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Testing drive unveiled as virus deaths pass one million 29 Sep 2020 - 08:17 am
FILE PHOTO: A firefighter from the Marins-Pompiers of Marseille (Marseille Naval Fire Battalion) takes a saliva sample from a colleague who is being tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at their fire station in Marseille, France, September 22, 20
Texas on alert after brain-eating amoeba kills boy, 6 29 Sep 2020 - 12:29 am
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Former Louisville detective pleads not guilty in Breonna Taylor case 28 Sep 2020 - 11:34 pm
LOUISVILLE, KY - SEPTEMBER 26: Police officers put a protestor in the back of a police vehicle on September 26, 2020 in Louisville, Kentucky. Mayor Greg Fischer mandated a city-wide curfew restricting protestors from gathering between the hours of 9 p.m.
Czechs, Slovaks to declare coronavirus state of emergency 28 Sep 2020 - 11:07 pm
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis attends a news conference at the government headquarters as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Prague, Czech Republic, September 21, 2020. Office of the Government of the Czech Republic/Handout
Trump considered daughter Ivanka as 2016 running mate, book says 28 Sep 2020 - 09:35 pm
MOON TOWNSHIP, PA - SEPTEMBER 22: Ivanka Trump waves from the stage as President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Atlantic Aviation on September 22, 2020 in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. Trump won Pennsylvania by less than a percentage point in 2
CDC director on pandemic: 'We're nowhere near the end' -NBC 28 Sep 2020 - 09:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: Robert Redfield, MD, Director, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during a U.S. Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing to examine COVID-19, focusing on an update on the federal r
Netherlands tightens coronavirus rules amid second wave 28 Sep 2020 - 09:23 pm
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Canada's Quebec expected to announce new restrictions as coronavirus cases rise 28 Sep 2020 - 08:48 pm
FILE PHOTO: People wait in line at the Women's College coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing facility in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 18, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
New US COVID-19 cases rise in 27 states for two straight weeks 28 Sep 2020 - 08:38 pm
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After New York Times revelations, Trump says he paid millions in taxes 28 Sep 2020 - 08:20 pm
Mike Hisey dressed as U.S. President Donald Trump in a prison jumpsuit reads the New York Times in front of the New York Times office in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., September 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
Philippines extends partial coronavirus curbs in Manila until Oct 31 28 Sep 2020 - 08:06 pm
A woman wearing a face mask and face shield for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is pictured at a financial district in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Key Pakistan opposition figure's arrest political, party says 28 Sep 2020 - 08:00 pm
Shehbaz Sharif, brother of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and leader of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), walks with lawyers and supporters after the High Court rejected bail plea in money laundering case in Lahore, Pakistan September 28, 2020. RE
Spain government to do 'whatever it takes' to curb Madrid surge 28 Sep 2020 - 07:34 pm
A man wearing a protective face mask poses for a picture next to an oversized model of a health worker amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Madrid, Spain September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Sergio Perez
UK government moves to defuse row with lawmakers over coronavirus measures 28 Sep 2020 - 07:22 pm
Britain's Health Secretary Matt Hancock walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
Pelosi says Trump administration must boost COVID-19 aid offer 28 Sep 2020 - 06:52 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 18, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago
Thousands of trapped sheep rescued after shock French Alps snowstorm 28 Sep 2020 - 06:03 pm
This photograph taken on September 26, 2020 shows chalets near fresh snow in Kiental, Bernese Oberland as cold winds and a sharp drop in temperatures have brought the first signs of winter to the Swiss Alps. / AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI
Philippines warns against complacency as virus spread slows 28 Sep 2020 - 04:32 pm
In this photo taken on September 26, 2020, people along with local government officials prepare to ride on bicycles during a launch ceremony encouraging people to take bicycles to their workplaces, at a mall in Manila. / AFP / AC Dimatatac
Dutch coronavirus second wave continues, cases near record on Monday 28 Sep 2020 - 03:31 pm
Police patrols on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam on September 26, 2020 while the Amsterdam-Amstelland Safety Region is preparing new, stricter measures to break the second wave of contamination of COVID-19 caused by the novel coronavirus. / AFP / ANP / Ramo