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Man reinfected with COVID-19 develops 'more severe' case second time

A 25-year-old was infected with two different variants of coronavirus within six weeks and developed pneumonia the second time.

13/10/2020

USA

Donald Trump defends coronavirus record at first post-COVID-19 rally

US president Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail less than two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19.

13/10/2020

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Ecstatic fans celebrate Lakers' NBA championship win

Players also faced the challenges that came with leaving home for three months to play in a "bubble" designed to keep its inhabitants safe from the coronavirus.

12/10/2020

USA

US Senate to press on with hearings for Trump Supreme Court nominee

The US Senate will begin confirmation hearings for Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, a mere three weeks before the presidential election.

12/10/2020

USA

Trump says he is 'immune' from coronavirus to sceptical response

The White House doctor has said the president is not considered a transmission risk, without declaring that he had tested negative for the virus.

11/10/2020

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USA: Debris litters the ground after Hurricane Delta hits Louisiana

Louisiana residents emerged have begun to assess the damage caused by the second devastating storm to rage in two months.

10/10/2020

USA

Trump not a COVID-19 transmission risk to others, his doctor says

Dr Sean Conley wrote in a health update that 10 days after first experiencing symptoms, the US leader is now "fever-free well over 24 hours and all symptoms improved" and that tests "reveal there is no longer evidence of actively replicating virus."

10/10/2020

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Greenpeace raises statue of Brazil's Bolsonaro in burnt wetlands

Greenpeace activists raise a four-meter statue of Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro in the burnt Pantanal wetlands to criticise his environmental policy.

10/10/2020

Travel News

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