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Stories for July 29th 2020
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Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 08:21 UTC
Over half of people living in the slums of Mumbai resulted positive for coronavirus, on random blood testing
Over half the people living in the slums of Mumbai have had the coronavirus, according to a city-commissioned study released on Tuesday that raises fresh doubts about India's official case numbers.
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Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 08:10 UTC
Trump jealous of White House's medical expert Fauci, grumbles “nobody likes me”
President Donald Trump groused on Tuesday about medical expert Anthony Fauci's high approval ratings and joked that “nobody likes me” as he struggles to improve his standing with voters for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 07:44 UTC
Covid-19 in Argentine grains terminals and processing plants affecting operations
Argentina has reported its first cases of Covid-19 at port terminals that ship soy meal and oil to the world in a fresh blow to the global commodities trade already disrupted by the pandemic.
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Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 07:30 UTC
McDonald's focusing on affordability marketing and considering return of a one dollar combo promotion
The coronavirus pandemic took a bite out of McDonald's profits and the Big Mac maker said on Tuesday it plans to focus on affordability in upcoming marketing campaigns, as US consumer surveys reveal mounting recession fears. But while there is still a lot of uncertainty because of COVID-19, executives expect the second quarter to be the low mark for the year.
