huge Toll On Kenya's Middle Class

3:56pm July 08, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

A growing middle class became a symbol of progress on the African continent. But the pandemic has hit Kenya's middle class hard, reducing many to selling vegetables to feed their families.

Afghan Taliban militants and villagers celebrate a peace deal and victory in March. News reports allege Russia offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. troops. Russia accuses U.S. intelligence of leaking the story to scuttle the peace pro

Russia Denies Allegations It Paid Militants To Kill U.S. Troops As 'Nonsense'

1:19pm July 08, 2020

by Lucian Kim

A bounty program on U.S. soldiers would constitute a "massive escalation" in Moscow's testy relations with Washington, says one Russia expert. A Russian lawmaker asks: "What would we get out of this?"

Interested Parties Watch To See If U.S. Schools Reopen For Fall Semester

6:05am July 08, 2020

The Trump administration urges schools to reopen in the fall. Immigration and Customs Enforcement rules say international students can't stay in the U.S. if their schools are entirely online.

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