Tweets Of The Day

Virus update:
• China seals city as worst outbreak in a year grows.
• Biden chides Republican governors who resist vaccine rules.
• Japan to limit hospital care as cases hit new high.
• Indonesia surpasses 100,000 virus deaths.

More @AP coverage: https://t.co/UA6CUw53Jw

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 4, 2021

Indonesia has surpassed 100,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths, a grim milestone in a country struggling with its worst pandemic wave fueled by the delta variant. The Health Ministry recorded 1,747 new deaths of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours. https://t.co/g8wIyOBAFX

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 4, 2021

Japan warned that coronavirus infections were surging at an unprecedented pace as new cases hit a record high in Tokyo, overshadowing the #Olympics and adding to doubts over the government's handling of the pandemic https://t.co/hdyvBg06Ar

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 4, 2021

Gunmen attack home of Afghan defence minister in Kabul, killing at least eight people https://t.co/f0MalHVOOn

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 4, 2021

#UPDATE Rocket fire from Lebanon hit northern Israel on Wednesday prompting retaliatory shelling, the army said, as tensions rise between Israel and arch foe Iran

📸 Israeli howitzers take position in Kiryat Shmona following rocket fire from Lebanon pic.twitter.com/TDgqslrjic

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 4, 2021

Panama-flagged ship hijacked by armed men in the Gulf of Oman and ordered to sail to Iran, Lloyds List Maritime Intelligence confirmshttps://t.co/HrNGv9MviM

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) August 3, 2021

EXPLAINER: Here are the takeaways from the New York attorney general's report accusing Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, the governor's response, along with what happens next. https://t.co/EnO2a6kztQ

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 4, 2021

The best of us. https://t.co/vGRWLBWOh1

— HUNTSMAN 🇺🇸 (@man_integrated) August 3, 2021