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Wall Street took a beating Thursday as coronavirus cases spike across the country and as the US announced new restrictions to curb the spread, with the Dow down more than 400 points.
A decline in the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits did little to lift sentiment.
Here's Liling Tan with the Wall Street roundup.
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The High Commissioner for Human Rights said that she had been disturbed by reports of continued intimidation and harassment against leaders and members of the opposition
Daniel Kijo reports
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Nabil Ahmed Rufai reports from Accra.
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The deadline for Tik Tok to divest its operations or face a shutdown in the US, has arrived.
But the Chinese owner of the hugely popular video-sharing app ByteDance says there's been no clarity from the Trump Administration about its proposals to divest.
It has filed a lawsuit that could prolong the fight.
Liling Tan reports.
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The UK's economy has bounced back from recession with a record quarterly growth of 15.5%.
The rise in GDP follows a second quarter contraction of just under 20%, which was the biggest ever quarterly fall the country experienced on record.
From London, Benji Hyer reports.
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Pro-democracy former lawmakers in Hong Kong say they will continue to campaign against the government, despite their mass resignation from the city's legislature.
Their resignation was made in protest at orders from Beijing to disqualify four opposition lawmakers, who were deemed a threat to national security.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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The Australian Government will appoint a special investigator to prosecute allegations of war crimes in Afghanistan.
Shaun Bindley reports.
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Japan recorded a near-record number of coronavirus cases on Wednesday, with experts warning of a "third wave" of infections. The high infection numbers come amid a shift in the country to ease restrictions, as the government steps up measures to revitalize the economy, battered by the pandemic. Grace Lee has more from Tokyo.
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There is growing international condemnation of Beijing's decision to disqualify four pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong.
The move has triggered the mass resignation of all pro-democracy legislators in the city, and thrown the viability of its political system into doubt.
Richard Kimber reports from Hong Kong.
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