Venezuelan authorities sentence two Americans involved in Operation Gideon, an act that aimed to overthrow Venezuelan government, to 20 years in prison https://t.co/HSRjSqq9yh https://t.co/aT3qqrWmMt

As the #COVID19 epidemic eases in China, the construction of Xiongan New Area has resumed. Here's a project update on the "city of the future" https://t.co/E1QMzQ5YXi

Heavy rain batters South Korea, many areas flooded #AsiaAlbum https://t.co/f8K4MZJKBj https://t.co/i1zzBm6gGO

The well-drilling workers have to work 28 consecutive days on offshore oil platform in South China Sea before they can go onshore on a holiday https://t.co/VgYuFfKBSg https://t.co/1nkmmMEPLP

Brazil has registered over 100,000 deaths and more than 3 million cases of #COVID19, second only to the United States, both in terms of caseload and death toll https://t.co/sljF9VAOk1 https://t.co/djKzcVmJDC

Latest count of #COVID19 cases in hardest-hit countries at 0030 GMT, Aug. 9: JHU
World: 19,497,292
US: 4,994,276
Brazil: 2,962,442
India: 2,088,611
Russia:  880,563
South Africa: 553,188
Mexico: 469,407
Peru: 463,875
Chile: 371,023
Colombia: 367,204
Iran: 324,692
Spain: 314,362 https://t.co/RVGduqzwxU

Come to north China's Inner Mongolia to try these tasty dairy snacks. The region has allocated 230 million yuan to support the traditional dairy industry https://t.co/Jyp6miP03T

Trump signs executive orders to extend certain #COVID19 relief after Congress fails to reach deal https://t.co/R09d3islfa https://t.co/Ulrptv6VF4

Coronavirus Watch in Mideast, Aug. 8: https://t.co/ZJcbtJAHlc
-- Iran's COVID-19 cases top 324,000, with 18,264 deaths
-- Iraqi official hails role of Chinese-built testing lab
-- Saudi Arabia reports 287,262 total cases
-- Turkey's tally rises to 239,622 https://t.co/Gybsj5ouWK

#PineGulchFire in U.S. state of Colorado grows to 20,089 acres, with 0% containment https://t.co/n1Z15w10jH https://t.co/xOlBLDHFi0

Chinese real estate giant KE Holdings to list on New York Stock Exchange https://t.co/3TuuDuwPEA https://t.co/U1Dj8zo8wy

Canadian wine producer says to attend 3rd China International Import Expo in Shanghai & continue growing business in China https://t.co/om3h1PQCTP https://t.co/sVq3v3HBCA

A young man plays the piano in hospital ruins in a break of cleaning the rubble, after #BeirutExplosion that has killed at least 158 and injured 6,000 https://t.co/0eyeBY0Kbk https://t.co/kp4TnosavW

Kenyan government said the country's tourism sector, worst hit by #COVID19, is now on a recovery path after months of slump https://t.co/Q0g0VPiqQD https://t.co/93e2ZYMlZp

Capsule hotels provide travelers a unique experience in Colombia and currently, they are permitted to have just 20 percent occupancy and must implement all necessary biosafety and disinfection measures in order to operate during pandemic https://t.co/YIFnj2NqVB

The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, starts its 21st session to review multiple draft laws and revisions https://t.co/L9QAOvx7uz https://t.co/0yYkDFlYjB

#COVID19 death toll in U.S. state of California surpasses 10,000 https://t.co/Bm0sHjLmJS https://t.co/fhtV4Ge4qu

Chinese embassy mourns passing of former U.S. national security advisor Brent Scowcroft, who was important contributor to China-U.S. relations https://t.co/znLlbWvVCt https://t.co/csc4scRcha

China's State Council asks NPC Standing Committee to decide on HKSAR LegCo matters https://t.co/LmiQtLWyxL https://t.co/tHGNK2k9Z2

A draft amendment to China's Copyright Law has been submitted to the country's top legislature for a second reading https://t.co/3kgT0hZdLA https://t.co/ZIRj4a3K7X