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Biden and new running mate Harris to take on Trump's coronavirus response
Kamala Harris will have three roles to play as a campaign spokeswoman: energising people to vote and volunteer, outlining Biden's policy vision and prosecuting...
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Lebanon assembly ratifies state of emergency after deadly Beirut blast
The state of emergency formally approved by the parliament allows the army to close down assembly points and prohibit gatherings deemed threats to national security.
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WHO says food safe from coronavirus
The WHO said there was no need to panic - and there were no examples of the respiratory disease being transmitted through food.
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Israel and UAE to normalise ties in 'historic' US-brokered deal
The deal would make the United Arab Emirates only the third Arab country Israel has diplomatic relations with after its peace deals with Egypt and Jordan.
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European virus surge due to relaxed behaviour: WHO expert
The WHO now fears people will become more lax about measures and recommendations aimed at curbing the spread.
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WHO: Africa to see slower rises in COVID-19 cases after reopening economies
Africa last week surpassed the figure of one million infections, with the continent's most developed economy, South Africa, accounting for more than half of those cases.
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COVID-19 DEATH TOLL: The global picture
The number of COVID-19 cases worldwide as of 13 August, deaths due to the disease, people cured and distribution of deaths by world region.
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As world coronavirus deaths pass 750,000, countries tighten rules
The Latin America and the Caribbean region remains the global epicentre, accounting for almost one-third of all deaths.
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'Fantasy film': New Trump book to reveal letters with Kim Jong Un
The relationship between the pair has been a key driver of recent diplomacy between Washington and Pyongyang, veering from mutual insults and threats of war to a declaration of love from Trump.
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Pandemic behaviour: Why some people don't play by the rules
People in individualist cultures tend to reject rules and ignore attempts by public health authorities to “nudge” behaviour change with risk messages or appeals for altruism.
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New Zealand races to track origin of new cluster as COVID-19 cases jump
Police have been helping to implement a three-day lockdown in Auckland since midday Wednesday as teams of health workers raced to find the cluster's origin.
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Jailed Belarus protester dies during crackdown
Riot police have roughly detained thousands at street protests across the country after long-serving leader Alexander Lukashenko claimed a landslide victory in Sunday's poll.
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Ghislaine Maxwell fails to obtain delay in unsealing documents
Maxwell has asked the federal appeals court in Manhattan to block the release from that case of a 2016 deposition about her sex life, also citing the threat to a fair trial.
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Kanye met with White House adviser Kushner as he eyes 2020 election spot
The meeting took place in Colorado last weekend and also included President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka, Kushner’s wife and another top White House adviser.
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Harris rebukes Trump in historic campaign-trail debut with Biden
Harris said she had long admired Biden’s commitment to his family and country, and she described him as ready to meet the challenges created by Trump’s failures in handling the pandemic and its economic consequences, as well as racial unrest.
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UK life insurers pay 90 million pounds in COVID-19 claims - trade body
Insurers received 7,000 life insurance claims from families of people who died from COVID-19 and 83% have been paid so far, the ABI said in a statement. Every life insurance claim has been accepted, it said.
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WHO keen to review Russia's COVID-19 vaccine trials
Russia's vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya research institute and the defence ministry, is among the 28 in clinical evaluation but is listed by the WHO as only being in Phase 1.
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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 20 million, WHO warns against despair
With much of the world caught in a cycle of dispiriting outbreaks and economically crushing lockdowns, all eyes are on the race for a vaccine.
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Amazon fires a 'lie' says Brazil's Bolsonaro
The far-right leader has faced international condemnation for presiding over huge fires and rising deforestation in the Amazon - criticism he took issue with in a speech to a video conference of countries that share the world's biggest rainforest.
