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Bolton and Manchester put on ‘red alert’ as infections reach five month high

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Bolton and Manchester put on ‘red alert’ as infections reach five month high

Bolton and Manchester have been put on ‘red alert’ for monitoring in case of local lockdown as infections continue to rise (Picture: SWNS) Manchester, Bolton, Oldham, Salford and Tameside are on high alert after infection rates went above the government’s local lockdown threshold of 50 cases per 100,000 people. Rochdale, which saw a rate of […]

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India becomes COVID-19 second-worst-hit nation with 90,000 cases in 24 hours

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India becomes COVID-19 second-worst-hit nation with 90,000 cases in 24 hours

An Indian health worker takes a nasal swab sample of a man to test for COVID-19 as a woman waits for her turn in Gauhati, India, Sunday, Sept. 6,  India’s increasing caseload made the Asian giant the pandemic’s second-worst-hit country behind the United States on Monday as its efforts to head off economic disaster gain […]

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France records more than 7,000 new daily Covid-19 infections as virus resurges

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France records more than 7,000 new daily Covid-19 infections as virus resurges

A health worker, wearing a protective suit and a face mask, prepares to administer a nasal swab to a patient at a testing site for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) installed in front of the city hall in Paris, France, September 2, 2020. © Christian Hartmann, Reuters Friday’s figure had set a new all-time high of daily additional […]

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Dozens dead in central Somalia as villagers battle al-Shabab Villagers took up arms to defend their livestock against the armed group in central Somalia, officials say.

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Dozens dead in central Somalia as villagers battle al-Shabab Villagers took up arms to defend their livestock against the armed group in central Somalia, officials say.

Al-Qaeda-linked armed group al-Shabab controls large parts of south and central Somalia [File: Al Jazeera] Dozens of people have died following clashes between villagers and al-Shabab fighters in central Somalia, local officials said. “We have reports that nearly 30 people, including 16 militants, [have been] killed in the Shabeelow village, where civilians … took up […]

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Turkey has ‘deep concern’ over Serbia, Kosovo moving embassies to Jerusalem

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Turkey has ‘deep concern’ over Serbia, Kosovo moving embassies to Jerusalem

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a signing ceremony with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, left, and Kosovar Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo)  Turkey is deeply concerned by Serbia’s decision to relocate its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, […]

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China:Xi to present medals to outstanding individuals in COVID-19 fight

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China:Xi to present medals to outstanding individuals in COVID-19 fight

China will hold a ceremony to honor individuals and groups who fought bravely in the country’s battle against the COVID-19 epidemic on Tuesday morning in Beijing. During the event, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to confer the Medal of the Republic and other honorary titles to heroes who made outstanding contributions to the fight. […]

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Trump deploys YouTube as his secret weapon in 2020 In 2016, he mastered Facebook to gain an advantage over Hillary Clinton. This time, his campaign sees an edge on YouTube.

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Trump deploys YouTube as his secret weapon in 2020 In 2016, he mastered Facebook to gain an advantage over Hillary Clinton. This time, his campaign sees an edge on YouTube.

President Donald Trump’s campaign says it sees YouTube as an underappreciated campaign asset, much like it viewed Facebook four years ago. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo In 2016, Donald Trump’s campaign cracked the code on Facebook as a campaign tool — gaining an advantage over Hillary Clinton that was little noticed at the time but helped […]

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Birmingham stabbings: Manhunt launched as one dead and several injured, police say

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Birmingham stabbings: Manhunt launched as one dead and several injured, police say

A police cordon is established in Birmingham city centre after multiple stabbings. September 6, 2020.  A police cordon is established in Birmingham city centre after multiple stabbings. September 6, 2020.  UK police say one person has died and seven have been injured, two seriously, after multiple stabbings in Birmingham in the early hours of Sunday […]

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North Korea May Be Preparing Launch of Submarine Missile, Experts Say

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North Korea May Be Preparing Launch of Submarine Missile, Experts Say

WASHINGTON – Satellite imagery of a North Korean shipyard on Friday shows activity suggestive of preparations for a test of a medium-range submarine-launched ballistic missile, a U.S. think tank reported Friday. The Center for Strategic and International Studies said the images it published on its website of North Korea’s Sinpo shipyard showed several vessels within […]

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Gas pipeline blast kills 12, injures dozens of worshipers at mosque in Bangladesh’s Narayanganj

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Gas pipeline blast kills 12, injures dozens of worshipers at mosque in Bangladesh’s Narayanganj

 Relatives of victims of a suspected gas explosion mourn in a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Sept. 5, 2020. (AFP Photo)  An underground gas pipeline near a mosque exploded during evening prayers outside the capital of Bangladesh, killing 12 Muslim worshippers and leaving dozens with life-threatening burns, officials said Saturday. The blast occurred Friday night […]

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