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South Korea begins its nationwide coronavirus drive Friday as it seeks to inoculate 70 percent of its population within seven months to stamp out the outbreak. More than 5,000 medical staff at nursing homes and rehabilitation centres and their patients under 65 are set to receive their first doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine on the first day of the campaign. IMAGES
During his UN General Assembly speech, President Jair Bolsonaro says that Brazil has been the "victim of a brutal disinformation campaign about the Amazon and the Brazilian wetlands". SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says in a press conference with Denmark’s Foreign Minister during a visit to Copenhagen that President Donald Trump will continue to take actions over China that "protect the American people," their national security and economy. The United States has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston and accused it of ramping up spying operations, dramatically escalating diplomatic tensions between the feuding superpowers. SOUNDBITE
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo leaves the door open to President Vladimir Putin attending a US summit but insists the administration has been firm over Moscow's activities in Afghanistan. President Donald Trump "gets to decide if he wants him to come to a summit or not. That's his decision," Pompeo tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomes India's sweeping ban on Chinese apps including TikTok, saying New Delhi is ensuring its own security. "India's clean app approach will boost Indian's sovereignty," he tells reporters. SOUNDBITE