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Trump urges Supreme Court nomination 'without delay'
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a liberal stalwart, died Friday, opening a crucial vacancy on the court and setting off a fierce political battle before the 3...
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Alexei Navalny posts photo of him walking, describes recovery
The 44-year-old Kremlin critic posted a photo of himself walking downstairs on Instagram and described how earlier symptoms had included the inability to form words.
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Coronavirus: latest global developments
The COVID-19 pandemic has killed at least 953,025 people in the world since emerging in China late last year.
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The UN marks 75th anniversary facing world split by Covid-19
With COVID-19 still limiting global movement, just one representative from each of the 193 UN members will be allowed, and only someone already in the United States.
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Supreme Court: final arbiter of justice in the United States
The death of Ruth Bader Ginsberg, anchor of the court's liberal faction, could give President Donald Trump a chance to lock in a conservative majority for decades to come.
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Second UK lockdown? PM says second wave inevitable, new restrictions possible
Ministers were on Friday reported to be considering a second national lockdown, after new COVID-19 cases almost doubled to 6,000 per day.
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Disgraced Harvey Weinstein loses top royal honour
Weinstein, 68, is serving a 23-year prison term for sexual assault in New York after his 24 February conviction.
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US Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg dies at 87
A trailblazing women’s rights lawyer before she joined the court in 1993, Ginsburg emerged as an unlikely pop icon in recent years.
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US accuses Hezbollah of ammonium nitrate stockpiles in Europe
"Since 2012, Hezbollah has established caches of ammonium nitrate throughout Europe by transporting first aid kits whose cold packs contain the substance," US counterterrorism coordinator Nathan Sales said.
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Canada, US travel ban extended to 21 October
The world's longest border has been closed to nearly everything but goods trade since 21 March, with the travel ban extended several times since then. Both Canada and the US have seen an uptick in new COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.
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US to ban TikTok downloads, WeChat use from Sunday
The move, to be implemented Sunday night, comes amid rising US-China tensions and efforts by the Trump administration to engineer a sale of TikTok to American investors.
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UK warns of possible return to lockdown across England
Britain has been the worst-hit country in Europe by the pandemic, with the government registering nearly 42,000 deaths from COVID-19. Numbers of new cases are reaching levels not seen since April.
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India digs deep to boost defences on crucial China frontier
The nuclear-armed Asian giants blame each other for a brutal high-altitude battle in June that left 20 Indian soldiers dead and an unspecified number of Chinese casualties.
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Twitter tightens security for politicians and journalists
Accounts targeted for heightened security include federal and state politicians; political parties; candidates; presidential campaigns, and journalists who cover them.
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Access denied: COVID-19 pandemic complicates journalists' work
Fewer physical press conferences, questions that must be submitted in advance or sometimes no questions at all, queries that go unanswered - information does not circulate well in the age of COVID-19.
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Venezuela 'dictatorship' unfit to hold vote - Brazil
The message came as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a South American tour that will take him to the Brazilian-Venezuelan border Friday for an event also seen as upping the pressure on President Nicolas Maduro.
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FBI worried about clashes between violent groups before US vote
Director Chris Wray said the Federal Bureau of Investigation is keeping a close eye on groups who have faced off in protests in various cities such as Portland, Oregon, and Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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As deadline looms, scramble on TikTok deal structure
A deal appeared to be taking shape this week that would allow Silicon Valley-based Oracle to be the US technology partner for TikTok to allay Washington's concerns that the platform could be used for Chinese espionage.
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Working-class roots, empathy on display as Biden commands town hall
With less than seven weeks before the 3 November election, Joe Biden has ramped up his public appearances after spending large chunks of time at his Delaware home, even as Trump repeatedly barnstorms swing states.
