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Economic Times | 07 Jul, 2020 | 09.47AM IST
Covid News: India's case tally crosses seven lakh
India registered 22,252 new cases and 467 deaths in the last 24 hours.
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US may follow India's step in banning Chinese apps
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says that the United States is "certainly looking at" banning Chinese social media apps, including TikTok. (Reuters)
Total Covid tests conducted
The total number of samples tested up to July 6 is 1,02,11,092 of which 2,41,430 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
TikTok says stopping app operation in Hong Kong
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22,252 new cases, 467 deaths in India
- Total cases now stand at 7,19,665.
- Active cases: 2,59,557
- Cured: 4,39,948
- Deaths: 20,160
Terrorist, army jawan killed in Pulwama encounter
Germany: Coronavirus cases rise to 196,944
The European nation recorded 390 new cases
Death toll from flooding in Japan rises to 50
Japan's disaster management agency says at least a dozen people are still missing.
Ghislaine Maxwell moved to New York
Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidante Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred Monday to a New York City jail plagued by coronavirus concerns and other problems as she faces charges that she recruited girls, one as young as 14, for Epstein.
Earthquake in Indonesia
A strong undersea earthquake has hit off the coast of Indonesia's main island of Java, but no injuries or serious damage were reported immediately. The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said the temblor Friday had a magnitude of 6.1 and was unlikely to trigger a tsunami.
Hong Kong police granted sweeping security surveillance powers
- Hong Kong's police have been granted vastly expanded powers to conduct warrantless raids and surveillance -- as well as issue internet takedown notices -- under Beijing's new national security law.
- The announcement comes as major tech companies including Facebook, Google and Twitter said they were suspending requests from the Hong Kong government and law enforcement authorities for information on users.
- The new provisions, disclosed late Monday in a 116-page document, remove much of the judicial oversight that previously governed police surveillance powers.
- Officers will be able to conduct a search without a warrant if they deem a threat to national security is "urgent".
Bolsonaro takes COVID-19 test
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who has long minimized the risks posed by the coronavirus, said he had been tested after showing symptoms including a fever.
US virus death toll passes 130,000
Pandemic an opportunity for terror groups: UN chief
- U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the COVID-19 pandemic provides new opportunities for the Islamic State extremist group, al-Qaida and their affiliates as well as neo-Nazis, white supremacists and hate groups.
- The U.N. chief said it's too early to fully assess the implications of the coronavirus pandemic on terrorism, but all these groups seek to exploit divisions, local conflicts, failures in governing, and other grievances to advance their aims.
Total lockdown in Assam's Jorhat from July 9 to 15
Six naxals held in Telangana
Six naxals of CPI (ML) group were apprehended on Monday in Rajanna Sircilla district.
WHO concerned about impact of COVID-19 on HIV response
"Progress is stalling because HIV prevention and testing services are not reaching the groups that need them most. Improved targeting of proven prevention and testing interventions and services - including PrEP and HIV self-testing - will be critical to reinvigorate the global response to HIV," Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said.
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