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As US schools reopen, concerns grow that kids spread coronavirus 20 Aug 2020 - 09:33 pm
BOSTON, MA - AUGUST 19: A woman in personal protective equipment (PPE) holds up signs at a standout protest organized by the American Federation of Teachers at the Massachusetts State House on August 19, 2020, in Boston, Massachusetts. Scott Eisen/Getty I
Polish foreign minister quits, second top resignation in a week 20 Aug 2020 - 09:28 pm
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Polish Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz greet each other with an elbow bump in Lazienki Palace in Warsaw, Poland, August 15, 2020. Janek Skarzynski/Pool via REUTERS
Two die fighting California lightning fires, tens of thousands flee 20 Aug 2020 - 09:04 pm
TOPSHOT - A home burns in Vacaville, California during the LNU Lightning Complex fire on August 19, 2020. As of the late hours of August 18,2020 the Hennessey fire has merged with at least 7 fires and is now called the LNU Lightning Complex fires. Dozens
Britain removes Portugal from quarantine list, adds Austria and Croatia 20 Aug 2020 - 07:47 pm
A view shows a sign advising people to stay home, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Oldham, Britain, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Molly Darlington
Italy sees 845 new COVID-19 cases, highest since end of lockdown in May 20 Aug 2020 - 07:30 pm
People not wearing face masks take selfies in front of the Trevi Fountain following a government decree that states face coverings must be worn between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. near bars and pubs and in areas where gatherings are more likely, due to the coronavi
Trump laments arrest of former adviser Bannon as a 'sad event' 20 Aug 2020 - 07:24 pm
(FILES) In this file photo former Trump advisor Steve Bannon (L) watches as US President Donald Trump greets Elon Musk, SpaceX and Tesla CEO, before a policy and strategy forum with executives in the State Dining Room of the White House February 3, 2017 i
Sweden to join EU’s AstraZeneca agreement on Covid-19 vaccine 20 Aug 2020 - 07:17 pm
The company logo for pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is displayed on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Scientists urge more protection for platypus in Australian state 20 Aug 2020 - 05:12 pm
An adult male platypus named Millsom is carried by his keeper at an animal sanctuary in Melbourne May 8, 2008. REUTERS/Mick Tsikas/File Photo
China to allow first football fans in stadiums since coronavirus 20 Aug 2020 - 05:05 pm
This file photo taken on July 25, 2020 shows a staff member wearing a pair of protective gloves holding a ball during the Chinese Super League (CSL) football match between Guangzhou Evergrande and Shanghai Shenhua in Dalian in China's northeastern Liaonin
Young activists meet Merkel to press case for climate action 20 Aug 2020 - 04:16 pm
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Belgian schools to reopen in September, masks mandatory for older children 20 Aug 2020 - 03:51 pm
Belgium's Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes attends a news conference after a meeting of the National Security Council, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brussels, Belgium August 20, 2020. Olivier Matthys/Pool via REUTERS
Hurricane Genevieve lashing Mexico's Baja with wind and rain 20 Aug 2020 - 03:38 pm
A woman walks under her umbrella while a car moves along a flooded road during Hurricane Genevieve in Los Cabos, Baja California Del Sur, Mexico August 19, 2020, in this still image obtained from video provided on social media.
Vietnam's coronavirus infections pass 1,000 mark 20 Aug 2020 - 02:56 pm
A worker sets up a plastic partition, used as a preventive measure against the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, at a bia hoi in Hanoi on August 20, 2020. / AFP / Nhac NGUYEN
Coronavirus gives German bicycle retailers a boost 20 Aug 2020 - 02:13 pm
A man on a bicycle is wearing a protective mask in Dresden, Germany, April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel/File Photo
Mexico exploring phase 3 trials of Russian coronavirus vaccine 20 Aug 2020 - 01:41 pm
A woman wearing a protective face mask and a face shield holds social distancing as a measure to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) before taking the entrance exam for Mexico's National Autonomous University in the stands of Universi
EU, CureVac in talks on 225 mln doses of potential COVID-19 vaccine 20 Aug 2020 - 01:20 pm
In this file photo taken on June 23, 2020 The logo of the biopharmaceutical company CureVac is seen in front of the company's headquarters in Tuebingen, southern Germany on June 23, 2020. / AFP / THOMAS KIENZLE
Russian opposition politician Navalny poisoned, hospitalized 20 Aug 2020 - 09:23 am
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny during a rally in support of political prisoners in Prospekt Sakharova Street in Moscow, Russia. Alexei Navalny is unconscious in hospital after allegedly being poisoned, according to his press secretary. Sefa Kara
France's COVID-19 infections again hit fresh post-lockdown peak 19 Aug 2020 - 11:55 pm
A woman wearing a protective mask walks at the financial and business district of La Defense as France reinforces mask-wearing in public places as part of efforts to curb a resurgence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the country, near Paris, F