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• Raskin, Bonamici, Blumenauer & 114 Members Demand Answers About Deployment of Unidentified Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Ongoing Actions in Portland Congressman Jamie Raskin 22 Jul 2020 -- "Reports indicate that at least four federal law enforcement agencies1 have now deployed forces – including undercover officers - to Portland, Oregon to monitor and quell protests without coordination or communication with local officials or law enforcement. These newly deployed officers are in camouflage uniforms with no badge or insignia denoting their agency or identity."
• Portland Riots Read-Out: July 22 Department of Homeland Security 22 Jul 2020
• Attorney General William P. Barr Delivers Remarks During the Operation Legend Expansion Announcement US Dept. of Justice 22 Jul 2020
• Attorney General William P. Barr Joins President Donald J. Trump to Announce Expansion of Operation Legend US Dept. of Justice 22 Jul 2020 -- Today, Attorney General William P. Barr joined President Donald J. Trump to announce the expansion of Operation Legend to Chicago and Albuquerque.
• Remarks by President Trump on Operation LeGend: Combatting Violent Crime in American Cities The White House 22 Jul 2020
• EU 'To Impose Sanctions' On Russia, China, North Korea Over Cyberattacks RFE/RL 22 Jul 2020 -- European Union ambassadors have given the green light to sanctions on Russia's GRU military intelligence unit, as well as on Chinese and North Korean entities over three separate cyberattacks in recent years.
• UK reiterates concern over global cyber attacks UK FCO 22 Jul 2020 -- Alongside allies, UK condemns targeting of those working to respond to the coronavirus pandemic
• U.S. Offers $2 Million Reward In Global Search For Ukrainians Accused Of Hacking SEC Database RFE/RL 22 Jul 2020 -- The U.S. Secret Service has announced a $2 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of two Ukrainian men accused of hacking into the Securities and Exchange Commission's data system.
• Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program Offer for Information to Bring Ukrainian Nationals to Justice US Dept. of State 22 Jul 2020 -- "Today, the U.S. Department of State announces rewards of up to $1 million each for information leading to the arrests and/or convictions of Ukrainian nationals Artem Viacheslavovich Radchenko and Oleksandr Vitalyevich Ieremenko for participating in transnational organized crime, specifically cybercrime."
• Tehran Continues Its Terror Campaign In Europe - Will Europeans Respond? Radio Farda 22 Jul 2020 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran is waging an assassination campaign in Europe to silence its critics and pressure European governments to adopt conciliatory measures. The uptick should serve as a wakeup call. Amid popular unrest in Iran and the possibility of a "snapback" of UN sanctions, violence has become an even more attractive tool for a desperate regime. European governments are afraid to get tough on the Islamic Republic, lest they jeopardize the 2015 nuclear deal, yet passivity only encourages more violence.

COVID-19 Pandemic News

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation report - 184 WHO 22 Jul 2020
• A World on Edge as Nations Battle Pandemic VOA 22 Jul 2020 -- Some forecast the dark cloud of the coronavirus pandemic would hold a silver lining – it would bring the world closer together.
• Latest on pandemic: Global caseload at over 15mn, death toll past 616K Press TV 22 Jul 2020 -- The number of people infected with the new coronavirus has now surpassed 15 million around the world, while the number of related fatalities is over 600,000, according to a Reuters tally.

United States

• Rush Transcript: Governor Cuomo Announces Individuals Traveling to New York From Three Additional States, Puerto Rico and Washington D.C. Will Be Required to Quarantine for 14 Days New York State 22 Jul 2020
• State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts California Department of Public Health 22 Jul 2020
• Remarks by President Trump in Press Briefing The White House 22 Jul 2020
• More People in the US Have Been Infected with COVID-19 Than Reported - CDC Study VOA 22 Jul 2020 -- Data released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the actual number of coronavirus infections in some parts of the United States is anywhere between two to 13 times higher than what has been officially reported.
• US to Pay Nearly $2 Billion for COVID-19 Vaccine Under Development VOA 22 Jul 2020 -- The U.S. government will pay $1.95 billion to American drug maker Pfizer and German biotech company BioNTech SE for 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, if it proves to be safe and effective.
• Mayors of Major US Cities Reject Deployment of Federal Forces VOA 22 Jul 2020 -- A group of 15 U.S. major city mayors are calling on the federal government to immediately withdraw federal forces and "agree to no further unilateral deployments in U.S. cities."
• Quick COVID Tests Could Help Control Pandemic VOA 22 Jul 2020 -- COVID-19 tests that take an hour or less and can be done at doctors' offices, workplaces, or even at home are under development.
• Trump admits pandemic will 'get worse', urges Americans to wear masks Press TV 22 Jul 2020 -- US President Donald Trump has urged Americans to wear masks, warning that the coronavirus pandemic in the United States may "get worse before it gets better."
• Trump admits pandemic will "get worse" at resumed coronavirus press briefing People's Daily 22 Jul 2020 -- something I don't like saying about things, but that's the way it is," Trump said in his first press briefing on the pandemic at the White House in nearly three months.
• Trump: U.S. virus crisis to 'get worse before it gets better' People's Daily 22 Jul 2020 -- U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday that the coronavirus pandemic will likely get worse before it gets better.
• More than 500 inmates in U.S. Texas prison test positive for COVID-19 People's Daily 22 Jul 2020 -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases at a federal medical prison in the southern U.S. state of Texas surged to 510 on Tuesday, the Bureau of Prisons said.
• True number of COVID-19 cases in U.S. may be 6 to 24 times higher than reported: CDC study People's Daily 22 Jul 2020 -- The true number of COVID-19 cases in the United States may be 6 to 24 times higher than reported, according to a new study published Tuesday.
• 13 more U.S. soldiers, families in S.Korea test positive for COVID-19 Global Times 22 Jul 2020 -- Thirteen more U.S. soldiers and their family members tested positive for COVID-19 amid rising concerns here about imported cases, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Wednesday.
• U.S. CDC Reports 3,882,167 Coronavirus Cases SPA 22 Jul 2020 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported 3,882,167 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 63,028 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 1,047 to 141,677, Reuters reported.
• Trump: DoJ to Deploy 'Hundreds' of Federal Officers to Chicago in Effort to Curb Violent Crimes Sputnik 22 Jul 2020 -- US President Donald Trump revealed during a Wednesday afternoon news conference that he will "immediately surge federal law enforcement" to Chicago, Illinois, following the recent uptick in gun violence in the city.
• 'The Trump Virus': Nancy Pelosi Rebukes POTUS After First Coronavirus Briefing Since April Sputnik 22 Jul 2020 -- Pelosi has previously called out Donald Trump for not wearing a face mask in public and not supporting a nationwide mandate on masks. Trump is now calling on Americans to wear masks, but the top House Democrat insists the president's change of heart has come too late.
• Text of a Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations The White House 22 Jul 2020
• Text of a Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Transnational Criminal Organizations The White House 22 Jul 2020

China

• Hong Kong to mandate face masks at indoor public places amid worsening epidemic People's Daily 22 Jul 2020 -- Hong Kong will mandate face masks at indoor public places in its latest effort to contain the rapid growth of new COVID-19 cases.
• FM urges US to tell truth over Fort Detrick, refuting Wuhan biolab conspiracy theory Global Times 22 Jul 2020 -- The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged the US to tell the international community the truth about an infectious disease research lab under the US Army, while refuting the conspiracy theory over the Wuhan biology laboratory, after a US cable triggered rumors that the COVID-19 pandemic may have started from the Wuhan lab.
• Risk of COVID-19 cluster outbreak being contained in Urumqi: local health authorities Global Times 22 Jul 2020 -- The risk of COVID-19 cluster outbreak is being contained in Urumqi, capital city of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to a local CDC official who reassured local citizens during a press conference held at the disease control and prevention center in Urumqi on Wednesday.
• Beijing reports no new confirmed COVID-19 cases People's Daily 22 Jul 2020 -- Beijing reported no new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the municipal health commission said Wednesday.
• 23 COVID-19 patients discharged from hospitals on Chinese mainland People's Daily 22 Jul 2020 -- The National Health Commission said Wednesday that 23 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland Tuesday.
• China's Urumqi conducts citywide COVID-19 tests People's Daily 22 Jul 2020 -- Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is carrying out free nucleic acid tests for all residents and people who are visiting the city, in a bid to screen for novel coronavirus infections and reduce the risk of the epidemic spread.
• Beijing to reopen cinemas, theaters after months-long closure People's Daily 22 Jul 2020 -- Cinemas in Beijing's low-risk areas for COVID-19 can resume operations on Friday, with effective epidemic prevention measures in place, a local official said on Tuesday.
• Progress in vaccines for coronavirus 'promising' PLA Daily 22 Jul 2020 -- The phase-two clinical trial of the COVID-19 vaccine candidate created by the Academy of Military Medical Sciences and Chinese biotech company CanSino Biologics has found that it is safe and can induce an immune response, according to research published in The Lancet medical journal on Monday.

Europe

• EU Leaders Cheer New Coronavirus Recovery Package Amid Fears of Resurgence VOA 22 Jul 2020 -- Even as European Union leaders celebrate their historic coronavirus recovery package agreement, some regions and countries are bracing for a possible resurgence of the infection.

Russia

• Russia Reports 5,862 New Coronavirus Infections SPA 22 Jul 2020 -- Russia on Wednesday reported 5,862 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the nationwide tally of infections to 789,190, Reuters reported.

India

• Hindu Pilgrimage Canceled for First Time; Coronavirus Surge Cited VOA 22 Jul 2020 -- The Sri Amarnathji Shrine Board canceled the historic Hindu Yatra Amarnath, an annual Hindu pilgrimage, for the first time, amid continued increases in coronavirus cases in Jammu and Kashmir.
• India COVID-19 cases approaches 1.2 million as death toll rises to 28,732 Global Times 22 Jul 2020 -- India's federal health ministry Wednesday morning said 648 new deaths due to COVID-19, besides fresh 37,724 positive cases, were reported during the past 24 hours across the country, taking the number of deaths to 28,732 and total cases to 1,192,915.
• Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey receives the first tranche of 4,475 Oxygen Concentrators from Temasek Foundation, Singapore India PIB 22 Jul 2020 -- The Oxygen Concentrators will aid efforts of Center and State Govts in fight against COVID-19: Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey
• Highest ever number of recoveries recorded in the last 24 hours; 28,472 patients discharged India PIB 22 Jul 2020 -- Highest ever recoveries have been registered in a single day i.e. 28,472. This is also the highest number of COVID-19 patients cured/discharged in last 24 hours. With this, the number of patients that have recovered stands at 7,53,049. This has strongly boosted the recovery rate among COVID-19 patients to 63.13%.

Iran

• WHO delivers 16 CT scan machines to assist Iran in combating COVID-19 IRNA 22 Jul 2020 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) has delivered 16 CT scan machines to strengthen Iran's emergency response to COVID-19.
• Official: COVID-19 kills 219 more in Iran IRNA 22 Jul 2020 -- Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Wednesday that some 219 more Iranians have died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 14,853.
• UN Experts Urge Immediate Release Of Iranian Human Rights Defender With COVID-19 Symptoms RFE/RL 22 Jul 2020 -- A group of UN human rights experts has called on Iran to immediately release imprisoned human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, who has reportedly been suffering from symptoms of COVID-19 -- the illness caused by the new coronavirus -- "before it is too late."
• Iran urged to release rights activist with COVID-19 symptoms 'before it is too late' UN News 22 Jul 2020 -- A group of independent UN human rights experts has called for Iran to urgently release an activist who reportedly is ill with COVID-19 symptoms "before it is too late".

Japan

• Tokyo Governor Warns of Second COVID-19 Wave VOA 22 Jul 2020 -- Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike Wednesday asked residents to stay home over Japan's upcoming four-day summer holiday weekend as confirmed COVID-19 cases have been surging in the capital.

Saudi Arabia

• Health Ministry: 3,139 New COVID-19 Recoveries Reported in Saudi Arabia SPA 22 Jul 2020 -- The Ministry of Health said in a statement today that 2,331 new confirmed cases of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) have been reported in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number to 258,156 cases, including 45,157 active cases receiving necessary medical care. Of these, there are 2,143 critical cases, while the health condition of the rest is stable.

Taiwan

• Taiwan reaches 101 days with no new local COVID-19 cases CNA 22 Jul 2020 -- Taiwan reached 101 days with no new local cases of COVID-19, despite a handful of new imported cases throughout the past week, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Wednesday.
• Taiwan to allow return of all final year international students CNA 22 Jul 2020 -- Final year foreign students who have been stranded abroad due to Taiwan's border restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic will be permitted to return, with immediate effect, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said Wednesday.
• Taiwan to budget NT$18.7b for COVID-19 vaccine CNA 22 Jul 2020 -- The Taiwan government will allocate NT$18.7 billion (US$635.6 million) for the development or procurement of a COVID-19 vaccine, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Wednesday.
• Hong Kong and Australia removed from low risk category: CECC CNA 22 Jul 2020 -- Hong Kong and Australia have been removed from a list of COVID-19 low risk countries and regions due to a recent spike in new cases, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Wednesday.
• Taiwan to allow entry of foreign nationals seeking medical care CNA 22 Jul 2020 -- Starting Aug. 1, foreign visitors seeking medical care will be allowed to enter Taiwan, once they meet certain requirements, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said Wednesday.
• Taiwan among first countries listed in Jordan's border reopening CNA 22 Jul 2020 -- Taiwan is among the first 22 countries listed by the Kingdom of Jordan in its announcement of the reopening of its borders in August, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Wednesday.

NATO

• Coronavirus response: The United Kingdom delivers field hospital to West Africa following UN global call for support NATO 22 Jul 2020 -- Following a global request by the United Nations for airlift support in response to the COVID 19 pandemic, the United Kingdom Royal Air Force transported a field hospital from Europe to Accra, Ghana, in coordination with NATO's Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EADRCC). The United Nations used this mechanism to call for NATO Allies' help in transporting urgently needed medical items. With commercial flights disrupted and the cost of cargo flights having escalated, this support came at a crucial time.

Brazil

• Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro Tests Positive for Coronavirus a Third Time VOA 22 Jul 2020 -- Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro remains in self-isolation at his official residence in Brasilia after testing positive for the coronavirus for a third time in two weeks.
• Brazil reports over 2.15 mln COVID-19 cases, 81,487 deaths Global Times 22 Jul 2020 -- Brazil on Tuesday reported a total of 2,159,654 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 81,487 patients have died from the disease.
• Brazilian President's 3rd Coronavirus Test Comes Back Positive Sputnik 22 Jul 2020 -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has again, for the third time already, tested positive for COVID-19 while remaining quarantined in his official residence under medical surveillance, media in Brazil reported on Wednesday, citing a statement by the presidential administration.

Other Countries

• COVID-19: Turkmenistan Imposes Restrictions 'To Prevent' Outbreak RFE/RL 22 Jul 2020 -- The global death toll from the coronavirus is more than 615,000, with nearly 15 million infections confirmed, causing mass disruptions as governments continue to try to slow the spread of the respiratory illness.
• How Cultural Differences Help Asian Countries Beat COVID-19, While US Struggles VOA 22 Jul 2020 -- In Malaysia, like much of the world, coronavirus infections began rocketing in early March and eventually topped 8,800. By early June daily caseloads had fallen to around 10 to 20 and they've never resurged.
• Zimbabwe's New 12-Hour Curfew Hotly Debated VOA 22 Jul 2020 -- Zimbabwe's government has imposed an indefinite dusk to dawn curfew and other travel restrictions, saying the measures are needed to contain rising cases of COVID-19. The southern African country has more than 1,800 confirmed cases and 26 deaths but, health experts say the true number of infections is likely higher. However, rights groups and critics say the measures are aimed at stopping anti-government protests planned for July 31.
• Nepal to Resume International Flights as Lockdown Ends VOA 22 Jul 2020 -- Nepal will restart commercial flights in mid-August, the country announced Tuesday, in a bid to jump-start its battered tourism sector.
• Australian State Mandates Masks to Fight COVID-19 Outbreak VOA 22 Jul 2020 -- Face coverings will be compulsory in the locked down Australian city of Melbourne beginning Wednesday as the COVID-19 crisis intensifies. Residents can only leave their homes for work, study, exercise and other essential business. Australia has had 12,428 confirmed coronavirus infections and 126 people have died.
• China donates medical supplies to Zimbabwe for fighting COVID-19 Global Times 22 Jul 2020 -- China on Tuesday donated a consignment of medical supplies to Zimbabwe to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.