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Biden bashes Trump’s leadership on pandemic, Trump attacks Biden on trade

Democrat Joe Biden slammed U.S. President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and Trump criticized Biden's record on trade on Monday as the White House contenders battled for votes…

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CD eNews, Iran, USAUS

Iran says it is ready to swap all prisoners with U.S

Iran is ready for a full prisoner exchange with the United States, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in a virtual address to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York…

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USAJustice, Supreme Court

Trump to announce Supreme Court nomination by end of week

President Donald Trump said on Monday he is looking at four or five jurists to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court and he will announce…

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Coronavirus, USACoronavirus, USA

Survey shows US global standing plummets over coronavirus response

The international reputation of the United States has fallen sharply, driven by poor views of how it handled the novel coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey published by the Washington-based Pew…

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Corporate Dispatch, USANorwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, USA

Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise submit health protocols to CDC looking to set sail again

A panel set up by Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd said on Monday it had submitted a report to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…

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USAIran, USA

U.S. to slap sanctions on over two dozen targets tied to Iran arms

The United States on Monday will sanction more than two dozen people and entities involved in Iran’s nuclear, missile and conventional arms programs, a senior U.S. official said, putting teeth…

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Entertainment World, USAEmmy Awards., USA

‘Watchmen,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek’ win big at virtual Emmy Awards

Quirky feel-good show "Schitt's Creek" and "Watchmen" swept the Emmy awards on Sunday in a live show where the coronavirus pandemic meant most celebrities took part from their sofas and…

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Corporate Dispatch, USAUSA, YouTube

YouTube reverts to human moderators in fight against misinformation

Google’s YouTube has reverted to using more human moderators to vet harmful content after the machines it relied on during lockdown proved to be overzealous censors of its video platform.…

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Coronavirus, USACoronavirus, Moderna, vaccine

Moderna sees 20 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine candidate by year end

Moderna Inc announced it was on track to produce 20 million doses of its experimental coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year, while maintaining its goal of readying 500…

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Coronavirus, USACoronavirus, vaccine

How drugmakers can keep their pledge and still deliver an October vaccine surprise

As questions mount over whether the United States will authorize a coronavirus vaccine ahead of November elections, experts say there is a slim chance that enough evidence will be available…

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Photo Story, USA, WeatherUSA, Weather

Photo Story: Six Tropical Systems swirl around two oceans

A handout picture made available during the weekend by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows six Tropical Systems swirl around two oceans on the morning of 14 September…

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USAUSA

Trump will nominate a woman next week to succeed Ginsburg on Supreme Court

President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will nominate a woman to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, a move that would tip the court further to the right following…

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USATikTok, USA

Trump gives blessing to deal to allow TikTok to continue to operate in U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he supports a deal that will allow TikTok to continue to operate in the United States, after threatening to ban the Chinese-owned app in August.…

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CD eNews, USAUSA, White House

Envelope with deadly poison ricin addressed to White House intercepted

An envelope addressed to the White House and intercepted by U.S. authorities contained a substance identified as ricin, a deadly poison that appeared to have been sent from Canada, the…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, USAAstraZeneca, Coronavirus, USA, vaccine

AstraZeneca says COVID-19 vaccine trial in U.S still on hold

AstraZeneca Plc said that its COVID-19 vaccine trial in the United States is still on hold. AstraZeneca on Saturday published a document describing details of how the COVID-19 vaccine trial…

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EPA's Eye in The Sky, News, Photo Story, USAUSA

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Oaktown, Indiana, USA

The Sunrise Coal, LLC mine near Oaktown, Indiana, USA. The mine lies in the Illinois Basin, an elongated field nearly 400 miles long and 200 miles wide covering Illinois and…

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CD eNews, USARBG, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, USA

In pictures: Mourners honour Ginsburg on U.S. Supreme Court steps

On a cool night in a heated political year in Washington, several hundred people clutching candles, flowers and signs quietly gathered on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court to…

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Japan, USAUSA

New Japan PM to meet US Pompeo in October

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is preparing to meet U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Tokyo early next month, the first high-level meeting between the two allies since Suga…

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USAShooting

Developing Story – Several persons killed after mass shooting in New York State

Several people have reportedly been killed after a mass shooting in a city in the north of New York state. Authorities say the incident in Rochester has resulted in fatalities.…

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Technology, USATikTok, USA

TikTok asks US judge to block Trump’s ban

Popular video-sharing app TikTok has asked a U.S. judge to block the Trump administration from enforcing a ban on the Chinese social media network, according to court documents filed late…

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Be Informed, USARuth Bader Ginsburg

Obituary – U.S. Supreme Court’s Ginsburg, a liberal dynamo, championed women’s rights

Ruth Bader Ginsburg became a heroine to the American left after overcoming entrenched sexism in the legal profession to ascend to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she championed gender equality…

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CD eNews, USA

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg dies at age 87 from pancreatic cancer

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a stalwart liberal on the U.S. Supreme Court since 1993, died on Friday at age 87, the court said, giving President Donald Trump a chance to expand its conservative…

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Coronavirus, United StatesHealth

Pfizer to know by October if vaccine is effective

Pfizer is betting that its coronavirus vaccine candidate will show clear evidence of effectiveness early in its clinical trial, according to the company and internal documents reviewed by Reuters that describe how…

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Coronavirus, Election Watch, USACoronavirus, Donald Trump, vaccine

Biden contradicts Trump’s suggestion that vaccine is weeks away

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday bluntly contradicted President Donald Trump's suggestion that a coronavirus vaccine may be only weeks away, warning Americans they cannot trust the president's…

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Corporate Dispatch, Technology, USATikTok, USA

TikTok to be banned in the US from Sunday

TikTok will be banned in the US from Sunday, according to a new report. Users in the country will be stopped from downloading the video app as well as WeChat, Reuters…

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CD eNews, Election Watch, USADonald Trump, USA

Trump will deliver UN speech next week from White House

U.S. President Donald Trump will not travel to New York on Tuesday for his speech to the United Nations General Assembly, but will deliver the address from the White House,…

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Coronavirus, Corporate Dispatch, USACoronavirus, United Airlines, USA

United Airlines aircraft get antimicrobial coating to protect against COVID-19

United Airlines said on Wednesday it would add an antimicrobial coating to the airline's safety and cleaning procedures to protect against the novel coronavirus. The U.S. carrier said it is…

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Corporate Dispatch, USAEssilorLuxottica, Facebook, USA

Facebook And EssilorLuxottica Announce Collaboration For Smart Glasses

Facebook, Inc. and EssilorLuxottica announced a multiyear collaboration to develop the next generation of smart glasses. The announcement was made by Mark Zuckerberg during Facebook Connect; an annual conference held…

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Photo Story, USAUSA

Photo Story: Christie’s to auction Tyrannosaurus Rex Skeleton

The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex can be seen displayed in the auction house Christies's in New York, New York, USA. The skeleton is 67 million years old and was…

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Canada, CoronavirusCanada, Coronavirus, Education

Top Canadian medical expert says smaller classes needed as COVID-19 cases accelerate

Classes in Canada’s high risk schools should ideally have 20 or fewer students so children can maintain safe distance from each other, a top doctor who advised the government of…

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Europe, USAEurope, USA, Wildfires

Smoke from US wildfires reaches Europe

Smoke from the fires devastating swathes of the U.S. West Coast has reached as far as Europe, the European Union's climate monitoring service revealed in its assessment of the "unprecedented"…

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Brexit, CD eNews, USABREXIT, Joe Biden, UK, USA

Biden warns US trade deal hinges on UK ‘respect’ for Good Friday Agreement

Joe Biden has said he will not allow peace in Northern Ireland to become a "casualty of Brexit" if he is elected US President in November. The Democratic candidate said…

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USAEnvironment, USA

Concern as birds are dropping dead in the ‘hundreds of thousands’ in New Mexico

Wildlife experts in New Mexico say birds in the region are dropping dead in alarming numbers, potentially in the "hundreds of thousands." “It appears to be an unprecedented and a…

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Business, CanadaCanada

Drop in foreign students’ bad omen for Canada’s labour market

Travel restrictions and a shift to online learning has dramatically cut the number of international students expected to attend Canadian universities and colleges this fall, and the decline will ripple…

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Coronavirus, USACoronavirus, Lilly, USA

Lilly says antibody reduces need for hospitalization for moderate COVID-19 patients

Eli Lilly & Co said on Wednesday that its experimental antibody reduced the need for hospitalization and emergency room visits for patients with moderate COVID-19, according to an interim analysis…

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Photo Story, USAUSA, Weather

Photo Story: Hurricane Sally makes landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama

A woman holds a child in her arms as winds from Hurricane Sally's approach blow by her on the beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama, USA. The eye of category 2…

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Canada, CoronavirusCanada, Coronavirus

Canada not ruling out lockdown amid COVID-19 surge

Canada’s health minister said she could not rule out another full lockdown if needed amid a surge in new COVID-19 cases, but added Ottawa was significantly more prepared to manage…

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CD eNews, Coronavirus, USACoronavirus, USA, vaccine

Trump says coronavirus vaccine could be weeks away

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus could be three or four weeks away, despite cautionary notes sounded by some U.S. public health officials…

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Canada, USACanada, Tariffs

Canada to unveil retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods – PM Trudeau

Canada will unveil retaliatory tariffs on a range of U.S. goods on Tuesday after Washington moved to impose punitive measures on Canadian aluminum imports, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said. Deputy…

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Hezbollah, Lebanon, USAFrance, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Mike Pompeo

Pompeo says Hezbollah weapons risk torpedoing French efforts in Lebanon

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday warned France that its efforts to resolve the crisis in Lebanon would be in vain without immediately tackling the issue of Iran-backed…

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CD eNews, Middle East, USAArms, Donald Trump, Israel, USA

Trump willing to sell arms systems to other countries in Middle East

US President Donald Trump said he would be willing to sell other countries in the Middle East the same weapons systems sold to Israel, noting the region's wealth and saying…

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Coronavirus, Election Watch, USACoronavirus, Elections

Trump not pressuring government for vaccine for political reasons

President Donald Trump on Tuesday told Fox News he is not pressuring the U.S. government for a vaccine against the deadly coronavirus for political reasons. "I'm not doing it for…

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Election Watch, USAUS

Trump, Biden clash on climate change

Joe Biden has termed President Donald Trump a "climate arsonist" on Monday for refusing to acknowledge global warming's role in deadly wildfires sweeping the western United States, while Trump appeared to renege scientific consideration, blamed lax…

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USABiden, Pete Buttigieg, US

Pete Buttigieg says US economy facing ‘a long, tough struggle’

Former US presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg expressed his 'extreme concern' as 30 million Americans were now unemployed. The US is also facing a growing rise of food insecurity, he warned…

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EPA's Eye in The Sky, News, Photo Story, USAUSA

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Indiana, USA

Some of the 355 wind turbines that make up the Fowler Ridge Wind Farm spaced in corn and soybean fields near Fowler, Indiana, USA. Indiana is home to numerous large…

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Corporate Dispatch, USAAmazon, USA

Amazon to hire 100,000 more workers in its latest job spree this year

Amazon.com Inc on Monday said it is recruiting 100,000 more workers - the fourth hiring spree it has announced for the United States this year - to keep pace with…

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USAChina, Terry Branstad, USA

Pompeo says U.S. ambassador to China to leave post

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said early Monday U.S. ambassador to China Terry Branstad would leave the post. "I thank Ambassador Terry Branstad for his more than three years…

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CD eNews, USAUSA, Wildfires

Search for the dead and survivors continue as wildfires rage on in U.S.

Crews were to resume searching for the dead on Sunday among blackened ruins left by massive wildfires raging in three western U.S. states, where millions of acres have burned in…

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Libya, USAHaftar, Libya

Haftar committed to end oil-facilities blockade – US Embassy

Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar has committed to ending a months-long blockade of oil facilities, the U.S. embassy in the country said in a statement on Saturday, but it was unclear…

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CD eNews, Turkey, USAMediterranean, Turkey

U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ about Turkey’s action in Easter Mediterranean

The United States remains "deeply concerned" about Turkey's actions in the eastern Mediterranean, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday, urging a diplomatic end to a simmering crisis over…

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Germany, USACoronavirus, Germany, survey, Trump

Germans think Trump is more dangerous than coronavirus

Just 32 percent of Germans told the R+V Insurance Group in a poll out Thursday they were afraid of getting a serious illness amid the coronavirus pandemic. But 53 percent…

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Diplomatique.Expert, Election Watch, USADonald Trump, Election Watch, Joe Biden, USA

Supporters who helped Trump win presidency lagging in motivation this year

With less than two months to go until the U.S. election, President Donald Trump is having trouble energizing his core supporters, especially white voters without college degrees who were key…

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CD eNews, USAUSA, Wildfires

Oregon’s wildfires force mass evacuations, but shifting weather offers some hope

Deadly wildfires raging across Oregon kept half a million people under evacuation alert on Friday even as weary firefighters took advantage of improved weather to go on the offensive against…

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Canada, CoronavirusCanada, Coronavirus

Canada reports zero COVID-19 deaths for first time since March

Canada reported zero COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours for the first time since March 15, according to public health agency data released late on Friday. Canada’s death toll…

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Coronavirus, USACoronavirus, Merck, USA, vaccine

Merck starts recruitment for COVID-19 vaccine trial

U.S. drug maker Merck & Co Inc has begun recruiting participants to its early-stage COVID-19 vaccine study, according to the government database clinicaltrials.gov. The phase 1/2 trial, which is based…

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