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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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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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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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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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CD eNews, NewsBahrain, Israel, UAE, USA

UAE and Bahrain sign U.S.-brokered deals with Israel, breaking longtime taboo

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed agreements on Tuesday for normalizing relations with Israel, becoming the latest Arab states to break a longstanding taboo in a strategic realignment of…

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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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Bahrain, Israel, UAEIsrael, UAE, USA

UAE and Bahrain to sign ‘normalisation’ agreement with Israel

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Tuesday will become the latest Arab states to break a longstanding taboo when they sign agreements toward normalizing relations with Israel in a…

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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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TurkeyCyprus, Turkey, USA

Turkey says U.S. needs to return to neutral stance on Cyprus

Turkey said early on Monday that the United States needed to return to a neutral stance on Cyprus, after Washington and Nicosia signed a memorandum of understanding to create a…

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Business, ChinaChina, TikTok, USA

ByteDance drops TikTok’s U.S. sale, to partner with Oracle

ByteDance abandoned the sale of TikTok in the United States on Sunday in pursuit of a partnership with Oracle Corp that it hopes will spare it a U.S. ban while…

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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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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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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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Election WatchCybersecurity, Microsoft, USA

Microsoft: Foreign hackers are targeting Biden and Trump camps

Hackers linked to Russia, China, and Iran are trying to spy on people tied to both U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden, Microsoft Corp said on Thursday.…

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USAUSA, Wildfires

Half a million people flee dozens of wildfires in the U.S.

Dozens of extreme, wind-driven wildfires burned through forests and towns in U.S. West Coast states on Thursday, destroying hundreds of homes, killing at least nine people and forcing hundreds of…

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CD eNews, USAUSA

Trump, Biden to try to outshine each other at 9/11 memorials

President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden on Friday will both visit the crash site in the key election state of Pennsylvania of one of the planes hijacked…

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USAIsrael, UAE, USA

Trump says another country could join Israel-UAE accord

U.S. President Donald Trump said it was possible another country could soon join a diplomatic accord between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. Trump is to host a signing ceremony…

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Entertainment WorldOscars, USA

Historic reform at the Oscars

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented reforms that movies must meet certain criteria to be eligible for the Academy Award for best picture from 2024 onwards. It…

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Business, China, Europe, USAChina, Europe, USA

European companies fear ‘arbitrary punishment’ amid China-Europe tensions

European companies in China are increasingly afraid of "arbitrary punishment" amid a more politicized business environment, a European business industry group said on Thursday. The annual report of the European…

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Coronavirus, USACoronavirus, USA

Study finds speaking quietly could reduce spread of coronavirus

More quiet zones in high-risk indoor spaces, such as hospitals and restaurants, could help to cut coronavirus contagion risks, researchers have said, after a study showed that lowering speaking volume…

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Coronavirus, USACoronavirus, USA

U.S. confirms it will end enhanced screening for some international passengers

The U.S. government confirmed on Thursday it will end enhanced screening of some international passengers for COVID-19 and drop requirements that travelers coming from the targeted countries arrive at 15…

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Brexit, USABREXIT, European Union, UK, USA

U.S. House speaker says violating Good Friday accord would kill any U.S.-UK trade deal

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Wednesday any potential U.S.-UK trade deal would not pass the U.S. Congress if Britain undermines the Good Friday Agreement as it…

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CD eNews, Microsoft, USACybersecurity, Election Watch, Joe Biden, Microsoft, Russia, USA

UPDATED: Microsoft reveals Russian state hackers suspected in targeting Biden campaign firm

Microsoft Corp recently alerted one of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s main election campaign advisory firms that it had been targeted by suspected Russian state-backed hackers, according to three people…

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CD eNews, USAUSA, Wildfires

Wildfires destroy five towns in the U.S

An unprecedented spate of fierce, wind-driven wildfires in Oregon have all but destroyed five small towns, leaving a potentially high death toll in their wake, the governor said on Wednesday,…

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CD eNews, Election Watch, USADonald Trump, Election Watch, Joe Biden, USA

Biden leads Trump by 12 points nationally among likely voters -Reuters/Ipsos

Democrat Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by 12 percentage points nationally among likely U.S. voters, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll that also showed the number of persuadable voters…

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Business, ChinaChina, USA

China says U.S. trying to incite instability with proposed orders to block Xinjiang imports

China's foreign ministry, when asked about reports that the United States may ban some imports from China’s Xinjiang region over alleged human rights violations, said this is a pretext to…

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USAIsrael, UAE, USA

Trump to host Israel-United Arab Emirates deal-signing ceremony on September 15

U.S. President Donald Trump will hold a Sept. 15 signing ceremony for a groundbreaking Middle East agreement normalizing relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, a senior White House…

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Corporate Dispatch, USABoeing, USA

Boeing records first 737 MAX order in 2020, cancellations rise

Boeing Co secured its first 737 MAX order in 2020, but the U.S. planemaker added more cancellations as customers ditched orders for the grounded MAX jets and overall aircraft deliveries…

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USAIraq, USA

Trump to announce reduction in U.S. troops in Iraq on Wednesday

President Donald Trump will announce a further drawdown of U.S. troops from Iraq on Wednesday, a senior administration official told reporters on Tuesday. That announcement will be followed by another…

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Entertainment World, USAKardashian family, USA

Keeping Up With The Kardashians to end after 14 years

Keeping Up With The Kardashians is ending after 14 years on air, Kim Kardashian West has announced. The reality show, which followed the lives of the Kardashian family over 20…

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Coronavirus, Europe, USACoronavirus, European Union, USA, vaccine

U.S., European COVID vaccine developers make pledge to uphold testing rigour

Nine leading U.S. and European vaccine developers pledged on Tuesday to uphold the scientific standards that their experimental immunisations will be held against, amid a hurried global race to contain…

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Election Watch, News, USAElection, USA

Biden and Trump go on the offensive as U.S. campaign enters final stretch

President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden took rhetorical swipes at each other on Monday as the presidential campaign entered its traditional homestretch on the U.S. Labor Day holiday. Trump described Biden, whom he trails…

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Coronavirus, USACoronavirus, USA

Many Americans face bleak winter as Covid takes toll on mental health

Every winter, as the days get shorter, darker and colder, millions of Americans suffer debilitating psychological symptoms that can interfere with every aspect of life at home, work and school.…

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Corporate Dispatch, USAIkea, USA

IKEA’s shopping centres arm aims to open its first U.S. mall within a year

IKEA's shopping centres business hopes to open the doors of its first mall in the United States within a year, in San Francisco, its managing director Gerard Groener told Reuters…

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UKJulian Assange, USA, WikiLeaks

Assange’s legal battle to avoid US espionage trial resumes in London

Julian Assange resumes his battle in a London court on Monday to avoid extradition to the United States to face criminal charges over the activities of his WikiLeaks website, after…

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USADonald Trump, USA

Trump on defensive as critics seize on reports he insulted U.S. veterans

President Donald Trump was on the defensive on Sunday over what critics said was a "pattern" of disrespect towards the U.S. military following media reports that he had disparaged fallen…

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USAUSA, Wildfires

State of emergency declared in California due to fires

California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in five counties on Sunday due to wildfires. The counties included Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, San Bernardino and San Diego, the governor's…

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Saudi ArabiaIsrael, Saudi Arabia, UAE, USA

Saudi King wants to achieve fair solution to Palestinian issue

U.S. President Donald Trump told Saudi Arabia's King Salman in a phone call that he welcomed the opening of Saudi airspace to flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates…

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USA, WeatherUSA, Weather

California hit by record heat wave

The California Independent System Operator (ISO) declared a "Stage 2" power emergency late on Saturday, warning that rotating power outages were possible amid a record heat wave. A Stage 2…

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USAAmazon, China, USA

Amazon.com bans foreign sales of seeds in U.S. amid mystery packages

Amazon.com Inc said it has banned foreign sales of seeds in the United States after thousands of Americans received unsolicited packages of seeds in their mailboxes, mostly postmarked from China.…

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Coronavirus, Election Watch, USAElections, Kamala Harris, USA

Trump’s word alone on vaccine is not enough – VP candidate Harris

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris said that President Donald Trump's word alone on any potential coronavirus vaccine is not enough. Asked by CNN's Dana Bash in a clip released Saturday whether she would…

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CD eNews, Election Watch, USADonald Trump, Election Watch, Joe Biden, USA

Biden declares ‘Trump unfit for presidency’ after President is said to have mocked American war dead

A report in The Atlantic said the president called troops killed in combat “losers” and “suckers.” He strenuously denied it, but some close to him said it was in keeping…

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Corporate Dispatch, USAApple, USA

Apple commits to freedom of information and expression in human rights policy

Apple Inc said it was committed to freedom of information and expression in a document it has published on its human’s rights policy - a move which follows increased pressure…

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CD eNews, LithuaniaBelarus, Lithuania, USA

U.S. troops to start extended exercises in Lithuania amid tensions over Belarus

U.S. troops and tanks will arrive in Lithuania on Friday for a two-month deployment near the Belarus border, but the government said the move was not a message to its…

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International Criminal Court (ICC), USAAfghanistan, Fatou Bensouda, ICC, USA

U.S. blacklists ICC prosecutor over Afghanistan war crimes probe

The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, over her investigation into whether American forces committed war crimes…

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Coronavirus, USACoronavirus, USA

White House denies “herd immunity” policy under consideration

White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx on Wednesday dismissed the notion that the White House was considering a strategy of allowing Americans to become infected with coronavirus…

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