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Trump says Bahrain agrees to normalize relations with Israel 11 Sep 2020 - 08:23 pm
U.S. President Donald President Trump speaks after it was announced Bahrain has joined the United Arab Emirates in striking an agreement to normalize relations with Israel during a brief appearance in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S.
French PM: no new lockdown over COVID-19 resurgence 11 Sep 2020 - 06:52 pm
This image of a television screen shows French Prime Minister Jean Castex as he speaks on the coronavirus Covid-19 situation during a press conference at The Hotel Matignon in Paris on September 11, 2020. / AFP / Thomas COEX
Half a million Oregonians evacuate as death toll in West wildfires rises to 16 11 Sep 2020 - 06:24 pm
A sign warning of impending fire danger is posted on September 10, 2020 in Estacada, Oregon. Multiple wildfires grew by hundreds of thousands of acres Thursday, prompting large-scale evacuations throughout the state. Nathan Howard/Getty Images/AFP
Philippines' Duterte signs $3.4 bln pandemic stimulus package into law 11 Sep 2020 - 05:48 pm
Passengers wearing face shields and face masks for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) get off a bus in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 7, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Japan ship operator to pay $9M over Mauritius oil spill 11 Sep 2020 - 04:18 pm
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Junichiro Ikeda speaks during a news conference about its measures to help recover environment and provide contributions to local communities after the MV Wakashio, chartered by the shipping
Austria opts for more face masks, smaller events as coronavirus advances 11 Sep 2020 - 03:52 pm
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz attends a news conference as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues in Vienna, Austria September 11, 2020. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Huge blast rocks Jordan military arms depot 11 Sep 2020 - 01:42 pm
TOPSHOT - This images taken and received from Twitter user @saleh_monther early on September 11, 2020 shows an explosion at a military numitions depot in the city of Zarqa, 25 kilometres (15 miles) east of the capital Amman /AFP / @saleh_monther / Handout
India reports record daily jump of 96,551 coronavirus cases 11 Sep 2020 - 01:38 pm
People shop at an open-air vegetable and fruit market amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Ahmedabad, India, September 7, 2020. REUTERS/Amit Dave
English tourists rush back from Portugal to avoid COVID-19 quarantine 11 Sep 2020 - 01:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: A tourist rests at Comercio square in downtown Lisbon, Portugal April 11, 2019. Picture taken April 11, 2019. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante/File Photo
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