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6 key questions going into the 2020 presidential election 02 Nov 2020 - 03:46 pm
Ballots are counted by Maricopa County Elections Department staff ahead of Tuesdays election on October 31, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. Early voting lasted from October 7th through the 30th in Arizona, which had a record number of early voters. Courtney Ped
Whale tail sculpture saves Dutch metro train 02 Nov 2020 - 03:31 pm
An aerial photo taken in Spijkenisse, on November 2, 2020 shows a metro train that shot through a stop block at De Akkers metro station, without making any casualty. Netherlands OUT / AFP / ANP / Jeffrey Groeneweg
CureVac's COVID-19 vaccine triggers immune response in Phase I trial 02 Nov 2020 - 03:04 pm
An employee of German biopharmaceutical company CureVac, demonstrates research workflow on a vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease at a laboratory in Tuebingen, Germany, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert/File Photo
Can Trump call in troops to quell Election Day unrest? 02 Nov 2020 - 02:46 pm
A person walks by a boarded-up Saks Fifth Avenue on November 1, 2020, in New York City. Businesses have taken to boarding up storefronts in anticipation of unrest related to the presidential election. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images/AFP
Iran reports record high COVID death toll as travel bans go into force 02 Nov 2020 - 02:34 pm
Mask-clad Iranians walk along an overpass on their way to shop in Tajrish square in the capital Tehran on November 1, 2020, amid the novel coronavirus pandemic crisis. AFP / ATTA KENARE
Trump threatens to fire Fauci in rift with disease expert 02 Nov 2020 - 02:33 pm
Anthony Fauci, MD, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, testifies during a U.S. Senate Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Hearing to examine COVID-19. Washington, D.C., U.S.,
Moldova’s presidential election heads toward runoff 02 Nov 2020 - 02:13 pm
Moldovan presidential candidate Maia Sandu holds a press conference a day after the presidential election in Chisinau on November 2, 2020. / AFP / Sergei GAPON
'You are no longer my mother': A divided America will struggle to heal after Trump era 02 Nov 2020 - 02:08 pm
A poll worker holds empty folders of casted votes Madison Square Garden polling station on November 1, 2020 in New York City. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images/AFP
Oman income tax expected in 2022 in fiscal shake-up: Report 02 Nov 2020 - 01:07 pm
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Germany launches 4-week partial shutdown to curb virus 02 Nov 2020 - 12:39 pm
A used protective mask is left in an pedestrian area as the spread of COVID-19 continues in Frankfurt, Germany, November 1, 2020, REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Britain's Prince William caught Covid in April: media 02 Nov 2020 - 11:34 am
File photo: Britain's Prince William wears a protective mask as he visits St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London, Britain October 20, 2020. Matt Dunham/Pool via Reuters
Japan opens airport coronavirus test lab for departing travellers 02 Nov 2020 - 11:06 am
A medical worker walks at the entrance of the newly-opened Narita International Airport PCR Center operated by Nippon Medical School Foundation, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing facility aimed at outbound travelers who need proof that they do not
Three-year-old rescued from rubble, Turkey quake death toll hits 81 02 Nov 2020 - 10:52 am
Rescue workers remove rubble during the ongoing search operation at the site of a collapsed building as they look for survivors and victims in the city of Izmir on November 2, 2020, after a powerful earthquake struck Turkey's western coast and parts of Gr
US whistleblower Edward Snowden seeks Russian passport for sake of future son 02 Nov 2020 - 10:47 am
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WHO chief Tedros to quarantine after contact gets COVID-19 02 Nov 2020 - 10:03 am
In this file photo taken on March 11, 2020 shows World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attending a press briefing on COVID-19 at the WHO headquarters in Geneva. The World Health Organization chief said late November 1
Philippines' Duterte to inspect typhoon damage as deaths rise to 16 02 Nov 2020 - 09:56 am
A man sits beside a car, washed away by floods caused by Typhoon Goni, in Barangay San Isidro, Batangas City, Philippines, November 2, 2020. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez
Gunfire erupts at Kabul University as police surround campus 02 Nov 2020 - 09:48 am
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FBI probing Trump caravan confrontation with Biden campaign bus in Texas 02 Nov 2020 - 07:58 am
A convoy of U.S. President Donald Trump supporters gather on a street in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., in this still image taken from social media video, November 1, 2020. Twitter @ JDEEDS04/via REUTERS