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Coronavirus deaths pass one million worldwide

More than a million people around the world have now died in the coronavirus pandemic. ...

WHO to roll out 120 million rapid COVID-19 tests to poorer countries

A plan to roll out 120 million rapid-diagnostic tests for coronavirus to help lower and middle-income countries make up ground in a testing gap with… ...

Dozens killed as Armenia and Azerbaijan step up fighting in fiercest violence since 1990s

At least 29 people have been killed in a second day of heavy clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan following the fiercest flare-up of their conflict… ...

Coronavirus: Global Covid-19 death toll passes one million

UN chief António Guterres calls it "an agonising milestone" as the fight to stem the virus continues. ...

Coronavirus: New rules in Netherlands to cope with virus surge

"We are doing our best but the virus is doing better," the Dutch health minister admits. ...

Trump and Biden: What to watch for in first presidential debate

One is aggressive, the other amiable - but both share a similar weakness. We break down what to look for. ...

1 million people dead: Here's how Covid-19 tore the world apart

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Experts fear Covid-19 toll may double before a vaccine is ready

More than 1 million people have died from the coronavirus worldwide, marking another milestone in the pandemic's brief but devastating history. ...

'Everything he says is false': CDC chief concerned about Trump's Covid adviser

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Trump's Ex-Campaign Manager Had 10 Guns, Allegedly Hit Wife: Police

Donald Trump's former campaign manager Brad Parscale had 10 guns in his Florida home and his wife accused him of beating her, police said Monday,… ...

Texas On Alert After Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Boy, 6

The governor of Texas has issued a disaster declaration after the death of six-year-old boy infected with a brain-eating amoeba that was later found in… ...

US Faces Ongoing Court Battles Over TikTok, WeChat Bans

The Trump administration faces ongoing court battles after two legal setbacks in its efforts to bar U.S. app stores from offering Chinese-owned TikTok or WeChat… ...

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In Nagorni Karabach kämpfen Armenien und Aserbaidschan um ihren Nationalstolz

Mit den wieder ausgebrochenen Gefechten im Südkaukasus entzündet sich ein nicht beendeter, ethnisch aufgeladener Territorialkonflikt aus der Endphase der Sowjetunion neu. Seine Wurzeln liegen noch… ...

Die linke ELN-Guerilla in Kolumbien will wieder Gespräche mit der Regierung aufnehmen

Indessen hat die amerikanische Regierung den Kommandeur einer rechtsgerichteten paramilitärischen Gruppe nach 12 Jahren Haft nach Kolumbien abgeschoben. ...

Ein Deutscher wird Bürgermeister von Rumäniens drittgrösster Stadt

Die progressiven und bürgerlichen Kräfte gehen gestärkt aus den rumänischen Kommunalwahlen hervor. Der Urnengang ist ein Stimmungstest für die Parlamentswahl im Dezember. ...

Driver survives plunge into deep ravine

SONGKHLA: A man was lucky to escape with only minor injuries when his car ran off the road at a corner and into a deep… ...

India opens dumping probe on Thai copper tube, pipe exports

NEW DELHI: India is investigating imports of copper tubes and pipes from Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam to determine whether producers in these countries were receiving… ...

Koh Samui ALSQs prepared for new visitors

Hoteliers in Koh Samui are gearing up to welcome an influx of tourists with health volunteers at each alternative local state quarantine (ALSQ) site to… ...

Coronavirus Deaths Pass One Million Worldwide

Over the past 10 months, the virus has taken more lives than H.I.V., malaria, influenza and cholera. And as it sows destruction in daily life… ...

American Could Face Prison in Thailand Over Negative Reviews of a Resort

The man was arrested under Thailand’s criminal defamation law, which has been used to silence critics and stifle dissent. The hotel that brought charges acknowledges… ...

Saudi Writer’s Dream Comes to Life Two Years After His Killing

Democracy for the Arab World Now, or DAWN, was the brainchild of Jamal Khashoggi, whom Saudi agents killed in 2018. The group is to be… ...

Berg-Karabach: Armenien setzt auf Schutzmacht Russland

Armenien und Aserbaidschan haben in der Region Berg-Karabach den Kriegszustand verhängt. Die Schweiz stellt sich für Verhandlungen auf höchster Ebene zur Verfügung. ...

Coronavirus-Pandemie: Eine Million Menschen sind an Covid-19 gestorben

Seit dem Ausbruch der Coronavirus-Pandemie sind acht Monate vergangen. In dieser Zeit sind weltweit eine Million Menschen an den Folgen der Viruserkrankung gestorben. ...

Coronavirus weltweit: +++ Merkel plant knallharte Regeln für deutsche Feste +++ Pariser Gastronomen verärgert über Sperrstunde

Die Bundeskanzlerin zeigt sich angesichts der steigenden Fallzahlen in Deutschland besorgt. Internationale News im Ticker. Internationale News im Ticker. ...

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Some severe COVID-19 cases linked to genetic mutations or antibodies that attack the body

Two new studies offer an explanation for why COVID-19 cases can be so variable. A subset of patients has mutations in key immunity genes; other… ...

Comet discovered to have its own northern lights

Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko has its own far-ultraviolet aurora, data reveal. It is the first time such electromagnetic emissions in the far-ultraviolet have been documented on a… ...

Ancient volcanoes once boosted ocean carbon, but humans are now far outpacing them

A new study of an ancient period that is considered the closest natural analog to the era of modern human carbon emissions has found that… ...

Chikungunya – Chad

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

Ebola virus disease – Democratic Republic of the Congo

Three months after the declaration of the eleventh Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the number of confirmed… ...

Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 – Sudan

On 9 August 2020, the Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan notified WHO of the detection of a ...

Information for all visitors to ESA sites

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

Mars Express finds more underground water on Mars

Video: 00:01:00 ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft has discovered several ponds of liquid water buried under the ice in the south polar region of Mars. The… ...

Machine-learning nanosats to inform global trade

The latest batch of tiny satellites to monitor trade on Earth from space have launched. ...

Police told not to download NHS Covid-19 app

National Police Chiefs Council says officers should not install contact-tracing app on work phones. ...

NHS Covid-19 app: 12m downloads - and lots of questions

We look at why you can't log out of a venue, and how to change your postcode on the app. ...

US squeezes China's biggest chip-maker SMIC

The commerce department writes to suppliers, warning of risks linked to the Chinese military. ...

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