Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert dies
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Donald Trump’s younger brother Robert died on Saturday after being hospitalized for an undisclosed illness, the US president said in a statement mourning...
818 million children worldwide risk contracting COVID-19 – UNICEF
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The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 818 million children worldwide are at risk of getting infected with COVID-19 and other infectious illnesses.
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Biden, Kamala roll out White House joint campaign
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White House hopeful Joe Biden and newly minted running mate Kamala Harris roll out their joint campaign Wednesday, making history with a woman...
Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as his running mate
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White House hopeful Joe Biden on Tuesday named Kamala Harris, a black US senator from California, as his choice for vice president, capping...
Russia is ‘first’ to develop coronavirus vaccine, says Putin
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President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia had become the first country to approve a vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against the coronavirus and...
COVID-19: You Are ‘Not Invincible’ – WHO Warns Young People
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The World Health Organization on Thursday warned that spikes in coronavirus transmission in a number of countries were being driven by young people...
Walloped by pandemic and controversy, Trump faces political turmoil
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Donald Trump fired his campaign manager late Wednesday, just four months ahead of November’s election, in a bid to transform a campaign that...
America’s original sin: Floyd death prompts historical soul-searching
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Confederate monuments are coming down and statues of Christopher Columbus are being toppled as Americans grapple with the ghosts of the country's racial...
Latin America logs 70,000 coronavirus deaths
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More than 70,000 people have died from coronavirus in Latin America as the pandemic sweeps through the region, putting growing pressure on an...
Pandemic drives broadest economic collapse in 150 years: World Bank
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The coronavirus pandemic inflicted a "swift and massive shock" that has caused the broadest collapse of the global economy since 1870 despite unprecedented...