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Coronavirus: Donald Trump wears face mask for the first time


US President Donald Trump has worn a mask in public for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53378439

GOP House incumbents are leaving at a record pace


“Fact: when President Trump took office in January 2017, there were 241 Republicans in the House,” tweeted Dave Wasserman, US House editor of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. “Since then, 115 (48%) have either retired, resigned, been defeated or are retiring in 2020.”

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/01/politics/house-gop-losses-retirements-trump/index.html?iid=ob_article_organicsidebar_expansion


Madagascar reimposes lockdown in capital as coronavirus cases surge


Madagascar has reimposed a lockdown in its central region, which includes its capital Antananarivo, in an effort to tackle an increase in coronavirus cases in the city, according to the country’s government.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/06/africa/madagascar-lockdown-coronavirus-intl/index.html