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Trump says he never confronted Putin about Russia bounty reports - Axios
President Donald Trump said he never questioned Russian President Vladimir Putin about U.S. intelligence reports that Russia paid the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan, casting doubt on the reports in an interview.
Royals sign Matt Harvey to minor league deal
The Kansas City Royals signed former AllStar Matt Harvey to a minor league contract.
Resignation calls grow after NAACP head's anti-Semitic post
Pennsylvania's governor and attorney general joined the growing number of calls Tuesday for Philadelphia's NAACP president to resign after he posted an antiSemitic meme to social media last week.
Patrick Mahomes becoming part owner of Kansas City Royals
Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes is joining the ownership group of the Kansas City Royals.
U.N. still waiting for Houthi approval to visit decaying oil tanker off Yemen
The United Nations said on Tuesday it was still waiting for Yemen's Houthi group to authorize deployment of an assessment team to a decaying oil tanker that is threatening to spill 1.1 million barrels of crude oil off the wartorn country's coast.
University of Hong Kong sacks veteran democracy activist
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) on Tuesday sacked veteran prodemocracy activist Benny Tai from his tenured position as an associate professor of law, in a move he called "the end of academic freedom" in the Chineseruled city.
Turkey plans to reopen all schools as long as virus keeps receding
Turkey plans to reopen schools nationwide on Aug. 31, to get students back into classrooms and free up working parents, assuming a recent stabilisation in coronavirus cases holds.
Lineage Behind Novel Coronavirus May Have Been 'Circulating Unnoticed' in Bats for Decades: Study
The findings, published in the journal Nature Microbiology, suggest that the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is likely to have evolved from its most closely related bat viruses decades ago.
Indian Boy Among Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in Singapore: Health Ministry
The Ministry of Health (MoH) said Singapore on Tuesday reported 359 new cases of coronavirus, with the majority from the foreigners holding work permits and staying in dormitories.
After Early Hype, Japan's Homegrown Covid-19 Drug Hope Avigan Faces Rocky Future
Shares of Fujifilm hit record highs in early April, fueled by optimism for the drug, but have since lost a quarter of their value, highlighting the risks of b.
'Over 3,400 Casualties': UN Mission in Afghanistan Documents Terror Attacks on Sikhs, Religious Minorities
The Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict mid-year report by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said the first half of 2020 witnessed fluctuating levels of violence impacting civilians in Afghanistan, with the United Nations documenting...
Anti-racism demonstrators to protest in Sydney despite ban
Antiracism protesters plan to demonstrate in downtown Sydney on Tuesday despite court rulings that the gathering is illegal due to the pandemic threat.
UN: Libya's Central Bank to undergo much-anticipated audit
The United Nations announced on Monday that Libyan officials are allowing a longsought external audit of the country's Central Bank to go ahead, a breakthrough that could pave the way for an end to a crippling oil blockade.
2nd presidential debate host withdraws amid virus outbreak
The University of Notre Dame has become the second university to withdraw as the host of one of this fall's three scheduled presidential debates amid the coronavirus pandemic.