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Canada could lose ability to manage COVID-19 cases, says chief medical officer 17 Sep 2020 - 08:24 pm
People sit on the grounds of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 9, 2020. Picture taken September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
New York City again delays in-person learning at public schools 17 Sep 2020 - 07:34 pm
A parent and a child carry signs to protest the opening of schools, as teachers work outside their school building for safety reasons, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., September 1
Woman holds fatal stabbing suspect at gunpoint in Michigan 17 Sep 2020 - 03:34 pm
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Hurricane Sally hits Gulf Coast with ‘Catastrophic’ flood risk 17 Sep 2020 - 02:13 pm
A man stands on a street flooded by Hurricane Sally in Pensacola, Florida, on September 16, 2020. Hurricane Sally barrelled into the US Gulf Coast early Wednesday, with forecasts of drenching rains that could provoke
After Sally: rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers 17 Sep 2020 - 11:16 am
A man walks his bicycle through a street flooded by Hurricane Sally in Pensacola, Florida, on September 16, 2020. Hurricane Sally barrelled into the US Gulf Coast early Wednesday, with forecasts of drenching rains that could provoke
Biden says he would order masks nationwide if he had authority 17 Sep 2020 - 12:00 am
Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden speaks with the media as he prepares to depart Orlando, Florida on September 15, 2020. / AFP / JIM WATSON
Canada aims to triple daily coronavirus testing capacity to 200,000 16 Sep 2020 - 11:15 pm
FILE PHOTO: Provincial health workers perform coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests on residents of the remote First Nations community of Gull Bay, Ontario, Canada April 27, 2020. REUTERS/David Jackson
WHO director warns Latin America is opening too early, COVID-19 still a risk 16 Sep 2020 - 10:11 pm
People enjoy Ipanema beach, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 13, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
US plans to distribute COVID-19 vaccine immediately after regulators authorize it 16 Sep 2020 - 05:28 pm
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Trump posts faked video of Biden playing anti-police song 16 Sep 2020 - 05:13 pm
In this file photo US President Donald Trump speaks to the media prior to departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 15, 2020, as he travels to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a town hall. AFP / SAUL LOEB
Eight European countries urge Brazil to take action on Amazon deforestation 16 Sep 2020 - 04:28 pm
A dead caiman is pictured in an area that was burnt in a fire in the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Pocone, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Hurricane Sally careens into Alabama's Gulf Coast, bringing heavy rains 16 Sep 2020 - 04:17 pm
A car drives down Government Street during Hurricane Sally in Mobile, Alabama, U.S., September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman
'Huge rainmaker': Hurricane Sally threatens historic floods 16 Sep 2020 - 09:51 am
SEPTEMBER 15: Water floods a road as the outer bands of Hurricane Sally come ashore on September 15, 2020 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The storm is bringing heavy rain, high winds and a dangerous storm surge from Louisiana to Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/
Thousands of Oregon evacuees shelter from wildfires as U.S. disaster declared 16 Sep 2020 - 09:28 am
Johnny Islas, a firefighter from Las Vegas, monitors ambers from a firing operation near the Obenchain Fire in Butte Falls, Oregon, U.S., September 15, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Major fire threatens historic observatory near LA 16 Sep 2020 - 12:19 am
ARCADIA, CA - SEPTEMBER 13: Mill Creek Hotshots set a backfire to protect homes during the Bobcat Fire on September 13, 2020 in Arcadia, California.  David McNew/Getty Images/AFP
Canada not ruling out lockdown amid COVID-19 surge but eyes 'surgical approach' 15 Sep 2020 - 08:35 pm
FILE PHOTO: Canada's Minister of Health Patty Hajdu speaks during a meeting of the special committee on the COVID-19 outbreak, as efforts continue to help slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in
US - Canada border shutdown likely to extend through Nov, Ottawa cool to more exemptions -sources 15 Sep 2020 - 07:09 pm
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The U.S.-Canada border crossing is seen amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Lacolle, Quebec, Canada April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo/File Photo
Pompeo says US-NKorea talks are ongoing behind scenes 15 Sep 2020 - 05:40 pm
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