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US COVID-19 survivors to honor dead Sunday, rally online for effective pandemic response

US COVID-19 survivors to honor dead Sunday, rally online for effective pandemic response

By: Reuters | Los Angeles | October 3, 2020 12:23:55 pm

Billed as the first national memorial service, it will be livestreamed from Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan/File/Representational)

Coronavirus survivors are gathering online Sunday to honor the more than 207,000 U.S. lives lost in the pandemic and call for a national strategy to halt its relentless march.

The National COVID-19

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Armenia says it is ready to work for Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire

By: Reuters | October 3, 2020 1:52:07 pm

Demonstrators wave flags of Azerbaijan and Turkey during a protest against Armenia in Istanbul, Turkey October 1, 2020. (Photo: REUTERS/Murad Sezer)

Armenia said on Friday it would work with Russia, the United States and France on renewing a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh as the death toll rose on the sixth day of fighting over the breakaway enclave…

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What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19?

What is contact tracing, and how does it work with COVID-19?

By: AP | Washington | October 3, 2020 4:16:03 pm

Health experts say contact tracing is key to containing the virus and allowing places to reopen more safely.

The goal of contact tracing is to alert people who may have been exposed to someone with the coronavirus, and prevent them from spreading it to others.

Health experts say contact tracing is key to containing the virus and allowing…

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Germany marks low-key 30th anniversary of reunification By: AP | Berlin | October 3, 2020 4:24:22 pm Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel are standing in front of the church of St.

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Pak PM Khan asks party leaders for legal strategy to bring back Sharif from UK

Pak PM Khan asks party leaders for legal strategy to bring back Sharif from UK

By: PTI | Islamabad | October 3, 2020 5:23:30 pm

Presiding over the first meeting of a committee recently formed to counter the Opposition, Prime Minister Khan on Friday asked Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leaders to foil all moves of the Opposition aimed at destabilising the government and “maligning” the Army, the Dawn News reported. (UNTV via AP)

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khanhas…

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Syrian recruit describes role of foreign fighters in Nagorno-Karabakh

A Syrian fighter sent into combat with Azerbaijani forces in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh has detailed the extent of foreign involvement in the new conflict with Armenia that, after six days of clashes, is taking on a regional dimension.

The deployment of 1,000 Syrian fighters working for a private Turkish security firm, as well as Ankara’s outspoken support for Azerbaijan in the worst…

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'Covid-19 in the White House' – what the papers say after Trump's positive test

‘Covid-19 in the White House’ – what the papers say after Trump’s positive test

Some of the UK papers play the big story of the moment with a fairly straight bat but others draw attention to the irony of Donald Trump testing positive for coronavirus, having repeatedly played down the pandemic.

The i puts one of the president’s innumerable tweets at the centre of its front page. The headline is “Covid-19 in the White House” and the tweet from February says: “The Coronavirus…

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Trump tests positive for COVID-19: What are his symptoms? Who else is infected? Here's what we know.

Trump tests positive for COVID-19: What are his symptoms? Who else is infected? Here’s what we know.

Jane Onyanga-Omara ,  Ryan W. Miller ,  Joshua Bote ,  Grace Hauck   | USA TODAY

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President Donald Trump, first lady test positive for coronavirus

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19 and “will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately.”

President Donald Trump spent his first night at Walter Reed…

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Trump tests positive for COVID-19: What are his symptoms? Who else is infected? Here's what we know.

Trump tests positive for COVID-19: What are his symptoms? Who else is infected? Here’s what we know.

Jane Onyanga-Omara ,  Ryan W. Miller ,  Joshua Bote ,  Grace Hauck   | USA TODAY

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President Donald Trump, first lady test positive for coronavirus

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19 and “will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately.”

President Donald Trump spent his first night at Walter Reed…

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Live updates on Trump and COVID-19: President remains in hospital; many infected at White House gathering

Live updates on Trump and COVID-19: President remains in hospital; many infected at White House gathering

Michael James ,  Grace Hauck   | USA TODAY

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President Donald Trump, first lady test positive for coronavirus

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19 and “will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately.”

President Donald Trump spent Friday night in a Maryland hospitaland at least nine others who were in…

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Trump will come through Covid well, says Boris Johnson – live news

Trump will come through Covid well, says Boris Johnson – live news

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a message of sympathy to Donald Trump and his wife Melania, expressing his hope that they will recover from coronavirus, state media reported.

“He sincerely hoped that they would recover as soon as possible. He hoped they will surely overcome it,” the Korean Central News Agency reported. “He sent warm greetings to them.”

Kim and Trump once exchanged…

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Measuring vote-by-mail

Matt Wynn and Dan Keemahill  |  USA TODAY

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Elections 2020: Mail-in voting could decide next president

Many states are planning on drastically different elections this year and mail-in ballots could be a big game changer.

The slow-but-steady rise in the popularity of vote-by-mail that has played out in federal elections for the past 20-plus years is about to…

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Measuring vote-by-mail

Matt Wynn and Dan Keemahill  |  USA TODAY

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Elections 2020: Mail-in voting could decide next president

Many states are planning on drastically different elections this year and mail-in ballots could be a big game changer.

The slow-but-steady rise in the popularity of vote-by-mail that has played out in federal elections for the past 20-plus years is about to…

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Trump circle COVID tests

Trump circle COVID tests

Kristine Phillips ,  Kevin Johnson   | USA TODAY

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President Donald Trump, first lady test positive for coronavirus

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for COVID-19 and “will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately.”

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was taken to the hospital Friday, hours after he announced…

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London Marathon hopes to retain spirit in park laps and virtual runs | Sean Ingle

London Marathon hopes to retain spirit in park laps and virtual runs | Sean Ingle

For almost 40 years it has become a familiar sight on the streets of the nation’s capital: a joyous and sweaty caravan of elite and everyday runners, Super Men and Wonder Women, cheered on by 750,000 people. But while Sunday’s 2020 London Marathon will be strange and socially distanced, and global not local, organisers believe the spirit of the race will rage brighter than ever.

At 7.15am on…

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French Open 2020: Anderson v Rublev, Kvitová and Djokovic to follow – live!

Around the grounds:

19 year-old French wildcard Clara Burel is level at 2-2 with Zhang Shuai.

Pablo Carreno Busta and Roberto Bautista Agut are deep into a third set, with Carreno leading 6-4 6-3 *5-5.

Aryna Sabalenka is up 2-1* against Ons Jabeur.

3rd seeds Rajeev Ram and Britain’s Joe Salisbury are rolling through 6-3 *2-0 on Jeremy Chardy and Fabrice Martin.

It should be noted that the final…

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Flipkart Big Billion Day sale begins on October 16; some deals revealed

Flipkart Big Billion Day sale begins on October 16; some deals revealed

By: Tech Desk | New Delhi | October 3, 2020 4:00:26 pm

Flipkart Big Billion-day sale to begin from October 16.

Flipkart has finally revealed its date for the Big Billion sale that will be going to be held from October 16 to October 21. During the sale Flipkart will be offering huge savings and massive price-cut on slew of products and devices across the categories.

For Flipkart Plus…

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