A morbid milestone: global coronavirus cases pass the 10 million-mark with growing numbers across the U.S. Sun Belt states. The surge has prompted Florida to close beaches and California to shut down bars. The news sends Asian stocks lower despite some signs of recovery in China with May industrial profits rebounding, rising 6 per cent on the year. In advertising, a growing group of multinationals including Coca-Cola, Unilever and Starbucks are boycotting Facebook amid a backlash over hate speech control on the platform. And in energy news, fracking pioneer Chesapeake is forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it collapses under spiralling debts and the oil price crash.

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