Officials warned Americans to expect alarming numbers of deaths this week
Geoscientists are getting a clearer picture of what’s going on beneath our feet as lockdowns keep many of us at home
Tokyo has more than 180 new cases of the coronavirus infection on Thursday.
The world began this week to see small but encouraging signs
WHO Director General Tedros gives a strident defence of his agency's handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the face of criticism from Trump
A Saudi-led coalition fighting against Yemen’s Houthi movement announced overnight it would halt military operations for two weeks.
Kadhimi was nominated by President Barham Salih, state television reported, shortly after the previous designated prime minister, Adnan al-Zurfi.
The nuclear-armed rivals in Kashmir are engaged in most frequent cross-border fighting of at least two years, data shows
The world begins to see small but encouraging signs that the drastic social restrictions in place are slowing the insidious spread of the coronavirus
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Crowds watch fireworks display during New Year's Eve celebrations in Brisbane, Australia. AAP Image/Dan Peled/via REUTERS
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Fireworks are seen from Mrs Macquarie's Chair during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, December 31, 2019. AAP Image for City of Sydney/Mick Tsikas/via REUTERS
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Students cheer as they release balloons during celebrations to welcome the New Year at a school in Ahmedabad, India. REUTERS
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Crowds watch fireworks display during New Year's Eve celebrations in Brisbane, Australia. AAP Image/Dan Peled/via REUTERS
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People wearing rain coats gather at Bundaran Hotel Indonesia roundabout as they attend New Year's Eve celebrations in Jakarta, Indonesia December 31, 2019. (Reuters)
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US President Donald Trump addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan holds up a photograph as he addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
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Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Kahn attends the start of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel watches during the opening of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
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United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres addresses the opening of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
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US President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives ahead of the start of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Yana Paskova
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French President Emmanuel Macron shakes hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during their meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, US, September 23, 2019. REUTERS/John Irish
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Muslims attend an Eid al-Adha mass prayer, marking the end of the haj pilgrimage near Moscow's grand mosque in Russia August 11, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
