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Amazon blazes burn forest, farmland and threaten homes 17 Aug 2020 - 07:02 pm
A firefighter monitors a spot fire in an area of the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Rondonia State, Brazil August 16, 2020. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Thermometer in Death Valley, California shows highest global temperature in over 100 years 17 Aug 2020 - 02:52 pm
A sign warns of extreme heat as tourists enter Death Valley National Park in California June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
Study reveals how social distancing slowed Covid-19 spread 16 Aug 2020 - 11:33 pm
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Robert Trump, president's brother who shunned the spotlight, dies 16 Aug 2020 - 08:27 pm
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Wife of Brazil's president says she has tested negative for coronavirus 16 Aug 2020 - 08:12 pm
Michelle Bolsonaro, wife of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, attends a ceremony marking International Women's Day at Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil March 6, 2020. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
Amid COVID-19 crisis, flu shot makers see record US production 16 Aug 2020 - 07:12 pm
In this file photo taken on January 10, 2013, two syringes containing flu vaccine are ready at the Whitman-Walker Health Clinic in Washington, DC. Global influenza vaccine makers have produced a record number of doses for the coming flu season, as authori
Trump campaign plans digital ad campaign during Democratic convention 15 Aug 2020 - 08:46 pm
US President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he delivers remarks to the City of New York Police Benevolent Association at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ, on August 14, 2020. / AFP / JIM WATSON
Texas testing drops as schools reopen, prepare for football 15 Aug 2020 - 07:10 pm
An EMS medic checks the temperature of a possible Covid-9 patient before transporting him to the hospital on August 13, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Several of the man's family members had also tested positive. The Latino community in Houston has been especial
Pompeo inks deal for US troop move from Germany to Poland 15 Aug 2020 - 12:50 pm
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Poland's Minister of Defence Mariusz Blaszczak sign the US-Poland Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement in the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland August 15, 2020. Janek Skarzynski/Pool via REUTERS
McKesson to distribute virus vaccine under existing U.S. pact 14 Aug 2020 - 10:21 pm
US President Donald Trump answers questions during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 14, 2020. / AFP / Nicholas Kamm
California wildfires burn amid high risk of brutal blazes 14 Aug 2020 - 05:39 pm
Firefighters battle the smoke and flames from the Ranch Fire in the hills in Azusa, California, on August 14, 2020, 25 miles (40kms) east of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Fire Department was alerted to the brush fire at 2:45 pm. By August 13 in the
Kamala Harris’s Indian connections spark social media frenzy 14 Aug 2020 - 01:22 pm
WILMINGTON, DE - AUGUST 13: Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), running mate of Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden, attends a coronavirus briefing at a makeshift studio at the Hotel DuPont on August 13, 2020 in Wilmington,
Top US health official says approval of Covid vaccines unlikely before November 14 Aug 2020 - 12:34 am
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Biden says all US governors should mandate masks to slow coronavirus' spread 14 Aug 2020 - 12:22 am
WILMINGTON, DE - AUGUST 13: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks following a coronavirus briefing with health experts at the Hotel DuPont on August 13, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.Drew Ang
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle move into new California home 14 Aug 2020 - 12:19 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 27, 2017 Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancée US actress Meghan Markle pose for a photograph in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace in west London, following the announcement of their engagement./ AFP / Da
US Justice Department says Yale illegally discriminates against Asians, whites 13 Aug 2020 - 11:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: Students walk on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, October 7, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
US downloads of WeChat, Signal apps spike after Trump threatens ban 13 Aug 2020 - 11:53 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: In this photo illustration, the WeChat app is displayed in the App Store on an Apple iPhone on August 7, 2020 in Washington, DC. On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that bans any transactions b
Artist creates origami crane memorial for COVID-19 victims 13 Aug 2020 - 11:50 pm
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