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Trump’s Iran move at UN amplifies ‘America First’ snub of allies 22 Aug 2020 - 02:12 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak at the 2020 Council for National Policy meeting in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Firestorms kindled by lightning displace tens of thousands in California 21 Aug 2020 - 08:05 pm
Cal Fire firefighter Anthony Quiroz douses water on a flame as he defends a home during the CZU Lightning Complex Fire in Boulder Creek, California, U.S. August 21, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
Mexico to get at least 2,000 doses of Russia's Sputnik vaccine to test 21 Aug 2020 - 06:01 pm
A relative of a patient suspected of having the novel coronavirus, waits at the COVID-19 triage area of the General Hospital in Mexico City on August 20, 2020. / AFP / ALFREDO ESTRELLA
Arcturus CEO says in talks with a dozen countries for COVID-19 vaccine supply deals 21 Aug 2020 - 05:34 pm
A scientist at RNA medicines company Arcturus Therapeutics research a vaccine for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at a laboratory in San Diego, California, U.S., March 17, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo
Facebook confirms Zuckerberg interviewed in FTC investigation 21 Aug 2020 - 12:46 am
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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
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
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
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.
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
COVID-19 vaccine won't be mandatory in US, says Fauci 19 Aug 2020 - 10:58 pm
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Kamala Harris to turn prosecutorial skills on Trump in historic speech 19 Aug 2020 - 10:20 pm
Democratic U.S. vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks to reporters after receiving a briefing on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic from public health experts during a campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., August 13, 2020. REUT
Two dead as Hurricane Genevieve approaches Los Cabos 19 Aug 2020 - 10:06 pm
This RAMMB/NOAA satellite image obtained on August 18, 2020, shows Hurricane Genevieve moving towards Baja California on August 19, 2020 at 05:10:21 UTC. AFP PHOTO / RAMMB/NOAA
Brazil vice president invites DiCaprio to see reality of Amazon rainforest 19 Aug 2020 - 08:10 pm
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San Francisco blanketed in smoke as California fires rage 19 Aug 2020 - 04:31 pm
In this long exposure photograph, flames consumes both sides of a segment of Lake Berryessa during the Hennessey fire in the Spanish Flat area of Napa, California on August 18, 2020. / AFP / JOSH EDELSON
Brazil approves final tests of J&J virus vaccine 19 Aug 2020 - 03:32 pm
Soldiers from the 4th Military Region of the Brazilian Armed Forces take part in the cleaning and disinfection of the Municipal Market in the Belo Horizonte, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil on August 18, 2020, amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. / AFP /
US students line up for coronavirus testing as universities open 19 Aug 2020 - 12:33 am
People wear protective masks as they wait in line at a testing site for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) set up for returning students, faculty and staff on the main campus of New York University (NYU) in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., Augu
Canada's Trudeau taps ally Freeland as finance minister, promises bold recovery plan 19 Aug 2020 - 12:23 am
Canada's Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland (R) speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill August 18, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks. / AFP / Dave Chan

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