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Brazil's President Bolsonaro tests positive for covid-19 Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said Tuesday he has tested positive for covid-19 after months of downplaying the virus' severity. by The Associated Press - July 7, 2020

Hospital beds filling as cases of virus surge Hospitals rapidly approached capacity across the Sun Belt, and the Miami area moved to close restaurants and gyms again because of the surging coronavirus Monda... by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports - July 7, 2020

Macron ousts security chief after protests PARIS -- French President Emmanuel Macron ousted his top security official Monday after protests over police brutality as part of a government shake-up aimed at... by SYLVIE CORBET AND ANGELA CHARLTON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - July 7, 2020

Paris' Louvre reopens after virus shutdown PARIS -- The "Mona Lisa" is back in business. by JOHN LEICESTER AND CATHERINE GASCHKA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - July 7, 2020

Virus forces closing of border between 2 Australian states MELBOURNE, Australia -- Australian authorities were preparing to close the border between the country's two largest states, as the country's second-largest city... by ANDY BROWNBILL AND ROD MCGUIRK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - July 7, 2020

China rips U.S. naval exercises S. Korea denies suspect to U.S. China rips U.S. by The Associated Press - July 7, 2020

The World in Brief Israel launches new spy satellite by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports - July 7, 2020

Hong Kong security law detailed HONG KONG -- In implementing the new national security law for Hong Kong, police will have sweeping authority that allows them to take actions including conduct... by ZEN SOO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - July 7, 2020

China arrests Xi critic amid crackdown Beijing police arrested an outspoken critic of Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday as his administration took steps to crack down on potential threats to the... by Bloomberg - July 7, 2020

As cases surge, Egypt arresting virus critics A doctor arrested after writing an article about Egypt's fragile health system. A pharmacist picked up from work after posting online about a shortage of protec... by The Associated Press - July 7, 2020

Scientists urge WHO to acknowledge virus can spread in air LONDON -- More than 200 scientists have called for the World Health Organization and others to acknowledge that the coronavirus can spread in the air -- a chang... July 6, 2020

Spaghetti Western movie composer Ennio Morricone dead at 91 ROME — Ennio Morricone, the Oscar-winning Italian composer who created the coyote-howl theme for the iconic Spaghetti Western "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" a... by The Associated Press - July 6, 2020

Police patrol areas of Ethiopian unrest ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- Ethiopian police were patrolling the country's troubled Oromia region and the capital, Addis Ababa, on Sunday, on the heels of a week o... by ELIAS MESERET THE ASSOCIATED PRESS - July 6, 2020

The World in Brief China on alert for more deadly flooding by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports - July 6, 2020

U.K. to pour $1B into job effort The U.K. will plow $1 billion into job centers in an effort to cope with a surge in unemployment in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. by ALEX MORALES BLOOMBERG NEWS - July 6, 2020