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Trump ploy backfires as Israeli PM Netanyahu swerves invitation to criticise Biden

An attempt by Donald Trump to secure an election endorsement from the Israeli prime minister has backfired during a White House photo call. ...

US could have 500,000 COVID-19 deaths but universal mask use may save 130,000 lives - study

The number of coronavirus deaths in the US may reach half a million by the end of February - but universal mask wearing could save… ...

Second COVID wave faster than the first, warns top European scientist

The coronavirus second wave is spreading more quickly than the first outbreak in spring, a top French scientist has warned, amid a growing resurgence of… ...

Sudan-Israel relations agreed, Donald Trump announces

Sudan becomes the third Arab country in weeks to agree to normalise ties with its historical foe. ...

Virus to stay 'at least until next summer' - Macron

The French president's comments come as daily cases in several European countries reach new highs. ...

Nigeria protests: President Buhari says 69 killed in unrest

Mostly civilians, but also police and soldiers have died in protests against police brutality. ...

Climate debate jumps from Planet Earth to Planet Trump

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Debate Coach: Biden barely passed, but Trump failed

With a mute button at the ready -- and a no-nonsense moderator in NBC's Kristen Welker guiding the proceedings in Nashville -- America got a… ...

Trump's response about responsibility surprises Biden

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden debate the handling of coronavirus during the final presidential debate of the 2020 election. Check out… ...

Sudan To Normalise Relations With Israel, In New Breakthrough For Trump

Sudan on Friday agreed to be the latest Arab nation to recognize Israel in a diplomatic coup announced by President Donald Trump days before US… ...

Some Countries On "Dangerous Track" In Pandemic: WHO

The world is now at a critical juncture in the COVID-19 pandemic and some countries are on a dangerous path, facing the prospect of health… ...

More Than Half A Million People In US May Die Of Covid By February: Study

More than a half million people in the United States could die from COVID-19 by the end of February next year, but around 130,000 of… ...

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Streit mit Bulgarien: Erneut gefährden Identitätsfragen Nordmazedoniens Weg zur EU

Die bulgarische Regierung droht, die Aufnahme von EU-Beitritts-Verhandlungen mit Nordmazedonien zu blockieren. Erinnerungen an den Namensstreit mit Griechenland werden wach. ...

Das faktische Abtreibungsverbot in Polen zeugt von Heuchelei und Feigheit

Das Urteil des Verfassungsgerichts führt kaum zu weniger Schwangerschaftsabbrüchen, sondern nur zu mehr Leid. Doch Parteichef Kaczynski bietet es den Ausweg aus einem politischen Dilemma. ...

Zurücktreten? Für viele Präsidenten Afrikas ist das keine Option. Das führt fast immer ins Elend

Wird in Afrika gewählt, ist das Resultat oft schon vorher bekannt: Alles bleibt beim Alten. Der ausgeprägte Wille zur «ewigen Macht» vieler afrikanischen Führer führt… ...

Stroke sidelines piano icon Keith Jarrett

One of the world’s most celebrated jazz and classical pianists, Keith Jarrett, has revealed that he probably won’t perform publicly again after a series of… ...

French woman on Samui tests positive

SURAT THANI: A local coronavirus infection has been confirmed on Koh Samui involving a 57-year-old French woman, who tested positive days after she completed a… ...

Chile prepares for charter referendum

SANTIAGO: Chileans will go to the polls on Sunday to vote on whether they want to swap a constitution written during the Pinochet dictatorship four… ...

She Was in Labor. Floodwaters Were Rising. Then the Boat Tipped Over.

A pregnant woman who drowned in Vietnam was one of at least 114 people killed in record-breaking floods that have pummeled the country’s central coast. ...

In Xi’s Homage to Korean War, a Jab at the U.S.

China is commemorating the war with a barrage of nationalistic propaganda. “They smashed the myth that the American military was invincible,” China’s leader said. ...

Pope Francis’ Views on Same-Sex Civil Unions Were Cut From a 2019 Vatican Interview

A Mexican broadcast company says Francis made the comments to its correspondent more than a year ago, and people close to the company say the… ...

Essay zu vier Jahren Trump: Präsident Zack-Bumm

Mit Donald Trump ist eine real existierende Comic-Figur ins Weisse Haus eingezogen. Seither pulverisiert er Allianzen und hält Amerika in Atem. ...

Nächste historische Einigung: Auch Sudan und Israel nähern sich an

Kurz vor den Wahlen am 3. November kann Donald Trump einen weiteren aussenpolitischen Erfolg feiern. Der US-Präsident bezeichnet die Vereinbarung der ehemaligen Feinde als einen… ...

Coronavirus weltweit: +++ Mehr als eine Million Infizierte in Frankreich +++ Fallzahlen in Italien schiessen in die Höhe

Das Virus hat Europa im Griff: Auch in den Nachbarstaaten der Schweiz steigen die Zahlen der Neuinfizierten rasant. Internationale Corona-News im Ticker. ...

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Humans are born with brains 'prewired' to see words

Humans are born with a part of the brain that is prewired to be receptive to seeing words and letters, setting the stage at birth… ...

ALMA shows volcanic impact on Io's atmosphere

New radio images from ALMA show for the first time the direct effect of volcanic activity on the atmosphere of Jupiter's moon Io. ...

Smile, wave: Some exoplanets may be able to see us, too

Three decades after astronomer Carl Sagan suggested that Voyager 1 snap Earth's picture from billions of miles away -- resulting in the iconic Pale Blue… ...

Oropouche virus disease - French Guiana, France

On 30 September 2020, the French Guiana Regional Health Agency (ARS) reported the first detection of Oropouche virus (OROV) in French Guiana. On 22 September… ...

Monkeypox – Democratic Republic of the Congo

From 1 January through 13 September 2020, a total of 4,594 suspected cases of monkeypox, including 171 deaths (case fatality ratio 3.7%), have been reported… ...

Chikungunya – Chad

On 28 August 2020, the National IHR Focal Point of Chad notified WHO of an outbreak of chikungunya in Abéché, eastern Chad. ...

Information for all visitors to ESA sites

Information for all visitors to ESA sites Coronavirus measures for hosted meetings and visitors ...

ESA Masterclass full series: Leadership at Mission Control

The ESA Masterclass series brings leading figures in the Agency to the fore, from the cutting edge of space exploration. Join them as they share… ...

ESA Masterclass: Paolo Ferri on the culture at mission control

Video: 00:13:10 Step inside the Main Control Room at ESOC, ESA’s European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, and one thing becomes immediately clear: teams… ...

Rashford's free meal tweets made into Google map

A man has made a Google map showing businesses offering free food for children during half term. ...

Covid-19 app users can't get isolation payment

An alert issued via the app will not mean the recipient can claim a payment for self-isolating. ...

French Covid app relaunches to bumpy start

The troubled French contact-tracing app has a new name, but suffers teething issues. ...

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