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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
Fauci rrepping to talk Covid strategy with newest Trump adviser 18 Aug 2020 - 11:51 pm
US President Donald Trump introduces Senior Fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution, Dr. Scott Atlas, during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 12, 2020. / AFP / Nicholas Kamm
Amid uproar, US Postal Service halts changes blamed for delays 18 Aug 2020 - 11:21 pm
The headquarters of the United States Postal Service (USPS) is seen in Washington, DC, August 18, 2020. The United States Postal Service will hold off of on making changes blamed for slowing down mail delivery until after the November election, Postmaster
Brazil indigenous protesters suspend roadblock 18 Aug 2020 - 11:05 pm
Kayapo indigenous people block Brazil's BR 163 national highway, as they protest against the government measures in the indigenous lands to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil August 17, 2020. REUT
California resident diagnosed with plague 18 Aug 2020 - 10:31 pm
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Canada's hardest-hit province for COVID-19 launches plan to combat second wave 18 Aug 2020 - 10:10 pm
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Batman prowls streets of Santiago delivering food to homeless 18 Aug 2020 - 09:28 pm
A Chilean trader and so-called 'Batman solidario' (Solidarity Batman) walks after delivering charity food rations in the street, during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Santiago, Chile August 12, 2020. Picture taken August 12,
Trump lashes out at Michelle Obama after convention takedown 18 Aug 2020 - 07:36 pm
Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks in a frame grab from the live video feed of the all virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention as participants from across the country are hosted over video links to the originally planned site of the convention in
Walmart's online sales soar as shoppers stock up on supplies 18 Aug 2020 - 06:24 pm
In this file photo taken on July 22, 2020 people wearing face coverings wait in line to shop at Walmart, in Burbank, California. / AFP / Robyn Beck
Trump promises tax credits for firms that bring jobs back from China 18 Aug 2020 - 12:39 am
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver a campaign speech at Mankato Regional Airport in Mankato, Minnesota, U.S., August 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Trump looked at banning further Chinese apps in addition to TikTok - Meadows 17 Aug 2020 - 11:08 pm
The logo of Chinese video app TikTok is seen on the side of the company's new office space at the C3 campus on August 11, 2020 in Culver City, in the westside of Los Angeles. / AFP / Chris DELMAS
Chile shuts down street vendors' mall after COVID-19 lockdown easing brings crowds 17 Aug 2020 - 11:02 pm
People wear face masks while walking along a pedestrian promenade in downtown Santiago, following the easing of lockdown restrictions amid the Covid-19 pandemic, on August 17, 2020. / AFP / Martin BERNETTI
Hispanics, non-white workers highly affected by US COVID-19 outbreaks, says CDC 17 Aug 2020 - 10:23 pm
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New York Governor Cuomo says gyms can open as soon as August 24 with restrictions 17 Aug 2020 - 09:00 pm
A tourist takes a selfie video underneath a billboard welcoming people back to NYC in Times Square on August 16, 2020 in New York. / AFP / Bryan R. Smith
Mexican president volunteers to try Russian coronavirus vaccine 17 Aug 2020 - 07:29 pm
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador waves as he arrives to hold a news conference at the presidential hangar, with the presidential plane in the background, at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico July 27, 2020. REUTERS/He

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