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US tells China to shut Houston consulate in move China calls 'unprecedented escalation' 22 Jul 2020 - 01:21 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 30, 2017, flags of the US and China are placed ahead of a meeting at the Ministry of Agriculture in Beijing. AFP / POOL / JASON LEE
Ohio House speaker, four others charged in $60 million bribery case 21 Jul 2020 - 11:42 pm
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Canada authorities had expected coronavirus spike, fret about young victims 21 Jul 2020 - 10:22 pm
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Trump orders voting districts to exclude people in US illegally 21 Jul 2020 - 10:15 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about legislation for additional coronavirus aid in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis
Japanese-American woman who symbolized WWII tragedy dies at 80 21 Jul 2020 - 09:39 pm
This photo obtained July 21, 2020 courtesy of the US National Archives shows two-year-old Yuki Okinaga Hayakawa, an evacuee of Japanese ancestry waiting with the family baggage before leaving by bus for an assembly center in the spring of 1942, taken by W
‘Stay Calm’: Walmart Trains Staff How to Deal With the Maskless 21 Jul 2020 - 08:27 pm
A shopper is seen without a mask after leaving a Walmart store in Bradford, Pennsylvania, U.S. July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Airlines ask EU, White House to adopt COVID-19 testing program for passengers 21 Jul 2020 - 08:15 pm
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FAA puts Boeing 737 Max on path to return to service in October 21 Jul 2020 - 08:04 pm
In this file photo taken on June 29, 2020 a Boeing 737 MAX jet comes in for a landing following a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington. The grounded Boeing 737 MAX moved another step closer towards flyin
Coronavirus pandemic 'showing no signs of slowing down' in Americas - PAHO 21 Jul 2020 - 08:01 pm
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 20: The Statue of Liberty is seen over a wind blown American flag scarf on Liberty Island on July 20, 2020 in New York City. Liberty Island partially reopens months after the attraction was shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Je
US accuses Chinese nationals of hacking spree targeting COVID data, defense secrets 21 Jul 2020 - 07:39 pm
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Brazil set to test Chinese coronavirus vaccine 21 Jul 2020 - 06:48 pm
Brazil's Sao Paulo state governor, Joao Doria holds a box of the China's Sinovac coronavirus potential vaccine for trials during a news conference at Hospital das Clinicas, in Sao Paulo, Brazil July 21, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli
Face mask fashion: Cuban quinceaneras in the coronavirus era 21 Jul 2020 - 05:12 pm
Sofia Valenzuela shows a tailor a drawing of a mask she would like to wear during a photo session for her quinceanera (coming of age of 15-year-olds) celebration amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spread concerns, in Havana, Cuba, July 14, 2020. Picture
Kanye West posts series of rambling late night tweets 21 Jul 2020 - 01:46 pm
Rapper Kanye West holds his first rally in support of his presidential bid in North Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. July 19, 2020. REUTERS/Randall Hill
Data analysis on downed Ukraine jet starts Tuesday; Canada sceptical about Iran explanation 20 Jul 2020 - 11:59 pm
A view of the flight recorder from the Iranian missile-downed Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) Flight PS752 Boeing 737 jet, as work begins at the BEA investigation bureau in Le Bourget, France July 20, 2020 in this image obtained from social media. Tw
US governor calls for plasma donors as virus rages 20 Jul 2020 - 11:54 pm
FILE PHOTO: A person donates blood plasma, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Sanquin blood bank in Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 19, 2020. REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
Pelosi says Trump will be 'fumigated out' if he refuses to leave after White House loss 20 Jul 2020 - 10:28 pm
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 20, 2020. / AFP / JIM WATSON
Suspect in slaying of federal judge's son found dead -media 20 Jul 2020 - 09:01 pm
A man walks outside the home of federal judge Esther Salas, where her son was shot and killed and her defense attorney husband was critically injured, in North Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S. July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
With US under coronavirus siege, Chicago cracks down, Florida cases soar 20 Jul 2020 - 08:29 pm
The Statue of Liberty is pictured as New York enters Phase 4 of reopening following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., July 20, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri