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Mexicans Split On Their President Meeting With Trump

4:02pm July 09, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

Mexicans are expressing different opinions about their president meeting with President Trump. Some say it is an embarrassment, while others hope the new trade agreement will lead to more jobs.

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'Silent Screams': Will U.S. Amusement Parks Ban Screaming On Roller Coasters?

4:02pm July 09, 2020

Japanese amusement parks have banned screaming on roller coasters in an attempt to stop the spread of the coronavirus. NPR asks U.S. amusement parks whether they will impose the same rules.

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World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a meeting last week at WHO headquarters in Geneva. Tedros says the coronavirus "thrives on division."

Lack Of Unity Is A Bigger Threat Than Coronavirus, WHO Chief Says In Emotional Speech

3:56pm July 09, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"How is it difficult for humans to unite and fight a common enemy that is killing people indiscriminately?" WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus asks.

Attendants refill teacups as Chen Quanguo (center), Communist Party secretary of China's Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, listens to a speaker during a group discussion meeting on the sidelines of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the

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U.S. Sanctions Chinese Officials, Including Politburo Member, For Xinjiang Abuses

3:40pm July 09, 2020

by John Ruwitch

The Trump administration's penalties are meant to punish China for its treatment of Uighurs and Muslim minorities in the region, and target a Politburo member for the first time.

U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack dismissed the heads of all its broadcasters when he took office in June.

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U.S. Broadcasting Agency Will Not Extend Visas For Its Foreign Journalists

2:33pm July 09, 2020

Dozens of foreign nationals working in the U.S. for Voice of America may have to leave the country, putting some at risk of retribution from their nations' governments.

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Satellite Images Reveal Damage At Iranian Nuclear Facility

12:19pm July 09, 2020

by Geoff Brumfiel

An incident last week at an Iranian nuclear facility appears to be sabotage. A look at the chief suspects and what the impact could be on Iran's nuclear ambitions.

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Gurmeet Singh holds a photo of his granddaughter, Gurupreet Kaur, who died of heatstroke in Arizona in June 2019. The 6-year-old and her mother had just crossed into the U.S. from Mexico.

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The Long, Perilous Route Thousands Of Indians Have Risked For A Shot At Life In U.S.

12:05pm July 09, 2020

by Lauren Frayer

The journey from India can zigzag to Russia, the Mideast, the Caribbean and Central America. U.S. Border Patrol figures show more than 7,600 Indians were detained on the U.S.-Mexico border last year.

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Kenyan Health Workers Manage COVID-19, HIV In Nairobi

7:09am July 09, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

An HIV outreach worker makes the rounds in a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, checking that clients are taking their medication and doing what they can to protect themselves against the coronavirus.

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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.