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Slovenia's EU Council presidency is off to a rough start, with Prime Minister Janez Janša already under fire for attacking judges and name-shaming journalists. Every six months, an EU member state takes over the presidency of the Council of the European Union, an institution that, together with the European Parliament, amends and approves legislation.

Software vendor Kaseya says that between 800 and 1,500 businesses have been compromised by the recent ransomware attack. CNN's Clare Sebastian reports.

Author J.D. Vance has joined the race for an Ohio Senate seat. The author of 'Hillbilly Elegy' has gone from criticizing Donald Trump to praising him, and deleting any negative tweets about the former President. CNN's Michael Smerconish comes on New Day to discuss.

The hottest topic at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress this year was undoubtedly 5G. With faster speed and stronger connections, 5G has become a catalyst for the next generation of smartphones and more services. "I think 5G will help digitise many industries but it's not only meant for consumers," Shahid Ahmed, the global leader for New Ventures and Innovation at telecommunications company NTT, said.

UK Ministers are expected to reveal proposals of a new law that could start to pave the way for the creation of offshore centres for asylum seekers on the British overseas territory of Ascension Island. Right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Ascension is nearly 7,000 kilometres away from the British Isles.

The conditions in southern Florida have begun to deteriorate as Tropical Storm Elsa took aim at the Florida Keys early Tuesday, prompting a hurricane watch for portions of the west coast of state, according to the National Hurricane Center. (July 6)

Taoyuan (Taiwan) (AFP) – More than 170 Taiwanese tourists boarded a flight to Guam for their Covid-19 jab. Dubbed "Air V&V" — vacation and vaccination — Guam's new tourism programme offers jabs to foreign visitors as a holiday package deal.

Faced with soaring numbers of new coronavirus infections among unvaccinated young people, some Spanish regions are reinstating curbs on nightlife only weeks after dropping them. Fearing that the surging contagion could strain health care services as stressed employees try to go on summer holidays, health officials in several parts of the country are also rushing to get COVID-19 vaccine shots to people under 30.

Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday brushed off a warning by major tech companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter that they may quit the financial hub if authorities push ahead with a new privacy law. "Our goal is to target these illegal doxxing actions and the privacy commissioner is empowered to take action and carry out investigations, that's it," says Chief Executive Carrie Lam at the weekly press conference.