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Portugal Placed on Wildfire Alert as Temperatures Climb
Authorities in Portugal put the entire country on a state of alert on Monday due to the high possibility of wildfires.
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Australian Watchdog Accuses Google of Privacy Breaches
Australia's consumer watchdog launched court action against Google on Monday alleging the technology giant misled account holders about its use of their personal data.
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Japan’s Mitsubishi Motors Racks Up Red Ink on Pandemic Pain
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. reported Monday a 176 billion yen ($1.7 billion) loss for April-June, and forecast more red ink for the fiscal year, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed auto demand around the world.
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AP PHOTOS: Unemployed at Home, Albanians Wait to Leave
For Hekuran Jahaj, the closure of borders between his nation of Albania and European Union member states was the worst news during an already difficult time caused by the global coronavirus outbreak.
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Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Surpass 100,000 in Indonesia
Indonesia announced Monday that its confirmed number of coronavirus cases has surpassed 100,000, the most in Southeast Asia, as an official said the government still doesn’t know when the outbreak will peak.
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German Economic Outlook Brighter for 3rd Month Post-Shutdown
An important indicator of the German business outlook rose in July for the third month in a row as economic activity continues to pick up after many of the coronoavirus restrictions were eased or lifted.
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S. Korean, Hungarian FMs Discuss Cooperation Amid Pandemic
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Hungary met in Seoul on Monday to discuss maintaining bilateral cooperation amid the COVID-19 pandemic, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said.
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Palestinians: Settler Vandals Firebomb West Bank Mosque
The Palestinian Authority said Monday that a group of Israeli settlers has tried to burn down a mosque near the West Bank city of Ramallah.
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Spain: Court Hears Testimony on Whether Assange Was Spied On
Spain's National Court is due to hear testimony Monday in an investigation into whether a Spanish company was hired to spy on Julian Assange during the seven years the WikiLeaks founder spent in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London.
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Pilgrims Arrive in Mecca for Downsized Hajj Amid Pandemic
Muslim pilgrims have started arriving in Mecca for a drastically scaled-down hajj as Saudi authorities balance the kingdom’s oversight of one of Islam’s key pillars and the safety of visitors in the face of a global pandemic.