World roundup: August 2 2021

Stories from Thailand, Russia, Haiti, and more

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INTERNATIONAL

As of this writing, Worldometer’s coronavirus figures show 199,560,172 total cases of COVID-19 worldwide to date, with 4,247,979 reported COVID fatalities. According to the New York Times vaccine tracker, over 4.17 billion vaccines have been administered worldwide, or roughly 54 per every 100 people.

MIDDLE EAST

LEBANON

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