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Greek-Turkish Tensions Rise In Crisis Over Eastern Mediterranean
A Turkish ship set sail on Monday to carry out seismic surveys in the eastern Mediterranean, prompting Greece to issue a furious new demand for European Union sanctions on Ankara in a row over offshore exploration rights.
California GOP Says It Owns Unofficial Ballot Drop Boxes
Californias Republican Party has acknowledged owning unofficial ballot drop boxes that state election officials say are illegal.
Poland Evacuates 750 People As WWII Tallboy Bomb Is Defused
Hundreds of people in northwest Poland have been evacuated for a few days to allow Navy sappers to neutralize a British World War II giant Tallboy bomb resting under a waterway leading to the port of Szczecin.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's Shaky Claims On Virus, Dem Misfires
Impatient to return to the campaign trail, President Donald Trump dubiously claimed he's fully recovered and immune from COVID19, hailed a cure that isn't so and declared the coronavirus is disappearing even as cases spiked.
Mainland China Reports 21 New COVID-19 Cases, Same As Day Earlier
Mainland China reported 21 new COVID19 cases for Oct. 11, matching the number of new cases a day earlier, the country's health authority said on Monday.
GOP US. Rep. Bost Of Illinois Tests Positive For COVID-19
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost of Illinois has tested positive for COVID19, the latest lawmaker now confirmed to have the virus.
French Nurses' Poll Paints Grim Picture As Virus Cases Soar
A significant number of French nurses responding to a poll say they are tired and fed up, with 37% saying that the coronavirus pandemic is making them want to change jobs.
UK Study Tests if BCG Vaccine Protects against Coronavirus
Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, used to protect against tuberculosis, induces a broad innate immune-system response and has been shown to protect against infection or severe illness with other respiratory pathogens.
Pakistan Cleric Killed In Apparent Sectarian Attack
Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a religious scholar who belongs to a littleknown branch of Islam in Pakistan's bustling city of Karachi, police said on Sunday.
Mainland China Reports 21 New Covid-19 Cases Up From 15 A Day Earlier
Mainland China reported 21 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Oct. 10, up from 15 a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Sunday.
Brazil’s Coronavirus Deaths Toll passes 150,000 as Infection Rate Slows
It is the second highest national death toll in the world, after the United States, which has recorded more than 213,000 fatalities from Covid-19.
28 Arrests In Wisconsin Protests Over Police Slaying Of Teen
Police arrested 28 people during a third straight night of protests over the lack of charges against a suburban Milwaukee police officer who fatally shot a Black teen, authorities said Saturday.
Pelosi Dismisses Latest White House Coronavirus Aid Offer
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Saturday dismissed the latest White House offer in COVID19 aid talks as one step forward, two steps back, but said she is still hopeful that progress can be made toward a deal.
GOP's Supreme Court Push May Box In Cory Gardner
Six years ago, Colorado Democrats failed to convince enough voters to reject Cory Gardner's bid for the U.S. Senate. Their warnings that the Republican could, someday, be the confirming vote for a Supreme Court justice who could overturn Roe v. Wade prove...
Northern England Mayors Slam UK Government's Support Package
Mayors representing big cities in northern England have slammed the British government's latest wage support package for employees in businesses that may be ordered to close as part of efforts to suppress local coronavirus outbreaks.
New Zealand PM Votes A Week Before Polls Close In Election
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has voted in the nations general election, a week before polls officially close.