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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

 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 […]

Rescuers search the site of a collapsed building after signals indicated there may be a survivor under the rubble, Beirut, Lebanon. Sept. 4, 2020. Rescuers on Saturday morning continued digging through the rubble of a building in Beirut after sensors detected possible signs of life, despite hopes of finding anyone fading. “The search has been […]