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Typhoon pummels South Korea, ship missing in rough waters 03 Sep 2020 - 09:20 am
A general view shows a buoy that was un-tethered during heavy swell brought by Typhoon Maysak overnight on Haeundae beach in Busan on September 3, 2020. / AFP / Ed JONES
US states told be ready to distribute Covid-19 vaccine by Nov 1 03 Sep 2020 - 12:20 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 24, 2020, shows the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. / AFP / Tami Chappell
Portland mayor to leave home targeted by protesters 03 Sep 2020 - 12:03 am
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Peru to resume international flights in October 02 Sep 2020 - 11:59 pm
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Pakistan puzzles health experts as virus cases drop 02 Sep 2020 - 11:28 pm
In this picture taken on September 1, 2020, a health official collects swab samples taking from people to test for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a testing site in Karachi./ AFP / Rizwan TABASSUM / To go with AFP story Pakistan-virus-health, FOCUS by Kaneez
Turkey seeing second peak of COVID-19 outbreak, health minister says 02 Sep 2020 - 11:08 pm
ANKARA, TURKEY - AUGUST 28: 96-year-old Hasibe Yavuz (Front C) is being discharged from the Ankara City Hospital after recovering from coronavirus (COVID-19), in Ankara, Turkey on August 28, 2020. Despite her age and chronic disease she managed to beat CO
Internet companies urge FCC to reject Trump bid to impose new social media regulations 02 Sep 2020 - 10:50 pm
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One before departing from Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on September 2, 2020, as he heads to Wilmington, North Carolina. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN
Italy's former PM Berlusconi tests positive for coronavirus 02 Sep 2020 - 09:11 pm
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UK's Johnson says Russia must 'explain' Navalny poisoning 02 Sep 2020 - 08:30 pm
FILE PHOTO: Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference on the novel coronavirus, in London, Britain March 3, 2020. Frank Augstein/Pool via REUTERS
Swiss stadiums can be two-thirds full from Oct. 1 02 Sep 2020 - 08:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: Stade Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland - 10/12/15 General view before the game Action Images via Reuters / Lee Smit
EU warns against shortening COVID quarantine as cases in Europe spike 02 Sep 2020 - 07:37 pm
FILE PHOTO: An employee at Klinicaire medical center waits at the entrance of a checking area set to examine patients suffering from coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms in Brussels, Belgium March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman
Zimbabwe finds more elephant carcasses, death toll at 22 02 Sep 2020 - 07:32 pm
FILE PHOTO: A group of elephants are seen near a watering hole inside Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe, October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo
German government says Navalny was poisoned with novichok 02 Sep 2020 - 05:12 pm
FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally to mark the 5th anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's murder and to protest against proposed amendments to the country's constitution, in Moscow, Russia February
In Peru, virus erodes centuries-old burial traditions 02 Sep 2020 - 05:02 pm
A scientist works at the Neurobiology laboratory of the Cayetano Heredia University in Lima.  AFP / ERNESTO BENAVIDES
Macron says France supports Iraqi PM's efforts to safeguard sovereignty 02 Sep 2020 - 04:41 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi, mask-clad due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, give a joint press conference in Baghdad on September 2, 2020.  AFP / POOL / GONZALO FUENTES
Lebanon PM-designate pledges 'government of experts' 02 Sep 2020 - 04:34 pm
Lebanese Prime Minister Mustapha Adib, wearing a protective face masks, arrives to meet with the French President at the Presidential palace in Baabda east of the Lebanese capital Beirut on September 1, 2020. / AFP / X07238 / GONZALO FUENTES
Uzbekistan stages outdoor exams for 1.4 million university applicants 02 Sep 2020 - 04:03 pm
School graduates take university entrance exams at the Pakhtakor sports arena amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan September 2, 2020. REUTERS/Mukhammadsharif Mamatkulov
India bans PUBG, 117 more Chinese apps 02 Sep 2020 - 03:20 pm
This picture taken on August 22, 2020 shows stateless eSports player Muhammad Aiman Hafizi Ahmad, 20, playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), an online multiplayer gaming on his mobile phone at a house used by his gaming team in Bangi town, south of