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Covid-19: Mandated masks may help stop yo-yoing alert levels, Bloomfield says

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Compulsory mask wearing on public transport could help prevent repeatedly going into lockdown, Ashley Bloomfield says, but those tasked with enforcing the rules are not convinced it will be easy.

Jumblat Holds Talks with Hariri at Center House

Politics as usual after game changer blast and economic meltdown will not work. W140

Former Prime Minister Saad Hariri held talks Monday evening at the Center House with Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat.

“The meeting dealt with the latest political developments and the general situation,” Hariri’s press office said in a terse statement.

Miami Dolphins to admit 13,000 fans for NFL opener in ‘risky’ plan

Profit first, health a poor third?

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  • South Florida has been a hotspot for Covid-19 cases recently
  • Decision has divided politicians and upset opposition coach

The Miami Dolphins will allow up to 13,000 socially distancing fans to attend their home opener against Buffalo on 20 September, a decision that divided political leaders and upset Bills coach Sean McDermott.

The same plan will be in place for the University of Miami’s home opener against UAB at the Dolphins’ stadium on 10 September.

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Bolsonaro’s attempt to shut down debate over mystery payments backfires

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After Brazilian president threatens journalist over questions about family’s financial dealings, reporters flood social media with the same question

Brazil’s social media-savvy leader is facing perhaps the most severe online backlash of his presidency after unsuccessfully trying to snuff out questions about his family’s financial dealings by warning a journalist he wanted to “smash his face in”.

Jair Bolsonaro issued the threat on Sunday, after a reporter from one of Brazil’s leading newspapers asked him to explain why a former policeman with alleged links to Rio’s mafia had paid thousands of pounds into the bank account of his wife, Michelle Bolsonaro.

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