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California wildfires burn amid high risk of brutal blazes 14 Aug 2020 - 05:39 pm
Firefighters battle the smoke and flames from the Ranch Fire in the hills in Azusa, California, on August 14, 2020, 25 miles (40kms) east of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Fire Department was alerted to the brush fire at 2:45 pm. By August 13 in the
Kamala Harris’s Indian connections spark social media frenzy 14 Aug 2020 - 01:22 pm
WILMINGTON, DE - AUGUST 13: Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), running mate of Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden, attends a coronavirus briefing at a makeshift studio at the Hotel DuPont on August 13, 2020 in Wilmington,
Top US health official says approval of Covid vaccines unlikely before November 14 Aug 2020 - 12:34 am
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Biden says all US governors should mandate masks to slow coronavirus' spread 14 Aug 2020 - 12:22 am
WILMINGTON, DE - AUGUST 13: Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks following a coronavirus briefing with health experts at the Hotel DuPont on August 13, 2020 in Wilmington, Delaware.Drew Ang
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle move into new California home 14 Aug 2020 - 12:19 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 27, 2017 Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancée US actress Meghan Markle pose for a photograph in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace in west London, following the announcement of their engagement./ AFP / Da
US Justice Department says Yale illegally discriminates against Asians, whites 13 Aug 2020 - 11:57 pm
FILE PHOTO: Students walk on the campus of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, October 7, 2009. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
US downloads of WeChat, Signal apps spike after Trump threatens ban 13 Aug 2020 - 11:53 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 07: In this photo illustration, the WeChat app is displayed in the App Store on an Apple iPhone on August 7, 2020 in Washington, DC. On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that bans any transactions b
Artist creates origami crane memorial for COVID-19 victims 13 Aug 2020 - 11:50 pm
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Sao Paulo governor tests positive for coronavirus 12 Aug 2020 - 10:58 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 21, 2020 Sao Paulo State Governor Joao Doria speaks during a press conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on July 21, 2020, where he presented the COVID-19 vaccine being produced by Chinese company Sinovac Biotech at the
US inks $1.5 billion deal with Moderna for 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine 12 Aug 2020 - 08:01 pm
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Billionaire Sumner Redstone dies at 97 12 Aug 2020 - 03:25 pm
Sumner Redstone, executive chairman of Viacom Inc., laughs at a comment during the Business of Sports panel at the 2008 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California April 30, 2008. REUTERS/Phil McCarten/File Photo
Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first Black woman 12 Aug 2020 - 11:22 am
US Senator Kamala Harris (REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo)
Man shot outside White House, Trump evacuated from press conference 11 Aug 2020 - 11:28 pm
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump is being removed by a member of the secret service from the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 10, 2020. Secret Service guards shot a person, who was apparently armed, outside the White
Mexico signs deals for coronavirus vaccine trials 11 Aug 2020 - 11:02 pm
Health staffers of the city government carry out Covid-19 testing at a park in the Doctores neighborhood in Mexico City on August 11, 2020. / AFP / ALFREDO ESTRELLA
Georgia district has quarantined more than 800 students 11 Aug 2020 - 09:59 pm
A TV news reporter films a hit in front of supporters of the Cherokee County School District's decision to reopen schools to students during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic as they rally outside the district's headquarters, the Dr. Frank R. Pe
Half of daily 100,000 COVID-19 cases in Americas are in US: WHO director 11 Aug 2020 - 07:45 pm
People ride bikes near Leblon beach, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 9, 2020. REUTERS/Ian Cheibub
Virus surge makes US weak link in global economic recovery 11 Aug 2020 - 04:17 pm
:NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 10: People walk through New York City's Chinatown on August 10, 2020 in New York City.  Spencer Platt/ AFP
Hospitals in some US hot spots finally get Covid-19 respite 11 Aug 2020 - 12:13 am
FILE PHOTO: A nurse wearing personal protective equipment watches an ambulance driving away outside of Elmhurst Hospital during the ongoing outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Queens borough of New York, U.S., April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Luc