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US CDC testing guidance was published against scientists' objections -NYT 18 Sep 2020 - 01:39 pm
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Biden rejects Trump claim that COVID-19 vaccine is imminent 18 Sep 2020 - 01:15 pm
Democratic U.S. presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a televised town hall in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Man 'asleep' in speeding self-driving car charged in Canada 18 Sep 2020 - 12:35 pm
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Trump's son agrees to sit for questioning in New York probe, after the election 18 Sep 2020 - 12:21 am
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Moderna shares Covid-19 vaccine trial blueprints, will others follow? 17 Sep 2020 - 11:19 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 13, 2020, Biotechnology company Moderna protocol files for Covid-19 vaccinations are kept at the Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Florida. / AFP / CHANDAN KHANNA
Canada could lose ability to manage COVID-19 cases, says chief medical officer 17 Sep 2020 - 08:24 pm
People sit on the grounds of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 9, 2020. Picture taken September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio
New York City again delays in-person learning at public schools 17 Sep 2020 - 07:34 pm
A parent and a child carry signs to protest the opening of schools, as teachers work outside their school building for safety reasons, following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., September 1
Woman holds fatal stabbing suspect at gunpoint in Michigan 17 Sep 2020 - 03:34 pm
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Hurricane Sally hits Gulf Coast with ‘Catastrophic’ flood risk 17 Sep 2020 - 02:13 pm
A man stands on a street flooded by Hurricane Sally in Pensacola, Florida, on September 16, 2020. Hurricane Sally barrelled into the US Gulf Coast early Wednesday, with forecasts of drenching rains that could provoke
After Sally: rescue, recovery and a wary eye on rivers 17 Sep 2020 - 11:16 am
A man walks his bicycle through a street flooded by Hurricane Sally in Pensacola, Florida, on September 16, 2020. Hurricane Sally barrelled into the US Gulf Coast early Wednesday, with forecasts of drenching rains that could provoke
Biden says he would order masks nationwide if he had authority 17 Sep 2020 - 12:00 am
Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden speaks with the media as he prepares to depart Orlando, Florida on September 15, 2020. / AFP / JIM WATSON
Canada aims to triple daily coronavirus testing capacity to 200,000 16 Sep 2020 - 11:15 pm
FILE PHOTO: Provincial health workers perform coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests on residents of the remote First Nations community of Gull Bay, Ontario, Canada April 27, 2020. REUTERS/David Jackson
WHO director warns Latin America is opening too early, COVID-19 still a risk 16 Sep 2020 - 10:11 pm
People enjoy Ipanema beach, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 13, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
US plans to distribute COVID-19 vaccine immediately after regulators authorize it 16 Sep 2020 - 05:28 pm
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Trump posts faked video of Biden playing anti-police song 16 Sep 2020 - 05:13 pm
In this file photo US President Donald Trump speaks to the media prior to departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 15, 2020, as he travels to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a town hall. AFP / SAUL LOEB
Eight European countries urge Brazil to take action on Amazon deforestation 16 Sep 2020 - 04:28 pm
A dead caiman is pictured in an area that was burnt in a fire in the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Pocone, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, August 31, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Hurricane Sally careens into Alabama's Gulf Coast, bringing heavy rains 16 Sep 2020 - 04:17 pm
A car drives down Government Street during Hurricane Sally in Mobile, Alabama, U.S., September 16, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman
'Huge rainmaker': Hurricane Sally threatens historic floods 16 Sep 2020 - 09:51 am
SEPTEMBER 15: Water floods a road as the outer bands of Hurricane Sally come ashore on September 15, 2020 in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The storm is bringing heavy rain, high winds and a dangerous storm surge from Louisiana to Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images/