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US election: Two candidates, two polar opposite campaigns 10 Sep 2020 - 11:08 am
Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden speaks CJ Brown (R), the owner's son, as he shops for his grandkids at the Three Thirteen store in Detroit, Michigan, on September 9, 2020. AFP / Jim Watson
Pompeo urges Southeast Asia to shun South China Sea firms 10 Sep 2020 - 10:50 am
Vietnam's Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (L) and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (C, on screen at R) are seen on monitor screens during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-US Ministerial Meeting, held online due to the COVID-19 novel cor
Not wasted: Sewage in Nepal serves as affordable virus warning tool 10 Sep 2020 - 10:25 am
In this picture taken on August 7, 2020, a researcher wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) processes a sample collected from a sewage in Balakumari area of Lalitpur near Kathmandu. / AFP / Prakash MATHEMA
Oregon fires destroy five towns, governor says many deaths feared 10 Sep 2020 - 12:14 am
Thick smoke is seen above Salem City, Oregon, U.S., September 8, 2020, in this picture obtained from social media. Picture taken September 8, 2020. ZAK STONE/via REUTERS
Brazil trials of Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine show promising results - governor 09 Sep 2020 - 11:54 pm
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Ominous orange sky gives San Francisco apocalytic tint 09 Sep 2020 - 11:46 pm
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: An orange glow fills the sky above the Embarcadero as smoke from various wildfires burning across Northern California mixes with the marine layer, blanketing San Francisco in darkness, on September 9, 2020 in San Francisc
Germany says has suspected case of African swine fever 09 Sep 2020 - 11:04 pm
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Brazil lab DASA to do tests for COVID-19 vaccine being developed by COVAXX 09 Sep 2020 - 11:01 pm
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NIH Chief says no way to know when safe vaccine will be ready 09 Sep 2020 - 09:38 pm
Dr Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), holding up a model of COVID-19, during a US Senate hearing on Operation Warp Speed in Washington, DC. Saul Loeb/Pool via Reuters.
CanSino Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial in Pakistan expected to begin this month 09 Sep 2020 - 09:31 pm
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Trump and Republicans raised $210 mln in August, far short of Biden 09 Sep 2020 - 09:23 pm
A combination photo shows Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. President Donald Trump/REUTERS
New York City restaurants can resume indoor dining on Sept. 30 -governor 09 Sep 2020 - 09:05 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 30, 2020 a member of the staff prepares a table at a restaurant in Manhattan in New York City. / AFP /  SPENCER PLATT
Nigeria govt says doctor strike 'ill-timed' due to pandemic 09 Sep 2020 - 09:02 pm
FILE PHOTO: Dr Aliyu Sokomba, President of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) is seen during a news conference to announce the commencement of national resident doctors strike, as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection continues to rise in
Trump says he minimized coronavirus, didn't want to create panic -Woodward book 09 Sep 2020 - 08:42 pm
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IMF chief warns global economic crisis 'far from over' 09 Sep 2020 - 07:57 pm
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England tightens socialising rules as COVID infections rise 09 Sep 2020 - 07:34 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 31, 2020 A sign requesting pedestrians to follow the governments social distancing guidelines is on view in the centre of Manchester, northwest England. / AFP / Oli SCARFF
Toxic hand sanitizers banned in US are sold freely in Mexico 09 Sep 2020 - 07:28 pm
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Explosive wildfires across California stoked by fierce winds 09 Sep 2020 - 03:53 pm
A Butte County firefighter douses flames at the Bear fire in Oroville, California on September 9, 2020.  AFP / JOSH EDELSON