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Delta weakens into Category 3 hurricane: U.S. NHC 07 Oct 2020 - 10:18 am
A general view shows an empty beach as Hurricane Delta approaches Cancun, Mexico October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Jorge Delgado
UK's COVID-19 testing system hit by Roche supply problems 07 Oct 2020 - 10:02 am
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US agency wants 2 months safety data before approving Covid-19 vaccine 07 Oct 2020 - 09:52 am
Signage is seen outside of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
Trump calls off stimulus talks, Fed says recovery faster with aid 07 Oct 2020 - 07:59 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 21, 2020, US President Donald Trump speaks to the media prior to departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, as he travels to Ohio. AFP / SAUL LOEB
Russian COVID-19 vaccine trials have yet to start in Brazil, lagging rivals 07 Oct 2020 - 12:07 am
FILE PHOTO: A handout photo provided by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) shows samples of a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, in Moscow, Russia August
Biden campaign takes extra steps to keep him safe from COVID-19 06 Oct 2020 - 11:51 pm
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden steps from his plane en route to a campaign event in Pennsylvania at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland, U.S., October 6, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Belgium tightens social contact rules as coronavirus cases surge 06 Oct 2020 - 11:41 pm
Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, European Council President Charles Michel and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel react at the start of the second face-to-face European Union summit since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in B
Kenya to reopen schools for some as virus cases drop 06 Oct 2020 - 11:34 pm
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Trump calls off U.S. coronavirus relief talks with Democrats 06 Oct 2020 - 10:36 pm
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House after returning from hospitalization at the Walter Reed Medical Center for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) treatment, in Washington, October 5, 2020, in this still image from video posted on
Mexico's Cancun braces for 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Delta 06 Oct 2020 - 10:29 pm
Fishermen from the coastal area of Cancun save their boats in preparation for the arrival of Hurrican Delta, in the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico on October 6, 2020. Hurricane Delta intensified into a Category 3 storm on Tuesday and is set to slam into Me
Rise in White House-linked COVID-19 cases not impacting U.S. gov't -spokeswoman 06 Oct 2020 - 08:31 pm
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany walks to speak to members of the media at the White House in Washington, DC, October 2, 2020. / AFP / SAUL LOEB
Rich world could be close to normal by late 2021 if vaccine works - Bill Gates 06 Oct 2020 - 08:20 pm
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Iran to require face masks in capital as virus cases hit high 06 Oct 2020 - 07:56 pm
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Trump compares COVID-19 to flu in tweet, Twitter raises red flag 06 Oct 2020 - 07:32 pm
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump gestures after walking out of Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland before heading to Marine One on October 5, 2020, to return to the White House after being discharged. Trump announced he would be
Floods in France, Italy swept bodies out of cemeteries 06 Oct 2020 - 05:18 pm
A picture shows sepulchres and a coffin in the partially washed away cemetery of Saint-Dalmas-de-Tende in south-east France, near the Italian border, on October 6, 2020  AFP / Fabien NOVIAL
COVID-19 vaccine may be ready by year-end: WHO's Tedros 06 Oct 2020 - 04:45 pm
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wearing a protective face mask attending a WHO executive board holds a special session on the Covid-19 response at the health agency's headquarters in Geneva, on October 5, 2020. AFP PHOTO / WHO / CHRISTOPHE
GSK to widen COVID-19 antibody treatment trial after safety clearance 06 Oct 2020 - 03:46 pm
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Covid-19 intubation may be less risky than feared: study 06 Oct 2020 - 03:26 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 27, 2020 Medical workers tend to a patient infected with COVID-19 at the intensive care unit of the Lariboisiere Hospital of the AP-HP (Assistance Publique - Hopitaux de Paris) in Paris. AFP / JOEL SAGET