China imposes sweeping national security law as Hong Kong marks handover anniversary

Hong Kong woke up to a new reality on Wednesday, after China's central government imposed a sweeping national security law late the night before that critics say has stripped the city of its autonomy and precious civil and social freedoms, and cements Beijing's authoritarian rule over the territory.

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Russians hit the reset button for Putin, but questions of legitimacy linger over his long-term rule

On Wednesday, voters across Russia will have a chance to hit the reset button for Vladimir Putin: A national referendum will decide whether to approve a raft of constitutional amendments that will allow the Russian president to run for two more terms in office, potentially extending his tenure until 2036.

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Netflix is investing $100 million in Black-owned banks

Netflix on Tuesday said it would invest in Black-owned banks in an effort to help close the wealth gap between Black and White America.

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Adidas executive who described racism discussions as 'noise' is stepping down

Adidas' global head of human resources, Karen Parkin, is leaving the company less than a month after a group of employees reportedly asked the company to investigate her for alleged racial discrimination.

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The US economy is falling apart but Wall Street had its best quarter in decades

It has been a rough quarter for the US economy, with the country plunging into a pandemic-fueled recession. Yet the stock market is alive and kicking -- in fact, it's having its best quarter in more than 20 years.

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Coronavirus: Frailty 'indicator' to survival

Researchers say it is as important as age or other health issues in determining if someone may die.

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Coronavirus: Data needed quicker to target local outbreaks, say doctors

The call from doctors follows a lockdown in Leicester, amid a rise in Covid-19 cases.

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China discovers new swine flu with pandemic potential

Chinese researchers have discovered a new type of virus in pigs that can infect humans and is capable of causing a pandemic, according to a new study. The disease, which researchers called the G4 virus, is genetically descended from the H1N1 swine flu.

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Coronavirus: Calls for government to plan public inquiry

The NHS ombudsman asks government to listen to patient complaints in order to learn from mistakes.

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Period poverty: Rise in free sanitary products needed in lockdown

Women unable to buy sanitary products have used newspaper or pillow cases instead, one charity says.

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Coronanvirus: Snacking and family meals increase in lockdown

Young people's eating habits have meant more snacks but also more shared meals, say researchers.

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India's TikTok influencers respond to government ban

India's TikTok influencers are urging their fans to follow them on other social media platforms after the government announced a ban on the popular video-sharing app.

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People are defecating outside the Queen's vacation home

Walkers are relieving themselves in the grounds of Queen Elizabeth's Scottish residence, staff have said.

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German Special Forces unit to be dissolved, source says, after reported far-right links

An elite German military unit which reportedly had a number of extreme right-wing members will be disbanded, a source told CNN on Tuesday.

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China passes sweeping Hong Kong national security law

Beijing has passed a wide-reaching national security law for Hong Kong, which many fear could be used to override existing legal processes and further erode the city's civil and political freedoms.

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Cystic fibrosis patients offered 'life-transforming' drug

The three-drug combination, Kaftrio, will now be available on the NHS in England.

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Coronavirus: Hydroxychloroquine trial to restart

The UK's regulator says testing of the controversial anti-malarial drug can be resumed.

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Hong Kong is about to be governed by a law most residents have never seen. It's already having an effect

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Belgium's King sends 'deepest regrets' to Congo for the 'suffering and humiliation' his nation inflicted

• Leopold II has a 21st century nemesis

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Russia's brazen spy agency has got form

For an intelligence service that is supposed to operate in the shadows, the GRU seems to attract a lot of headlines.

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Doctor: Even our best models didn't predict what we're seeing now

CNN's David McKenzie reports from a recreational center in South Africa converted into a field hospital as the country grapples with the worst coronavirus outbreak in Africa.

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Death rate 'back to normal' in UK

It is the first time weekly deaths have been below the five-year average since mid March.

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Indians are hailed as a 'model' minority. That's a problem for the Black Lives Matter cause.

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India bans TikTok amid rising China tensions

India is banning TikTok and several other well-known Chinese apps, saying they pose a "threat to sovereignty and integrity," in the latest indication of escalating tensions between the two countries.

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EU to reopen borders -- but probably not to Americans

• LIVE: India to loosen restrictions as cases soar • China locks down 400K people over 18 cases • US patients crossing into Mexico for care

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Kim Kardashian West's KKW cosmetics line is worth $1 billion

Coty is doubling down on the Kardashians.

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Lululemon is buying fitness startup Mirror for $500 million

As the appeal of at-home workouts has become more ubiquitous during the pandemic, Lululemon, the athletic apparel company, is going all in on the craze.

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Coronavirus: Worst could be yet to come, WHO warns

The pandemic "is not even close to being over", the World Health Organization's chief says.

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Coronavirus: How those missed off the shielding list have fared in lockdown

Transplant patients and some with rare lung diseases were initially missed off the shielding list.

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Coronavirus: 'When lockdown eased, my panic attacks returned'

When lockdown began Seaneen Molloy's panic attacks stopped, but as restrictions are eased, her anxiety is returning.

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Iran issues arrest warrant for Trump over drone strike that killed Qasem Soleimani

Iran has issued an arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump over the drone strike that killed a top Iranian general in January, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Monday.

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Many government call handlers traced no Covid contacts

Thousands of call handlers hired to track down the contacts of coronavirus cases did not find any.

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Coronavirus doctor's diary: A 'dying' patient's miraculous recovery

When Mohammed Azeem arrived in hospital his blood oxygen levels were "not compatible with life" as one doctor put it.

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Refi rates at 2.53% APR (15 yr). Do you qualify?

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Hack your mortgage by refinancing to a 15yr fixed

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Chigwell care home reunites families from behind screen

A home builds a summerhouse to enable relatives to see each other for the first time since March.

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Furloughed from her job, she's now the 'Lasagna Lady'

When Michelle Brenner lost her job because of the pandemic, she decided to use her extra time and a family lasagna recipe to create a free food movement in her Washington community.

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Multiple people dead after attack on Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi

At least five people have died after shots were fired at the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi, according to rescue officials on Monday.

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Russian bounties to Taliban fighters believed to result in deaths of US troops, intelligence assessments show

Russian bounties offered to Taliban militants in Afghanistan to kill US or UK troops there are believed to have resulted in the deaths of multiple US troops, the Washington Post reported Sunday, citing US intelligence gathered from military interrogations.

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China to impose tit-for-tat visa restrictions on US officials over Hong Kong

China will impose visa restrictions on certain United States individuals in response to Washington's move last week to place similar limits on Chinese officials over Hong Kong.

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Nurse hugs two-year-old son after 11 weeks apart

Charlotte Cole isolated from her son George after Covid-19 was confirmed at her workplace.

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The hard truth about the Facebook ad boycott: Nothing matters but Zuckerberg

For years, Facebook has been viewed as one of the only truly indispensable digital advertising platforms for big and small businesses looking to reach the social network's vast audience. Even as the company lurched from one controversy to the next, and endured viral hashtags calling for users to delete the app, its advertising machine kept churning out money, making Facebook seem all but unstoppable.

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Luckin Coffee will be delisted after defrauding investors

China's Luckin Coffee had hopes of being as successful with American investors as its rival Starbucks. But following an accounting scandal, Luckin is now heading to Wall Street's graveyard.

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Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook bet on gaming. Here's how they've done so far

Almost every tech giant has its sights on gaming. Even Apple and Google, predominantly known for their hardware and operating systems, have made big bets in games.

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Dollar General is cheap, popular and spreading across America. It's also a robbery magnet, police say

In the year before Dave Dukes killed a man who was trying to rob the store where he worked, he'd witnessed three other robberies.

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Leicester lockdown: Restrictions could be extended for two weeks

Leicester's mayor says current coronavirus restrictions may remain in place for an extra fortnight.

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Singapore hands out coronavirus tracing devices

The government's TraceTogether tokens are aimed at people who do not have smartphones.

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'I ♥ NY' logo designer dies at 91

Milton Glaser, co-founder of New York Magazine and famed graphic designer behind the "I ♥ NY" logo, has died, according to the magazine.

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Hebei: China locks down 400,000 people after virus spike near Beijing

It's a small spike in Hebei near Beijing - but enough for officials to reinstate a strict lockdown.

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Coronavirus: 'Swift and dangerous turn' in Texas cases, says governor

The state governor says 5,000 people are being hospitalised daily as Texans are urged to wear masks.

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How China's worries about separatism run deep

• Hong Kong protester voices fear over national security law

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Coronavirus: Number of mobile testing units to more than double

A further 1,763 armed forces personnel will help with testing at the 140 new pop-up facilities.

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Coronavirus: Survivors 'at risk of PTSD'

Leading doctors call for regular check ups of those who have been treated in hospital.

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New Delhi on high alert after desert locusts swarm neighboring city

A swarm of desert locusts clouded the skies in the Indian city of Gurgaon on Saturday, prompting the government of the Indian capital New Delhi to issue an advisory informing officials to remain on high alert.

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India opens one of the world's largest hospitals to fight coronavirus

India has opened one of the largest hospitals in the world to help fight coronavirus, as health authorities announced the country's biggest one-day increase in the number of new infections.

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Coronavirus presents chance to help London's homeless

As England's coronavirus lockdown gets set to be relaxed, some charities are seeing an opportunity to help thousands of homeless people living in the streets of London. CNN's Phil Black reports.

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Coronavirus: Leicester 'could be locked down' says home secretary

About 25% of Leicester's 2,494 confirmed Covid-19 cases were reported in the two weeks before 16 June.

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Can street vendors change China from a jobs crisis? Beijing appears divided

China opened an embassy on a tiny, remote Pacific island during the pandemic. Here's why

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Jamaica's governor-general suspends personal use of royal insignia

Jamaica's governor-general will no longer wear a royal insignia that appears to depict a White man stepping on the head of a Black man.

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'Why are they able to do this?' Novak Djokovic's tennis tour ends in disaster

• OPINION: Djokovic's folly is a lesson to the world

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Coronavirus: Florida and Texas reverse reopening as US cases pass 2.5m

Florida and Texas reverse moves to reopen business amid warnings hospitals may soon be overwhelmed.

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Coronavirus: Expert says Scotland 'could be Covid-free by end of summer'

Prof Devi Sridhar says the country could eliminate the coronavirus if the decline in new cases continues.

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Meat packing facility reports over 200 cases of coronavirus

Three meat packing facilities have found themselves in coronavirus hotspots as Covid-19 continues to spread. CNN's Anna Stewart reports.

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Colombian soldiers confess to sexually abusing indigenous girl, says Attorney General

Seven Colombian soldiers were arrested on Thursday after confessing to charges of sexual abuse of a 12-year-old girl from the Embera Katio indigenous group, in the northwestern department of Risaralda, the country's Attorney General said. Their Army unit had been deployed there to enforce lockdown measures in an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

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Why the EU is so White

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Beijing opened an embassy on a tiny, remote island during the pandemic. Here's why.

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Three people died and one is permanently blind after drinking hand sanitizer

Three people died and one is permanently blind from methanol poisoning after drinking hand sanitizer in New Mexico, health officials said.

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Wirecard's collapse reveals cracks at heart of Germany, Inc

It's been a spectacularly bad week for German business.

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Coronavirus: More care urged for pregnant BAME patients

Maternity units in England are being asked to provide more checks and support during the pandemic.

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World's second deadliest Ebola outbreak declared over

Some 16,000 frontline responders battled for almost two-years against the Democratic Republic of Congo's tenth Ebola outbreak, which has now been declared over. CNN's David McKenzie reports.

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Satellite images show buildup at site of deadly India-China border clash

China appears to have rebuilt and expanded a military camp in the Himalayas that was the site of a deadly border clash with India, satellite images show.

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Report: Forced disappearances are increasing in Venezuela

John Jairo Gasparini drove his motorcycle into town on March 18 to buy gloves and face masks, required by the Venezuelan government to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus.

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Teen who threw a 6-year-old boy from London museum jailed for at least 15 years

A London judge has handed down a sentence of at least 15 years in prison to a teenager who threw a young French boy from a viewing platform at the Tate Modern art gallery last summer, telling him "you may never be released."

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England parties like there's no pandemic

• EU envoys debate coronavirus travel bans • UK prepares for air bridges to Europe • The hidden toll Covid-19 is taking on young people

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Former UK PM: We need new organization for pandemic readiness

CNN's Kim Brunhuber speaks with British former Prime Minister David Cameron, who says the world needs a new international organization to scan for emerging viruses.

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