Democratic Convention Kicks Off Monday

The Democratic National Convention gets underway on Monday, but it won't be the usual affair in front of thousands of party members.

Most of the speakers including their presidential nominee Joe Biden won't be giving their addresses in person due to concerns around the pandemic.

Our Correspondent Jagruti Dave has more.

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Pelosi calls lawmakers back to vote on Post Office changes

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling lawmakers back to Washington, D.C. from recess to vote on a bill to stop changes to the Post Office.

The legislation requires the Postal Service to operate at the same level of service it provided on January 1st of 2020. 

Our Washington Correspondent Jagruti Dave has the details.

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Tanzania announces Record Revenues from its minerals sector

The Tanzanian government says it collected a total of 227 million USD in the mining sector by June 2019/20 as compared to 148 million USD collected a year before, equivalent to a 52.6 percent increase.

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Record List of Presidential Candidates for Tanzania’s 2020 polls

A record number of aspirants are seeking the Tanzanian presidency ahead of the October 28 General Election.

Isaac Lukando reports

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Federal Reserve set to be in focus on Wall Street [Preview]

Wall Street will be turning its attention to the Federal Reserve this
week and the release of minutes from the central bank's last meeting.

Traders will also be watching some company earnings with Alibaba,
Walmart and Target expected to release quarterly figurers this week.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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U.S. Postal Service warns of delay to mail-in votes

The United States Postal Service is warning one state that millions of
it's mail-in votes may go uncounted in November's presidential
election.

It says Pennsylvania's ballot rules don't leave enough time for
collection and delivery.

Sarah Walton has more.

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Western Cape turns attention to 'second pandemic'

South Africa’s Western Cape province was the country’s first Covid-19 epicentre. Now, infection rates have declined to the point where field hospitals are being decommissioned. For premier Alan Winde, the new threat is one of poverty and starvation. Mark Roughton reports.

 

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Readying Possible Sanctions on Belarus

European Foreign Affairs Ministers will meet for an emergency session on Friday afternoon as three crises threaten to destabilize the bloc. Topping the agenda will be the violent unrest in Belrus following what is widely considered to be a sham presidential election.  Toni Waterman has more from Brussels.

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UK ADDS MORE COUNTRIES TO QUARANTINE LIST

The UK government has imposed quarantine restrictions on arrivals from a number of new countries including France, the Netherlands and Malta. 

Thousands of British holidaymakers are now racing to get home from France to avoid having to self-isolate for two weeks.

Holly Hudson has more.

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UK signs deals for 90m COVID vaccine doses

The British government has signed deals for a further 90 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine.

The vaccines are being developed by the Belgian pharmaceutical Janssen and the American biotech company Novavax.

Benji Hyer has the details from London. 

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DRC/Zambia Leaders Hold Talks Over Border Dispute

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Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo have begun holding talks with their Zambian counterparts over a border conflict.

The talks were held in the DRC's southeastern city of Lubumbashi to resolve the dispute that sparked fighting between Congolese and Zambian troops in March this year.

Chris Ocamringa has that report.

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Uganda to Close Shopping Arcades Over Increasing COVID-19 Cases

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Uganda's Ministry of Health is considering closing down two shopping arcades in the capital after the premises recorded COVID-19 cases.

The government is concerned over increasing COVID-19 transmissions within the central business district which has gone up by 50% since the lockdown was eased on July 21.

Isabel Nakirya reports.

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BRITS RUSH HOME FROM FRENCH HOLIDAYS

Thousands of British holidaymakers are racing home from France to avoid having to quarantine for two weeks on arrival.

The UK's imposed self-isolation on arrivals from France, the Netherlands, Monaco, Malta, Turks and Caicos, and Aruba.

It's taken the decision based on rising coronavirus rates in those countries.

It'll have a huge impact on France's tourism sector, with around 500 000 Britons thought to currently be in France.

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says with covid-19 infection rates in the UK currently significantly lower than in France, action had to be taken.

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Australia – Prime Minister apologises for aged care response.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended his governments failures in the aged cared sector during the coronavirus crisis.

Shaun Bindley reports.

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Belarus protesters describe violent abuse in prison

Protesters in Belarus have described violent abuse at the hands of prison guards, after authorities started releasing them. A week of protests is continuing after President Alexander Lukashenko won a landslide election victory, a result that demonstrators dispute. Julia Chapman has more.

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Reform on Menu for China's Eating Habits

China is cracking down on food wastage by targeting so-called big stomach kings who live stream videos of themselves gorging on large amounts of food.

Reports say authorities could introduce legislation aimed at changing people's eating habits.

Patrick Fok reports.

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Hong Kong dismisses US's "Made in China" demand

The Hong Kong government has dismissed US demands that all Hong Kong manufacturers label their products as "Made in China".

The city's Commerce Secretary said the US move was an attempt to undermine Hong Kong's status as a separate customs territory.

Richard Kimber reports. 

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Trump says he won't veto a bill including post office funding, but maintains opposition to mail-in voting.

US President Donald Trump has once again attacked mail-in-voting and says he is against giving more money to the US postal service.

It's been a sticking point during negotiations for a new coronavirus relief package.

However he's said he won't veto a bill to give the post office more money.

Our Correspondent Jagruti Dave has the details.

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Mixed close on Wall St. despite strong labor market data

It was a mixed close on Wall Street Thursday despite the release of
stronger-than-expected labor market data.

The amount of people filing for first time unemployment benefits has
ticked below one million for the first time in 20 weeks.

William Denselow reports from New York.

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UAE and Israel agree to normalise diplomatic relations in historic deal

The United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to normalise diplomatic relations in a historic pact brokered by the US.

The deal makes the UAE the first Gulf Arab state to establish relations with Israel.

Our Washington correspondent Giles Gibson has the details.

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