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Rising UK Coronavirus Cases Of Great Concern, Senior Medical Officer Says
England's deputy chief medical officer said the rise in the number of coronavirus cases was of great concern and people had "relaxed too much" over the summer.
Naked Protesters In Upstate NY Wear 'spit Hoods' In Solidarity With Daniel Prude
Six naked, or nearnaked, demonstrators gathered early Monday morning in downtown Rochester, in upstate New York, wearing "spit hoods" over their heads in solidarity with Daniel Prude, a Black man who died there in March days after police put a mesh hood o...
US Couple Found Dead In Well In Northern Mexico
Authorities have identified bodies found in a well in northern Mexico as two missing tourists from the United States, officials said Monday.
IAEA Providing Support For Saudi Arabia As It Plans To Adopt Nuclear Energy: Saudi TV
The Interational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general Rafael Grossi was quoted on Monday as saying that Saudi Arabia was preparing to adopt nuclear energy and the agency was providing support, Saudi state TV AlEkhbariya reported.
Syria Seeks More Russian Investment As U.S. Sanctions Hammer Economy
President Bashar al Assad said on Monday he wanted to expand business ties with Russia to help Damascus cope with new U.S. sanctions on Syria's already crippled economy that threaten to undermine military gains achieved with Moscow's help.
Virus Still Throwing Theme Park Attendance For A Loop
Theme park operators who spent months installing hand sanitizing stations, figuring out how to disinfect roller coasters seats and checking the temperatures of guests at their gates so they'd come back in the midst of the pandemic are finding many relucta...
Philippine Leader Pardons US Marine In Transgender Killing
The Philippine president pardoned a U.S. Marine on Monday in a surprise move that will free him from imprisonment in the 2014 killing of a transgender Filipino woman that sparked anger in the former American colony.
Earthquake of Magnitude 5.7 Strikes Vanuatu: EMSC
It follows a magnitude 6.3 quake that struck off the Pacific island nation on Sunday.
California Avoids Major Power Outages As Wildfires Rage
Rescuers in military helicopters airlifted 207 people to safety over the weekend after an explosive wildfire trapped them in a popular camping area in Californias Sierra National Forest, one of dozens of fires burning amid recordbreaking temperatures that...
Reports: China Targets Press Cards For Some US Media
China has reportedly suspended full renewal of press accreditation for some journalists at U.S. media outlets in apparent retribution for Washington's targeting of Chinese reporters working in the United States.
New Zealand Government To Honor Maori New Year If Reelected
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday that her government will create a new public holiday to celebrate the Maori New Year if it is reelected next month.
'Fire On All Sides': California Wildfires Prompt Evacuations
More than 200 people were airlifted to safety overnight after a fastmoving wildfire cut off the only road out of the Mammoth Pool Reservoir, a popular recreational site in California's Sierra National Forest.
Will Assange be Extradited to US for Trial? A London Court to Decide Today
The hearing at the Central Criminal Court, the Old Bailey, is due to last three to four weeks. It had been due to go ahead in April but was delayed due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Launching In U.S. Theaters, 'Tenet' Tallies $20.2 Million
In a litmus test for American moviegoing in the pandemic, Christopher Nolan's Tenet brought in an estimated $20.2 million through the holiday weekend in U.S. and Canadian theaters.
Florida Activists Released After Rally Over Police Shootings
More than a dozen demonstrators have been released from jail in Florida's capital city, after being arrested during a protest over the exoneration of police by a grand jury in the deaths of three Black suspects in separate incidents earlier this year.