NEW DELHI : Standard and Poor’s (S&P) on Friday said a serious outbreak of covid-19 in India could negatively affect its expectations of a quick recovery in the country’s growth trajectory, and exert downward pressure on its sovereign rating.The rating agency on Wednesday retained the lowest investment grade of BBB- for India, with a stable outlook, expecting its fiscal position to stabilize, and start recovering in 2021. “Risks include a serious local epidemic, enduring financial and corporate distress in India, and long-lasting global economic malaise.

Such scenarios may involve a detailed review of our sovereign assumptions. Expectations for a strong rebound may change if this crisis has a more chronically debilitating effect on Indian.

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Philadelphia officer who died of COVID-19 laid to rest Monday

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police laid to rest one of their own on Monday.Officer Jose Novoa passed away from complications related to COVID-19 on June 3. Novoa, 62, was a 27-year veteran of the department and worked in the 9th District. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and two granddaughters.Monday's funeral service was be held at the Deliverance Evangelistic Church.

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Mamma Mia! 3: Amanda Seyfried Doesn't Think It's Going to Happen

Mamma Mia! 3. But I’ll tell you what — I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again and I hope I’m wrong again," she continued.

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AP source: Wizards' Bertans sits out NBA restart to season

WASHINGTON – Washington Wizards forward Davis Bertans will skip the Disney-based resumption of the NBA season, making him the first known example of a healthy, eligible player sitting out.Bertans can become an unrestricted free agent this offseason and is expected to command a big contract as one of the league’s top 3-point shooters.Bertans' decision was first reported Monday by ESPN and confirmed to The Associated Press by a person familiar with his plans, speaking on condition of anonymity because neither the player nor team had made an announcement.In his first season with Washington after being acquired from the San Antonio Spurs as part of a three-team deal in July 2019, the 6-foot-10, 225-pound from Latvia was averaging 3.7 made 3s

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GMB's Dr Hilary warns 'nothing has changed' as lockdown restrictions are relaxed

Good Morning Britain resident Dr Hilary Jones has warned that people should not forget that the fight against the coronavirus is ongoing.

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Virtual gin tastings launched to promote Lanarkshire gin producers

tourism body trying to tell people about your beautiful part of the country and lockdown happens?Well for Jaro Design, a small business which is part of the #DiscoverStrathaven team, the answer was obvious, you turn to virtual gin tastings.Janet Cathro and daughter Lynzi, the team behind the family-owned gift and design shop, explained that the area had set up the #Discover Strathaven along with the local thriving business association to begin showing off their wonderful little town as part of a bid to entice visitors to the area, however when the coronavirus pandemic hit they had to turn to new ways of not just highlighting Strathaven but also keeping their business - and others like them in the area - afloat.Janet explained: "I would say

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Government announce update in rules for those shielding as restrictions relaxed

Millions of people shielding from coronavirus can spend more time outside their homes in two weeks’ time.In an announcement today, the Health Secretary confirmed that from Monday July 6, the 2.2milllion people considered vulnerable will be able to spend time outdoors in a group of up to six people - including those outside of their household - while maintaining social distancing.Those who are shielding and live alone or are single parents with children will also be able to create a ‘support bubble’ with one other household of any size, following the same rules already in place for the wider population.The relaxation comes as the latest scientific evidence shows the chances of encountering the virus in the community continue to decline, with

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Global coronavirus cases top 9 million as outbreak surges in Brazil, India

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'90 Day Fiancé': Tania Expresses Serious Concern Over Syngin's Drinking

season 7 couple Tania and Syngin are going through both old and new struggles when it comes to their marriage.The two gave an update on their lives together on Sunday's episode of, sharing both good and bad news. While the couple was able to move out of Tania's mom's shed to a much bigger place in Connecticut, the two also had to put big plans on hold due to Tania being involved in a serious car accident.

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Horrific search history of teen who killed himself as parents slam Google

A mother whose son killed himself was horrified to find his Google search history contained multiple sources detailing how to take his own life.

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Recreational pot laws may boost traffic deaths, studies say

study was done, pot stores were more densely located in Colorado than in Washington, which could have made the drug more readily available, the authors said.The four-state study, led by Dr. Russell Kamer of New York Medical College, accounted for jobless rates, maximum speed laws and seat-belt laws.

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Existing home sale plunge 9.7% in 3rd straight monthly drop

WASHINGTON - Existing home sales in the U.S. plunged 9.7% in May.

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Florida shark attacks drop during coronavirus pandemic

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – The coronavirus pandemic had one silver lining this year: fewer shark attacks.With fewer people in the water to bite, shark attacks have dropped worldwide, likely because of all the closed beaches and widespread quarantines, experts at the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File suspect.News 6 partner Florida Today reports that from Jan. 1 to June 18, there were only 18 unprovoked shark bites confirmed worldwide, down from 24 over the same time period in 2019 and 28 in 2018.

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Kate Garraway to host new breakfast show once Derek recovers from coronavirus with Rak-Su's Myles Stephenson

Earlier this year, Kate Garraway revealed the exciting news that she had landed her own own breakfast show on ITV called Breakfast at Garraway’s. She also announced that she would be joined on the show by her fellow I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! campmate Myles Stephenson.

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After TCS, Reliance Industries to hold virtual AGM on July 15

NEW DELHI : After Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Reliance Industries will hold its first virtual annual general meeting of shareholders on July 15 as public gatherings are not possible in view of the coronavirus pandemic.In a regulatory filing, Reliance — the country's most valuable company— said "the 43rd AGM will be held on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 2 pm though video conferencing / other audio-visual means."TCS held virtual annual general meeting (AGM) on June 11.Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has permitted to hold AGM through video conference / other audio visual means without the physical presence of members at a common venue.So far, all the post-IPO AGMs of Reliance have been

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WHO chief warns world leaders not to 'politicize' coronavirus pandemic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - World leaders must not politicize the coronavirus pandemic but unite to fight it, the head of the World Health Organization warned Monday, reminding all that the pandemic is still accelerating and producing record daily increases in infections.The comments by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who has faced criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump, came as the number of reported infections soared in Brazil, Iraq, India and southern and western U.S.

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Making moves in a pandemic: Tips to make the transition into a new home safe, clean

More than 6,200 moves were completed on the last weekend of June in 2019, by far the most of any weekend throughout the year, according to the moving company Two Men and a Truck.Ted Gryska, a franchisee for Two Men and a Truck, who is based in Houston, said there is a myriad of reasons why -- whether it’s the fact that leases are up at the end of the month, families want to get into new homes before the school year and because it’s the busiest time of year for real estate in general.Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, many people still might be moving this weekend, not to mention for the duration of the summer.Gryska offered these three tips for people in need of moving help as the pandemic continues.Typically, moving companies visit a home

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Existing home sale plunge 9.7% in 3rd straight monthly drop

WASHINGTON – Existing home sales in the U.S. plunged 9.7% in May.

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Lack of global leadership is 'greatest threat' in fighting pandemic: WHO

Dubai: World leaders must not politicise the coronavirus pandemic but unite to fight it, the head of the World Health Organization warned Monday, reminding all that the pandemic is still accelerating and producing record daily increases in infections.The comments by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who has faced criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump, came as the number of reported infections soared in Brazil, Iraq, India and southern and western U.S.

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Indian scientists find covid gene in wastewater, may help in real-time surveillance

wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) for real-time surveillance of COVID-19 in the country. The study, led by scientists in IIT-Gandhinagar, found that increased “gene copies" of the virus in Ahmedabad’s wastewater matched the incidence of the disease in the city. With this, India “Joins the ranks of a handful of countries doing WBE on COVID-19", Andrew Singer, an environmental microbiologist at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, said on Twitter. WBE is a promising approach to understand the status of disease outbreak in a certain catchment by monitoring viral load in wastewater. Recent studies had reported that the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is present in the faeces of infected individuals.

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Virus cases at Djokovic's event put sports under scrutiny

BELGRADE – Novak Djokovic’s charity tennis exhibition series, combined with an overall softening of coronavirus restrictions in Serbia and Croatia, has been followed by an increase in the number of positive cases among professional athletes.Two tennis players ranked among the top 40 in the world and five players at Serbia’s biggest soccer club have tested positive for the virus after being involved in sporting events where fans packed into the stands and social distancing was not enforced.Djokovic, the top-ranked player in the world who previously said he was against taking a vaccine for the virus even if it became mandatory to travel, will now be tested as well, his media team said Monday.”He is fine, he has no symptoms but nonetheless, he

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South Korean Cities Using Tracing Apps to Restart Nightlife: 'I Think Our Customers Feel Safer'

In early May, health officials in Seoul, South Korea, traced a spike in coronavirus infections to reopened nightclubs in one part of the city. Now, in an effort to help rein in future outbreaks, authorities have begun requiring venues across the country to scan contact-tracing applications on clubbers' mobile phones before granting them entrance. The apps, which employ scannable QR codes confirming that users have not tested positive for COVID-1

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Airtel to pay May salaries of 30,000 staff employed by retail, distribution partners

NEW DELHI : Telecom operator Airtel has decided to pay May salaries of nearly 30,000 staffers employed by its retail and distribution partners, to help them tide over "tough times" and impact of the lockdown during the month, as per a note by the company to the partners.The company had taken a similar step earlier also, to pay for April salaries of those employed by its distribution partners and retail franchisee network.In the note, seen by PTI, Manu Sood, Hub CEO (Upper North) of Bharti Airtel, said, "We all are going through an unprecedented situation and with the lockdown that got extended for the months of April and May, we have already seen a lot of impact on our business.

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Low-intensity earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hits Odisha

Jagannath Rath Yatra, which is slated to take place on 23 June, tomorrow, amid the novel coronavirus outbreak in the country.The Supreme Court on Monday modified its earlier order and allowed the Rath Yatra in Odisha's Puri to be held with the coordination of the Temple committee, State and Central government without compromising with the health issue pertaining to Covid-19.India has been experiencing low to moderate-intensity earthquake tremors since the past few months.The most recent jolts in the country took place in Mizoram, Gujarat and Delhi.The northeastern state of Mizoram has been hit by two moderate intensity earthquakes in two days.

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Live Nation Launching Drive-In Concert Series With Brad Paisley, Nelly, Darius Rucker

Brad Paisley will headline shows in all three cities, while fellow country artists Darius Rucker and Jon Pardi will also perform in Nashville at Nissan Stadium. Nelly will perform in Maryland Heights, near St.

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Widespread use of face masks can control COVID-19 outbreak, study suggests

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Philadelphia officer who died of COVID-19 to be laid to rest Monday

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police will lay to rest one of their own on Monday.Officer Jose Novoa passed away from complications related to COVID-19 on June 3. Novoa, 62, was a 27-year veteran of the department and worked in the 9th District. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, and two granddaughters.Monday's funeral service will be held at the Deliverance Evangelistic Church.

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In search for capital, insurance subsidiaries come to help banks

₹20,000 crore capital this year. HDFC Bank plans to raise ₹50,000 crore and other private sector peers too have announced similar plans.In a 26 May report, analysts at Credit Suisse had estimated that Indian banks would need close to $20 billion in capital in FY21.In this search for capital, the country’s largest lenders are being helped, to a small extent, by unlocking value in subsidiaries.

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Nepal records 535 new coronavirus cases, tally nears 10,000-mark

KATHMANDU : The coronavirus cases in Nepal neared the 10,000-mark with the detection of 535 new infections in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said on Monday.The virus has now spread to 76 of the total 77 districts in the country.The confirmation of 535 new cases pushed Nepal's coronavirus infection tally to 9,561, the ministry said."Of the total coronavirus cases, 8,667 are males and 894 females," the ministry spokesperson said.The deadly virus has claimed 23 lives in the country.As many as 370 coronavirus patients, including 32 females, were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 2,142.The health authorities have so far conducted 1, 81,371 coronavirus tests, including 6,198

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'Hamilton': Disney+ Debuts Trailer for Filmed Version of Broadway Musical

Hamilton stage show. The movie, which features the original Broadway cast of the Tony-winning musical, had been intended to hit theaters on Oct.

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Fitch downgrades outlook for SBI, 8 other banks following India’s sovereign rating

NEW DELHI : Fitch Ratings on Monday said it has revised the outlook to negative from stable of nine Indian banks, including State Bank of India, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank, following lowering of India's sovereign rating outlook due to impact of coronavirus pandemic on the economy.The rating agency revised the outlook for Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM), SBI, Bank of Baroda, Bank of Baroda (New Zealand), Bank of India, Canara Bank, Punjab National Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank while affirming their ratings.At the same time, Fitch has affirmed IDBI Bank Ltd's (IDBI) rating, while maintaining the outlook at negative."The rating actions follow Fitch's revision of the outlook on the 'BBB-' rating on India to negative from stable on June 18, 2020

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From Italy, Muti looks to reopen US classical music scene

RAVENNA – Conducting a joyful Mozart motet, Riccardo Muti sent a resounding message Sunday night, that live classical music has returned to the Italian stage after the coronavirus lockdown.A full summer festival program is planned in his adopted home of Ravenna, even as the musical outlook remains grim in the United States, where he also conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.The 78-year-old renowned conductor said the coronavirus had ‘’destroyed music,’’ with shuttered venues depriving the world of ‘’spiritual food’’ as it faced a pandemic that still threatens uncalculated economic repercussions beyond the lives lost.

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Students urged not defer going on to third level over virus restrictions

The President of IT Sligo has urged students not to defer going on to third-level education because of Covid-19 restrictions.

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We must not take virus success for granted - McConkey

Leading expert infectious diseases Professor McConkey has warned that Ireland cannot take its success in bringing Covid-19 under control for granted.

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Delaware personal care businesses permitted to open with 60% capacity Monday

Gov. John Carney (Photo courtesy of the Office of Gov. John Carney)DOVER, Del. - Delaware is continuing moving forward with their second phase of reopening Monday with personal care services among the business now permitted to reopen.Hair salons, barber shops, tattoo services, massage therapy services, nail salons, spas, facials, and similar services will all be permitted to reopen with 60% capacity Monday.These businesses will operate on a staggered basis with every other work station opened and serving customers.Services will also be by appointment only and customers and staff are all required to wear masks.Phase 2 of Delaware's reopening also allowed youth and adult recreational sports to start back up on Saturday.

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Broadband services may get cheaper as govt considers license fee cut

₹5,927 crore ion rupees, assuming a 10% growth in revenues over five years, but the gains from increased digital access including job creation, far outstrip the revenue foregone, the people said.The current virus pandemic has triggered work from home across the globe.The proposal also cited a 2019 report from International Telecommunication Union suggesting an increase of 10% in fixed-line broadband penetration can yield an increase in 1.9% in gross domestic product per captia.This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.Click here to read the Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram.

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IPL to lose big if Chinese brands cannot advertise

₹1,320 sponsorship deal money is at stake. Besides this, there could be a loss of over ₹500 crore of on-air advertising by multiple Chinese firms.Vivo had been paying ₹440 crore annually to Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as five-year long IPL’s title sponsorship fee since 2018.

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Liverpool's Yasser Larouci may prevent Jurgen Klopp making key summer transfer

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is reportedly considering drafting in a back-up left-back to deputise for Andy Robertson, but he may not need to if Yasser Larouci can prove he is up to the job.Scotland captain Robertson has easily staked his claim as the best left-back in the Premier League in recent seasons.But following the departure of Alberto Moreno last summer, the 26-year-old is the only player Jurgen Klopp has as a natural on the left side of the defence.Robertson was an ever-present in the Premier League and Champions League until just before the coronavirus postponements, with utility man James Milner filling in in his absence.The Reds have noticed the gap in their squad though, with The Athletic reporting that it has been discussed by

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Watch Circa Waves cover The La’s ‘There She Goes’ from lockdown

Circa Waves have shared a new cover of The La’s classic ‘There She Goes’ from lockdown – watch it below.The performance came as part of the Love Record Stores 24-hour virtual in-store event held on Saturday (June 20).Across the day, the likes of Fontaines D.C., Laura Marling, Mystery Jets, Craig David, Hinds and John Grant played livestreamed gigs, while Tim Burgess served as an ambassador for the event.As well as performing ‘There She Goes’ for Love Record Stores, Circa Waves have also recorded the track and made it available to stream – watch the performance and stream the track below.Love Record Stores Day took place on Saturday (June 20) in place of the rearranged Record Store Day 2020 — which has been postponed twice this year due to

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India will win 'war' against China and its virus: Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHI : Amid India's face-off with China along the LAC in Ladakh, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal today said India win both the "wars" against China -- one at the border and the one against coronavirus which originated from Wuhan. "Today we are fighting two wars against China - one at the border and another against the virus from China.

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Kate Garraway talks 'uncertain end' amid husband's health battle 'Long road ahead'

Good Morning Britain presenter's husband Derek Draper was admitted to hospital in March after displaying symptoms of coronavirus and struggled to breathe.The 53-year-old has since spoken out about her husband's health as she shared an emotional Instagram post yesterday.The ITV star admitted there was a "long road ahead" for the family despite Derek now being "Covid-free".As she marked Father’s Day on Sunday, Kate said it had been "tough" for her and their loved ones.In view of her 857,000 Instagram followers, the GMB favourite posted a series of snaps of Derek with the couple's children, daughter Darcey, 14 and son William, 11.Kate thanked her ITV colleagues for giving her the opportunity to speak about the family's struggles but added she

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Simple saliva test for coronavirus to be piloted this week

coronavirus is to be piloted this week which could be an alternative to the current testing method.

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'Hamilton': Disney+ Debuts Trailer for Filmed Version of Broadway Musical

Disney+ on Sunday released the first trailer for the filmed version of the Hamilton stage show. The movie, which features the original Broadway cast of the Tony-winning musical, had been intended to hit theaters on Oct.

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Chief Medical Officer’s press conference about COVID-19 on 22 May 2020

BRENDAN MURPHY:Good afternoon everybody, giving a brief Commonwealth update on the coronavirus situation nationally. I think obviously all the attention at the moment is on Victoria.

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The Latest: Croatian tennis player Coric positive for virus

posted the news on Twitter.He says “I want to inform you that I am positive for Covid-19. Please everyone who has been in contact with me for the last few days gets tested!”He says he is feeling well and has no symptoms.Coric was among about 1,000 people who were tested for the virus after Grigor Dimitrov announced that he tested positive.

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Plans to reopen pubs, restaurants and hairdressers to be decided today before announcement

coroanvirus. And in his three-step plan in easing the strict measures, which the Prime Minister announced at the start of May, it said that the government's current planning assumption is that this step will be no earlier than July 4 and would see at least some of the remaining businesses and premises that have been required to close.

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Local lockdown considered for Anglesey after coronavirus outbreak at meat factory

coronavirus outbreak at a meat processing plant on the island spreading further, reports WalesOnline.

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LIC Housing Finance slumps 7% after weak Q4 performance

₹424.31 crore.At 12:30 pm, shares of LIC Housing Finance traded at ₹268.35, down 5.7% from its previous close, while the benchmark Sensex was up 0.6% at 34,951.22.Total income rose 5.1% year-on-year to ₹4,903.54 crore in Q4. The board of the financier has recommended a dividend of ₹8 per equity share for FY20.Total disbursements stood at ₹11,325 crore in the last quarter compared with ₹17,242 crore in the year-ago period.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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