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Swiss stadiums can be two-thirds full from Oct. 1 02 Sep 2020 - 08:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: Stade Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland - 10/12/15 General view before the game Action Images via Reuters / Lee Smit
EU warns against shortening COVID quarantine as cases in Europe spike 02 Sep 2020 - 07:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: An employee at Klinicaire medical center waits at the entrance of a checking area set to examine patients suffering from coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms in Brussels, Belgium March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Zimbabwe finds more elephant carcasses, death toll at 22 02 Sep 2020 - 07:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: A group of elephants are seen near a watering hole inside Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe, October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
German government says Navalny was poisoned with novichok 02 Sep 2020 - 05:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally to mark the 5th anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's murder and to protest against proposed amendments to the country's constitution, in Moscow, Russia February
In Peru, virus erodes centuries-old burial traditions 02 Sep 2020 - 05:02 pm
A scientist works at the Neurobiology laboratory of the Cayetano Heredia University in Lima.  AFP / ERNESTO BENAVIDES
Macron says France supports Iraqi PM's efforts to safeguard sovereignty 02 Sep 2020 - 04:41 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, give a joint press conference in Baghdad on September 2, 2020.  AFP / POOL / GONZALO FUENTES
Lebanon PM-designate pledges 'government of experts' 02 Sep 2020 - 04:34 pm
Lebanese Prime Minister Mustapha Adib, wearing a protective face masks, arrives to meet with the French President at the Presidential palace in Baabda east of the Lebanese capital Beirut on September 1, 2020. / AFP / X07238 / GONZALO FUENTES
Uzbekistan stages outdoor exams for 1.4 million university applicants 02 Sep 2020 - 04:03 pm
School graduates take university entrance exams at the Pakhtakor sports arena amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Mukhammadsharif Mamatkulov
India bans PUBG, 117 more Chinese apps 02 Sep 2020 - 03:20 pm
This picture taken on August 22, 2020 shows stateless eSports player Muhammad Aiman Hafizi Ahmad, 20, playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), an online multiplayer gaming on his mobile phone at a house used by his gaming team in Bangi town, south of
Tesla's Musk set to meet German economy minister: Sources 02 Sep 2020 - 02:36 pm
Tesla Inc. Gigafactory 2, which is also known as RiverBend, is pictured during the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Buffalo, New York, U.S., March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario/File Photo
German minister rules out new nationwide coronavirus lockdown 02 Sep 2020 - 02:20 pm
German Health Minister Jens Spahn gives a statement on the hospital future law on September 2, 2020 at the Health Ministry in Berlin. / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
Hong Kong to re-open gyms, massage parlours from Friday as virus cases drop 02 Sep 2020 - 11:22 am
A man wearing a face mask as a precautionary measure against COVID-19 coronavirus waks past walks past a housing building in Hong Kong on August 29, 2020.  / AFP / May James / May JAMES
Rains hit southern Japan island as Koreas ready for typhoon 02 Sep 2020 - 11:03 am
District council members fill sand bags as part of preparations ahead of the arrival of typhoon Maysak, at Gwangalli beach in Busan on September 2, 2020. / AFP / Ed JONES
Australian state reports jump in coronavirus cases but says New Year show must go on 02 Sep 2020 - 10:06 am
Medical personnel are seen at the Bondi Beach coronavirus disease (COVID-19) drive-through testing centre, as the state of New South Wales continues to report relatively low numbers for new daily cases, in Sydney, Australia, September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Lor
Older patients drive South Korean surge in critical COVID-19 cases 02 Sep 2020 - 09:54 am
A customer has her temperature checked as a preventative measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus inside a cafe in Seoul on August 31, 2020. / AFP / Ed JONES
TS Nana to become hurricane before making landfall in Belize 02 Sep 2020 - 09:36 am
This NOAA/GOES satellite image shows Tropical Storm Nana (R) in the Caribbean at 22:00UTC, on September 1, 2020. Nana will pass near the coast of Honduras on September 2, before intensifying and reaching Belize one day later, the Miami-based National Hurr
New book 'Melania and Me' feeds speculations about First Lady 02 Sep 2020 - 12:20 am
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White House slams WHO over criticism of push for COVID-19 vaccine 01 Sep 2020 - 11:22 pm
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