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Former Costa Rican prison island, San Lucas is now a tourist paradise

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10/10/2020

USA

Two Islamic State ‘Beatles’ plead not guilty to charges in US court

Two jihadists from the Islamic State group, who were part of a terror cell nicknamed ‘The Beatles’ due to their British accents, have pleaded not guilty before a judge in the USA.

09/10/2020

USA

Legislation unveiled that would let Congress oust unfit US presidents

Announcing the move, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted it was not about current president Donald Trump.

09/10/2020

USA

Donald Trump's doctor says he is ready to return to public events

"I’m feeling good. Really good. I think perfect," Trump said of his condition. It is not known whether the president is still contagious.

09/10/2020

USA

‘Militia’ plot to kidnap US governor foiled by undercover agents

A plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and put her “on trial” was foiled by undercover agents and informants, the FBI said.

08/10/2020

World News

Chief astronaut swaps space trip for daughter's wedding

Veteran astronaut Christopher Ferguson has swapped a trip to space to make sure he can make his daughter's wedding

08/10/2020

USA

US election: Trump refuses to take part in virtual debate with Biden

Organisers had said the campaign rivals would debate from separate locations because of the president's COVID-19 diagnosis.

08/10/2020

USA

Pence-Harris: Five key takeaways from the vice-presidential debate

Most prominent on social media were the two minutes when a fly rested on Pence's well-combed white hair.

08/10/2020

USA

Officer charged with murder in George Floyd death released on bail

Derek Chauvin was released on bail on Wednesday morning, court documents show. It has prompted the state governor to ready the National Guard in case of protests.

08/10/2020

USA

Mike Pence clashes with Kamala Harris over coronavirus at VP debate

Wednesday night's debate is the only one scheduled for the two running mates of Donald Trump and Joe Biden - and they clashed over the handling of the pandemic.

08/10/2020

USA

US charges British IS members in deaths of Western hostages

El Shafee Elsheikh and Alexanda Kotey are two of four men dubbed "the Beatles" by the hostages they held captive because of their British accents.

07/10/2020

Europe Decoded

Facebook bans QAnon accounts across all platforms

Facebook says it will ban QAnon accounts across all platforms including pages that "do not contain violent content".

07/10/2020

USA

Guitar legend Eddie Van Halen dies of cancer, his family announces

"My father, Edward Lodewijk Van Halen, has lost his long and arduous battle with cancer this morning," Wolf Van Halen wrote on Twitter.

06/10/2020

USA

Trump back in Oval Office as more top aides test positive for COVID-19

Top White House aide Stephen Miller has tested positive for the virus and US military leaders are also quarantining after Coast Guard official Admiral Charles Ray tested positive.

06/10/2020

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Dozens dance in Rio de Janeiro's streets despite COVID-19

Dozens of revellers took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro on Monday night to dance and sing at an impromptu but authorised street party.

06/10/2020

USA

COVID-19: US agency says virus also spreads via airborne transmission

The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday that COVID-19 can spread from airborne particles that can linger in the air for hours.

06/10/2020

USA

'Don't be afraid,' Trump urges after leaving hospital

Donald Trump has made a dramatic arrival at the White House, where he will have round-the-clock care for his case of coronavirus.

06/10/2020

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About 300 firefighters try to control fires in Cordoba, Argentina

Some 300 firefighters tried to put out two large forest fires that are still active in a mountainous area of Córdoba province, in central Argentina.

05/10/2020

Europe Decoded

Twitter users flood #ProudBoys with images of gay pride

Twitter users flood #ProudBoys hashtag with images of gay pride, in an attempt to drown out messages associated with the far-right group.

05/10/2020

USA

COVID-19: Trump criticised for drive-by while infected with virus

A doctor at Walter Reed Military Medical Centre, where the US president is being treated, said the move was "insanity".

05/10/2020

USA

President Donald Trump could be discharged as early as Monday

The US President released a video from the hospital where he is being treated for COVID-19, saying "I think I’ll be back soon"

04/10/2020

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Chile: Protesters face off against police ahead of referendum

Chilean police used water cannons and pepper spray to disperse protesters gathered at Santiago's iconic Plaza Italia square.

03/10/2020

USA

Trump's age, health woes raise his risk for COVID-19 illness

Donald Trump has several strikes against him — age, obesity, elevated cholesterol and being male — that could put him at greater risk of becoming seriously ill from COVID-19.

02/10/2020

USA

Potty training: NASA tests new $23M titanium space toilet

NASA is set to launch a new space toilet to the International Space Station for testing.

02/10/2020

USA

President Trump is 'feeling well' as speculation mounts over condition

A briefing by the U.S. president's doctor appeared to raise more questions than it answered.

02/10/2020

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Tributes after Argentine cartoonist Quino dies aged 88

Argentine cartoonist Joaquín Salvador Lavado, the creator of the beloved comic strip Mafalda, has died at the age of 88, his editor announced Wednesday.

01/10/2020