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Trump launches intense campaign push, Biden hammers him on Covid-19

US President says his Democrat challenger is using coronavirus as a scare tactic

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Libya factions sign 'permanent' ceasefire

While the UN and other international bodies hail the success of talks, Turkey remains sceptical

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Singapore prosecutors face probe over maid case

A businessman fired his maid and accused her of stealing from his family, which was later proven false in court

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Millions more head into UK virus lockdowns

Roughly 7.3 million people in England will be living under England's most stringent restrictions from the weekend

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India's capital chokes on ‘severe’ smog as farm fires soar

The air quality index at Delhi's 36 pollution monitoring sites was between 282 and 446, pushing levels into the "severe" category

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No knockouts at Biden, Trump debate 12 days before vote

The most startling aspect of the debate turned out to be the relative civility compared to the disastrous first debate

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Pompeo to ask Sri Lanka to make ‘difficult’ choices

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa enjoys diplomatic and economic support from China, which lent billions of dollars for projects when his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa w...

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Polish court allows stricter abortion law, sparking outcry

The verdict, which is final and cannot be appealed, drew immediate condemnation from the Council of Europe

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Venezuelans 'dying slowly' in rat and roach-infested homes

Hundreds of families who lost their homes to floods still living in state-supplied shelters in crisis-wracked Venezuela

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US drone strike kills 14 jihadists in NW Syria

According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a British-based NGO, the strike targeted a dinner meeting of jihadists in the village of Jakara in the are...

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Study: Convalescent plasma of limited use for Covid-19

Studies show plasma taken from the blood of recovered patients and given to coronavirus patients does not stop them from falling seriously ill or dying

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Senate committee approves Trump court nominee as Democrats boycott

With Republicans holding a 53-47 majority in the US Senate her final approval is all but certain

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Iran, Russia deny US election interference claims

The US' announcement came after registered Democratic voters reported receiving personal threats from a right wing group