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Enforce quarantine to crush pandemic, says WHO

It links soaring transmission rates to the failure to implement the vital step rigorously

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Early voting starts in Florida as US race enters home stretch

Statewide polls shows Democrat Joe Biden ahead by 1.4 percentage points, much lower compared to two weeks ago

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4 pupils among those detained after French teacher beheading

It is believed they helped a man identify the victim in return for money

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Canada, US travel ban extended to Nov 21

Travel between Canada and the US usually sees 400,000 border crossings per day, but has fallen to a trickle since pandemic restrictions implemented

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UK and EU mull how to break Brexit deadlock following threats

British industry groups warn of potential chaos as the UK's transition out of the EU has not been adequately prepared for

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UN stockpiling billion syringes for Covid-19 vaccine

Unicef hopes to have more than 500 million syringes ready by the end of the year

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French police raid Islamist groups after teacher's beheading

Eleven people are being held, including a known Islamist militant and the father of one of the slain teachers' pupils

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Thai PM recalls parliament as protesters step up pressure

Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in recent days in defiance of the government

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Taiwan accuses China diplomats of assault in Fiji

Alleged bust-up is first-ever physical confrontation between members of Beijing, Taipei missions

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Irish data regulator investigates Instagram

It follows concerns about how image-sharing social platform handles kids’ personal info

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New restrictions as Europe surges past 250,000 virus deaths

Lockdown measures throughout Europe have become necessary with the resurgence of the virus

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High stakes for Earth's climate future in US vote

The global climate situation is in a precarious position with the lack of American leadership on the issue

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Trump lashes out at 'stupid' Republican critics

Polls show that most voters disapprove of his erratic handling of the pandemic