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Coronavirus fuels historic legal battle over voting as 2020 US election looms 24 Sep 2020 - 02:08 pm
FILE PHOTO: Workers wearing masks and separated by plexiglass inspect ballots at the Thurston County Ballot Processing Center in Tumwater, Washington, U.S. July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson
Belarus's Lukashenko shrugs off Western vote rejection 24 Sep 2020 - 01:58 pm
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stands near service members during an inauguration ceremony in Minsk, Belarus September 23, 2020. Andrei Stasevich
UK to announce plans to help workers hit by pandemic 24 Sep 2020 - 01:45 pm
A man, not wearing a face covering, passes signs telling travelers they must wear face mask unless they are exempt, as he leaves Victoria station during the evening 'rush hour' in central London on September 23, 2020. AFP / Tolga AKMEN
As COVID surges in Europe, officials warn of "twindemic" with flu 24 Sep 2020 - 01:28 pm
European Commissioner for Health Stella Kyriakides speaks during a news conference updating the risk assessment for the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in Brussels on September 24, 2020. / AFP / POOL / FRANCOIS LENOIR
Indonesia gives free Bali staycations to test tourism readiness 24 Sep 2020 - 12:26 pm
FILE PHOTO: Empty chairs are seen at Seminyak beach amid the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bali, Indonesia, March 23, 2020. REUTERS/Nyimas Laula/File Photo
Oman to resume international flights on Oct. 1: Aviation authority 24 Sep 2020 - 11:58 am
This picture shows a partial view of the seaside corniche in the Omani capital Muscat on September 18, 2020. / AFP / Haitham AL-SHUKAIRI
UK to host 'human challenge' trials for COVID-19 vaccines -FT 24 Sep 2020 - 11:34 am
An NHS track and trace worker talks with people as they arrive at a drive in test centre following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bolton, Britain, September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble
France rolls out GPS trackers to curb domestic violence 24 Sep 2020 - 11:28 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 6, 2020 tourists visit the Esplanade des Droits de l'Homme with the Eiffel tower in the background, in Paris. AFP / STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN
COVID-19 smartphone app finally launches in England and Wales 24 Sep 2020 - 11:09 am
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) contact tracing smartphone app of Britain's National Health Service (NHS) is displayed on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken in Keele, Britain, September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Carl Recine/Illustration
China's CNBG to donate 200,000 coronavirus vaccine doses to medics in Wuhan 24 Sep 2020 - 10:23 am
FILE PHOTO: A booth displaying a coronavirus vaccine candidate from China National Biotec Group (CNBG), a unit of state-owned pharmaceutical giant China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), is seen at the 2020 China International Fair for Trade in S
Twin 'crises' of climate and COVID hammering millions, Red Cross says 24 Sep 2020 - 12:26 am
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Eric Trump must testify in New York probe before the election, judge rules 24 Sep 2020 - 12:15 am
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New York's Times Square New Year's Eve celebration to go virtual 23 Sep 2020 - 11:18 pm
FILE PHOTO: Confetti flies around the ball and countdown clock in Times Square in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., January 1, 2020. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo
TikTok asks judge to block U.S. from barring app for download 23 Sep 2020 - 11:14 pm
FILE PHOTO: China and U.S. flags are seen near a TikTok logo in this illustration picture taken July 16, 2020. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
France tightens virus measures, unveils new "danger zones" map 23 Sep 2020 - 11:10 pm
French Health Minister Olivier Veran addresses media representatives during a press conference about the situation of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in France, at the Health Ministry in Paris, on September 23, 2020. / AFP / POOL / Eliot BLONDET
US policeman charged over Breonna Taylor shooting 23 Sep 2020 - 10:17 pm
FILE PHOTO: A woman visits the memorial for Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., September 11, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo/File Photo
Italy set for 'gradual reopening of stadiums', says sports minister 23 Sep 2020 - 10:09 pm
Italian Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora watches the final match of the Men's Italian Open between Serbia's Novak Djokovic and Argentina's Diego Schwartzman at Foro Italico on September 21, 2020 in Rome, Italy. / AFP / POOL / Riccardo Antimiani
Switzerland sends 2,500 students into quarantine after hotel school COVID outbreak 23 Sep 2020 - 08:45 pm
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