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US coronavirus cases top 6 million as Midwest, schools face outbreaks 30 Aug 2020 - 11:32 pm
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FDA commissioner says willing to fast-track COVID-19 vaccine - FT 30 Aug 2020 - 08:41 pm
FILE PHOTO: Commissioner of U.S. Food and Drug Administration Dr. Stephen M. Hahn speaks during a news conference about the latest coronavirus disease (COVID-19) developments, in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, U.S. August
Statue of Canada's first prime minister toppled by protesters demanding police defunding 30 Aug 2020 - 07:35 pm
Statue of John MacDonald is seen on the ground after it was pulled down during a protest against racial inequality, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada August 29, 2020 in this picture obtained from social media. Instagram - @andelinaht/via REUTERS
Trump tours parts of Louisiana, Texas hit by Hurricane Laura 30 Aug 2020 - 07:21 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at Lake Charles Fire House as he visits nearby areas damaged by Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
A digital dance-off spreads from Argentina to the world 30 Aug 2020 - 06:42 pm
Dancers Manuela Lavalle and Facundo Luqui, who started with a colleague an international dance competition that encourages people to dance from home, as most theatres are closed due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, pose for a photograph in
Trump pays Japan's Abe 'highest respect,' plans to call him 29 Aug 2020 - 09:44 am
Campaign manager Bill Stepien stands alongside US President Donald Trump as he speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One as he flies from Manchester, New Hampshire to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, August 28, 2020, following a campaign rally. / AFP / SA
Remnants of Hurricane Laura drench Arkansas as storm heads east 28 Aug 2020 - 06:12 pm
Lonnie Gatte returns to find his destroyed residence in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura in Sulphur, Louisiana, U.S., August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif
Trump to announce deal to buy 150 mn rapid COVID tests 28 Aug 2020 - 12:21 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 30, 2020, US President Donald Trump holds a 5-minute test for Covid-19 from Abbott Laboratories during the daily briefing on the coronavirus pandemic, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC. Trump
COVID-19 cases spike in US Midwest as deaths reach over 180,000 27 Aug 2020 - 11:41 pm
Activists stand with American flags at sunrise to memorialize victims of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, near the Washington Monument in Washington, U.S., August 27, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
Air Canada plans voluntary COVID-19 passenger test trial -analyst note 27 Aug 2020 - 11:35 pm
FILE PHOTO: Air Canada signage is pictured at Vancouver's international airport in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Ben Nelms/File Photo
Wisconsin city calm but activists call for charges in police shooting 27 Aug 2020 - 09:49 pm
KENOSHA, WISCONSIN - AUGUST 26: Demonstrators protest the shooting of Jacob Blake on August 26, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. A police officer shot Blake seven times in the back in front of his three children. The shooting sparked three consecutive days of
Hurricane Laura slams southwestern Louisiana, gutting buildings and killing at least one 27 Aug 2020 - 09:05 pm
HOLLY BEACH, LA - AUGUST 27: A damaged travel trailer sits among flood water after Hurricane Laura passed through the area August 27, 2020 in Holly Beach, Louisiana. Hurricane Laura came ashore bringing rain and high winds to the South East region of the
Walmart joins Microsoft bid for TikTok as TikTok CEO quits 27 Aug 2020 - 07:45 pm
In this file photo a Walmart logo is seen outside a store in Washington, DC, on August 18, 2020. US retail giant Walmart said on August 27, 2020 it had teamed with Microsoft in a bid to buy short-form video app TikTok. / AFP / NICHOLAS KAMM
Laura, now a Category 2 hurricane, still extremely dangerous 27 Aug 2020 - 02:35 pm
A car near Vermilion Bay is seen partially submerged in waters brought by Hurricane Laura approaching Abbeville, Louisiana, U.S., August 26, 2020. REUTERS/Kathleen Flynn REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION
Brazil asks China for proof chicken wings had coronavirus 26 Aug 2020 - 11:29 pm
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US doctors group calls for transparency in COVID-19 vaccine development 26 Aug 2020 - 11:19 pm
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California wildfire home losses leap as evacuees return to torched houses 26 Aug 2020 - 10:45 pm
An SWIR satellite image shows LNU Lightning Complex wildfire burning in Sonoma County near Healdsburg, California, U.S., August 20, 2020. Picture taken August 20, 2020. Satellite image ?2020 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
Pandemic stresses massive Hurricane Laura evacuations in Texas, Louisiana 26 Aug 2020 - 10:34 pm
SABINE PASS, TX - AUGUST 26: A general view of a street sign in a field ahead of Hurricane Laura on August 26, 2020 in Sabine Pass, Texas. Hurricane Laura, currently a Category 4 storm, is expected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast late Wednesday and