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Goat Sales For Eid Were Tanking Due To The Pandemic. So Marketers Got Creative

5:31pm July 31, 2020

by Sandip Roy

It's been hard to sell the sacrificial animal in India for the Eid al-Adha holiday amid COVID-19. Goat dealers are trying everything from a pageant hosted by a TikTok star to WhatsApp orders.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, shown here arriving for a news conference in Hong Kong on Friday, is delaying the region's legislative elections by a year.

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Hong Kong Delays Elections For A Year, Citing Coronavirus Pandemic

5:07pm July 31, 2020

by Maureen Pao

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she is postponing legislative elections slated for Sept. 6 due to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases. Critics say it will further erode the Chinese territory's autonomy.

Is staying at home giving you pandemic restlessness? Try a new window's view — or explore a new place on a "walk."

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Don't Like The View From Your Window? Try Someone Else's

5:01pm July 31, 2020

Maybe it's been awhile since you got out. Staying home during the coronavirus pandemic has meant your view has not changed. For months. Try a change of scenery — without going outside.

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A medic checks the temperature of a Syrian worshipper before entering the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus to attend Friday prayer on May 15. To try to slow the coronavirus outbreak, the Syrian government has banned mass prayers and asked Syrians to stay home o

Syria Is Overwhelmed By Coronavirus As Govt Conceals Outbreak, Health Worker Says

4:37pm July 31, 2020

Medical workers in and outside the country say there's a lack of medicine and tests.

Screenshot of video on Facebook showing an Egyptian sarcophagus with mummy inside for sale. According to the ATHAR Project, the video is from an area known for extensive antiquities looting. Facebook bans trade in antiquities and human remains, but relies

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Facebook Has Moved To Ban Sales Of Looted Antiquities. Will It Make A Difference?

2:47pm July 31, 2020

by Jane Arraf

Archaeologists have ID'ed 100-plus Facebook groups offering looted and illicit antiquities for sale. New rules ban the sale of "historical artifacts" on Facebook but critics want more enforcement.

A federal judge blocked further implementation of a rule issued last year by the Department of Homeland Security.

Twin Rulings By Federal Judge Block 'Public Charge' Rules For Immigrants

2:05pm July 31, 2020

by David Welna

The judge cites the coronavirus pandemic in blocking the Trump administration's attempt to widen the criteria for what makes an immigrant a "public charge."

Bar chart showing the top 10 countries for COVID-19 cases: United States, Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa, Mexico, Peru, Chile, United Kingdom and Iran.

What 6 Of The 7 Countries With The Most COVID-19 Cases Have In Common

11:46am July 31, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

They're up-and-coming nations. They're regional political powers. And they're especially vulnerable to the impact of the pandemic.

Relatives of those who have died from COVID-19 visit graves in the special area of the Municipal Pantheon of Valle de Chalco, Mexico. The coronavirus has taken a heavy toll on the country, especially its poorest citizens.

'If Coronavirus Doesn't Kill Me, Hunger Will': Mexico's Poor Bear Brunt Of Pandemic

4:58pm July 30, 2020

by James Fredrick

Low earners have been doubly hit: They make up the highest share of virus-related deaths and lack the funds to stay afloat as the pandemic plunges Mexico deeper into recession.

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Protests Over The Arrest Of A Popular Governor Continue For 3rd Week In Russia

4:33pm July 30, 2020

by Lucian Kim

After nearly three weeks of protests in Russia's Far East over the arrest of a provincial governor, neither Moscow nor the protesters seem willing to back down.

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Google Plans To Lay A New Trans-Atlantic Cable To Improve Internet Infrastructure

4:33pm July 30, 2020

Google announced Tuesday that it is planning to lay a new trans-Atlantic underwater cable that it claims will ensure a significant upgrade to the U.S.-Europe Internet infrastructure.

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