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Newshour: 04/07/2020 20:06 GMT: Coronavirus clouds US Independence Day events

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Coronavirus clouds US Independence Day events

04/07/2020 20:06 GMT

04/07/2020 20:06 GMT: Coronavirus clouds US Independence Day events

BBC World Service - Newshour, Coronavirus clouds US Independence Day events

US marks its Independence Day with cancelled events amidst a surge in coronavirus cases

US marks its Independence Day with cancelled events amidst a surge in coronavirus cases.

In his Independence Day message to Americans, President Trump has claimed that the US is on its way to a 'tremendous victory' over Covid-19, despite all evidence suggesting otherwise. 

Also in the programme: Books by Hong Kong democracy advocates are disappearing from libraries after Beijing imposes a new national security law; and leading expert of Afghanistan Barney Rubin on whether the Taliban are really committed to peace.

(Photo: US flag. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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