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Bollywood veteran megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, has tested positive for Covid-19 and was admitted to hospital on July 11, 2020, in his hometown of Mumbai, he said on Twitter, calling for those close to him to get tested. / AFP
Bollywood veteran megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, has tested positive for Covid-19 and was admitted to hospital on July 11, 2020, in his hometown of Mumbai, he said on Twitter, calling for those close to him to get tested. / AFP
Tunisians gather to protests the killing of a young man, suspected of being a smuggler, in the southern town of Remada near the border with Libya on July 10, 2020. Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated in the south of the country on against unemployment and the death of a young man they say was killed by soldiers earlier this week.  Photo: AFP
Tunisians gather to protests the killing of a young man, suspected of being a smuggler, in the southern town of Remada near the border with Libya on July 10, 2020. Hundreds of Tunisians demonstrated in the south of the country on against unemployment and the death of a young man they say was killed by soldiers earlier this week. Photo: AFP
US country singer Randy Houser performs onstage during the drive-in live music event 'Concerts in your Car' at the Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center, in Ventura, California, on July 11 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic . Photo: AFP
US country singer Randy Houser performs onstage during the drive-in live music event 'Concerts in your Car' at the Ventura County Fairgrounds and Event Center, in Ventura, California, on July 11 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic . Photo: AFP
Chevy Accessories Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the weathered delayed NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway on July 11, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky.   Photo: AFP
Chevy Accessories Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the weathered delayed NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Buckle Up In Your Truck 225 at Kentucky Speedway on July 11, 2020 in Sparta, Kentucky. Photo: AFP
A member of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the 'White Helmets' disinfects a room at a physiotherapy centre in Syria's rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, on July 11, 2020. A first case of coronavirus was recorded in northwest Syria on July 9, an opposition official said, reviving fears of disaster if the pandemic reached the rebel bastion's displacement camps. Photo: AFP
A member of the Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the "White Helmets" disinfects a room at a physiotherapy centre in Syria's rebel-held northwestern city of Idlib, on July 11, 2020. A first case of coronavirus was recorded in northwest Syria on July 9, an opposition official said, reviving fears of disaster if the pandemic reached the rebel bastion's displacement camps. Photo: AFP
Guests wearing protective masks wait outside the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World on the first day of reopening, in Orlando, Florida, on July 11, 2020.  In the distance at right is the newly repainted Cinderella Castle. Disney's flagship theme park reopened its doors to the general public on Saturday, along with Animal Kingdom, as part of their phased reopening in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. New safety measures have been implemented including mandatory face masks for everyone and temperature checks for guests before they enter. Photo:  AFP
Guests wearing protective masks wait outside the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World on the first day of reopening, in Orlando, Florida, on July 11, 2020. In the distance at right is the newly repainted Cinderella Castle. Disney's flagship theme park reopened its doors to the general public on Saturday, along with Animal Kingdom, as part of their phased reopening in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. New safety measures have been implemented including mandatory face masks for everyone and temperature checks for guests before they enter. Photo: AFP
US President Donald Trump wears a face mask as he walks down a hallway during a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, July 11, 2020. Photo: AP
US President Donald Trump wears a face mask as he walks down a hallway during a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, July 11, 2020. Photo: AP
Southampton: West Indies players celebrates the dismissal of England's Dom Bess, second right, during the fourth day of the first cricket Test match between England and West Indies, at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, England, Saturday, July 11, 2020.AP
Southampton: West Indies players celebrates the dismissal of England's Dom Bess, second right, during the fourth day of the first cricket Test match between England and West Indies, at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, England, Saturday, July 11, 2020.AP
In order to raise awareness against the spread of the coronavirus, a mask is placed on the wax figure of Jamaica's Usain Bolt at Madame Tussauds attraction in Istanbul, Saturday, July 11, 2020. Turkish authorities have made the wearing of masks mandatory in most of the country to curb the spread of Covid-19 following an uptick in confirmed cases since the reopening of many businesses. AP
In order to raise awareness against the spread of the coronavirus, a mask is placed on the wax figure of Jamaica's Usain Bolt at Madame Tussauds attraction in Istanbul, Saturday, July 11, 2020. Turkish authorities have made the wearing of masks mandatory in most of the country to curb the spread of Covid-19 following an uptick in confirmed cases since the reopening of many businesses. AP
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks to the journalists at Iraq-Iran border crossing of Mandali in northern province of Diyala, Iraq, Saturday, July, 11, 2020. Al-Kadhimi launched a campaign in the northern province of Diyala to enforce the proper payment of taxes on imported goods and recover 'hundreds of millions of dollars' in revenues lost to bribery and other illicit practices. Security forces from the Interior Ministry would supervise the work of border guards in the first step of the campaign in the Mandili border crossing, he told reporters. AP
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi speaks to the journalists at Iraq-Iran border crossing of Mandali in northern province of Diyala, Iraq, Saturday, July, 11, 2020. Al-Kadhimi launched a campaign in the northern province of Diyala to enforce the proper payment of taxes on imported goods and recover "hundreds of millions of dollars" in revenues lost to bribery and other illicit practices. Security forces from the Interior Ministry would supervise the work of border guards in the first step of the campaign in the Mandili border crossing, he told reporters. AP
A group of activists march demanding statues and street names commemorating symbols of colonial oppression be removed, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, July 11, 2020.  Dozens of activists marched through the historic part of Puerto Rico‚A¨o^s capital on Saturday to demand that the US territory‚A¨o^s government start by removing statues, including those of explorer Christopher Columbus.  AP
A group of activists march demanding statues and street names commemorating symbols of colonial oppression be removed, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Saturday, July 11, 2020. Dozens of activists marched through the historic part of Puerto Rico‚A¨o^s capital on Saturday to demand that the US territory‚A¨o^s government start by removing statues, including those of explorer Christopher Columbus. AP
Bollywood singer Alka Yagnik performs on the first day of shooting of a televison show, in Mumbai on Saturday, July 11, 2020. PTI Photo
Bollywood singer Alka Yagnik performs on the first day of shooting of a televison show, in Mumbai on Saturday, July 11, 2020. PTI Photo
In this photo made available by the South African Police Services (SAPS), confiscated arms and ammunition, lay on the ground at a church in Zuurbekom, near Johannesburg, Saturday, July 11, 2020. Police in South Africa say five people are dead and more than 40 have been arrested after an early-morning hostage situation at a church near Johannesburg. AP
In this photo made available by the South African Police Services (SAPS), confiscated arms and ammunition, lay on the ground at a church in Zuurbekom, near Johannesburg, Saturday, July 11, 2020. Police in South Africa say five people are dead and more than 40 have been arrested after an early-morning hostage situation at a church near Johannesburg. AP
Taiwanese actress Gingle Wang, right, and Taiwanese actor Mo Tzu-yi hold their awards for Best Actress and Best Actor at the 2020 Taipei Film Festival in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, July 11, 2020. The 2020 Taipei Film Festival is the world's first large-scale film festival held by an entity after the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic. AP
Taiwanese actress Gingle Wang, right, and Taiwanese actor Mo Tzu-yi hold their awards for Best Actress and Best Actor at the 2020 Taipei Film Festival in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, July 11, 2020. The 2020 Taipei Film Festival is the world's first large-scale film festival held by an entity after the outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic. AP
People sit in painted circles on a meadow on the banks of the Rhine in Cologne, Germany, on Saturday, July 11, 2020. The circles are to ensure that the minimum distance is maintained during the corona pandemic. AP
People sit in painted circles on a meadow on the banks of the Rhine in Cologne, Germany, on Saturday, July 11, 2020. The circles are to ensure that the minimum distance is maintained during the corona pandemic. AP
Protesters lie on the ground for 8 minutes and 46 seconds during a demonstration against racism on the occasion of the worldwide movement of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest against the recent death of George Floyd, in Bern, Switzerland, Saturday, 11 July 2020. AP
Protesters lie on the ground for 8 minutes and 46 seconds during a demonstration against racism on the occasion of the worldwide movement of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest against the recent death of George Floyd, in Bern, Switzerland, Saturday, 11 July 2020. AP

Published: Sun 12 Jul 2020, 11:42 AM

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A woman prays at a graveyard, ahead of a mass funeral in Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina July 11, 2020. Bosnia marks the 25th anniversary of the massacre of more than 8,000 Bosnian men and boys, with many relatives unable to attend due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak. Reuters(Research by Fakhar Ul Islam/KT)
A woman prays at a graveyard, ahead of a mass funeral in Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina July 11, 2020. Bosnia marks the 25th anniversary of the massacre of more than 8,000 Bosnian men and boys, with many relatives unable to attend due to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak. Reuters(Research by Fakhar Ul Islam/KT)

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