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Fauci says fast development of vaccines doesn’t threaten safety 05 Aug 2020 - 06:54 pm
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 31, 2020. Kevin Dietsch/Pool via REUTERS
Canada signs deals with Pfizer, Moderna for experimental COVID-19 vaccines 05 Aug 2020 - 06:42 pm
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Cancer diagnoses rates fell by half during US lockdown 04 Aug 2020 - 11:19 pm
The number of cancers diagnosed weekly in the United States fell by almost fifty percent during March and April compared to the recent average, a study said on August 4, 2020, the latest to examine the impacts of COVID-19 lockdowns.  / AFP / Robyn BECK
Trump's national security adviser recovers from COVID-19 04 Aug 2020 - 10:55 pm
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AI helps doctors fight COVID-19 in Brazil 04 Aug 2020 - 10:36 pm
A platform called RadVid-19 that identifies lung injuries through artificial intelligence is helping Brazilian doctors detect and diagnose the new coronavirus, which already infected 2,6 million people across the world and killed 91,000 in the country. /
Tropical Storm Isaias batters U.S. Northeast with rare tornadoes 04 Aug 2020 - 09:37 pm
A man walks into heavy wind and rain along the waterfront of the Hudson River in front of the New York City skyline during Tropical Storm Isaias in Weehawken, New Jersey, U.S., August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar
Trump signs $3B-a-year plan to boost conservation, parks 04 Aug 2020 - 08:15 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a signing ceremony for HR 1957 , the Great American Outdoors Act, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 4, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Pandemic pushes Mexico's 'lucha libre' wrestlers outdoors and online 04 Aug 2020 - 03:57 pm
Wrestlers perform during the Chinampalucha event organized by Mexican wrestlers in the chinampas of Xochimilco in Mexico City, on August 1, 2020, as rings remain closed due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. / AFP / CLAUDIO CRUZ
Tiktok lovers rage against Trump threat of US ban 04 Aug 2020 - 10:18 am
FILE PHOTO: The logo of TikTok is seen on a screen in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2019. Picture taken February 21, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Illustration/File Photo
1st big Southern California wildfire of 2020 keeps on raging 03 Aug 2020 - 09:54 pm
In this long exposure photograph, firefighters monitor flames as they skirt a hillside near a residential area during the Apple fire in Banning, California on August 1, 2020. 4,125 acres have burn in Cherry Valley, about 2,000 people have received evacuat
Mexican TV networks to provide home learning for students as schools stay shut 03 Aug 2020 - 05:45 pm
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Montreal's tourist heart a ghost town in pandemic summer 03 Aug 2020 - 11:43 am
People take pictures in front of Ferris Wheel in the Old-Port, Montreal, Canada, on July 28, 2020. AFP / Eric Thomas
Top coronavirus advisor warns US in 'new phase' of pandemic 03 Aug 2020 - 10:29 am
FILE PHOTO: Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, addresses a news conference about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Le
US election will be Nov. 3 as planned: Trump advisers 03 Aug 2020 - 10:15 am
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows speaks during a press briefing in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, in Washington, DC on July 31, 2020 / AFP / Nicholas Kamm
Firefighters struggle to contain blaze in southern California 03 Aug 2020 - 12:27 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 01, 2020 Horses graze as flames from the Apple fire skirt a ridge in a residential area of Banning, California . / AFP / JOSH EDELSON
U.S. coronavirus 'extraordinarily widespread', say White House experts 02 Aug 2020 - 10:58 pm
FILE PHOTO: Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, addresses a news conference about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 22, 2020. REUTERS/Le
Storm Isaias brushes off Florida, heads up East Coast 02 Aug 2020 - 07:59 pm
Palm trees bend in the winds preceding Hurricane Isaias in Miami Beach, Florida, U.S. August 1, 2020. REUTERS/Liza Feria
Storm Isaias approaches Florida's coast 02 Aug 2020 - 10:18 am
Harold Dixon fishes near crashing waves along the jetty as Tropical Storm Isaias approaches on August 01, 2020 in Fort Pierce, Florida.  . Joe Raedle/AFP