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Trump out to build 'permission structure' to win back voters 05 Sep 2020 - 04:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump makes a point during a press conference with US Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta early July 12, 2019 at the White House in Washington, DC.  AFP / Brendan Smialowski
France expects more severe COVID cases in next 15 days 05 Sep 2020 - 04:24 pm
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Italy's Conte ‘confident’ that Autumn lockdown won’t be needed 05 Sep 2020 - 04:10 pm
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'World's loneliest elephant' okayed to quit zoo for new life 05 Sep 2020 - 03:32 pm
Frank Goeritz (L), head of the veterinary service at Leibniz Institute for zoo and wildlife research in Berlin, and Amir Khalil, head of project development at FOUR PAWS International, take blood sample of Kaavan, an elephant at the Marghazar Zoo in Islam
DR Congo prisoners dying from hunger: NGO 05 Sep 2020 - 03:18 pm
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Rescuers search Beirut rubble for third day, with nation transfixed 05 Sep 2020 - 02:43 pm
Volunteers and a Chilean rescue team member dig through the rubble of buildings which collapsed due to the explosion at the port area, after signs of life were detected, in Gemmayze, Beirut, Lebanon September 5, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Sudan declares state of emergency over deadly floods 05 Sep 2020 - 02:41 pm
A picture shows flooded houses in Tuti island, where the Blue and White Nile merge in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, on September 3, 2020. / AFP / ASHRAF SHAZLY
Slovakia reports record spike in coronavirus cases 05 Sep 2020 - 02:12 pm
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India coronavirus caseload crosses 4M, stretching resources 05 Sep 2020 - 02:02 pm
A woman reacts as a health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) takes a swab during a check-up campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a slum area in Mumbai, India September 5, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Dozens arrested in 'Freedom Day' Aussie lockdown protests 05 Sep 2020 - 02:00 pm
Police tackle protesters in Melbourne on September 5, 2020 during an anti-lockdown rally protesting the state's strict lockdown laws as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus. / AFP / William West
Iran schools re-open despite concerns over spread of virus 05 Sep 2020 - 01:52 pm
Iranian students wearing mask are seen in school after the Ministry of Education of Iran plans the opening of schools and education to be done remotely in some schools according to the coronavirus (Covid-19) risk level in Tehran, Iran, September 05, 2020.
Gas pipeline blast kills 13 worshippers in Bangladesh mosque 05 Sep 2020 - 12:15 pm
Relatives of victims mourn at a hospital, after a gas pipeline blast at a mosque in Narayanganj, near Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 5, 2020. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
'Rare, dangerous' heat wave to hit California, U.S. West 04 Sep 2020 - 09:37 pm
The sun sets behind power lines in Los Angeles, California on September 3, 2020, ahead of a heatwave to arrive September 4 through the Labour Day weekend prompting a statewide flex alert. / AFP / Frederic J. BROWN
Greta documentary a fuller portrait of climate activist 04 Sep 2020 - 07:56 pm
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg holds a poster reading
France reports 8,975 new daily COVID-19 infections, setting a record high 04 Sep 2020 - 07:40 pm
People stand in a queue as they wait for a PCR test for the novel coronavirus at a medical laboratory in Paris amids the Covid-19 pandemic on September 4, 2020. / AFP / Christophe ARCHAMBAULT
Italy's Berlusconi has slight lung infection: doctor 04 Sep 2020 - 05:37 pm
Italian professor Alberto Zangrillo, San Raffaele Hospital’s personal doctor of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, speaks during a press conference after Berlusconi was hospitalised after testing positive for COVID-19, at the San Raffaele Ho
Amazon to add 10,000 US jobs in Washington state 04 Sep 2020 - 05:15 pm
Amazon.com's logo is seen at Amazon Japan's office building in Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 8, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Swiss complete Trans-European rail route with Ceneri Tunnel under the Alps 04 Sep 2020 - 02:33 pm
A train of Swiss Railways is seen on September 4, 2020, in Camorino, southern Switzerland, during the inauguration of the Ceneri Base railway tunnel.  / AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI