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U.S. to keep backing Venezuela's Guaido after December election, envoy says
The Trump administration will maintain support for opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela's legitimate president and expects dozens of other countries to continue recognizing him following Dec. 6 legislative elections that opposition parties plan to b...
Stacey Abrams warns not to expect a U.S. presidential winner on Election Night
Voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams warned Americans on Tuesday not to expect to learn the winner of the White House on Election Night Nov. 3, as problems delivering and counting an expected flood of mailin ballots prompted by the coronavirus pandemic co...
Germany drops travel warnings for some Turkish provinces - government
Germany has agreed to lift its warning against travelling Turkey to four provinces with low rates of coronavirus infection as part of a deal to help largerscale travel between the two countries resume, the German government said.
Germany drops travel warnings for some Turkish provinces - government
Germany has agreed to lift its warning against travelling Turkey to four provinces with low rates of coronavirus infection as part of a deal to help largerscale travel between the two countries resume, the German government said.
Germany drops travel warnings for some Turkish provinces - government
Germany has agreed to lift its warning against travelling Turkey to four provinces with low rates of coronavirus infection as part of a deal to help largerscale travel between the two countries resume, the German government said.
Congressional Democrats, White House set new round of coronavirus aid talks
Top White House officials and Democratic leaders in the U.S. Congress will try again on Tuesday to narrow gaping differences over a fifth major coronavirus relief bill to help stimulate the economy and possibly provide new aid to the unemployed.
Trump says coronavirus under control, 'It is what it is'
President Donald Trump said the coronavirus outbreak is as under control as it can get in the United States, where at least 155,000 people have died amid a patchy response to the public health crisis that has failed to stem a rise in cases.
Vietnam capital low on kits for mass tests as nation's virus cases climb
Vietnam reported 28 new COVID19 infections and two deaths on Tuesday, bringing total cases to 670, with eight dead, as the capital Hanoi said it lacked the rapid testing kits it needs to continue mass screening for cases amid a new outbreak.
Somalia sets up disaster warning centre to battle floods and locusts
At a government building in a former United Nations compound in Mogadishu, Khadar Sheikh Mohamed stares at a bank of giant screens displaying weather conditions across the country.
'America's Toughest Sheriff' faces tough race to win old job back
Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff of Arizona's largest county who built a national reputation as a staunch opponent of illegal immigration and found a powerful ally in President Donald Trump, is seeking to win his old job in Tuesday's Republican primary.
France says it will not ratify extradition treaty with Hong Kong
France said on Monday it would not ratify a 2017 extradition treaty with Hong Kong after China introduced a controversial national security law for the global financial hub.
Chief of staff to Brazil's Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's chief of staff, Army General Walter Souza Braga Netto, has tested positive for COVID19, his office said on Monday, becoming the seventh Brazilian minister to have contracted the disease.
Joint U.S. military drills get thumbs down from Thais amid virus fears
This month's joint U.S.Thai military exercises in Thailand have drawn criticism from Thais on social media after authorities announced that dozens of visiting American troops would be undergoing their mandatory 14day quarantine in Bangkok hotels.
Long-term complications of COVID-19 signals billions in healthcare costs ahead
Late in March, Laura Gross, 72, was recovering from gall bladder surgery in her Fort Lee, New Jersey, home when she became sick again.
Wearing of masks made compulsory in much of French city of Nice
People will have to wear masks outdoors in many of the major areas of the southern French city of Nice, Mayor Christian Estrosi said on Monday, including parts of the tourist spot of the Promenade des Anglais.
How the Media Could Get the Election Story Wrong
The American media plays a bizarrely outsize role in US elections, occupying the place of most countries’ national election commissions.