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Central America braces as Hurricane Eta builds to Category 4

The hurricane was packing winds of 150 miles (240 kilometers) an hour

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Twitter, Facebook flag Trump post on Pennsylvania ballots as 'misleading'

Users were required to click through the warning message to see the tweet

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Gunman on the run after Vienna ‘terror attack’ leaves two dead

One of the suspects was shot dead by police who said they were hunting for at least one more attacker still at large

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Twitter board backs chief Jack Dorsey after ouster bid

Twitter in March made a deal with key investors to end an effort to oust Dorsey

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Tourists return to misty Machu Picchu after months of isolation

Peru ordered a total lockdown and closed its borders in March after becoming one of the countries worst-affected by Covid-19

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Biden leads in polls going into Election Day but battlegrounds tight

But US presidential elections are not decided by the popular vote

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Two killed in Vienna terror attack

The attacks began shortly before the reimposition of Covid-19 lockdown in Austria's capital

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Indonesian military 'executed' church leader in restive Papua: watchdog

Alleged pastor Yeremia Zanambani was tortured and then shot by deputy army chief Alpius Hasim Madi during an interrogation

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Tens of thousands take part in anti-France rally in Bangladesh

They chanted "We are all soldiers of the prophet", "We are not afraid of bullets or bombs" and "Macron, you are in danger."

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Global Covid-19 death toll tops 1.2 mil

Worst-hit country is US, which has seen 1 death in every 5 infections

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At least 19 killed after gunmen storm Kabul University

Last week at least 24 people, mostly students, were killed in a suicide attack on an educational centre in western Kabul

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Snowden in bid to become dual US-Russian citizen

Fugitive whistle-blower’s tweet comes weeks after he was granted PR status by Moscow

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16 dead after Typhoon Goni batters Philippines

Across the areas in Goni's path, more than 20,000 houses were destroyed and around 55,500 partially damaged