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Trump won’t extend deadline for TikTok to arrange US sale 11 Sep 2020 - 01:04 pm
(FILES) In this file photo illustration, the social media application logo, TikTok is displayed on the screen of an iPhone on an American flag background on August 3, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. / AFP / Olivier DOULIERY
Lebanese firefighters douse remains of Beirut port fire 11 Sep 2020 - 01:00 pm
Lebanese firefighters stand on a ladder amid billowing smoke as they extinguish the remaining flames at the seaport of Beirut, on September 11, 2020, a day after a huge fire erupted in harbour warehouses. / AFP / ANWAR AMRO
China, India agree to disengage troops on contested border 11 Sep 2020 - 12:51 pm
In this picture taken on September 3, 2020, an Indian Army convoy makes way along a highway in Kyelang, some 120 kilometres (75 miles) from the Indo-Tibetan border. China and India shifted the blame on September 8 after the first shots in decades were fir
Philippine health ministry says no conditions set to access US vaccines 11 Sep 2020 - 11:56 am
A passenger wears a face mask and face shield on board a bus, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
South Korea sees uptick in COVID-19 cases as new cluster infections continue 11 Sep 2020 - 11:52 am
People wearing face masks cross a road in Seoul on September 11, 2020. South Korea largely overcame an early COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak with extensive tracing and testing, but is now battling several outbreaks. / AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Gas explosion rips through hotel in China 11 Sep 2020 - 11:47 am
TOPSHOT - Firefighters work at the scene of an explosion in Zhuhai, in China's southern Guangdong province on September 11, 2020. At least three people were injured on September 11 when a gas pipe exploded in a store in the southern city of Zhuhai, local
Trump, Biden to try to outshine each other at 9/11 memorials 11 Sep 2020 - 11:43 am
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on September 10, 2020 shows US President Donald Trump (L) speaking as he makes his way to board Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on September 10, 2020, and Democratic presi
Russian police seek to question Navalny in Germany 11 Sep 2020 - 11:39 am
Police officers are seen outside Charite Mitte Hospital Complex after Russian opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny came out of a medically induced coma, in Berlin, Germany, September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi
At least eight killed as wildfires scorch US West Coast 11 Sep 2020 - 12:02 am
Local residents look at smoke and fire over a hill during wildfires near the town of Medford, Oregon, U.S. September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Microsoft believes Russian hackers 'Fancy Bear' targeted Biden campaign firm - sources 10 Sep 2020 - 11:47 pm
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Nazi warship found off Norway coast after 80 years 10 Sep 2020 - 11:38 pm
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COVID-19 vaccine doses could arrive in Canada early in 2021 -minister 10 Sep 2020 - 11:18 pm
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US Senate defeat of 'skinny' coronavirus aid bill puts it on 'dead-end street' 10 Sep 2020 - 09:52 pm
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Turkey considers allowing Phase III testing of Russia's COVID-19 vaccine 10 Sep 2020 - 09:39 pm
A nurse prepares to inoculate volunteer Ilya Dubrovin, 36, with Russia's new coronavirus vaccine in a post-registration trials at a clinic in Moscow on September 10, 2020.. / AFP / Natalia KOLESNIKOVA
Jakarta to reimpose partial lockdown as virus cases surge 10 Sep 2020 - 09:36 pm
A medical worker wearing a protective suit is pictured at Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, which is prepared for a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) isolation facility, as an outbreak of the disease continues in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Se
Beirut port fire hits warehouse where food aid stored 10 Sep 2020 - 09:21 pm
TOPSHOT - Lebanese firefighters try to put out a fire that broke out at Beirut's port area, on September 10, 2020. / AFP / ANWAR AMRO
New Yorkers face fines for not wearing masks on public transit 10 Sep 2020 - 08:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: A man with a face mask rides the subway in the Queens borough of New York City, U.S. February 2, 2020. REUTERS/Nick ZieminskiREUTERS
UK adds Portugal, Hungary to virus quarantine list 10 Sep 2020 - 08:00 pm
As part of a conference about the live events in the coronavirus situation, the oldest Hungarian bridge, the 'Lanchid' (Chain Bridge) is illuminated by blue light in Budapest on September 9, 2020. The conference, the 'Power of live events' will be held in